Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31
SUSSEX FARM BUREAU MEETS
TUESDAY AT GEORGETOWN

important matters deciding the f,I-
ture welfare Of the farmers in Sussex
county will be considered at one OF
the most important farmers meetings
ever held in the lower part of the
state on Tuesday afternoon of next
week. The meeting will be the occa-
sion Of great interest TO all leading
asflculturists, and possibly six or sew
en- hundred farmers from all sections
viii be in attendance.
The majority OF the members of the
sussex County Farm Bureau will no
doubt attend and the court house is
expected TO be taxed to its capacity.
IN the afternoon, possibly following
1Ae farmers meeting, there will be-
at least 1t has been planed-anOther
anll-school code demonstration, pos
slDly similar TO the one held on Sep
tember 6.
1t is the plan of the farmers who
are deeply interested in the Sussex
county Farm Bureau to institute q
drive for membership and by the end
oIthe year it is expected that the num-
Der Will be increased from SIG, the
present membership. to 1900
Possibly one Of the most interesting
matter to be taken bp will be the to-
mato question which for a time this
summer seemed perplexing, despite
the cooperation Of the agricultural
agencies throughout the county and
state. The start made by the asso-
Citations in eliminating the middle
mans profits. however. had its effect
and wonderful results were occom-
pllshed in the way of realizing better
profits from the produce than if con-
tracts had been made with canneries
in some localities.
One Of the objects of the meeting
will be to band the farmers closer
together than they were this year or
have ever been in the past and there
Is reason to believe that the meeting
next week Will partly serve the pur-
pose.
The SIG members Of the Farm Bu-
reau are distributed throughout the
county as follows:
Bridgeville II, COolspring II. Days
loro 8, Ellendale 120, Frankford 10.
georgetown 80, Greenwood ~. Gum
)oro 4, Harbeson 13, Laurel 43, Lin
'oln and Milford 46. Lewes So. Loves
Iross Roads 10, Long Neck 13. Mills
'oro l9, North Seaford 81. Nassau 16.
Milton "a, Ocean View 26, Roxana and |
Selbyville 2S Rehoboth SO. Slaughter |
3each 6, Washington and ONeal IA.
An effort, it is stated, will be made |
o get double the membership in each |
II the districts in the drive to be in /
ugurated.
me IolIoWlng program has been ar
anged for the meeting:
call to order President John Pom n
er. Milton; minutes, Andrew Marvel.
So Georgetown; appointment of new :,
AecutlYe committee members to fill I
acancy; report of treasurer, Andrew I
larYel, Esq, Georgetown; presenta-
ion of bills; report of County Agent
l. Z. vaughn; report of Home Dem I
nsration Agent and Club Leader.
llss Dorothy Emerson; report of the Z
weet potato project, ProthOnotary Ell :
Ter +. Riggin Of LAUREL; report of 4
ecretary of Sussex County Farmers I.
xehange, John C. Green, Georgetown; !
lscusslon of membership campaign: Z
llotment OF members by cOmmuni- :
es; organization of membership Z
'ams; announcement of community 7
eeungs by County Agent NJ. C. !
aughn; appointment of committees Z
progress and work. nominations. :
em6ership, expense budget and I
lditing. Z
Elmer p. Riggin of Laurel. protbon- !
airy of Sussex county, who is recog- {
zed as one of the leading farmers
the western section of the county, I
III address the meeting on the pos =
oliltles OF the sweet potato industry +
ID point out to the growers the nee Z
sity for purchasing good seed. Re 3
ntiy seven of the leading growers +
Laurel and Seaford district pur- z
ased carload from the Virginia I.
uck Experiment Farm at Norfolk. 4
id to be less than one per cent af- Z
.ted from disease, and next year I
Il experiment with them with the Z
pc Of eliminating disease in this Z
unity. 4