The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-18
ORLEANS COUNTY
FARM BUREAU
AT IRASBURC
DuttOn of Bloomington
Reelected President at
Annual Meeting

A goodly number cf The farmers
of Orleans County with their wives
gathered in the town hall in lras-
burg Tuesday afternoon for the
annual meeting of The Orleans
County Farm Bureau Association.
The activities of the forenoon
were confined to business session
in which the reports of the various
officers were considered. At 1870
an excellent dinner was served by
the ladies of the church, and at
200 p. M. the meeting continued
with an address by H. C. Mckenzie
of New York, tax expert for the
American Farm Buneau Federation
The morning session was opened
with an address of welcome by r.
A. Dutton President of the County
Association followed by report
of the minutes of the last meeting
by Secretary Bruce Buchanan of
West Glover. At this time Rev. AL
fred Ward of the NJ. L. Church adj
dressed the meeting and offered the
freedom of the parsonage, and the
church veStIy, to the assembly as
a resting place for the day.
The report of the treasurer, H.
w. Shaw of Newport, showed an
advance from the reports of form
er years, with all bills paid and a
substantial sum left in the treasury
He also mentioned the fact that
the banks have failed to cooperate
in projects as expected, during the
past year but that better things
are expected the coming wear. The
report Of r. A. Dutton on the
bureau organization showed a.. In
crease of AS members during the
fiscal year, that the bureau has re-
Gently established a market report
which will be mailed to each mem
Der weekly, as one of the benefits
of the organization, and that there
were twenty-five Junior Clubs in
the county, with an aggregate
membership of three hundred and
fifty boys and girls.
J. f. Niles reported on the crop
improvement project, which show
ed very satisfactorily results, there
having been nine varieties of seeds
with which satisfactory expert
ments were carried on especially
with corn and oats, each project
showing startling increase in var
uation over the crops and methods
of former years. The seed potatoe
experiments were not of much val
ne because of the excessive rains
of the pring although several pro-
iccts were carried on with success
by the boys clubs.
Clyde Vance of West Glover, in
his report on Dairy Improvement,
placed much emphasis on the value
of pure bred SireS, and that in spite
of the financial situation among
the farmers during the past year,
twelve farms have adopted pure
bred sircS An attempt is being
made to revive the Cow Test Club
in the county Mr.. Vance also plac-
ed much stress on the work of the
Junior Clubs. and told of the val
liable work that these organiza-
tionS are doing in the way of iudg-
ing and testing.
Mrs. }. H. Bartlett of Orleans
gave very interesting and CON
else report on the Home Econo-
mics work in the county, stating
her belief that it was the greatest
year in the hitSory of agriculture.
The Federal Bureau has sent a re-
preventative to Europe to, study
the situation there, to compare
with copditiop- barn She also mon
toned the achievement OF the
Farm Bloc in Washington, and the
reasons for the opposition they are
meeting from other industries. A
home demonstration agent was Sc
cured in July who is to make a sur
vey Of the conditions in the country
and projects in nutrition, clothing,
millinery and community work will
a.