The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-03
ORANGE COUNTY FARM BUREAU

ORANGE COUNTY FARM BUREAU
Notes for week ending Oct. %, 1922.
Considerable Office work has been
done this week on the annual reports
of the Central Orange County Cow
Test Association and the Granite
Heights Cow Test Association. These
reports will be mimeographed at the
Farm Bureau office and each member
of each association be given copy.
The reports contain several tables OF
interest to the members grouping
the cows in each association accord
ing to butterfat production and also
according to food consumed.
A group of ladies met at the home
Tuesday, Oct. % for an all day meet
ing on the remodeling of clothing
On Tuesday p. m. the Central
Orange County Cow Test Association
and the Central Orange County Jer-
sey Cattle Club met at the Farm Bur-
eau office for the ir annual meetings.
Mr. H E Bremen, State Supervisor of
Cow Test Associations and Mr. S G
Judd, State Dairy Specialist, were
present and gave interesting talks,
The officers elected for these organic
ations are as follows: Cow Test Asso-
ciation-Pres., E O Bicknell;' Sec.-
Treas, Benz. Tucker; Directors, j P
Davis, John Picknell, A l. Judd. For
the Jersey Cattle Club-Pres., J P
Davis; V. Pres, BENZ. Tucker; Sec,
E o Bicknell; Treas, Edw. Flint;
Directors at large, Harvard Tucker.
John Bicknell, C H Baraw. Benjamin
Tucker was elected publicity man for
the club and E E Hutchinson was
chosen as Calf Club Leader.
On Wednesday, Oct. "a, meeting
was held in the Congregational
Church parlors in Chelsea Thirty
women were present and 13 garments
were worked upon.
On Thursday, Oct. %, an all day
meeting was held at the home of Mrs
Tullar in Vershire.
An all day meeting was held in the
town hall in Thetford Center on Fri
day, Oct. 26. Twenty-four women
were present.
On Friday night the county agent
attended the regular meeting of
Washington Grange, giving talk on
the Better Sires-Better Stock Cam
paign.
Miss Emma Fuller, Home Economics
Specialist from Burlington, was pres
ent at the meetings held during the
week and gave some most helpful in
formation in regard to remodeling
work.
On Monday and Tuesday, Oct 80
and 81, Miss Lydia M Potter, State
Home Demonstration Agent Leader,
will be in the county for confer
qence with the Home Demonstration
Agent.
The Mothers Club of West Fairlee
Center will meet on Friday, Nov. g.
A demonstration on First Aid will be
given by the Home Demonstration
Agent.
The Green Mt. Purebred Jersey
Calf Club met on Saturday p. m. at E
E Hutchinson's on Saturday p. m. At
this meeting the boys voted to divide
the SIS prize won bv the demonstra-
ton team so that the club would
get $40 and the remaining SIS to be
divided between the boys who were in
the team.
Livestock shipments in cooperation
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stock Shipping association were made
at Randolph and South Royalton.
Ten head of stock were shipped from
South Royalton, this being the first
shipment made NJ this station. Ship
ments will be made each week from
Randolph and every other week from
South Royaton. For the present Mr.
'Chas, Blair is in charge of the ship
ping at Randolph and anyone wish
ing to ship should notify him. Loren
Durkee of Tunbridge is in charge of
the shipping at South Royalton.
Those wishing to ship on Nov. 18th
should communicate with him or with
the Farm Bureau office.
ri. A. Dwinen. |
County Agric. Agent. !
Freda J. Randall
Home Demonstration Agent.