Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-12-06
ON TO WILMA
Good Delegation Going from
Stevens County Next Week.

meeting at Willmar next Friday and |
Saturday, Dec. 18th and 18th. So
many matters of interest are to be dis
cussed that it is expected that good
delegation will 60 from this county. |
Besides those VINO go from the agri. !.
cultural school. the county fair associ-
alton will send a delegation to meet
with delegates from otrer associations
there, and a good crowd of farmers
and business men interested in the |
subjects to be discussed will also at
tend. The following is the program =
Program.
Afternoon Friday, December
13.
The size of Farm Units.
/. Mr.. Hugh j. Hughes, Editor
Farm Stock and Home.
2. Mr. F. L. Cliff, Lawyer and
Farmer. Ortonville.
8. Mr. G. S. EliasoD, Banker
and Farmer, Montevideo.
The Urgent Problem of Farm Labor.
i. Mr.. ". F. Schilling, Farmer,
Mortified.
2. Mr.. B. F. Woodland, Executive
Secretary of the Association.
3. Mr.. G. E. Baker, District Ag-
ricultural Director.
TIE Problem of Farm Capital and
Credit.
/. Dean A. F. Woods, Depart
nent of Agriculture.
2. Mr.. A. D. O'Brien, Banker.
Graceville.
Committee Meetings a 100 P. M.
Reception -WilImar Commercial
Club.
Evening Session 8 100 O'Clock.
Senator L. o. Thorpe prt siding.
A Department of Agriculture.
Mr.. D. A. Wallace, Editor, "The
Farmer"
Soil Fertility-Professor Crane.
Great Northern Railway.
The Task and How it is to be
Handled.
Mr.. F. W. Murphy, President of the
Association. .,...... ...-...,.,
Morning Session December IA,
500 clock. I, ..,,.~ ..~.f t.
!. Organizations and Movements
to be promoted
A-Town and Country Clubs. Mr..
F. F. Marshall. Agricultural Agent,
Traverse County.
B--County Farm Bureaus, A. B.
Lathrop. County Agricultural Agent,
Big Stone County. ...
C-Better Horses-John C. Simp-
son. Secretary State Fair Board.
g. Business session ii.
8. Publicity, Cooperation and
Agitation.
A-Local-to enlist activity of
everyone ''.. .>.-
Mr.. E. C. Higbie, Superintendent.
West Central School of Agriculture,
Morris.
B-More People-F. C. Thornton,
Banker, Benson.
C-Co-operation of Various State
Interests.
C. L. Mosher, Secretary Federation
of Commercial clubs.
THE w. c. M. D. ASSOCIATION.
The reasons for the existence Of
the West Central Minnesota Develop
ment Association are important.
The section of the state covered by
the organization has several problems
facing it among which are
/. A rapid increase in tenancy.
2. Rural population.
g. Increased size of farms.
4. Loss of soil fertility and al
enormous increase in foul seed due tt
the lcng continued use of extensive
methods of grain production.
5. Lack of proper social and edu
cational advantages.
B-The section needs Immediate
action in
1. Procuring more land owninl
settlers.
2. Planning scientific systems O.
crop rotations.
3. Increasing quality and quantit,
of stock.
A. Perfecting community organ
ization 10 promote town and countr.
cooperation and better social and edu
cstional conditions.
The organization in cooperation
with the state and National Depart
ment of Agriculture has develops
during the last six months the follow
ing plan.
A-The association has employe
an executive secretary who is givin
his entire time to
1. Organization town and countr
clubs. arousing local interest and oh
tanning cooperative action among th