RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION - Genesee County

Description of new Ag Hall. 3-4-1899Ag Society buys pews from Baptist Church for benches. 4-6-1899History of Ag Society given at meeting 5-25-1939See also: Genesee County FairPast and Present column on founding of Agricultural Society. 11-15-1919List of presidents. 11-22-1919Past & Present column: List of secretaries. 12-20-1919Special issue on - with long history. 9-17-1923Fred B. Parker signs contract with Robert Nelson of Toronto, racepromoter, for 32 days of racing after the fair. 7-31-1926Past & Present column: Founding of Agricultural Society June 23, 1840. 8-17-1943Past & Present column: Start of Ag Society plus early fairs. 8-7-1948Present society started 1840, some fairs before that. 8-7-1948RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONSUBJECT TEXT DATEAgricultural WorksSee: Peter Broadbrooks.Agriculture, U. S. Dept. of Picture: new building on Seven Springs Road at corner of Route 33. 9-3-1975Agway Farmers take steps toward cooperative stock company. 3-6-1911Farmers produce exchang approved by Grange. 1-14-1913Agway was G. L. G. in 1939.Nearly 500 area farmers members. 5-8-1965Agway reports $3 million project. 12-13-1965Lewis Partridge new chairman of board. 12-13-1965Agway Mill owned by Batavia Agway - a local corporation owned andoperated by 322 stockholders, all local farmers. Not owned byAgway Inc. but operated by Agway Inc. under a management contract:Separating mill & elevator from farm & home stor not practical. It hasbeensuggested that the entire mill facility be moved to the site of anotherAgway facility on Wortendyke Rd.. That facility not connected withBatavia Agway. Most of stockholders in Batavia Agway are alsostockholders in the Agway on Wortendyke Road, the AgwayFertilizer Plant, Agway Petroleum and the Waymark Service Center, allthe city.Agway organization in second full year of operation - member ofCoop. GLF Exchange with 95,000 members. Agway founded in 1966 -Richard Glazer of Byron Committee Chairman. 12-13-1966New farm store proposed. 12-13-1966Gary McWethy built Agway store on Liberty St. - Jack Chemelowiecpainted it. 6-1967Agway Inc. buys stock of Lamkin-Babcock. Norman Lamkin to manage. 10-17-1969Picture: Agway celebrates 5th anniversary. 11-24-1969Ad: Opening new Automotive Department at Agway - Ellicott at Liberty. 4-22-1970Agway to build on two locations - near Bushville & near Jamestown. 10-26-1971Plans million dollar mill for Wortendyke Road. 11-24-1971Pictures: Mill on Wortendyke Road. 4-30-1973Article on Agway. 1-15-1974