The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-18

The last legislature appropriated
$1,000 to enable the Farmers club Of
Minnesota to print its annual report.
By being able to give these reports
away, it is felt that much valuable in
formation, not of the ordinary kind,
will be disseminated among those inter-
ested in agriculture: In Wisconsin,
the legislature allows $4,000 annually
for publishing such reports.
! The Farmers club OF Minnesota was |
really started four years ago, yet nc
meetings of Importance were held I'M
til the winter Of 1902-l903. This club
is an organization whose object is to |
promote the agricultural interests of the
state: It plans to accomplish this OBJ
First-By holding Farmers club
meetings. " l
Notwithstanding committees inves-
tigating and making reports on matters
of vital interest to farmers.
Third-Members carrying on expert
mental work on their own farms.
nection with the experiment station, or
the school of agriculture, this year its
officers are all connected in some way
with the institut ion. The president, A.
D. Wilson, is assistant instructor in agri-
culture; the vice president, Professor
Andrew Boss, is professor of agricul-
ture and animal industry; the treasurer,
sor Of soil physics, and the secretary,
D. A. Gaumnitz, is assistant in the an
imal industry division Of the school of
agriculture. The state at large is rep
resented by an executive board consist
ing of nine members, one member being
chosen from each congressional district:
At the annual meeting, held the second
Monday in January Of each year, the
executive board and the state officers
are chosen. To do the most effective
work, however, the club is subdivlded
i into county organizations. AS the club
grows. these county organizations VIII
be subdivided. Each of these county
organizations has It's president. secre-
tary and treasurer, who look after the
details of farmers meetings, which are
held during the winter months, when
the farmer is supposed to have plenty
, Of time for studying farm problems.
! From the locality in which the meet
} ing is held, speakers who have made
success of some line Of farm work are
b club meetings would be Of more direct
n benefit to the farmer than meetings
8 where speakers are secured from dit
= ferent states. and who do not always un-
v derstand local conditions. The state club
3 helps the county organizations I'LL out
e} the programs Tor LneSe HeeCihSo ~
q providing specialists from the experl;
ment station, who talk on such technlcal
J. subjects as fungous and insect diseases
animal breeding, animal feeding, sam
"a tarv conditions necessary in dairy,
is etc. 80 mo,,;o.
t. The state club at the annual meeting
II appoints standing committees to study
t, up matters of particular interest to the
% farmer, such as elevators, rural scnool
IT consolidation, parcels post delivery, etc
d A report is to be made at the next an
e. nual meeting, but in the meantime mem
e bers Of the club, by writing to THESE
IS committees, are able to obtain 1niorIha
n tion concerning these Prooleliis' "n>
O. from the farmers standpoint.
rs1 The state club also selects members
It. IN carrv on certain phases Of expert
ly mental work. This part of the clut
t. nlan. however. is at present not very
i'll prominent. Later it probably Will 81
one Of the most valuable features OF tn
* club, especially as it is altogether liKel.
IS, these experiments will supplement- e8
IL, periments already being carried on
ch the experiment station. =,
ue Last year the club was greatly nand1
is capped thru lack of funds for publsnln
he its renort. This year, with the approc
: : nr;ation allowed by the legislature, thl
feature of the club will be great!
strengthened. The report will contal
J the REPORTS Of the standing committees
. = the EXPERIMENTAL work, and dlscusslo
.al of technical problems by scientific worR
ers. The report will be given out a
Farmers club meetings, and in this wa
ne many homes, which otherwise woul