Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-07-18
corsrY FARM BUREAU.
.,,.t,on Perfected % Enthusi-
..,,c Meetine Saturday.

.,,..,ou Perfected - lsnthusi-
s.t,c Meeting Saturday.
- than $50 farmers Of Hancock
- s.thered In Hancock hall. Ellis
cous saturday afternoon, 70 perfect the
r,,stion Of Hancock county farm
90. rhe meeting VS. called TO ordsr
,.,;sn Emery Of EdsE, temporary
.,.msp. A constitution was adopted 70
"a "a Tor tho next mssting, and ths follow
NV nate OF ofscers Wa slsotsd to ssrvs
until that time;
-..;dent. Martin A. Garland, Lakewood;
,.,v.tres.ersr, Carroll ]. Dunn,
ss.,a.boro; executive committee, tbs Of
-. named above - sx-onlcio members,
I. Burns, Nicolin; Henry DsMysr,
S-.,h,,ok; Paul Russell, Salisbury Cove;
a.. Nancy Young. Hancock.
The meeting wss called promptly ct 40
ne Acting Chairman Emery. Upon
motion from the floor, 9. }. Dunn Of
nou,d.poro was elected temporary secre-
tary-tressurcr.
Dr, Leon . Msttu ~ OAv"0s oAeSsoA
:, AGRICULTURAL extension work, gave .
s,,sf tsig ON the county agent movement
!, Maine. His talk wss closely followed,
md proved interesting. Following this,
M chair called ON 8. l. Burns, NIcolin;
RI shand, Bar Hsfbor; 8. Scott Estey,
ay,ids, Capt. o. W. Foss, Hancock; e.
81 strat,on, Hancock; Mr. ingalls,, Surry;
a. ~. Alien, sedgwick, and several
others, for remarks.
The following committees were APP
nolutee 10 report 1t this meeting:
On constitution, Z. l. Shand, Bar HAIR
hor. chairman; NJ. A. Garland. Lake.
xood; Pearl Danforth, Castine; p. W.
Monohou, Orono.
On nominations, y. =. Estey, Bayside;
c ". s,ratton, Hancock; u. NJ. Allen,
sedgwick.
Later in the meeting the report OF the
nominating committee, with some re-
visions. was accepted, and 1t was voted to
SIND each member Of tho farm bureau a
COPY Of the constitution, which will be
thoroughly threshed out ct the annual
meeting to be held in the fall. The nomi-
mating COMMITTEES reported the slate Of
officers named above, and the secretary
was instructed to cast one ballot for them.
The question Of Farm Bureaus NeTs,
10 be published once = month to keep all
members in touch with the activities OF
the bureau and give agricultural informs-
ton OF timely interest, was discussed, and
the chairman appointed the following
committee to report ct the next meeting:
s. 5. Estey. Bayside; Capt. o. w. Foss,
Hancock; Capt. Fred Hodgkinr, Lamoine.
II sas voted TO extend the membership
campaign one week, and to ciose 1t for
this year on saturday night, July Il. Tho
memhership Is nos above the 800 mark,
aud during The week can easily be made
100.
II was voted to hold the next meeting
during the last week Of September, or a
date in October to be decided upon by the
executive committee.
After few well-chosen remarks by the
county agent. in which he urged every
one to work this week to bring the mem
bership up to the 500 mark, and a few
words from DR.. Merrill congrat uiating
tne farmers OF the county on their repre-
sentation at the meeting and the success
OF the campaign, tho meeting was ad-
journed.
The comment was heard again and
again during the afternoon that this was
one OF the most representative groups OF
faes ~. 80
Mslne The nrst county farm bureau in
the State is now we'll organized, plans
for the development OF the county being
rapidly perfected. There IL absolutely
nothing that the farm bureau cannot do
for the farmers OF the county, when once
It's machinery Is set in notion. 1t will
BE- 10 rural interests what chamber OF
Commerce 10 to city interests.
Zach community in the county already
has or Will have = committee at work
snalsxlng the local work and making
plans to secure the cooperation OF the
agricultural extension service in meeting
these needs. These community COM
miitees are really the working units OF the
bureau, and the success OF the movement
depends on the responsi bility which they
assume.
Dating recess Of the fam bureau
melting. members OF the Hancock County
farmers assDciatiou, which the bureau
salsscedss, held = meeting ct the hall an d
formally voted itself out OF existence.
NE small amount OF money in the
treasury was donated to County Agent
wosten for his ofiise.