The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-12-04
Annual Meeting
of Farm
Bureau Today

The annual meeting of the Fremont
County Farm Bureau is being held at
the district court room here today
with fair representation of its men,
bership present. The meeting had
been generally advertised throughout
the county, and the attendance would
have been much larger had not the
recent snowstorm interfered with its
success in that respect The roads
i'll some sections are rendered difficult
for travel by the snow, and people
from the Hardscrabble district and
other outlying neighborhoods who
had planned to take par: in the pro.
ceedings, were precluded from making
the trip to town.
The meeting was convened at 10
O'Clock this morning by Richard
Houle. president of the organization
and will continue in session until 8
O'Clock this afternoon Talks were
made during the forenoon by Frank
r. Lamb of Cotopaxi. who was del
egate to the recent National Farm
Bureau convention at Chicago, and
other speakers. Other business trans
acted this morning was the election
VI phittiH Vi lut dSSOcldIlOn IOf Ine
ensuing year. adm the hearing of the
annual report of Ralph r. Jeffries.
county agricultural agent A picnic
dinner was served by the ladies of the
organization at noon.
The speakers this afternoon will be
ID. w. Thomas of Denver, secretary
of the agricultural committee of the
Denver Civic and Commercial Asso-
citation. and r. II. Felts of Fort Col
Inns, assistant leader of county agri-
cultural agents. Ore of the impor-
tant features of the meeting was the
formu alton by the bureau of pro
gram of work for the next 12 months.
Great things are hoped for by the bu.
reau during 1920. and il will set itself
TO their accomplishment with deter
mination that promises success
Among its ambitions will be the tre
bling of its membership in this coun-
ty. the Introduction of better class
of dairy stock and a more scientific
and remuneratiye system of agricul-
ture. horticulture, gardening, etc.
Mr.. Jerries' report, which was ex-
haustiye and detailed in character.
SiphS Win lllt Oh
the county horticultural society, a pest
district Tor the control oil the leaf
roller was organized and that approx
imately 500 orchards were sprayed for
it aelimination. Other portions of
the report show that Tie following
wokr was done:
Eight pruning demonstrations. at
tended by 81 fruitgrowers, were he'd
during the year.
A cooperative livestock shfppin:
association was formed which will ei-
fert an estimated saving to stockmen
over local prices of s54S Two car
loads of livestock were shipped by the
associatio nihis season.
Two agricultural extension schools
in no :iculture and livestock were
held.
Six poultry culiing demonstrations
and two poultry meetings attended by
200 farmers were held.
Made two auto tours OF the orchard
districts OF the county with mem.
bers OF the horticultural society to
inspect rcsnts OF insect spraying.
Secured 20 pounds arsenate of Zinc
and gave six spraying demonstra.
tions for the control of the bean
beetle. demonstrating its value as a
bean beetle control measure
ORGANIZED one canning club and
three pig clubs. Secured 13 head OF
registered pigs for members. Sent
n representative of each club TO the
: state, fair.
With the Cooperation OF the United