Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-27
PURE-BRED STOCK FOR TAZE-
WELL COUNTY.
Or. r. Wall. County Arent. !

Finding that very lage part of
our farmers are Interested in the i'm
provement of our stock, | am work
ing on the organization of stock
association for this purpose. | have
made out II suggestive constitution
and bylaws, the main points of
which are given below A meeting
will be held the first part of Deem
Der, an association organized and the
county supplied with first class bulls.
Proposed Constitution and Bylaws
of The Tazewell County Pure Bred
Stock Association, Inc.
Purposes of this organization are:
L. 10 bring improvement in the live
stock conditions by placing and main
tanning pure-bred Short-Horn bulls in
every part of the county.
2. 70 maintain closer organiZa-
ton ana secure more effective co-op-
Grafton on the part of the farmers
and cattle men of Tazewcll county,
thus naturally benefitting ourselves,
our ncighbors and our county.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l.
Section !. In order to attain this
end, we, individually and collectively,
bind ourselves into an organization to
be known rs the TaZcwcll County Pure
Bred Stock Association, Inc
Section .. We hereby adont this
constitution and pledge ourselves to
support it.
Article 2-Oiiicers.
Soc. l. The officers Of this Associa-
ton shall be:
l. y President. 2. A Secretary.
g. a Treasurer. A. A Buying Com
nlittee, composed of two or three men.
. An Executive Committee, composed
Of the following: President, Secreta-
ny, Treasurer, Buying Committee and
County Demonstration.
Sec. 2. The officers Of this body
shall, with the exception of the coun-
" demonstration, be elected by popu-
Iar vote of the association.
Sec. 3. The term of Office shall be
one year, from January 1 of given
year until January l of the follow
ing year.
Article 3-Duties of Officers.
Note: Limited space will not per-
NIT the contents of this article, but
ample provision is made for careful
operation of the association.
BYLAWS I'm PARTY
/. Any citizen of Tazcwell county
may become member provided he
takes not less than one-half share of
stock in the association at mini
mum of $500.
2. Bulls of the Association are to
he placed with members of the Asso-
citation on the following terms:
tal The Association is to have one
fourth of service of bull paid to treas
urer before December of each year.
tb) The farmer keeping the bull is
to have the other thrce-fourths of the
income.
(c) In addition to the farmer keep
ing the bull may breed of charge five
of his own cows.
3. The fee for service shall be S1.5O
payable in advance. 1t will be neces-
sGry for every one to pay in advance
as the farmer keeping the bull will be
held responsible.
a. Members Of the Association shall
be paid their part of the income not
later than December 81 of each year.
5. Members of the Association may
breed free of charge to an Associa-
ton bull one COW each wear for each
half share of stock owned in the as
ISOLATION.
6. The Association will be char
tered under the laws of the State of
Virginia.
2. A breeder who fails to get a
calf shall have right to re-breed with
out service fee.
LISTEN: So far I have canvassed
two communities, explained the prop
osition and talek dto farmers about
our stock needs. Over 90 per cent
of those visited have agreed to take
stock literally. Twenty-six shares
have been subscribed, amounting TO
$1,000. Bellows are the names of the
good citizens. wise business men and
public spirited people of Tazewell who
have taken the lead in this good move
with determination to make it great