Newark post., 1919-11-05
FARM BUREAU
TO MAKE DRIVE FOR
800 MEMBERS
r. C. Buckingham Made Cap
tain of Northern Team
in Contest

Eight hundred members for 1870
is the standard set by the New
Castle Farm ureau at a special
meeting and luncheon held at the
Hotel Nobis, Wilmington, last
Saturday. -,
According to a plan submitted
by Mr.. c. P. Dickey and which was
adopted at the meeting, each OF
the fifteen farm bureau committees
of the county is assigned a mem
bership quota as follows:
Newark, rs; Bear, so; Hockes-
sin. 100; Fairview, so; Stanton,
so; Townsend, rs; Middletown'
100; Odessa, rs; Smyrna, 5O;
Tallevville, 80; Centerville, 30;
Kirkwood, so; Mt. Pleasant, 75;
Deakyneville, 35. -,
During November a meeting Will
he held of each community committee
at which in addition to the adoption OF
community program of work, the
membership campaign will be given
special attention. County Agent n.
O. Bausman and County Club Leader
Agnes P. Medill will attend each OF
these meetings.
To stimulate an active campaign
Mr.. Dickey recommended team con-
test. The eight communities north OF
the Delaware Canal will constitute the
northern team, and the seven COM
munities south of the Canal will con-
stitute the southern team. President
Frank Yearsley appointed Mr.. X. u.
Buckingham of Fairview, captain OF
the northern team and Mr.. Lee Pen
nington of Odessa captain of the
southern team. The team securing
the highest membership will be given
dinner by the losing team. The
Boys and Girls Clubs will take an
active part in this contest. The CAM
paign will terminate with the annual
meeting of the farm bureau to be
held the first part of December.
The adoption and discussion of the
farm bureau program Of work for
1920 was probably the main feature
of the meeting. Representatives from
the State Holstein- Friesian Associa-
ton, from the locals of the Interstate
Milk Producers Association and from
the State Corn Growers Association
were present and took an active part
in the discussion.
The following are the main features
of the program of work formulated
which will be submitted at the annua
farm bureau meeting for final adop.
ton:
Dairy and Livestock.
/. To strengthen the Milk Produc.
ers' Association.
2. Encourage farmers to take ad
vantage of the $4,000 appropriation
for the control of tuberculosis among
dairy cattle.
3. Accomplishment of the cow test
ing association slogan, namely, "Ter
Cow Testing Associations for New
Castle County"
4. Continuing for two years tht
cost of milk production project whicf
is being conducted IN the county b!
the U. S. Dairy Department in coop
Grafton with our two COW testing as
sociations.
5. That the pure bred bull on ever.
farm" project be a major one fo
1920.
6. That the importation and dis
tribution of pure bred females be con
tinued.
Soils and Crops.
/. That the farm bureau make tn
New Castle County Corn Show, whic
will be held in Eden Hall, Whining
ton, December II, IL and 13, NeS
Castle County's largest corn show.
2 The holding of home orchard an
potato spraying demonstrations in a
many communities as seems feasible
Farm Management.
/. A county meeting will be held i
the Levy Court room of the ne1
County Building, Wilmington, at 1:3
November IS, to perfect the Count
Farm Loan Association through whic
farmers may secure federal loans.
2. The farm bureau will lend ever
effort in assisting farmers in keepin
records through the use of the farl
record books provided free of cos
through the State Bankers Associ;
tion and the farm bureau cooperating