Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-08
PUTNAM

County Farmers Association Address,
 ed by F. c. Warner, of Norwich
 A. B. Skinner of Storrs Urges More
 Sheep Raisins-Five Men Enlist
 Two Nieees of pr. ]. B. Kent Near
 HaIifax-service Flag With 70 Stars
 for St. Mary's Church.
 Members of the windham County Farmers association met here, in Odd Fellows hall, Friday. transacted rou- tine business, elected ofdcers, heard reports on the past years activities, and, in the afternoon, listened to a number of instructive and entertain ing addresses on various subjects per- taining to agriculture and the special problems that have developed in that field of endeavor.
 The new board of officers is as fol- lows: President, Henry Dorrance, of Plainfield; vice president. s. Howard F. E. Harrison, woodstock; treasurer, Whitman Danielson, Putnam, these being re-elections.
 Board of Directors.
 The board of directors is made up as follows: Thompson, Joseph Baker; Putnam (city) Attorney Ernest C.. Morse: Putnam (town) H. Ray Hurl- but; Woodstock, Spencer H. Child; Pomfret. Everett E. Brown; Killinsiy, Lewis A. Barstow; Eastford. W. &. Warren; Ashford, Douglas Wicks; Hampton, Jerome Woodward: Plain field, Frank Miller: Sterling, John Tanner; Canterbury. Rev. Marion H. Windham, C.. B. Pomeroy; Williman- tic. Fred Rosebrooks; Chaplin. George A. Bartlett, of Willimantic.
 Small Balance.
 Treasurer .Danielson's report show eG that the income of the association A1-- to $37so.66. and the expenditures to s3449.S5, leaving a small balance in the treasury:
 Profit on 25c Lunch.
 At noon members of the Home Economies class of Putnam High school served a substantial lunch to 64 persons. The lunch. which was prepared by the students at a cost of 23.9 cents, and notwithstanding this economy price it was praised by all who partook of it as excellent in every respect.
 Norwich Speaker Heard. : At the afternoon session F. c. War ner of. Norwich. New London county agent, addressed the meeting on the subject, what Membership in Farm Bureau Should Mean to a Farmer. There also was 8 discussion and ad- dress upon the milk situation by
  Milk Producers Association and ad- dress to number of women who were in attendance by, Miss M. Es-s tclle Sprague, home economies direc- tor for Connecticut.
 Speaker From Storrs. . A. B. Skinner of the Connecticut coaege, addressed the as- seciation relative to sheep growing in New England and urged upon Con- necticut farmers that the venture into this profitable branch of industry Mr. Skinner said that many. of the big sheep ranches in western states are being cut up for hofnesteadefs and that the western sheep men are turn ing their attention to many thous~ ands of fine sheep lands in New Eng land states, where they will undoubt- edly establish a great sheep busif1ess within the next ten years. Mir Skfrl-- ner urged the -Wfndham county, men to beat. the westerners to it, and as- sured them that they would flnd the venture profitable. ..y.5.-s
 Need Not Fear Doss.
 Speaking of losses among sheep herds by dogs. Mr.. Skinner said that statistics showed that the losses on account of dog raids were less than one per cent. of the deaths caused other than by slaughtering for mar ket, so there need be no fear of go- ing into sheep raising on account of the so-ca1fed dog menace.
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