Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-01-26
MANY COMMUNITIES HOLD
FARM BUREAU MEETINGS
Dairy Specialist Hitcheeck Assists
With Lantern Talks

During the week ending December
18th. many Farm Bureau meetings
we're held in various communities
about the county. Dairy Specialist
Hitchcock assisted At these meetings,
aunplementing his talks with lantern
slides. For the most part these meet.
ings were we'll attended, the interest
good and much progress made IN the
DEVELOPMENT Of the various proJects.
The meetings in detail are as 1ollo"s'
Westmore Community Meeting
Held at the home of Calkins Bros,
attendance 35. Mr.. Hitchcock gave
talk on the Business Side of Dairy
ing" supplementing his talk with
lantern slides. Mr.. Rawson Calklns,
chairman of Westmore community
renorted for committee, the other two
members being unable to attend. Even
though the community is smaIl, ana
the farmers scattered, the Farm bu-
reau has a good community chairman,
and some good work is being done.
At this meeting the farmers aoopteo
the program as outlined by the COM
mittee. This program includes the
placing of a carload of lime the COM
inc season, seven tons of which were
placed at this meeting. Other project
activities adopted in the program IN
clude the placing of five registered
sires, cooperative spraying of gram,
and the keeping of farm accounts,
five books being the goal. Refresh-
ments were served at the close OF
the meeting.
Bloomington Community Meeting
Held at the hall Bloomington Cen
ter, December 16, attendance 30.
CT Hitchcock County,
Club Agent and County Agricultural
agent attended. Meeting opened by
a talk on dairying by Mr.. Hitchcock,
supplemented with lantern slides. Al
ter Mr.. Hitchcock's talk, County
Chairman Dutton called on various
members of the community committee
to report on their projects, after
which Club Agent Bacon spoke on
club work and it's present development
in Bloomington. The county agent
then took up the different projects and
lin addition spoke on cooperative
spraying and certified seed potatoes.
Five cooperators were secured for
cooperative spraying project and at
least two men have ordered certified
seed potatoes for next seasons plant
ing. The subject of farm accounts
was discussed at considerable length
and five cooperators were secured to
keep milk cost accounts. This was
an interesting meeting, and we look
for some good results in the communl-
ty the coming year.
South Albany Meeting
Held Friday afternoon, December
18th, at church vestry, attendance
five This being an afternoon meet
inc and an excellent day to work IN
the woods, the attendance was small.
The interest, however, was excellent
and some real good work started
Practically all the men present were
breeders of registered stock, so Mr..
Hitchcock told the men of his exper-
fence in advanced registry work, and
encouraged more longtime tests in
the county. The method of feeding
for records was discussed by all. One
of the farmers in the community OF
fers to sell his sprayer, and it is quite
likely that some spraying will be done
in the community the coming season.
Three milk cost account blanks were
placed at this meeting.
Barton Community Meeting
Held at the Fiske scheolhouse, De-
cember 18th, attendance IL. Although
the attendance was small at this meet
ing, everyone came for business and
some good discussions We're held.
Meeting opened with talk by Dairy
Specialist Hitchcock, supplemented
with lantern slides. Mr.. Hitchcock
opened up for discussion the subject
of dairy efeding, and everyone became
very interested, many questions being
asked. Chairman Emerson being the
only committeeman present reported
for the committee on the work accom-
plished in Barton the past year. He
discussed the different projects in
very good shape, and really told the
Agent Bacon followed with remarks
on club work, telling Of the work al
ready under way in Barton. The
county agent then took up the keeping
of accounts, and three cooperators
took milk cost account blanks. This
was very good meeting and every
one interested.