1951 A discussion on the use of pit silos and grass silage. Everett Schurman was president.

1953 The formation of Amalgamated Dairies Ltd. was discussed. Twine was purchased for sale.

1956 The Institute received $2655.50 for the sale of lime and $1030.95 for the sale of seed.

1957 This is the last year of records for the Institute and operations appeared to have ceased during this year.

Dunk River No. 10 Farmers Institute List of Members 1933

1. John N. Profitt 30. RB. Auld 2. D.M. Bernard 31. Abijah Burns 3. RA. Profitt 32. Colin Campbell 4. AC. Gardiner 33. Eldon Drummond 5. Roy Burns 34. Elton Cairns 6. Mabon Stavert 35. George Rogers 7. Silas MacFarlane 36. Wilfred Hammill 8. EL. Cairns 37. Walter Stetson 9. R.L. Cairns 38. James H. Reeves ‘10. Walter Curley . 39. Colby Lewis 11. Samuel Drummond 40. William Rogers 12. CW. Croken 41. Austin Scales 13. Leslie Simmons 42. Bruce Burns 14. Reginald Forbes 43. Jardine Stavert 15. Edmund Burns 44. Frank Deacon 16. Edison Dammerall 45. Roy Hill 17. Alphonsus McCarville 46. ET. Schurman 18. Scott Carins 47. George Jardine 19. Fred Reeves 48. T.J. lnman 20. Gordon Burns 49. Howard Schurman 21. RP. Burns 50. John Campbell 22. J. Scott Jardine 51. Peter Deighan 23. Clayton Smith 52. Fred Stetson 24. CD. Taylor 53. Goulding Reeves 25. John W. Lewis 54. Austin Hammill 26. Ray Lidstone 55. Fenton Simmons 27. George Reeves 56. William Francis 28. George Paynter 57. Gregory Mulligan 29. Isaac Burns 58. Alfred Curley

FREETOWN HARMONY 4-H CLUB As we turn time back to the year 1928, we find a dozen people forming the first 4-H Club in this area.

Members were not just from Freetown but also Wilmot, Carleton Siding and Chelton. Their local director was Allison Profitt. At the Provincial Fall Rally in 1971, Allison was presented with the first “Friend of4-H” award. He was always ready and willing to judge cattle at exhibitions or 4-H achievement days, and helped many 4—H members to learn the good qualities of a dairy cow and Showmanship. Some members of this first club were Elmer Waugh, Roberta Taylor, Hope Jardine, Emmett Maclsaac, Wilbert Wright, Arthur Wright, Fred Lowther, Jesse Burns, Jack Sobey, Mel Sobey and Olive Drummond.

In 1943, some Freetown members joined the Bedeque Calf Club which consisted of members from Bedeque to Tryon. Records from 1950 show Freetown members belonging to the Norboro Club.

In 1952, Freetown and South Freetown joined as one club. At that time it was known as “The Freetown Calf Club”. It has held steady with the Holstein breed but records from 1948 show they had Ayrshires as well. The trend has been toward purebred but a grade calf is permissible.

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