The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-06
WASHINGTON COUNTY
FARM BUREAU ASSN.
Held It's Annual Meeting at Montpelier
There Are 4s7 PaidUp Members and
There Is Cash Balance of s6o.es
to Start the New Year.

The annual meeting of the Washington
| County Farm Bureau association took
place to-day in the auditorium of the
| city hall in Montpelier with large mum.
Der OF the members attending. II was
| called to order about ii O'Clock, Presi-
dent c. A. Badger of East Montpelier
presiding. The reports of the different
officers were made. These included the
treasurer's report, which showed that
there are s457 paid. up members, that
81 1920 had been collected in the wear,
and that 81 ,6s9.25 had been expended in
the same time, leaving cash on hand of
$6g95.
Some of the larger expenditures are /:
Office fixtures, $l08.50; bureaus part of
r. II. Abbott's salary. $400; operating
agents automobile during the year,
s6s36e; printing, Sl3042; telephone,
$ll993
Mr.. Corliss, as treasurer, further re-
ported that the organization would need
about S400 to carry it through the az.
H. J. Dodge gave very interesting
report upon corn variety tests, NJ L.
Town upon growing of clover, f. c.
Gould upon dairying, and G. NJ. Jones
upon farm management and accounting.
F. H. Abbott gave the county agents
report. He spoke of the work of the as
sociation. He classified the farmers in
three ways: those interested and who
want to improve their farms; those who
are active against the association; and
those who are Indifferent, and who are
in the majority. He referred to the value
of the membership which has become
scattered through the county instead of
confined to four towns as it started,
namely, Barre, Waitsfeld, Cabot and
East Montpelier He discussed the value
of different crops raised, including soy
beans He discussed the results of the
corn variety test to show the association
is giving its time to. practical study of
problems and that they are using feeds
which it has been demonstrated can be
grown in the county. He spoke of the
type of corn which produces the most
feed. He then talked for few minutes
upon the work of the farmers co-opera-
tive exchange, which he said had accom-
plished considerable for its short life. in
materially from the original
members to about $50 persons. The or
ganization has experienced the same trou-
BILE with seed that those who have not |
belonged have had this year, owing to |
general trouble with seed
He gave an interesting resume of the |
work of the cow-testing association, re-
gretting that the farmers believed in do |
ing away with it under the present con |
litions. He thought the work should be I
kept up for the benefit of the herds and /
farmers
The election of officers occurred lust
before dinner. c. A. Badger was elected
president again by three votes over Ed
ward Jones of Waitsfeld Mr.. Badger
having 80 votes. Mr.. Jones was then
elected vice president and NJ J. Corliss
vas elected secretary and treasurer for
mother year. 1t is expected that the ex-
'cutiye committee will be appointed in
ew days. F. II. Abbott was engaged by
he executive committee last April for
mother year.
This afternoon NJ. II. Moody of Water.
Jury spoke upon the Milk Producers
ssociation. II. W. Selby, manager of the
Eastern States Farmers exchange, spoke
t some length. while G. G. Sevey, editor
f The Homestead, who was TO speak,
vas unable to reach here, due to an au-
omobile breakdown. Later they listened
o talk by Raymond Guyette upon GO
ng over the top in France.