Milford chronicle., 1917-12-28
KENT COUNTY FARM BUREAU
MAKES RAPID PROGRESS

The Committee on ORGANIZATION for
the Kent County Farm Bureau is ex-
ceedingly well pleased with the prog
ress made during the past week in
securing interest and membership in
\ the various communities. The senti-
ment of the farmers of Kent County
I is unanimously in favor of this move
ment. and the way the membership is
rolling in and the various community
/ Committees are at work is a revelation
/ to some who have said the farmer
lacks initiative. But the Kent County
/ farmers know a good thing when they
see it and they have enough faith in
: the County Agent and what an organ
izatiOn can do cooperating With him.
that they are all back of this move
ment
The following is the report Of com
munities where the work has been
/ presented at a public meeting or at
committee meeting of representa-
tive farmers.
The Magnolia Community Committee
composed Of Prof, Conwell, F. NJ. So
per. Chas. Terry, A. B. Smith, ]. II.
Huesmon and ]. W. Taylor, met at
[ the home of Herbert Richardson to
discuss organization Of their cOmmun-
| ity. Each one present indOrsed the
movement and is now actively engaged
! in soliciting members. Their goal is
/ fifty farmers.
The Wiley School Community with
George Poultrey, chairman, and Robert
Wiley. secretary, held public meeting
/ at the school Thursday evening and
] ,s,I
many others promised by their sign
ing up.
The KentOn Committee. Harry Clark,
chairman, met and all ten present
signed up for membership and are ac-
/ lively soliciting members in their To-
cality.
The Cheswold Community Commit
tee A. D. Garrison, chairman, met
I Saturday morning and are now active
/ ly pushing their membership cam
paign.
The same is true Of Blackstone, d.
/ A. Knots, chairman; Leipsic, John
Tarburton, chairman; CamdenWyo-
ming, F. c. Bancroft, chairman; and
Smyrna, Ed. Donovan, chairman.
All of the above Committees are
/ enthusiastically at work in their re-
spective communities and any farmer
interested in becoming a member Of
the Farm Bureau should see some
member of his Community Committee
as it will not be possible to solicit
every farmer and his wife.
One of the liveliest communities is
that of Dover, Walter Mifflin, chair
man. At a meeting Saturday, attend
ed by A. G. Massey. T. G. Cook, Ben
Moore, Joe Cowgirl and others, the
Farm Bureau was given a substantial
boost. Each member of this committee
can be counted on to push matters for
all they are worth and if you do not
want to pay membership in the
farm Bureau, you will have to dodge
them.
Meetings are being planned for the
remainder of the twenty-three com
munities so that each community will
/ have a chance to secure a representa-
tive membership before the final meet
ing January II.
1t is to be borne in mind by all that
| the Organization Committee as we'll
as the Community Chairman appoint
ed are all temporary officers, and that
the regular officers will be selected at
the final meeting and after the mem
bership of ten per cent of the farm
ers in the County is assured. There
will be plenty of room for all who
are interested in working in this or
! ganization and no one has been inten-
| tionally left out of any of the prelimin-
ary organization work. These first
meeting were held to get the sentiment
/ of a few representative farmers and
their wives from every section.
This is not a closed corporation but
one in which everyone will have a
vote and in which everyone will have
room to work The organization Com
mfttee is open to suggestions from any
one in regard to pushing this move
ment. Become a members Of the
Farm Bureau NOW and then get your
lneighbOr.
Kent Co. Organization Committee.
A. B. Peet, Chairman.