Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
COOPERATION IN ORANGE,
! PEOPLE PULL TOGETHER
Boys and Girls Clubs in the Swim.
Towns Helping the Good
Countrymcn.
TOWN Or GoRDoNsvIlLE IL III
Orange Farmers Club Gets Busy.
Fine Results az Demonstration
"ork-i.argcst Number of Boys
Ever Known at Work in Earnest.

! w, /, Kirby. county demonstration
AGENT fo' Orange County. writes The
limeS- Dispatch follows:
cooperative organization among
farmers has gained for themselves a
sreatcr dccree Of freedom ana made
Tor progress IN many ways in Orange
county. The nucleus Of this organiza.
'ion work in this county ccnters
around tho Ciordonsvillc Farmers
Club. This group of farmers banded
! together few years ago for their
own relief. They realized that il they
worked together With a real co-opcra-
tive spirit. they would produce better
crops. make better purchases. find bet
ter markets. build better roads and
stand for the general uplift of the
community. They have been success
full from the start. Practically every
farmer in the community is a member
Of the club. Their cooperative buy
ing has increased year after year
During the past month they banded to-
sether and sold their wool at a price
II advance Of any other that has been
offered in the county. This is the be-
ginning OF the selling end Of the club
FARM ORGANIZATIONS
COMING TT TO HE'LL
The Board of Trade Of C;ordonsville
and the Farmers Club of Gordonsvilie
arc nov working together to the end
that Gordonsville shall have new
school The Board OF Trade is com
posed OF the merchants and other pro
gressire citizens of Gordonsville. When
tho club was first organized some peo-
pie had AN idea that II would work
hardship on the merchants. Naturally
the merchants became suspicious and
~ -,
am glad 10 say that this feeling does
.not EXIST to-day; that the merchants
realize that the Farmers Club is a
benefit even II them; that they have
become awakened Ia tho situation:
that they are inviting cooperation:
that they are doing everything that Is
possible i'm their power TO promote the
feeling Of friendship and co-operaion
with all farmers.
Two years ago the Orange Farmers
Club was organized. Their sphere of
usefulness. rs we'll as their general
business has Increased very materially
during tins time. They now have over
100 active members. There are six
other farmers organizations in tho
county. Through these organizations
a campaign for pure bred seed corn
has Just closed. with tho result tina
ln"re l. Il llsFkeG increase III IN:
planting OF puro-brcd seed corn this
year. Most of the corn was bought
within the borders Of the county, due
20 the fact that last year six farmers
were induced To grow special plot. Of
pure. bred corn.
The largest number Of Corn club
BosS that has ever actually started
their acre IN Orange County are work
inc under demonstration plans IN or
der 10 increase their Yields at less cost,
some OF the boys last year sold their
se"d corn 10 neighbors. thereby help
im. the community 1T large. one boy
Vas sent 10 ElacksburS for tho farm
eTs' short course through February
by tho BANKERS Association. Il was
through this boys influence that the
largest number cf boys from any one
school MAS enrolled At Mine Run
During tn" past three months the Pied
mont Dafymcn's Association was Or
senized a. Eapidau through the efforts
Of demonstration work This organi-
cation comprises Orange and Culpcper
Counties. out Of this organization mas
grown two COW testing associations
NJ official tester viii begin his wort;
~ orange county on June !. Already
\. X. .. work IS hcinr done, and fron
reports already available Orange dairy
inen arc taking their place in the field.
! consider this cow-tcstine association
the greatest movement for the develop
mont OF the county ever inaururatcd
mere. u sill not only he OF an inval-
Ath!e service 10 the dairymcn them.
selves IRON. every standpoint, but IL
VIII le' the people At large known that
not only the best breeds are found here,
"At inc o"st families in their respective
breeds ar" found ~ tho herds of our
! "aiF>m"n. Nuf s"d'' for the live
wires