The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
DRIVE YIELDS 4Y15
MEMBERS TO DATE
Twelve More Towns to Cam
vasS in Farm Bureau
Campaign
TOTAL LAST YEAR
NUMBERED BUT 2S5
Fees Then Were 81, While This Years
Fee Is S5-Field Day i'm Whitingham
Aug. 16-AutOmobile Trip to Windsor
County Planned.

Prospects are promising for the most
prosperous year in the history of the
Windham County Farm Bureau. if fl
nancial returns and number of members
can be looked upon as a barometer, 130
more members already having been en-
rolled in the organization than the mem
bership list contained last year. The
larger enrolment is due largely to the
work of John A. Sanford of Putney. who
| is devoting his time to the membership
campaign and who has turned in the
largest number of members in one day
of any canvasser in any county in the
state. His largest days work yielded
- members.
Up to the present time 40 members
have been enrolled on the five-dollar
membership basis. and - towns remain
tn be canvasSed. The total enrolment
last year. when the membership fee was
50 was 2SJ. Wilmington. with GA. has the
honor of having the longest list of men,
bprs outside Brattleboro. where many of
the business men have joined the organ
iZation. The canvass of BrattlebOro.
however. has not vet been completed.
The campaign started May % and will
not be completed before the end Of July.
The cost of securing each member has
been 81 cents. This amount includes
postage. printing. automobile mileage and
Mr.. Sanford'S salary.
In the last meeting of the executive
committee of the Farm Bureau it was de
cdcd to hold the annual field day in
Nottingham Tuesday, Aug. 16. the exact
'slocation to be decided upon later. q. w.
Amidon of Grove. w. :. Allen of Jack
Sonville and Leslie Adams of Wilmington
were appointed a committee to have
fe af tho arf.l rpproputs
1t also was decided to have an automo-
bile trip into the southern part of Wind
Sor county Wednesday. Aug. 24. or
Thursday. Aug. -. and w. s. Fem of
Westminster and J.. 4. Sanford of Put
Hey were appointed to have charge of
the trip. which will take the members
through Springfield to Wethersfeld.
Windsor. West Windsor. FelchvilIe and
return to Springfield. They will visit the
Buena Vista Jersey farm. an Ayrshire
farm. and other interesting points to
farmers, and the Windsor county men
who have been unusally successful along
certain lines viii give short talks TO the
Windham County delegation.
In view of the fact that not enough
money is in sight to employ a leader for
boys and girls club work it was thought
advisable to get as much assistance rs
possible from the state club leader and
get the clubs on n good. sound footing
and have them produce articles for ex-
hibtion at the fair this fall and arouse
the interest of the parents. 1t was be-
lieved that by next year leader would
be secured.
Three club champions in their line i'm
Windham county. Eva BorkowSki of
Guiford. Florence Morrison of SaxtonS
River and Howard Aplin of Putney.
were taken to Burlington recently by
County Agent r. Wilton Harvey to at
tend the achievement day program at the
college of agriculture of the University
of Vermont. Miss BOrkowski was cham
pion of the county in raising corn and in
canning Miss Morrison was champion in
clothing efficiency; and Master Aplin
was champion of gardens. Each of the
champions of the various counties told
of their work. They were away two
days.