The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
ORANGE COUNTY FARMERS
ASSOCIATION NOTES,
Notes for Week Ending Nov. 4,

Jay Coryel, assistant state leader,
spent Wednesday to Friday of this past
week with me assisting the towns of
Corinth and Orange in arousing interest
in the extension schools for these towns
this coming winter. A meeting was
called for Wednesday evening in Cooke
vile at which committee was chosen
to arrange for the school in that town.
The next day with the assistance of one
of the committee, Abe Jacobs, over half
the names were secured The state ex-
tension service requires the towns to have
the names of at least 30 farmers on the
duplication blank before a school will be
placed. This is to guarantee interest in
the town. Friday, similar assistance was
given in Orange, where the names Sc
cured were already large. The grange
was asked to cooperate in backing the
school in the town. Here an home eco
Monies section will be given as well As
agricultural section. ANY farmer in eth
er town who has not been seen to have
his name on the application is asked to
do so at once so the applications can be
filed in Burlington.
| A meeting was held in West Topsham
Thursday evening to discuss the posi-
bilities of farmers club in that commu-
nifty. Through the efforts of NJ. S. Hood
a program giving a good time for all was
planned, as besides the discussion on
farmers clubs there was supper in the
church diningroom and dance in the
hall The farmers present who were in
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appointed to talk the matter over and |
arrange for later meeting. This com
mittee was made up of Arthur White, |
X, C. Mills. Charles Colby, Mrs. Fred |
Baglev and Miss Mamie White
Aroused by the possibility of having
their business sold to a Boston milk con-
tractor, the Tunbrmge Cooperative
Creamery association held a meeting on
Oct. 2S and voted to reorganize as CO.
operative stock company and own
plant of their own. The committee APP
pointed, composed of L. o. Bicknell
J. S. Farnham, Ernest Bates. A. G. Fol-
som, C. f. Brown, met Monday and made
plans for a campaign for members and
a meeting Nov. to perfect the organ.
ization. The value of the shares was set
low so every patron could become mem
Der and the cooperative principle was
followed OF giving every shareholder one
vote and no more, irrespective of the
number Of shares he held. The shares /
draw interest only and the dividends are
TO be distributed according to the amount :
of business carried on by each member. ]
The campaign was satisfactory and an
group Of members met Nov. 4 v
and organized. electing board of seven d
directors to carry on the business. This t
will be the first strictly cooperative Y
,reamery in the county managed by the t
farmers. There are several stock COM n
panies cooperative in name with more
1r less of the shares in the hands Of the
producers. The state Inv now allows
hem to reorganize as real cooperative
,rganiza tions. The county agent will be
Had at any time to discuss this PROPOSE.
ion with any group of farmers and as
list in recognizing if they so wish.
Future meetings arranged for are;
Gov. 6, Monday Evening Farmers club,
'eth: Nov. I, West Bradford Farmers
hub; Nov. 10, North Randolph grange;
Sov. ID, Union Village Farmers club;
Sov. l5 East Topsham; Nov. is, Shows
lille grange Arrangements are being
made for meetings in Williamstown for
Tov. Is and Washington Nov. II. Watch
or local notices.
Remember the New England fruit show
n Montpelier Nov. Ills. This is not
neal meeting but New England meet
ng and deserves the support and interest
t all Vermonters interested in booming
he fruit proposition in their locality.
|. b. Cummings, secretary, Burlington,
i'll gladly send you program and partic-
lars.
Summary for week ending Nov. A: