Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-21
FARM BUREAU ADOPTS
$40 MEMBERSHIP DUES
G. M. Hazard of Charlotte,
Heads County Farm Organi-
zatlon for Coming Year-In.
teresting Talks by Represen-
tatives

tatives
BY vote taken az It's sixth annual
meeting in Morrill, hail SATURDAY the
Chittenden County Farm Bureau put it
self on record az fevorins the adoption OF
$40 Nom bcrship dues for the coming year.
this membership to include the entire
family OF this SO, 30 cents viii 20 to the
American Farm Bureau FEDERATION and
the remainder will be used In tho county
TO carry on the Farm Bur sau work. IN
Guiding the departments Of the county
agent, tho home denomination nsent.
aud the addition Of a boys ana girls de-
partment. with a paid leader. Thi. will
moan a greatly enlarged agricultural
program in the county. The former msm-
hership fee was three dollars. but this
was for single membership end zach
member Of family was supposed TO Join
individually
Officers for tho coming ysar elected a.
the meeting Saturday ars President q.
NJ. Hazard. OF Charlotte: vios-prssldsnt,
Mrs. D. G. Ha.slsy % Jericho. esc<etsry.
p. W. Severance. o! Colchester; tori ursr,
G. X. Tsham, South Burlington. This ncrni-
mating committee was made I'd =! " e.
Fuller OF Richmond; r. NJ. Eixeltw of
Essex: and Noah G. y'r.nh. Charlotte.
The morning session % the annual
u1set.nK opened At 10 O'Clock with re-
firing President ]. p. Ramsey presiding.
The carly part Of the session was taken
up With the reports Of the president, the
treasurer ana tho various project leaders.
At noon the girls Of tire home sconomiou
department Of the University Of Yer
mont served very fine luncheon 10 the
WAITING M ehAtr Po
the afternoon. County Agent z. n. Love.
land gave his report. resolutions were
| adopted and officers elected. followed BY
inspiring addresses BY Miss Florence
Ward Of Washington, D. c., leader OF
extension work for women in the North
and West; and William e. d. Rummell
| OF Chicago, ILL.,. special representative Of
| the American Farm Bureau Federation.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Tho resolutions committee. made up Of
MRS. Agnes e. Rice of Underhill Mrs
William Ring Of Jericho, and c. F.
Moran OF Jericho Center. presented the
Following resolutions, which were adopted
! Resolved. that tho Chittenden County
Farm Bureau association has sustained
great loss in tho resignation Of Mrs.
Hazel Murray as home demons traton
agent. We deeply appreciate her inter-
| cSl untiTlnS e11OTtS IN Denalf or the
women Of the county; resolved. that We
approve Of the plan for the boys and
girls club work and recommend the worl,
be undertaken; resolved, that we extend
our thanks to the girls Of the home eco
Monies department for the bountif,l,
lunch served to us: resolved. that we ex-
tend our thanks to the University OF ver-
mont for the use of the buildings for this
annual meeting"
PRESIDENTS REPORT
President RamsAg's report on the work
of the last year showed that SO community
projects have been carried out In Is
communities in the county, or an av-
erage of 4.6 to the community. While
the number Of communities organized
has diminished. the work done l.. the re.
mainder Of the communities has more thar
made UP for this loss. There are organ.
ization leaders In Is communities and I.
communities have been active in for.
warding the Farm Bureau projects.
In membership. the County Farm
Bureau did not do so we'll last year as
had been hoped for. In communities where
committees took hold of the work ener
getically, good membership was Sc
/, cured. but many towns were not can
vassed thoroughly. In order to meet IN,
requirements of the State department o.
Agriculture for 800 members to secur,
government funds for home Demonstration
work, 1t was necessary to conduct n sup
Elementary campaign last spring TIL,
women responded well and are nov
rivaling the men for membership honors
, The present figures show AS men and 30
women enrolled as members
I MISS WARDS ADDRESS
, The new president, @. NJ. Hazard tool
, the chair at the opening OF the Afternoon
= session. Following the report Of IN
! county agent, and tho election Of Off
= GERS. the presiding officer introduced
Q Miss Florence Ward. who spoke on tn
{ women's extension work.
r Miss Ward emphasized the importano
h of the homo IN agricultural development,
S She mentioned tho various limos Of &C
= t!v:ty Which tho home demonstrate
g work 10 taking up. Nutrition problems
n particularly With tho children. hcve be
k come important. C,v.hing Is another lin
!. IN which the mothers Of the farm are dc
ing great de2i. having saved thousand
or dollars through improved methods
Then there Ia household management,
which. through Improved efficiency. ha
- cut the hours OF the won.n's work Thor
arc now EOS counties In the IS northsr
and western States IN which there Ia
! nome concentration agent. New EnR1A1
i leads in the development Of this work
e contented homo 10 now a largo pa,
e Of tho IDEAL Of the farmer. Investisa alton
= have disclosed THAT country children. a
o a whole, are u7dernourished. II is Jus
. as important that experiments BE- Gal
n ried on to study nutrition, as Il n 70 oarr
t on experiments in stock breeding but 8
4 present there are no funds in tho Unite
IL States Department OF Agriculture who
d can be used for nutrition experiments.
10 This problem affects city women as we
II as country women. because It n only
few days from food supply TO stasvatio
10 In any city. ~ any link In the food dt
l. tribution breaks down. Tho farm homo
u e Dart Of tho homestead IN n way that
II true In no other industry.
IS ". f. D. RUMMELL SPEAKS
q Miss Wards address was followed b
= thai OF Mr.. Rummell. who. as represent,
= tive of the American Farm Bureau Fec
" Grafton. and tho man who Is in charge ,
the membership drive In tho Addiso
y County Farm Bureau. which recent
VI raised its dues to So spoke OF farmin
% as a business. and told the farmers this
they must organize and demand ia
profits for their products, they can nov,
l. hope tn make any money on the farr,
N Mr.. Rummell compared agriculture
M the engine which furnishes the power
~ drive all other lines of business He n,