The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-17
WASHINGTON COUNTY
FARM BUREAU PLANS
We're Adopted at Annual Meeting Of
Organization Held at
Montpelier.

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The annual meeting Of the Washing
ton County Farm Bureau association
was called to order by President G. w.
Fitch at Montpelier at l0:30 a. m. Mon
day. The treasurer, Mrs. L. P, Young,
read the financial report, which was
adopted The president appointed a
nominating committee consisting Of j..
Il. Green of Waterbury, Roy Smith Of
Barre and Mrs. +, G. Fitch Of Calais.
The farm bureau agent, the county
agent, the home demonstration agent
and the Boys and Girls club agent
Igave interesting reports OF the work ac-
complished the past year.
In connection with the home demon
stration work and the Boys and Girls
| club work, the county project Leaders
reported the work as reported to them
BY the community project leaders. Mrs.
j. r Young, county project leader IN
nutrition, and Mrs. George Wardner,
county project leader in clothing, gave
definite information Of the work accom-
plished in the county in the above pro
! jects. Miss Boice read the reports on
health and home improvement on which
Mrs. Shonio of Duxbury was the county
project leader. Mrs. Shonio was unable
TO be present because of sickness.
The program committee, with Clar
ence Dodge of Berlin as chairman, and
~. o. Lilley of Calais and Mrs. Philip
Shonio of Duxbury, members, presented
county program for work for the
coming year The program was adopted
unanimously with the proviso that the
executive committee has authority to
change II at any time during the year.
The nominating committee presented
the names of G. w. Fitch for presi-
dent, Mrs, Philip Shonio vice president
and C. A. Dodge secretary and treas
urer. All were unanimously elected.
The meeting recessed from 1919 to
l:30 AT the opening Of the afternoon
session President Fitch introduced n.
C. Mckenzie Of the American Farm Bu-
reau federation, who talked on taxes.
Mr.. Mckenzie touched on some of the
inequalities of taxation and discussed
ways and means Of bringing about
changes in the state tax system.
The next speaker was Professor Ber-
tha Terrill, head of the home economics
department of the University Of Yer
mont. In the interesting talk which |
Professor TerriIl gave she touched on
the amount OF money the government
and states were spending on the chill
dren who had to repeat year in school
and on the subject of higher ideals.
The program as adopted Il as fol-
lows:
Organization and Legislation.
Maintain membership and secure
as many new members AZ possible.
Establish budget for expenses of
3-Continue publicity of activities In
Farm Bureau News, local newspapers
and circular letters.
4--Co-operate in every way possible
with the extension service and state ag-
ricultural college.
5---Co-operate in every way possible
with the state and national federations.
6--Conduct an annual field day.
7-Reach every community by the
home demonstration department and
hub work in some form.
Livestock Improvement.
l--Continue ration service in the !,
Farm Bureau News
2-Organize county breeders associa- !
ions to promote better breeding OF
larry cattle.
3-Organize as many bull .associa
ions as possible.
4-Place as many pure bred sires as
'ossible.
Encourage the cow-test associa-
ion work in the county in every way
ossible.
6---Conduct as many poultry culling D
demonstrations as possible. b
7-Ccnduct dairy tours. a
s-Further the eradication of bovine d
Ii
9-Continue calf club work and or.
anize one or more new clubs. {
lO-Continue poultry club work and :
rganize new club.
ll-Organize at least one pig club.
Crop Improvement. A
l--Encourage the growing of the va
ieties of corn which have ranked high
! the county variety tests.
Demonstrate the value of acid
hosphate on corn.
3--Conduct oat variety tests. ~
4-Demonstrate the use of acid phos- u
hate for grain growing. ol
5-Demonstrate the value Of the use le
/ life. III
e-organize 6 potato and garden clubs M
! desired.
Farm Management. -
Get as many farmers TO keep farm uc
scounts as possible.
2-Secnre cost account records for iu
iIk, maple sugar and potatoes. Fl
Marketing. ~
Publish weekly market quota
ons.
2-Assist in the further development
the cooperative livestock shipping in 9.
'ashington county ~
3-Encourage planting of more fruit
ees by the cooperative purchasing of
irsery stock. n,
Assist the farmers in producing al
ilk in a sanitary way according 10 81
ard Of health requirements. fe
5-Assist in organizing poultry prod n.
ts marketing organizations. in
6--Assist the farmers in grading. IS
cking and obtaining better markets DO
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