Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-02-05
Farm Bureau MeetIng.

Several hundred county farmers and
dairymen and the wives and daughters Of
many attended the seventh annual meet
insof the Montgomery County Farm Bureau
held in the court house here last Saturday.
Addresses were delivered by Frank Mish.
president of the Washington County Co
operative Association. on Cooperation
And How 1t Can Help The Farmer :" Miss
Lavinia Enele. chairman of the legislative
committee of the Montgomery County Fed
GRAFTON OF Women's Clubs. County Gov
eminent and Organization Legislation. -
and DR.. David Hughes. OF Baltimore. Sell
ing the Worlds Best Goods"
Melvin M. Steward. secretary of the
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation, brought
greetings from the State Office and in a
short talk urged better organization and
closer cooperation in preparation for leg
islative and other battles declared to be
imminent. and Mrs. Josiah W. Jones,
chairman Of the home and community
committee Of the State federation, pledged
the cooperation Of the women Of the
county If il is indicated their help is de-
sired.
In his annual address at the opening Of
the meeting President Josiah W. Jones
gave brief resume of the activities of
the Farm Bureau and the Farm Bureau
Supply Company. and declared that both
are proving Of great value to the farmers
and dairymen Of the county. He stated
that since the organization Of the supply
company in 1921. $ll0. 900 had been spent
annually in purchasing for members of
the company at a saving of many thou
sands Of dollars. While he characterized
both the Farm Bureau and Supply Com
pany as wide-awake concerns, he said the
membership is not what 1t should be and
declared that not less than 1000 of the
1900 farmers Of the county should belong
instead of the 500 or 500. as at present.
He asserted that one of the principal OBJ
stacles in the way Of legislation beneficial
to the farmers is I'VE do not know what
we want ourselves"
Reports of W. c. Snarr, county agricul-
tural agent. and the secfetary-treasurer
Miss Bissett. were submitted, that Of the
latter showing that in 1925 the expenses
Of the bureau were $7.742l5. and that
the balance in the treasury at the end Of
the year was $79G.94.
Calvin Bready, Lawrence A. Darby, Geo.
c. Fry. Clarence L. Gilpin. John W. Hen
derson and Walter M. Maeruder we're
elected directors at large. and chairmen
OF the district branches. who are members
Of the board Of directors, were named as
follows: LaytoDsville. Geo. P. Plummer /;
Clarksburg, Herbert P. Price; Poolesville,
Robert W. Allnutt; Rockville. Ebert T.
Clasett: COlesville. C. Rust Candy; Darnes-
town. Thomas C. Darby; Bethesda. Joseph
Whalen Olney. Josiah W. Jones; Gath
ersbure. John B. Diamond Potomac, Ches-
ter Claeett GAINESVILLE. Windsor Hodges !;
Damascus. Eugene. S, Walker; Wheaton,
d. W. Simpson.
Mrs. James D. King was made chairman
Of the home and community committee.
and delegates to the annual meeting of
the State Federation Of Farm Bureaus we're
chosen as follows: Walter M. Masruder,
James d. King. Preston Snyder. Eugene S.
Walker, Willard Harvey. Mrs. James D.
d. King. Calvin Bready. G. Rust Candy,
David F. GLAND and H. d. Bond
In his report on the campaign to eradi-
cate tuberculosis among dairy herds, County
Agent Snar stated that while what had
been accomplished was not up to expecta-
tons. good progress has been made, and
predicted that il will not be long before
every herd in the county will have been
pureed. The greatest obstacle. he declared,
has been lack Of cooperation on the part
Of the Federal and State authorities.
resolution was passed deplorine fric-
ton between the officials of the University
Of Maryland and the county agricultural
agent, over which County Agent Snarr re-
signed. effective April LIST