Evening journal., 1921-12-08

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had been organized with a MEM
bership OF 2&3. These clubs have
been organized throughout the coun-
ty and in most instancese women
residents OF the communities have
been constituted leaders of the clubs.
Miss Medill during the year also as
sisted In organizing a number OF
Parent Teacher Associations. they
being closely affiliated with the club
work Many of the clubs. Miss
Medill reported had held festivals
to raise funds with which to carry
on the work.
Mrs. Mary y. Dickey treasurer OF
the Bureau reported receipts during
the fiscal year Of S3,40O.54 and ex-
penditures OF s2,S34.65. leaving a
balance Of s5e5.S9.
Charles p. Dickey. Of Newport.
and Lee Hoffecker. Of State Road,
composed the committee on arrange
ments in connection with the meet
ing today.
J. ID. Reynolds Of Middletown.
chairman OF the executive commit
tee, submitted a lengthy report. He
discussed the importance of record
books for farmers and said that
during the year applications had
! been made by farmers in this dis
trict for loans from the Federal
Farm Loan Bank amounting to
about 100000, but that only a
small portion OF the applicau tons had
been granted. The Farm Loan Bank
was approved in the report.
President Yearsley before the noon
recess, appointed Lee Hoffecker,
James Reynolds and Leslie Maclary
a nominating committee to report
nominations for officers this after
noon.
one OF the most interesting and
exhaustive reports made during the
day was that Of County Agent r. o.
Bausman Of Newark.
County Agent Bausman in his
annual report said in part;
I'm the County Agents report for
1920 the statement was made that
during the next year the county farm
bureaus OF Delaware would probably
be federated into a central organiza-
ton. In the report for 1921 It is a
pleasure to state that this has been
accomplished and that although less
than a year old the Delaware Fed
GRAFTON OF Farm Bureaus is one OF
the strongest agricultural organiza-
tions in the State. IL has a mem
bership OF two thousand Of which
nearly seven hundred are members
OF the farm bureau OF this county
This figure represents SIS per cent
Of the bona fde farmers OF the
county. The state Federation Ii
given a prominent mention because
It has had a direct bearing on the
work OF our county farm bureau
1T has been the policy OF thu
farm bureau to make friends will
all existing agencies and organiza
tions, agricultural and otherwise
The county farm bureau Is the Of
ficial organization through which tn
County Agent develops his program
OF work. Seldom is a project ap
proved without contact is made witt
some existing organization.
"The New Castle County Farm
Bureau is organized from the bot
tom up The unit Of the organize
ton is the community. Of which
there are fifteen in the County. Eacl
community has a committee con
sisting OF a chairman and a mem.
Der to head up and TO be responsible
for each line OF work adopted in the
community program OF work. Tn,
members OF the committee are elect
ed annually at a community meet.
ing.
"The Executive Committee is th'
governing body OF the organization
The committee consists OF Presi
dent uce-prcsident. secretary-treas
urer and four project leaders
The community program OF worl
has long been problem. We be
lieve the idealNplan is that this pro
gram of-work should be drafted b,
b the community committee and dis
Il cussed and perhaps altered an
b adopted at the community meeting
. II is practically essential that IN
: agent attend all these meetings.
. Upon completion OF the men
, bership drive the minds Of the mem
. bers seemed to center on the co
, operative purchase Of farm supplie
The county agent felt that tn
= piece OF work was more in the prov
, ince OF the State Federation, how
= ever. the State Federation was n,
/, yet ready to function. and not wan
ing to suppress the enthusiasm @,
. pressed In the organization. but rati
IA er to eventually direct Il along proT
/, er lines, the county agent encoural
n, ed the movement. II would secl
r. that this policy was correct In thu
r. the saving entailed in the purchas,
a made many friends for the far
D.: bureau and did not take thS count
D. agent out OF tho province OF n
J. position. The cooperative purchas
IS. for the year made by the membe
u. OF the farm bureau aggregate 90 OIL
eli pounds OF binder twine. $50 bushe
r. OF clover seed. 100 bushels OF g,
D. beans and $50 tons of fertilizs
A. which represented in value sos
10 and a saving OF $4,000 to tho mer
ID bers. This work is now being a
$. sorhed by the state Federation.
rs last year the county corn she
l. was suppianted by series of cor
); munity shows in which the farm b
); reau co-operated with the subor,
n nate oranges In all, seven sho'
d. were held.
V. After testing several samples
}; corn sent in from the local shoy
i the Department OF Plant Patholo
J. OF the University OF Delaware a
,; nounced that infection Of the rc
y. rot disease was prevalent and N