The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-08-05

resolution was passed: whereas, W.
believe that service is rendered tx
the farmers of Benton county through
the office Of the county agricultura
agent that could not be received from
any other source at the present time;
Therefore, it lis hereby resolved that
we petition our county commissioners
to retain in Benton county the office
Of county agricultural agent.
It was moved and carried that this
committee recommends that member.
ship drives be made in various parts OF
the county at such times and in such
manner as shall be recommended by
the agricultural extension department
of our state college
Suggestions as to work Of the coun-
ty farm bureau to best serve the
needs Of the farmers of the county
were then considered.
Motion was then made and carried
that this committee request Of our
county commissioners that they re-
lease our former county agent, Lee M.
Lampson, from personal liability for
the $500 revolving fund set aside by
them for use Of county farm bureau
in poisoning rodents throughout the
county, and that said fund be turned
over to the succeeding county agent
to be. used as aforesaid under the di-
rections of said county farm bureau.
The following resolution was then
unanimously passed:
Whereas, Lee M. Lampson, former
ly our county agricultural agent, has
rendered to our county commissioners
his resignation from that position to
accept one covering q broader field,
and ha
Whereas, during the seven years or
more that Mr.. Lampson has served
this county in the capacity above
named, he has demonstrated to all
that he is progressive and sonstruc-
tive in his ideas, competent and eff
cient in his work and a desirable citi-
zen Of his community.
Therefore, be it resolved, and is
hereby resolved, that this committee
acting for and on behalf Of the YARN
ers Of the county, does hereby tender
to Mr.. Lampson its expression Of sim
cere appreciation Of the many serv-
ices rendered by Mr.. Lampson to the
farmers and many others Of Benton
county and that Mr.. Lampson and his
family have the best wishes Of all in
their future endeavors.
Plans for Strengthening the county
farm bureau that it may better serve
the farmers of the county were then
considered and it was moved and car
ried that a list of the committeeman
of Benton county farm bureau be pub
lished, including the minutes Of this
meeting, in each paper published in
Benton county and the Yakima valley
Daily American.
The list of committeeman being as
follows:
Finley-Dairy, Jesse Reed; hay, A.
S. Goss; fruit, r. Perkins; poultry,
George Sellick.
) White Bluffs Dairy, s. v. Fam
ming; hay, II. w. Lempke; fruit, E. N.
livestock, 81. E. Robinson.
Hanford- Robert Nichols.
Apple Blossom Grange Hay, A. o.
Wing; poultry, E. R. Wells; dairy,
G. w. Phillips; fruit, Luke Powell.
7 Valley Heights-Wheat, U. s. Case.
Valley Club Grange-Fruit, John
dairy, C. Puderbaugh; farm
crops, Emil Albrecht.
Beuna Vista-Poultry, E. Bowles;
hay, R. H. Bone; dairy, E. o. Rice;
fruit, E. ]. Appel; farm crops, F. p.
Jackson.
Gas Engine School White Bluffs,
b. E. Robinson; Prosser, Tom Erwin;
Prosser r. Ed. No. 2, Isaac Bennett;
Grandview, C. E. Dilling; Benton City,
A. E. Whan.
Sheep Committee Hover, J. r.
Ayers; Prosser, w. s. Hunt; White
Bluffs, r. r. Woods; Kennewick, A.
Given; Finley, C. E. Griffith.
Benton City-Fruit, J. ]. Fraser;
larry, T. B. Kendall; hay, L. L. Todd;
poultry, N. w. Fuller.
Locust Grove Grange: Squirrel pois-
oning, M. S. Kinkaid; wheat, C. C.
Williams.