The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-27
ORANGE COUNTY
FARM BUREAU
Notes for Week Ending Aug. "a.

The Orange County Farm bureau was
fortunate in having one Of the finest
days Of the summer for its annual meet
ing. Weather and crowd went together
and the largest crowd which has ever
attended an annual meeting numbering
around 300 listened to some very excel
lent talks in the afternoon. Secretary
| e. A. Wilcox reported that the farm
bureau was now the largest in the state,
numbering over 900 members. The coun-
| ty agent reported busy year with def
mite progress in the development of a
strong farmers organization. Miss Dut.
ton, the home demonstration agent, re-
ported having held IS demonstrations,
attended 6S meetings, written 1926 let
tiers and travelled over 1000 miles since
/ starting work last October. Member
| ship in the women's department of the
farm bureau numbers over 239. Some
changes were made in the bylaws of the
organization to enable it to broaden its
work and to make it more efficiently
| handled An executive committee of
G. L. Haywood, Williamstown, George
=. Tutherly, Chelsea, John p. Davis.
! Washington and Mrs. George G. Tutherlv
were elected to handle the management
of the farm bureau this coming year.
An advisory council made up of a rep
resentative from each of the IL dis.
triets into which the county has been
divided for work, will handle the local
work.
In the afternoon, three interesting
speakers gave the farmers some points
worth remembering. The first speaker
was Prof g. c. Groat of the University
of Vermont, who very ably handled the
subject Of Government Price Fixing"
He emphasized the fact that the war i
to be won as much by the home civilian
army as by the soldiers in France. Price
fixing by the government is the pro-
lection given the home workers against
excess profits for the few. Prices are
fixed so all can afford to live. Ration.
ing results in having food left to ship to
our army and our allies.
Miss Edith Roberts of the U. s. de.
partmeDt of agriculture made an appeal
for the broad family farm bureau keep
ing men, women and children together
in common organization. She believes
the problems of the community and the
home are similar and that the two can
be solved in the one organization work.
ing for ALL
Howard Selby, manager of the Eastern
States exchange, gave some interesting
and valuable information on the prob.
lens of cooperative buying and selling
and present day market conditions He /
emphasized the necessity of LOYALTY |
among members of local organization |
TO insure success. He looks on the 10. |
cal organizations for cooperative buy. |
ing and selling as a new factor in the |
pobbing line which gives the farmer a |
chance to save credit and storage
charges. He believes that a good manap |
er for such an exchange is big factor
in its success. He mentioned the work be.
ing done in this county by the Newbury |
exchange and the possibilities Of other
similar groups, working in cooperation
with the Eastern States exchange.
Forts Abbott, Washington county |
agent, brought with him several auto /
loads of Washington county farmers.
who wanted to hear Mr. Selby.
An interested group of farmers
watched the Cleveland tractor pillow at
the state farm at Randolph Center Tues
day afternoon. Many favorable com.
ments we're heard Of its work but there
was general feeling that the tractor
was not yet practicable for the majority
of our hill farms. Prot. Burdick Of the
state agricultural college brought out
some of the factors needed to make
tractor work a success and some of the
details to look for in a tractor switch
have been found to be most desirable.
The Fordson tractor which was to have
been present, could not reach Randolph
m time for the demonstration, owing to
IN accident to their truck at Hard.
wick.
Attention is called to the big field day
md tractor demonstration at North Ha-
yerhill, n. H., of the Grafton County
arm bureau on Saturday, Aug. 81.
Some Of the local farmers are planning
o attend and all who care to are asked
o meet at Bradford at 9:l6 Saturday
morning to 60 in body as representing
orange county. This is an excellent
hange to take picnic and attend an
educational meeting of real value at the
anne time.
Miss Dutton is spending several DAYS
working in cooperation with the com
nittee of public safety in series of
meetings on child welfare This work
# saving the babies is one which the
ountry ought to have taken up MANY
ears ago 1t is serious problem and
hese meetings deserve the attendance
i all interested in child welfare.
y. Fl. Loveland, county agent.
Miss Mildred Dutton, home dem