Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-11-27
Farm Bureau News Notes.

Inc community cOmmlCCecS III Tie
towns of Greensboro, Craftsbury,
ington met this week to make up
definite program of work for their
communities. This program of work
for each community will be presented
at the first winter meeting held.
Considerable interest in poultry is
being shown in the different towns of
the county. At the committee meet
ings held during the past week, the
matter of better markets for eggs
and the possibilities of forming egg
circles was discussed. 1t was also
felt that poultry raisers were anxious
to Gull their f1ocks as far as possible
so as to eliminate all drones. AS
more information was needed in these
matters, a series of meetings was ar
ranged in several towns at which
time Prof. A. L. Smith of the Exten-
gion service at Burlington will give
demonstrations in the culling of
f1ocks and will also discuss the cooper
ative marketing of eggs through the
formation of egg circles. Prof. Smith
is an expert in the poultry business
and a thoroughly practical man. At
these meetings, the program of work
for each community will also be pre-
sented by the committee. If this pro-
gram meets with the approval Of
those present, it will be adopted as
the program Of work for the COM
munity. Here follows the schedule of
meetings.:
Dec. 2, Monday afternoon, Green's
boro, Grange Hall.
Dec. 3, Tuesday evening, Crafts
bury, Town Hall.
Dec. A, Wednesday p. M, South AL
bany, Church Vestry.>
Dec. a, Wednesday evening, West
Glover, School Hall.
Dec. 5, Thursday evening, Brown
ington, Grange hall.
Dec. 6, Friday evening, Irasburg,
Town Hall.
The Orleans County Farm Bureau
is after 100 members by February
1st. It has at present one Of the
smallest memberships in the state and
it is up to the men and women Of this
county to support this organization if
they believe it is any use to the coun-
ty. Too many people take the atti-
tude, "Let the other fellow belong, I'll
get the benefit just the same!" A
pretty small way of looking at things.
If everyone took the same attitude
there would be no Farm Bureau. no
Farmers Exchange, no nothing. 1t
would be each one for himself! Busi-
ness can't be done in that way now
adays successfully. The Farm Bu-
reau is doing and can do big work
in assisting each community to solve
it's own problems. But the Farm Bu-
reau must be supported by good
live active membership. Financial as
well as moral support is necessary
in any organization and this applies
to the Farm Bureau. Here are few
of the accomplishments of the Farm
Bureau during the past year
1. Assisted the farmers in secur-
ing loans through the Farm Loan As
sociation to the amount of over $40,-
600.
| 2. Assisted in the organization Of
two cooperative creameries-One at
Troy and one at Holland.
3. Assisted 140 farmers in keeping
a record of their farm business this
past year.
4. Organized the women of several
communities so that Home Demon
stration agent is now working in the
county.
5. Carried on 20 corn variety tests
this past season to determine what
are some of the best varieties of ST.
lage and flint corn adapted to these
conditions.
The object of the Farm Bureau As
sociation may be stated in three
words, 'sTo solve problems" That
does not mean that the members of
this organization may sit idly by and
see their problems solved for them,-
every member should constitute him
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