The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-16

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will assist in the development OF fairs,
and will arrange lecture courses on
Industrial subjects.
My field lies with the state press.
l have very close to 200 papers CO.
operating with us in the distribution
of practical farm matter, at the pres
emit time. These papers circulate over
the entire :ytate, and furnish med!-
um for direct nelp to the farmer slch
as is possessed by NJ other stat' i,
the co,ns"v at .le 13:"'en time.
But we intend to go farther than
this. We intend in the fullest sense
Of the word, to carry the agricultural
college to the farm. We are ready to
say to the farmers f the state-of
your community-"if you will get to-
gether on some practical business
basis orsln:ze for The purpose of get
ting in some better dally stock. batter
horses, better grain, to protect your
credit, to sell to better advantage,
we are with you.
eve will come and talk the matter
over with you, help you to organize,
will give YOU the best experience we
have along the lines you wish to make
strong, and will help you to fit your
organization into others that will de-
velop over the state, to the end that
we may get a statewide organization
of farmers, working, on a strictly
business basis, and on lines of the
broadest cooperation.
eve will do more than this. We
will help you to get started, and we
will help you to keep going. If you
want to buy good stock we will tell
you where it may be had and the type
to buy for your purpose, should you
care for us to do so. If you want
better seed grain, and will organize
to that end, we will furnish you with
enough ito make start, and will get
out with you on the ground and tell
you how we would handle the crop
rotation that goes with good seed"
You see, in other words, our idea
is to organize cooperative associa-
tons that shall work, each one to a
definite business end, but in harmony
with each other. We want to arrange
If we can, an agreement that shall
bring together at least once a year,
representatives of all the co-opera-
tive societies i'm the state, to dis
cuss business plans and methods.
We believe that the time is ripe to
go forward with this work The de-
|mand Of the day for efficient organi-
cation necessary to meet the calls
that are already coming In for or
gained work along that line.
The writer expects to devote q
alre part etaoin shrdl etaoi taoi oioaa
large part of the winter months to
work Of this nature. We are moving
slowly as yet. We are not going to
make any cut and-dried plans as to
how the system shall be worked out.
6uL We no Iul0uU w uk0A0 ~ ~ NAV0A
in it's scope that any existing organi.
cation OF its kind can work with us;
any society that is now working for
the settlement Of the farm condition
I,may come into it's circle without in
anyway affecting its own original
purpose.
In short we are going to take the
agricultural college back to the farm,
with all the power of the entire
school, behind U.s..
The writer will book dates for him
self and other organizers for tie
months Of January, February; Marcl
April and May. ALL Correspondence
concerning this phase of college ex-
tension should be addressed directly
to him, care of the Agricultural
College, N. D.
! HUGHES J. HUGHES.