Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-06
HALFCENT
A WORD AFTER
FIRST ms ERTloN
HOW To ESTABLISH
AIFARM BUREAU

National Crop Improvement Service.1
Various means have been adopted TO
raise the money necessary to employ
County Agriculturist- Some OF these
methods are as follows:
First: The best farmers themselves
under cooperative agreement to pay
s. or $40 per year TO have line OF
farm practice established for them 30
that they may become the demonstra.
tor and practically assistants OF your
county advisor, each In his own neigh
borhood These In some states have
been established on township lines, 30
that there are, say. ten co-operators
In each township. who become a Wig
lance committee for the general wei
fare OF their township. and ut the
same time. their wives and daughters
become the social committee for their
township, which is so necessary TO
establish that community OF spirit
which Is essential to make the work OF
your advisor n success.
o'Aohus b'H'idl Htmptio hiP
based either on 81 per year or upon
one cent per acre. but It must be
made clear that every farmer is eleg
ible to this counsel whether he sub
scrbes his dues or not. although pres
sure should be brought on every man
TO become financially interested. how.
ever small his contribution may be
Third The county officials should
contribute from 81 900 to $1,000
per year: first, to establish the county
farm property on more paying basis
and In great many cases TO use this
county farm IA a seed breeding prop.
osition, 30 that n central source OF sup
ply may be had of the variety best
adapted to the soil and climate. so
that eventually mongrel seeds OF all
kinds may be cut out and n single
best type established; second. II this
Is done intelligently, It viii Wipe out
any present deficit on the county poor
farm and will pay all OF the county
charity bill. making the institution
seli-sustaining
Fourth: Tho County School Board
will generally pay $500 10 5000 for
the privilege OF having the expert su-
porintond the agricultural work in the
county schools.
Fifth: The Office Of Farm Man
agcment. L ted States Government,
assures us that they will pay one
half OF the salary OF the county ad-
visor beginning the second year. but
before making this statement TO your
constituency, Il would be well 10 have
the Bureau OF Plant Industry. Wash.
ington, d. c., in writing to this effect
Sixth: There is generally n small
fund for the farmers Institutes. which
In many states is being thrown to tho
support OF the county farm bureau
plan.
Seventh: The bankers have n state.
wide committee, working on these
same lines and We feel that min
imum OF 800 per bank per year
would be subscribed II properly ap.
preached
Eighth The general resources OF
the commercial club TO make good
any possible deficit which may be
necessary to carry out the contract
and expenses OF your county man and
10 pay whatever overhead expense is
necessary to keep the organization to
gether.
Ninth. The crop Improvement
committee Of the Council OF Grain Ex.
changes will pas 8 900 into the local
fund Of any county which organ ns
County Farm Bureau either Ia con.
neciiou with a comm rcial club OF iu.
dependontly. and raises az laas. 5000
locally from individuals outside % gov.
erumer'al and taxation source. For
full Information address Pert Ball. sec.
rotary. Room l.. Board OF Trade, Chi
cago.