The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
F ARM BUREAU IN
ANNUAL SESSION
From 125 to $50 Present at
Meeting in Bellows Falls
Today
MISS SWIFT HOME
ECONOMICS AGENT
viii Come to This County in About Two
Weeks-Addresses Reports and Hoov-
er Luncheon-Text of County Agent
Sweeton s Report
Sweeton s Report.

Members of the Windham County
Farm Bureau are in session in Bellows
Falls today, holding their annual meet
ing. From l25 to 100 were present. The
business of the forenoon session was
the reading of County Agent 4. ",
Sweeton 5 annual report, by Mr. Sweet
on, and the reports of Secretary Carl
county agents, suggested a program OF
ney Of Brattleboro. \ complimentary
Hoover luncheon was then served by
the Bellows Falls chamber of commerce.
This was followed bv discussion
of the labor situation. and a commit
Tee was appointed to draft resolutions
70 be sent TO Washington and to the
district board Of Vermont to allow
Young men to stay on the farms Thorn
as Bradley Of Burlington, director of
| $. Hopkins and Treasurer {, L. Stick
work for the farm bureau Then came
an address by Irving Merchom, repre-
eanting the Eastern States Exposition
of Springfield Mass, who explained
! the cooperative purchasing exchange
which Is under way and an address by
/ DR. Tvitchell, secretary of the Maine
state fair.
/ The women Of the home economies
I department met in Hotel Windham and
elected an executive committee TO take
/ charge of the home economics depart
ment OF the farm bureau Miss Char
Iette PIarpont Of the extension service,
Who has charge Of the home economies
work gave an address. There was pres
ont also Miss Swift, who is to come to
Windham county in two weeks to be
the home economies agent here.
The text of County Agent Sweeton :
annual report is as follows:
| Members Windham County Agricul-
tural Association:
I Gentlemen: When we entered the
war last spring it was declared that the
production OF an increased amount o.
food was one OF the most vital needs
of the hour and the Farm Bureau put
aside its regular program and every
effort was bent toward helping TO make
this increase possible
During the spring and early summer
- meetings were held in the various
communities of the county and ever.
one was asked to make lis farm and
family rs near self supporting as pos.
p sib1e. For most men this meant the
usual amount of silage, and more le
? gume rouehages and more home grown
grain for the live stock For the family
| it meant better gardens. more potatoes
and beans. and in many cases more
E spring wheat and buckwheat 1t meant
/ the raising of the families meat sup
q ply and the canning and driving q
! perishable goods About 1000 peopl,
attended this series Of meetings anC
valuable assistance was rendered by
Horton II. Walker of the Brattlebort
board of trade, School Supt Harold L
. Motitt, Supt. and Mrs George B. Whit
l ney OF Townshend
There were great many inquire
r for various kinds of seeds, including
soy beans, spring wheat, field beans am
+ potatoe9 Supplies Of these seeds wer
l. located both III the county and outsid
q and in nearly every ease a suticien
quantity was found
# During the summer there was a short
II age of labor and many inquiries cam
r in for men to work on our farms. Som
10 time was spent IN trying to find he'll
/ and every possible clue was followe,
p up. This resulted in our finding onl
e about - men who proved to be fairl
C SAITH .actory for farm work. This wa
Y not enough, however, and there are see
). tions III the country where the cor
i crop is still in the fields because of
Y lack of labor to take care of it.
spite of these difficulties our farmer
- responded to the need Of the hour an
= were able to show a large increase i
the acreage of our staple farm product.
4