Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-04
COUNTY LEAGUES AVNUAL MEETING
P Bushnell Elected President for the Coming Year-Prn- cipal Address Delivered by Prof l.. A Clinton of Wash ington, D. c.-R Recommendatons of the Farm Bureau Manager Charles A, Hagberg Succeeds C. L Smith as Treasurer County Corn Show Had 126 Entries-The Complete List of Prize Winners.

| needs large army they will enlist Millions ofthe men will stand between their homes and real danger Is there any real need of a better organized agricultural army? be- lieve there is real danger of New Lon don County Agriculture believe there Is work to be done that calls for the interest of every man and woman In the country. The products of our farms should be doubled. How? By organization for definite work, by cooperating to carry on that work
 This Is abstract. but in the concrete, New London County needs a milk sta tion at each of its cities, Norwich and New London. The saving of our farms must be by keeping live stock Every man who keeps one can and should keep two Any man can keen two who has kept one. The man who keeps i've should keep ten. He can keep ten How about the market? Make our own market, open a place and receive our mix ana cream. receive 1t, handle it and market 1t comparatively.
 The world is larger than orr own farms. The worlds markets are Iarg- er than local markets. These markets are calling for our sweetest cream, our finest butter. Our farms need the milk. Our calves, our chickens, our price for all the slSimnied milk we can furnish. Install a cooperative cream- cry at Norwich and New London and new agriculture will dawn in New London county and the milk wars will cease in our towns
 sympathize with the man who ratI- CT not raise crop than try to mar ket 1t. I know that with many men a days work out will pay better than the raising of crops and the selling of or them. I know the iron enters many mans soul when he goes to town to Face A frnyyYinp ,-1x
 The remedy? Open a. cooperative market. Let one man skilled in buy Ing and selling take charge of this market as our representative Hay- ing provided this outlet for our crops we can blow and plant in faith cul- tivating in hope. and harvest with re- It will be easy to double the vegetable 2ioducts of our farms and more than double the money they prong: for the element of uncertain ty will be eliminated from their sale. As any grocer in Norwich or New Lon- don if half his vegetables come from New London County farms Hundreds of carloads of potatoes. used in this county are grown outside the county Can't we raise good potatoes. and profitab1y
 Few London county is a big, big farm with two cities. enclosed The county with it's cities belongs to us her citizens. We are met to plan a oeIter county both agricultural and urban.
 The report of the secretary. W. O. Rogers. followed. In his report Sec retary Rogers. in brief read the activi- ties of the year. In closing he said.
 In every county in the sta't is now organized a farm bureau which shows that the work is filling mission that is going to work great good to the communities.
 We wish your hearty cooperation and support. Here in New London county this league can do excellent work with the proper support of its of ficers. directors and members
 We have had excellent assistance from the Connecticut Agricultural college in all it's branches, and es- pecially from director of extension work. H. J. Baker and assistant, T. q. Davis, which by their advice have contributed largely tc our success
 In closing let me remind you that the happiness of nation depends up- on the prosperity of its people, and upon agriculture all of our opera lions depend. The business man of the city should cooperate with the farmer and cultivate that I,irit of friendliness that shall be conduc- tive of peace on earth, and good will to men.
 Treasurer's Report Shows Balance.
 Treasurer Charles I. Smith presented