Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-10-25
TIE FARM BUREAU
Its Origin and Splendid Growth in
Hancock County.

Its Origin and Splendid Growth in
Hancock County.
The Hancock County Farm Bureau
was first known as the Hancock
County Farmers association, and
was organized August %, 1915, for
the purpose of developing agricul-
-InoIIsy 10 eSeIIoO eql 10 eAllelues
cooperation with the county repre-
tural resources of this county in
ture, Extension Service, Orono; also
to work in cooperation and foster
all interests bearing on development
and improvement of agriculture
and rural life.
The membership of the associa-
ton was made up of business men
and business farmers who subscribed
to the bylaws and constitution and
paid membership dues of one dollar
per year. The following men signed
up at this time: c. w. Stratton,
Hancock; S. l.. Burns, Nicolin; W.
H. Titus, Ellsworth; H. B. Moor,
Ellsworth S. S. Estey, Ellsworth;
G. B. Bridges, Ellsworth; H. F.
Whitcomb, Ellsworth; G. N. Worden,
Ellsworth; Harvey Leach, North Pc
nobscot; H. L. Lowell, North Penob-
scot: r. B. Holmes, Ellsworth; Lin
wood II. Cushman, Ellsworth; K. II.
Hodgkins, Lamoine.
The Hancock County Farmers as
sociation secured Office room for the
county agent, G. N. Worden, IN the
Moore building, corner OF Main and
Water streets, through the gener-
osity of Hon. John A. Peters, Hon. A.
II u q Mora
A fall blowing campaign and
other active work was carried on by
this association until July IA, 1917,
when special meeting was called
and it was voted to disband and turn
the organization records over to our
present organization, the Hancock
County Farm Bureau, the first
county Farm Bureau TO be organized
in Maine.
This organization has grown from
thirteen members in 1915 to over
700 members in 1922, with good
prospects of over 1000 men and
women members in 1928. 1t now
has two full-time paid agents and
an executive board consisting OF:
President, Clarence Young, Lamolne;
vice-president, H. Styles Bridges,
Concord, N. H.; secretary and treas
urer. H. F. Whitcomb, Ellsworth.
1t also has project leaders repre-
senting each important phase of
work, as follows: Stock, Harry
Woods, Lamoine; boys and girls
club work, VENDETTA B. Stanley, East
Surry; crops, Ray Gaspar, West Ellis
worth; foods, Mrs. Lillian Lord,
East Surry; clothing, Mrs. Nellie
Foss, Hancock; orchards, Charles
Thompson, Lamoine; household
MANAGEMENT. Mrs. Mary Gaspar,
West Ellsworth. A total of eleven
volunteers who have faithfully
served their county during 1922.
The annual meeting and seed show
is being held at Hancock hall, ELS
worth. to-day. Business of vital i'm
portance to all farmers, business
men and those interested in Hancock
county's agricultural development
will be considered.
One feature of this meeting of no
small value is the seed show and ex-
hibit. A. X. Gardner, Orono, acts
as official judge.
The best specimens at this ex-
hibit will be assembled by the Blu
reau and sent free of charge to the
State seed show at Lewiston. Han
cock county will be we'll represented
at Lewiston, despite hard season.
The meeting opened at $50 this
morning, as many of those attend
ing have to leave early to do the
evening work. At the general ses-
sion, the secretary's report was
made, address by president, reports
of project leaders, presentation and
adoption of financial budget, pres
entation and adoption of extension
program, report of nominating COM
mittee and election of officers.
The extension program suggested
by the executive committee for the
coming year consists of boys and
girls club work, improved potato
seed plots, top dressing grass land
demonstrations, lime demonstrations,
community orchard planting plan.
grating demonstrations, orchard
fertilization and spraying demOnstra-
tions, accredited herd work and bet
ter sires, better stock campaign,
farm survey, farm accounts, poultry
accounts, culling campaign, selec-
tion of breeders demonstrations and
caponizing demonstrations. This is
a program of value to every one in
Hancock county, from the twenty
acre potato raiser to the poultry
keeper of the smallest fiocks.