Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-28
LOCAL COMMITTEES
 ANNOUNCED BY DAVIS.
C. l. Smith and F. c. Warner in Charge
 of Big Membership Drive.

Joseph W. Alsop of the Connecticut state council of defense has issued a letter to all local agencies pointing out the importance of the coming campaign to secure adequate financial support for the county farm bureaus of the state.
 The local committees in charge of the work in each county were an- nounced Wednesday by l.. G. Davis state leader of county agents for Con- necticut.
 The campaign in New London county will be in charge of c. l. Smith and r. c. Warner of Norwich; Holland county, J. H. Clifford of Rockville, Mrs J. H. Benton of Andover and Charles Thompson of Melrose; Windham coun- !. ty, Whitman Danielson of Putnam and r. B. Harrison of Woodstock. Accomplishments of the county farm 1 bureaus of Connecticut during 1917 appearing in report just made to the Connecticut state council of defense and other organizations, by I. G. Davis state leader of county agents, represent wide and effective war service for the l government
 Practical help has been given the farmers by the county farm bureaus l through educational and demonstra- l ton meetings, campaign for greater l food production have been success l fully conducted and relations between producer and consumer established or better basis Thousands of women were instructed in canning and the interest and cooperation of boys ane girls has been secured by the organiza-
 ton of pig clubs.
 l A summary of the 1917 work of the I fo iC l the following report of MT. Davis: l The county. farm bureaus in Con-
 necticut accomplished in 1917 among
 other things the following:
 In agriculture and food production | Assisted Connecticut farmers in or ganizing statewide milk selling asso.
 citations which have saved the dairy i industry in Connecticut. Conducted cost of milk production surve! l throughout Connecticut, which has af forded a basis for fixing a price fai to both producer and consumer. Con ducted statewide stacker hen cam paign. A total of 2,500 farmers re ceived instruction in selecting and re
 moving non productive birds. Assist ed SOB poultrymen in calculating cheaper rations. Total monthly savin,
 of $2,3e0. Conducted successful eoun
 ty corn shows in each county of tn state A total of 5o9 entries in 50 an,
 10-eaF classes. Helped towns an,
 cities provide adequate supplies an,
 supervision for 42.S02 home gardens lConducted 1,002 deucational or demon stration meetings, attended by 46,15 farmers. Through the county agri cultural agents rendered assistance t
 4,eg1Efarmers in visits made on farm
 and to 4,655 farmers in calls made a
 the office.
 In food conservation: Brought int
 existence 8 working organization
 reaching into every section of ever
 town and city in the state. Gave in
 structions in canning to 23,24S wome
 at 531 demonstration meetings. Thou
 sands of other women were reache directly and indirectly. Reached a least 25,000 women at the Is fairs C
 Connecticut in the autumn. Gave per sonal instruction in methods of foo Iconservation to S,23s women at 16
 demonstration meetings. Assisted yer actively in conducting the Hoove
 pledge campaign. Organized and as
 sisted community canning center throughout the state. Over 2,000 wo men. received canning instructions i