Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-04

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 still a great many that felt he was problems perfectly well in his own way by himself.
 Three years has changed that feel ing to considerable extent and the present day milk situation that keeps our present agent out at night meet ings even more than the military worm reused the former ones early morning g maps has demonstrated Co the last de- gree the necessity of cooperation and responsibility for your neighbor as we'll as yourself.
 But why step with the dairy situa- tion? Our by-laws tand they are no new experiment. spcak of co-opera- tion. in other words, producing and marketing farm products. Bringing about more efficient road administra- tion, encouraging boys ard girls to stay on the farms. and general work along educational and economic lines. Which does your community mostly need?
 Farm Bureau Recommendations.
 County Agent r. C. Warner then presented his report, which was pub lished in The Bulletin Saturday.
 As farm bureau manager, MT. War. ner made the following report and recommendations: '
 At the close Of our last financial campaign the executive committee met to hear the reports aud consider the work for another year. Although the campaign was successful. it seemed to be the general opinion that the work was not properly organized tc give the best results. that the financial and agric ultural work should be more closely connected, tt.at our publicity should be improved and made syste- matic, that the directors had already voted to undertake more work than the county agent could possibly carry out To overcome these difficulties 1t was decided to add to the duties of the county agent the general organiZa- tion of the work, with the addition of manager of the farm bureau to his title, that an assistant county agent be secured to assist with the agricul- tural work. Accordingly H. J. Tillson of Morris. x. r., a graduate of Cornell university, was hired on Nov. Sth and has since been assisting iE the work.
 The first step toward improving the organization will De the enlarging of the board of directors, or. as they are sometimes called, the advisory council, and the placing of moro responsibility on the executive committee. In the past we have mad one director in each town in the county and one each in Norwich and New London These di-
 
 pointing two assistants to help in the work. I am recommending that this number be increased to as many as there are district communities in each town and that these men with the town directors as chairman be known as the town advisory committee.
 It is expected that this committee vii. study the needs of each com munity and will recommend the lines of work which should be carried out by the county agent and assist him in carrying out his program. This com mittee should meet at some convenient place in their town at least quarterly for discussion of matters of common interest and perhaps have farm bureau members meet with them at times.
 During the past year the full bocrd of directors has held eight meetings and the executive committee has met six times. This is quite an item of expense to these men, and so it is recommended that the full board only meet quarterly and that the executive committee meet at least oEce each month and more if necessary and have the direct management of the work being carried on. To strengthen this committee you are asked to allow them their expenses to and from com mittee meetings and to pass other amendments to further improve the work. At recent executive commit tee meeting 1t was voted to make our fiscal year end Sept. 90, to conform to the state committee year and it was also voted to bring our membership year forward six months from April 1 to Sept. 30, so as to simplify the finan- cia1 work. These changes we feel will greatly improve the work and give us good start on the new year.. We now have an office all our own the Chamber of Commerce having moved to new quarters, and during the year office equipment, including desk and files, have been purchased. In the near future we expect to take advan- tage of the offer of the New London Chamber of Commerce and open an office there. During the year 1,500 copies of our bulletin of information were printed and distributed besides 1000 copies of our court and bylaws, and the directors voted to issue 9 monthly publication to each member will be started soon and we hope to have the first issue in your hands by New Years.
 I hope all will feel free to make recommendations toward improving the work, since it is your organization, to be maintained for yo:1r benefit and that it's employees are your servants, to work for your interests. Let us all work together.
 Election of Officers.
 President whitman requested that Vice President Avery take the chair, and he did so. President Whitman. who was member of the nominations committee, then nominated Charles F. Bushnell as president. Other nomina-
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