The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-22
ORANGE COUNTY FARMERS
ASSOCIATION NOTES.
Notes for week ending Aug. 10:

Notes for week ending Aug. 10:
The Newbury Cow Test association ha:
a few days yet open to new members
| this fall The first of this last weel
Thomas Moran, in charge of COW tesI
work in this state, under Commissioner
Brigham, spent couple of days with the
county agent visiting some who were
thought to be interested. To those who
have seen the results of COW test work
in this and other places it seems strange
sometimes that more are not interested
in this means of finding out more about
their cows and the ways in which more
profits can be secured from them. Until
farmer knows what his cows are doing
and whether he is handling them as eco
nomically as possible or not, what ground
has he to complain of prices received for
the product? Here is subject for farm
ers' club and oranges to discuss.
An excellent talk was listened to by
those who attended the grange picnic at
Spartan is farmer who is thinking as
he goes about over the country and he
knows how to express those thoughts in
a clear way to those who listen to him.
Jay Coryell, assistant state leader in
county work, gave short talk on Com
munity Opportunities"
The Chelsea farmers exchange picnic,
held at Brocklebank, Tunbridge, can be
called one of the most successful of local
picnics attended this summer. 1t was
hard climb to the top, but the view was
well worth the effort. Over 60 had gath
cred there when Mr.. Coryell gave us
some very pertinent suggestions regard
ing the possibilities of cooperative mar
keting and purchasing. The Chelsea ex-
change is doing good work, but talks
such as this and the one given by Mr..
Brigham at our annual meeting show
some of the possibilities ahead if the CO.
operative effort can be made still strong
er. The county agent mentioned the
possibilities of more local organizations
in this section and discussed few min
utes the desirability of making use of
the mari bed which was passed on the
way to the top. Later several stopped |
to look over this deposit, which contains |
enough lime to sweeten all the tillable /,
soil of the two towns. Cooperation is
needed to make it available to more than |
a few.
A significant remark was made by one
Of the state leaders regarding the prog
ress of agricultural development in the |
last few years when he stated that five
years ago, the bi-county picnic at Barre
attended by over 1000 people and made
possible through the cooperation Of the
business men of two cities and the farm
IT'S Of two counties would have been i'm
possible because of lack of cooperation
md interest In an event of this kind
Aug. 10. it was possible and
here can be no doubt in snyone's mind
II its success. The Judging contest of
Iolstein and Guernsey cows in the fore
loon attracted old and Young and much
interest was shown Prof Storey Of the
Vermont Agricultural college when he
explained why he placed them as he did.
The ladies were as much interested in
he canning demonstration conducted by
frs. Julian Dimock Of Topsham and for
nerly Of the Vermont extension service.
he boards Of trade hsd provided large
ent which, after being used as an eating