Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-11-08
FARM BUREAU MEETING
Many Matters of Importance Discuss
ed at Orleans Friday.


and Mrs. j. H. Bartlett, Orleans, Fri
day, November Sd. The meeting was
one full of interest and much business
was transacted. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Niles, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. HI. Bartlett, VIM. Lawson, Z.
e. Davis, G. c. Rivers, G. M. Sher-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Cheney, and
the three county agents, w. I. Abel,
M. Il. Bacon and Miss Effie Goddard.
In the absence of the president, r.
A. Dutton, Mrs. j. H. Bartlett, vice
president, presided. M. R. Bacon,
county agent of Boys and Girls Club
Work, gave very interesting report
of the trip of the Orleans County del
egation to Camp Vail at the Eastern
States exposition, Springfield, Mass,
September 1928. Other reports and
work done are as follows:
HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT,
MISS GODDARD
Seven communities have been or
ganized with women's clubs with pro-
jects and leaders selected. She en-
phasized the inclusive plan for viii
lage ladies or non-Farm Bureau is as
yet not definite, the idea being to get
the ladies out to meeting-a fee to
be charged later. An educational
program rather than money making
proposition is the purpose of the
Womens advisory committee
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENT
Plans for community organization
were presented. Dates UP to Christ
mas have been made out, day meet
ings to be used with Manager Shaw
along to handle fertilizer and seed
pools. This year a statewide plan is
to be carried out on the Better Sire.
Better Herd campaign of the u. s,
government to put Vermont up near
the head of the list so that she shall
nave reputation in other dairvino
sectlons for good animals. All the
counties In Vermont are to work ON
this same plan. v"
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
county funds are coming in wall
anu 'i4 INDIVIDUAL members fees of Nav
port nearly all in. - 1Ne"-
Cow Testing Association work has
80 plohloted In Westmore and Bar
ton recently by local connittaa,,,a,s a's'i-
TINS proposition is to be mt M, lt III
the community meetings this winfa.
with the hope there will be two -.
more started before long.
1uberculin Testing was discussod
ana interest was shown by the mem
oerS OF the committee. Several new
appIlcants for tests reported bv a0ri.
cultural agent. Area testing was dis-
cussed and the concensus of oni,io,
or the committee was that the worL
is important and good thing in most
ways; Vermont being behind the otb-
er states of the Western part of tbe
country particularly in this work
Inc great expense of re-testing was
discussed and plans for the relieving
OF the expense in general related, the
need for enlightenment of our Iepis-
lature representatives on the need for
good legislature at this winters ses-
I sion was emphasized.
Action was taken to fill the Farm
Management position made vacant bv
Mr.. Cheney's change brought two
names suggested-Mr. Hudon of New
port, last years committee represen-
tatlve for the French members, and
Mr.. Rawson Calkins of Westmore.
The committee voted to ask Rawson
Calklns to serve with the committee,
by unanimous approval of the mem
bers
Report by Mr.. Bartlett on the work
OF the Farmers Exchange-feed pool
goes over the top of 1900 tons of bal
anced ration feed with 230O tons or
dered, with a number of cars already
come in. Eight or ten dollars saw
! ing at present the standing of these
ratlons compared to equivalent value
OF other feeds sold in the county.
Maple Sugar Cooperative Organiza-
tlon-The agricultural agent reported
that the state organization has sold
its entire amount of products collect
ed last season, and is planning to go
out after unlimited numbers of mem
L.
farmer in Vermont.
Three delegates to the annual state
Farm Bureau Federation meeting
coming next month, December, was
discussed for election. The plan of
: representation by voting directors
from Pres. Cornwall was read, and
shown to be basis of paid up mem
bers. Our share comes to three del
egates at present. Mr.. Niles, Will
liam Lawson and Mrs. A. c.. Cheney
were nominated and appointed by
vote of the committee. Alternates
are to be selected by the delegates
in case they cannot go, such action
being the vote of the committee. The
committee voted to pay the expense
of these delegates.
The matter of place for future
lettings of the committee was dis.
|uoSSo' DdICO1, orleans and New
port were all considered with Or
leans being the best point by general
concensus of opinion. Mrs. Bartlett
welcomed the committee to come at
any time to her home The letter
written by President Cornwall to Con
g'ressman Greene of Vermont was
read by Mr.. Bartlett. Also the re-
turn letter to Mr.. Cornwall thereto
A short discussion followed.
The appointment of an executive
committee member for direct help in
collecting Farm Bureau membership
fees was considered, to work with
the committee on membership: Mr..
Dutton, Mr.. Bates and the county ag-
ricultural agent. Mr.. Lawson was
suggested on account of his ability to
speak both French and English and
good natured personality for such
work. It was left with the above
committee appointed at the previous
meeting to do as they thought neces-
sary.