Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-11

good Agricultural School or College
and who has had more or less prac-
teal experience in farming. His duty
is to put in his whole time studying
the agricultural problems of his
county and doing what he can with
the cooperation Of the farmers to
remedy untoward conditions. He will
attempt to unite the Agricultural in
terests of his county. He will be
preacher Of better agricultural meth
DDS and a helper in getting those
methods into actual practise. He
will not purport to know all there is
to be known about agriculture, but he
will do what he can and where he
cannot himself solve a given solu-
ton he will bring the united force Of
the State and Federal Departments
to bear upon it, and he will also have
the assistance Of his neighboring
County Agents. Frequently it is true
that one farmer in one part of a
county has discovered a certain
method of procedure which works
well in that county. 1t is a better
method than his neighbors use. Then
it will be the business of the County
Agent to discover such men and get
in touch with their ideas and their
methods. And then, do all he can to
|get those methods into more general
use throughout his County. Not in
frequently a particular farmer has
exceptionally fine corn, or small grain
which would be better seed for that
particular county than imported seed.
In that same county there are fire.
quently men who would like just that
sort Of seed, but are not aware that
they can secure it in their own coun-
ty. They very often send to seed
houses or other states for seed and
| it is not unusual for them to find that
the seed they get is not well adapted
to their conditions. It will be the
business Of the County Agricultural
Agent to keep lists Of these two
classes of men and get them in touch
with each other to their mutual adj
Vantage.
BETTER STOCK.
The County Agricultural Agent can
do much towards the introduction of
more and better grades Of stock. In
fact, this is one of the things which
the men in West Central Minnesota
have already begun to do. For in
stance, Mr.. Marshall in Traverse
county has found a number Of COM
munity breeders clubs. That is small
Igroups of farmers who agree to UNI
tie on one kind Of stock, to put breed
sires at the head Of their herds and
to do all they can to make that COM
immunity stand out strong for the par
|ticular kind Of stock they 60 in for.
One way in which this is done is to
have the various farmers in COM
immunity group purchase their full
blood sires from several good sourc-
es and then, after each has used his
sire upon his own herd until there is
DANCE Of inbreeding to exchange with
his neighbor. Such plan viii be an
economy to each man In the group.
4 Where the herds are small two or
three farmers may pool their money
land purchase first class sire where
mo single one could afford it.
Stevens and Big Stone county have
} also done considerable towards get
!, ting better stock. Mr.. r. D. Hawk,
!. the County Agricultural Agent IN
{ Stevens county has purchased car
load of Holstein cattle since he be-
gan work in October. Before that
time thirty farmers and business men
! united and signed q writtsn agree
5 lment that they would stand any loss
lon carload Of pure blood Holsteins
! pro rata, if such a carload should b
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