The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-01-05
Fairfield Has 105 Members Pursuing
Agricultural W0rk

The annual meeting of the Fairfield
Farm Bureau was held at the Grange
Hall at Fairfield Center, December 80.
In spite of the cold weather there
was a good attendance, about 40 be-
inr present The forenoon was Civ
en- over to the reports of the project
leaders. r. f. Libby. project lead
err in membership reported that al
ready 101 members had been secured
for 1922; and that this number con-
siderably exceeded the quota assigned
to this local. Nj. c. Emery orchard
project leader, reported that the mat
ter of forming a Fruit Growers AS
sociation had been taken up with F.
II. Dudley, State Horticulturist; and
that it was expected that Mr.. Dudley
would come within the next month
to Fairfield to meet those growers in
terested in forming such an associa
ton. J. A. Jones for poultry, and
II S. Hoxie for potatoes both report
ed the holding of several valuable de-
monstrations in their individual pro-
jects. Clayton Pillsbury, dairy lead
er. said that the arrangements were
practically completed for the forma-
ton of milk testing circle.
In the afternoon Norman ToZier,
Agricultural teacher in Windham High
school, gave most interesting talk
,pyly Of n r n
Teacher in secondary schools. And
it was the feeling of all present that
the High school in Fairfield should
have an agricultural course. And
it was voted that the chairman of
the local Farm Bureau confer with
the Superintendents of schools in re-
lation to such course, and that he
cause to he inserted in the town war
rant an article providing for the es-
tablishment of this course.
At this time the meeting was turn
ed over to County Agent c. A. Storer,
and to Miss Rosalind Jewett of the
Home Economics Extension Service.
These took up in detail the work to
be done in the different projects this
coming year.
A valuable address was given by
NJ. ID. Jones of the Extension Service
on the reasons for keeping farm ac-
counts.
A short outline was givc1 - tie
secretary of the work to be done N
cooperative buying this coming year.
He smoke in particular of the saving
to be effect in the cooperative buy
ing of fertilizers, feeding stuffs. grass,
seed and other farm seeds.
The following officers were elected
for 1922:
Chairman, n. W. Tozier; secretary
and treasurer, ID. w. Ellis; project
leaders: dairy. Clayton Pillsbury;
sheep. A. H. Ellis; orchards, M. {.
Emery; crops. Harry Ballard; pota-
toes, II. S. Hoxie: accounts, Ralph Gift
ford: poultry. J. A. Jones; member
ship. r. f. Libby; clubs. Vim. Pad
dock; exhibits. Thomas. Eager; Wo-
mems section: chairman, Lucy Bige-
low; secretary, Ethel Green; project
leaders: clothing, Ella Eager; food
Helen Jones; household accounts.
Edith Hoxie. Fairfield has So men
and 10 women members.
Among some of the business trans
actions at this session were: 1t was
voted to have two clubs, boys and
girls agricultural club; voted to
have ten farm accounts kept and 20
seed corn accounts; in the dairying
it was voted to conduct one testing
circle; voted to plant 30 acres of New
York Yarmouth Flint Corn; also vot-
ed to have an orchard busting and
spraying demonstration. 1t Is plan
ned to SOW fifty acres of Maine 340
oats. Several other projects were
discussed relative to poultry culling
demonstrations. A bountiful dinner
was served.