Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-29
Carroll Farm Bureau
AdoptS W/ork Program
For Men and W0men

CARROLLTON, Ga. Jan. 26.-The
members of the executive board of
the Carroll County Farm Bureau met
at the Fourth District Agricultural
and Mechanical school for the pur-
pose of discussing and formulating
a county program of work for the
county organization. There were rep
resentatives, officers of the Carroll
ton, Center Point, Tallapoosa. Farm
ers' High school and New Mexico
community councils present. The
morning session was spent in dis
cussing feasible plans to be under
taken in agricultural and community
development, in the county. and in APP
pointing committees to work UP the
county program and begin study of
ways to improve marketing of farm
products.
The visitors were the guests of
Prof. I. S. Ingram, principal of the
Agricultural and Mechanical school,
and chairman Of the Carroll County
Farm Bureau. at luncheon, practical
ly all of which was produced on
the schools farm. The domestic
science students prepared and served
the luncheon.
Work Committee Program
The program of work committee,
which was composed of T. S. Nc
Clendon. G. M. Almon, c. F. Richards,
L. F. Jackson, Felix Williams. chair
man; Mrs. T. S. McClendon and Mrs.
V. D. Whatley,> submitted the follow
ing program, which was adopted:
1. That the reduction of cotton
acreage be agitated.
g. That each farm bureau member
make on his farm good compost
heap.
an ample potato storage house to
be built in Carrollton. and that sew
eral community curing houses be con-
structed in different parts of the
county. (This potato-curing house
project has been taken over by the
storage house will be built at an
early date).
4. That each farm bureau member
put in at least four acres of his
crop of corn. velvet beans or soy
beans in addition to planting all the
farm.
g. That a plan be worked up by
which the people may market to a
better advantage their poultry and
dairy products. 1t was also empha-
sized that better grades Of milch
ducing better blooded animals. 1t
was recommended that more atten-
ton be paid to the production of
better strains of poultry.
6. That farm bureau bulletin
board be erected in some public place
the exchange of farm seeds, live
stock and other home products.
z. That countrywide campaign be
carried on to increase the member
ships in the boys and girls clubs.
Women's Program
The womans division Of the farm
bureau adopted the following pro-
gram:
/. Dairy work. Since milk is alb
solutely necessary to child growth
and maintenance. we recommend that
each family have at least one good
mich COW giving sufficient milk dur
ing the year to meet the needs of the
family and that study be made on
ways of making better butter. and
that the surplus be put on the mar
ket in marketable packages.
2. Health. Since it is realized. after
all is said and done, the health of
our people is most important, it is
recommended that everything posi-
BILE be done to solve this great prob
lem. 1t is also recommended that
work and study be put on the mat
ter of better feeding and that spe--
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defects of the children in particular.
and of the people in general.
8. Poultry. 1t is recommended in
order to increase the farm income,
and to decrease the amount of money
going out of our state for poultry
products, that each family maintain
a flock of at least fifty hens and that
the flock be culled and attended to
in such a way as to be profitable.
In Attendance
Those in attendance at the lunch-
con were: Prof. /. s. Ingram, host;
T. S, McClendon. G. M. Almon, c. f.
Richards, E. T. jackson. Felix Will
liams, w. B. Wester, j. Fl. Mize. Sam
Widenew. s. D. Nixon. II. A. Driver,
J. w. Holmes, w. B. McClendon. p.
a. Causey. ]. W: H, Benford,, J. 4.
johnson, DR.. M. M. Hallum. Mrs. T.
S. McClendon. Mrs. V. D. Whatley,
Mrs. e. A. Causey. M. E. V. Spence.
Mrs, J. B. Earnest, Rev. j. 2. Err
win, Editor c. A. Meeks. of the Car
rollton Free Press, and r. E. Steed,
secretary Carroll County Trade
Board.
The discussions and CONSIDERATIONS.
and the plans adopted. made the day
one of profit, not only to the entire
membership of the Carroll County
Farm Bureau, but to all people work
ing for a more prosperous. contented
and permanent Carroll county.
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