The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-13
MAY ADOPT NEW
CONSTITUTION
Farm Bureau Annual Meet
ing in BrattleborO
Tomorrow
TENTATIVE PROGRAM
TO BE PRESENTED
Annual Report of County Agent Harvey
to BE Given Thomas Bradlee, Coun-
ty Agent Leader. Among Speakers =
Dinner to BE Served.

tentative program Of work for the
coming year and new constitution and
bylaws viii be presented for discussion
at the annual meeting of the Windham
County Farm Bureau, which will open in
Festival hall at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning The program for the meeting
also will include reports and election of
officers and report by County Agent r.
Wilton Harvey in the forenoon and ad-
dresses in the afternoon.
The work program, which will be pre-
sented to the members for discussion, rec
ommendation. additions or revision, sug
gests projects for development in the
county and may be developed in the va
rious towns along different lines. 1t in
cludes the following:
Organization: Another membership
campaign endeavoTing to put the Bureau
on a basis whereby a member once sign
ing is member until he notifies the sec
retary that he wishes to withdraw.
Dairy Improvement.
Development of certified seed potato in
dustry.
/ Cooperative marketing: Both buying
and selling.
Securing financial aid for farmers :
Hoping to make it possible for farmers
to receive money loans more easily through
the local banks than they have been able
TO do in the past.
Development of fruit
Boys and Girls club work.
Farm management
Suppression of tobacco disease.
This suggested program was outlined by
a committee consisting of Earl IIstabrook
and Mrs. Forest Boyd of Wilmington a.
( l.. Miller of Vernon and Edward Nose
man Of West Brattleboro. who were APP
pointed by the executive committee and
who outlined the program after mental
survey of the county. Reyisions, additions
and a full discussion will be solicited at
/ the meeting
i Consideration Of new constitution
and bylaws seems to be necessary since
the Bureau federated with the state and
national organizations. They provide for
the election of the members of the execu-
I tive committee because of their connection
1 with some one county project rather than
because they are people from various parts
I of the county. The constitution and by
( laws to be presented are the same as have
been adopted by practically all the Farm
bureaus in the state. They also provide
i for the election of officers annually instead
| of biennially as heretofore.
The question of an' increase in the dues
\ of Fhe local organization also will be
under discussion because of the desirable
ity of the state federation employing a
permanent secretary, whose salary would
be shared by the county organizations.
| Because of the Importance of this matter
every farmer is urged to attend the meet
ing and learn the facts which make il
necessary to bring the question up and
help decide whether or not an increase
should be considered at this time
Dinner viii be served at noon in the
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church by the women of the First C0ngre-
gational church of West Brattleboro. who
are preparing for more than 100 persons.
Thomas Bradlee of Burlington. director
N state extension service and state county
agent leader, and Farm Bureau represen-
tatives from other places viii give talks in
the afternoon.
| Every farmer, whether member of the
! Bureau or not. is urged to attend the
meeting and enter into the discussion of
| questions which are vital to the develop
ment of agriculture in Windham county