The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-23
Annual Gathering of Asso-
citation at Chelsea Great
Success q
HAS HAD A
SUCCESSFUL J, :AR
Addresses by Pr J. L.
Hills and Richa.s Pattee
Directors Elected #

. Chelsea, Aug. 23.-Chesea town hall
I was filled with about 200 Orange county
d farmers yesterday at the annual meet
ing of the Orange County Farmers asso-
citation. This meeting was the largest
and best of any so far held by this asso-
citation.
The meeting was called to order at
/, l030 a. m. by the president, E. o. Bick-
, nell of Tunbridge. The secretary's re-
port was called for, and was read by
Sec. f. Fl. Wilcox of East Brook6eld.
This report showed the membership on
Aug. ! of this year to be 2l2, against
l56 year ago at that time. With the
new members and renewals secured at
the meeting this membership was
, brought up to about 275 befor\ night.
The treasurer's report was given by Geo.
|, G. Flint of Braintree. He called atten-
tion to the great increase in expenses
this past year over previous years, due
to the increased prices and to an in
crease in the work of the association.
With no great increase in income it left
the association for the first time with .
deficit.
Following the reports of the officers,
the proposed changes in bylaws wero
taken up. The first which was adopted
was to change the name of the associa-
tion to Orange County farm bureau,
making it uniform with similar organi-
cations in other parts of the state and
country. The second proposed to in
crease the membership fee from Sl.00 per
year to Sl.50 per year. This aroused
considerable discussion. Most of those
present realized the need of larger in
come, but felt that it was better to in
crease the membership list rather than
to increase the fee. 1t was enally left
to the board of directors to change if
necessary for another year, but carry on a
| thorough canvass of the county for more
members first. 1t was next voted to in
crease the executive committee to .
board of five directors and an auditor,
this board OF directors to have charge
of the farm bureau work and choose its
own officers. 1t was also voted to place
the county on a community basis for
the advisory council, rather than on the
town basis. This increased the advisory
council in number and would secure bet
ter local interest and support. This ad-
visorv council is to meet twice wear,
and the board OF directors four times
year.
Before closing for the noon recess,
ballot was taken of those present, for the
appointment of this advisory council, and
nominating committee, consisting of
F. H. Wilcox, Henry Tuxbury and Erdix
Bacon appointed to bring in nominations
for the board of directors ard advisory
council.
During the noon hour the ladies of
the Methodist church furnished lunch
on the common at cost prices.
The afternoon session opened about
| rs, with the report of the county
agent. +. II. Loveland, and the executive
committee, in charge of the various prof.
ects George Flint reported an increase
from three to seven in the farmers clubs
in the county as one of the results of the
organization project. E. o. Bicknell men
toned the work with cooperative test
ing and economical feeding carried on
under the dairy project. F. H. Wilcox
reported alfalfa demonstrations in l3 of
he IL towns, and soy-bean demonstra-
ions in all but one town of the county.
E. H. Loveland reported the increased
work accomplished the past year, max
ne LAB farm calls, attending l73 meet
ngs, with total attendance of 5000,
writing 1,043 letters, answering 33l Of
ice and telephone calls, conducting so
demonstrations and travelling 10000
niles from Aug. to Aug. l. He also
eported carrying on work with the farm
urvey, distributing account books, work
nth potatoes, beans, oats and corn, hold
ne two extension schools, assisting in
oys' and girls club work, the organizs-
ion of home economies clubs, and the
rork on the emergency food project in
ecuring seeds, and labor. He recon-
lended the adoption another year of
rejects on organization, dairying, leg
mes. cash crops, farm management, and
ONE economies.
The report of the nominating COM
Iittee was called for, and the following
zen were elected directors for another
ear: E. O. Bicknell. Tunbridge; Nell
IN Bailey. Wells River; Fred Bickford,
radford; Charles Haywood. Williams
,wn; Charles A. Wilcox, North Thet-
rd. A list of so names from as many
,mmunities was read and adopted as
advisory council.
Prof J. l. Hills Of the Vermont ex-
'riment station gave the first address
the afternoon. His theme was the
lstionship between the farmers organ
alton and the federal department Of
riculture and the state extension serv-
2. After developing the growth of
= extension work idea from its inoer-
IN by the Morrill, act, formed and sun
rted BY an Orange county man. 90
r present day, he gave an outline %
: why's and wherefores of the choosing
a county agent. He brought cut tbs