The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-11-25
COUNTY FARM EXHIBIT


acid a. Hawks Hall. Bennington,
Tuesday November 10th. There vas
: good attedanee and towns from the
FAR corners % the county we're rep
resented
The business - the day included
reports n treasurer. club leader. and
county aRon, Tor the past year and
the adoption of a program Of work,
and budget and the election Of on
cers Tor the coming year At the
present time an effort is being made
TO ra.sc a budget Of $1,000 within the
county 10 take care Of the boys and
girls club work along with the county
agents work Heretofore, no local
money has been solicited FOR boys and
girls club work. and the present club
leader. Miss Pratt, has given her SER
vice. n the work Is 70 continue, a
regularly paid worker win have 70 be
employed and the $1,000 budget APP
pears 10 be necessary to bring this
about The matter Of increasing mem
bor5hip was discussed, but il was de-
eidod 20 leave it the same 50 90
ana gct subscriptions, in addition to
thus. from the farm bureau members
and interested people, to make up the
balance Just at the close Of the meet
ing. after many had left, however,
nine farmers pledged $1,000 each to-
wards this budget, and four farmers
$500 each II is hoped that this list
will be increased materially within
the next few weeks, and that all will
contribute generously TO Club Work in
addition to their annual dues. The
following program was adopted:
Farm bureau organization work,
club work
Farm management, farm accounts,
cost accounts
Cooperative buying, fertilizer,
seeds, lime.
Crops, corn, alfalfa, potatoes
Dairy Improvement c. T A. ration
service, better sires
Poultry
An interesting address was given
by F. b. Cornwall Of Middlebury,
president Of Vermont Farm Bureau
Federation and a member Of the exec
utive committee of the American
Farm Bureau Federation. Mr.. Corn
wall brought out some very peril
nent facts relative TO the accomplish
ment Of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, which is supported by
each local farm bureau He urged
that the farmers support their own or
ganixation more generously and point
ed out facts wherein the farm bureau
federation had already saved the Am
erican farmer on an average Of $4,000
per farmer by looking after some Of
the important legislative measures
that have been introduced IN Congress,
AS well as transportation and many /
other large and important problems.
Mr.. Cornwall made the comparison
Of the coal miner who pays S25 90 in
itiation Zee and then a $500 annual
due TO have his interests looked out
for, with practically no investment,
while the farm organizations with
investment are not pay
ing but a comparatively small sum.
A $1,000 a year family membership
fee for the farm bureau has taken
root in three counties in this state, in
order that the work may be properly /
inaaced in all branches. and then the I
farmer is not paying half what the
.oal miner. without any investment
q paying TO be protected Again he
.ited the case Of an engineers union,
Nhc-e the membership fee was 800
rhc engineer thought il paid him 20
n ke thie investment, as ! guess
rood many others of as Do In other
words. Mr. Cornwall cited these cases
% show that the farmer IN the past,
md but few even now, ere doing
practically nothing 70 have their own
interests looked out FOR Il IS purely
lusiness proposition. and the farmer
.hould be his own business head.
The second speaker n the day was
II. benson. who Tor ten years has
zen doing work with boys and girls
nd was az one time head q The
.9yg end girls club work for tho nor;h
nd west. and at the present tIue in
harro n ne Eastern states InAl7-
r. Lerrue Achievement bureau Hc
ave q very Inspiring tank on rural
opics and particularly en- keeping the
.oy on TIE farm. ard the neees sity n !
.oy's ld girls club work Hc cited
aa-y examples q farm work being
ut Cd too often % Che h1y sni Elris
s beng nothing but druaccry lna had
tendency 20 drive the boys ard girls
rom the farm. rather than q inter-
u them in owning some lve-vtock
? growing some crop q their osn,
he proceeds from same 70 b retained
> thom for their lahors. He cited