The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-11-07
WASHINGTON co.
FARM BUREAU
Notes for Week Ending Nov. 4.

| Monday, Oct. 80, G. r. Carlton
county agent, was at Worcester, where
the last oat variety test was threshed
and weighed on the farm of John
Cane. Tuesday, the agent met with
a representative group of Jersey
breeders Of Washington county at the
city hall in Montpelier to organize
a county breeders association. This
resulted in the organization of the
Washington County Jersey Cattle
club, its object being to promote the
breeding of Jersey cattle in Washing
ton county. S. G. Judd, state dairy
specialist, was present and told of the
advantages Of such club and out
lined some things it could accomplish.
Wednesday night Mr.. Judd and the
county agent met with a group Of
farmers at Shady Rill to consider the
organization of a bull association. This
community has several advantages for
such an organization and the agent
expects to spend some time this next
week on this work in that community.
Wednesday was spent in Berlin Cor
'ner community, where several farmers
agreed to join a COW test association
to fill up the Granite Heights associ
alton, which lacked few members to
provide full months work for the
tester
On Thursday night there was farm
bureau community meeting at Waits
field with an attendance of fifty. Agri-
cultural moving pictures were shown
and Messrs. Judd, Kirk AMI Carlton
spoke on farm bureau and agricultural
work.
j. f. Carrigan, assistant county
agent leader, and H. p. Young, farm
management demonstration, were in
Montpelier Friday for conference
with the agent.
Friday night Mr.. Kirk and Mr..
Carlton attended n f. NJ. p. A.
meeting at Waterbury Center and
both spoke briefly.
Saturday the executive committee
of the farm bureau met a. the farm
bureau Office and took up number |
OF important matters.
The joint achievement day of the \
Marshfield Calf and Sewing clubs was
held in the Marshfeld high school |
building, Saturday, Nov. 4, with forty |
parents and friends of the club work |
present. The boys and girls presented
\ splendid program, beginning with
The flag salute followed by club songs
md yells ending, with reports by the
hub secretaries on the work done
through the year, and stories by each
hub member as their individual work
Walter Lance, district superintendent
# schools, addressed the club members
md guests, expressing his great sur
rise and pleasure at the splendid
work accomplished through the year,
md he urged them to continue as they
lad started.
z. L. ingalls,, state club leader, then
resented the club charters signed by
he secretary of agriculture and direc- |
ors Of the extension service at Bur I
lngton, and gave the twenty-five club {
Members their club medals Mr.. Gregg. I
manager of the w. S. Martin farm at ,
then spoke of the fin work !
howD by boys and girls at the expo I
ition and closed by saying that Mr.. IN
Iartin wished TO present one of his
eef calves TO some member Of the I
hub who would bring it up. The club
lembers closed the program by cheers 2
DR. Mr.. Martin, Mr.. Gregg and their
ub leaders, Mr.. Mears and Mrs.
hortt, who have done so much for !
hem during the past year.
The achievement day Of the Hexa-
on Sewing club OF Calais and Hust-
rs Community Crop and Canning
ub of county roads will be held on
thursday night, Nov. 2, at the Morse
county roads, in connec-
on with the meeting of the Commu-
ity club, and everyone is cordially in
tied to attend.