Morris tribune., 1912-12-20
WILLMAR MEETING SETS
NEW MARK.
West Central Development AS
ssociation Makes Plans for its
Development Work and Lis
tens to Notable Addresses on
What is to Be Done and How
to do It-Stock Farming
Boosted.

West Central Minnesota through it's
development association, has set a
new mark in the matter of holding
development associations. The most
successful meetings in the history of
the association were held Friday and
Saturday at Willmar. 1t showed the
results of the efforts that have been
put forth in the past. Politics have
not entered into the association. It's
aim is wholly to develop this portion
of Minnesota. and in this to do
what it can for every other section of
Minnesota.
The association has gone about its
work in a thorough. systematic man
ner.
Fully 300 enthusiastic boosters,
mostly farmers, were present Friday
afternoon at the opening session of
the West Central Minnesota Develop
ment league convention. 1t was the
greatest day ever fur the betterment
of agricultural pursuits in this section
of the state.
THE FARM UNIT.
H. j. Hughes of Minneapolis. dis
cussing t'The Size of Farm Unit. :"
declared that for dairv purposes eighty
acres has been proved to be nearly
right; or if an increased size is de-
sirable multinle of eighty should
be used. For grain farming 800
acres is about right, he said.
Mr. Hughes said grain farm is a
mining proposition, while stock
farm is a manufacturing concern. He
urged that the proper size of a grain
farm should be measured by the dis
tance horse could travel and placed
the maximum at 800 acres, He
urged there is no need of farmer
working more than 10 hours day if
he properly arranged his time.
In considering the size Of stock
farm Mr.. Hughes said acreage should
be forgotten and the farmer should
consider the number of stock he can
take care Of. He warned against too
large farm for. he insisted. too
large farm is so much waste. Half
a section of land. he thought, was too
big an acreage to turn into a dairy
farm. For a one-man dairy farm. the
size should be 80 to 16O acres.
Mr.. Hughes said the average price
OF farm land in Minnesota is $63 an
acre-too expensive to be devoted to
the raising of grain alone.
Mr.. Hughes related the condition
of two friends whom he had visited
last summer: The one milked twenty
cows and his average cream check
for four months was $85 monthly.
while that of the other was $7S month
" from seven COWS; the difference be-
ing that the one had just cows, while
the other milked COW selected through
the scales and Babcock test ful
efficiency.
THE HIRED MAN.
The problem of farm labor wa
considered by W. F. Sckilling oi
Northfield, one of the best known
dairy farmers of Minnesota. Mr..
SchilIipg said that farmers shoult
combine grain raising and dairyins
to make farming successful.
In the employment of labor, h
said, it was his principle to pay casl
for brains. In other words, he wal
willing to pay more for the man wh'
could apply intelligence to his Worl
than he would for a man who wa
merely willing. On his farm, nea
Mortified. he insists on having hi
cows MIXED at 5 in the morning ant
at 5 in the afternoon. By this methoC
the men are through at half-pas
six.
81 don't want man who drinks. ;
said Mr.. Schilling. "For a GOO
cow won't associate with man likt
that. >" He urged shorter hours, say
ing if you work man from IL to II
hours he is at such a grind that b
can't>think.
!. COWS AND BANK DEPOSITS.
Calling attention TO what dairyin
and good dairy cows have done for hi
section be said that 10 years age tn
bank deposits Of. L. Northneld wer