Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-03-09
STATE WILL I'M
PROVE ALARM
Chance For Some Willmar Far.
mer TO Give His Farm a
Great Boost I'm Value.

Uc1S 1SuIU VI IIlc "1lll1ldE OOIu1lcTClaI
Club attended last evenings meet
ing. Much interest was manifested
in the proceedings.
The one-hundredth member was
admitted in the person of DR.. H.
E. Frost, with one applicant on the
waiting list. This fills the men,
bership rolls and new members will
be admitted only as old ones fall
out.
The matter first discussed was the
experimental farm, promise for
which was secured at the last meet
ing of the State Federation of C.
Clubs. There is now a splendid
opportunity for some progressive
farmer in the vicinity of Willmar
to have his farm improved by the
best methods under the direction of
an expert from the State Agricul-
tural School for a term of three to
five years. There are no special re-
quirements, as just an average
farm is desired. A rented farm
will answer the purpose as we'll if
satisfactory arrangements can be
made with the owner. The follow
ing rules for choosing the
farm have been received from the
Agricultural School:
1t is desired to utilize not less
than 80 acres, and the whole farm
is required If possible. To keep
intelligent farm accounts on a por-
tion Of the farm is not deemed
practicable, nor is it believed of
the best advantage to the farmers
of a locality to demonstrate part
and not all, of the farm work.
Wherever possible, whole farms will
be used, that all the farm problems
may be carefully studied and the
work be carried on with profit to
the owners of the farms, to whom
all profits being obtained will
naturally accrue. The conditions
are as follows:
1.-The farm required. Owner
ship-The farms used shall be
owned by private individuals, en-
gagged inzthe business of, farming.
Farms handledzby renters may also
be used. = - e..
1.-The farm shall be representa-
tive of the locality in size, kind of
soil and type of farming followed.
"The demonstration farm shall
be located so near as to be easily
accessible from the railway and
town, and easily observed by the
farming community.
Selection-The selection of the
farm shall be made by committee
composed of three members of the
Commercial Club, three representa-
tive farmers chosen by the farmers
of the locality, and by a representa-.
tive of the Agricultural College.
The farm should be selected with
a view to it's operation for period
of three or five years, as the best
results cannot be expected in q
shorter time.
Equipment and labor, includ.
ing the usual farm live stock and
machinery required for the proper
operation of farms shall be fur.
nished by the farm owners to whom
the profits shall accrue. Blank
forms will be furnised the farm
owner for the purpose of reporting
the business transactions of the
farm, so that business statement
may be made at the end of the
year.
| The matter will be taken up a,
the Farmers institute to be held Al
Willmar next Monday and Tuesday
AS its three representatives fo1
choosing suitable farm, the Clul
selected A. P. Adams, A. A. Ander
son and N. O. Nelson. Any farm
ers near Willmar who would like t.
avail themselves Of this splendit
opportunity to improve their farm
> should communicate with eithe
one of these men for further infor
nation.
: Supt. Tonning of the Wilma
! Schools mace an earnest plea fo
> support for the project of adding
, Domestic Science and Agricultur,
! of the practical lines of manua
) training, etc.. already established
, at Willmar. He was ably seconded
by DR.. Johnson. whereupon the fol
r lowing resolution was drawn AM
} adopted unanimously by the Club:
= "Whereas, The Board of Educa
tion of Willmar has made a pro
} posal to the citizens of the schoo
) district that permanent depart
4 ments of domestic science and agri
! culture be added to those of manua
training and sewing now establise
. in the public schools Of Willmar
and
Whereas, It is necessary, in orde
0 to secure State aid, that suitabl
: building be erected and tract Q
land be acquired for this purpose
l. Therefore, Be it Resolved, Tha
: the Commercial Club of Wilma
Y most heartily endorse this actio