The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-04

on yourself to call the attention of the
secretary or president to the fact and
get things started again.
At this first meeting, decide the date
for your annual m citing at which
you will elect new officers, appoint u
committee of two to make out pro-
grams for three months, discuss
problems that the club should con-
slider, resolve to conduct your meet
ings on schedule time and strictly
along business lines.
Don't wait for every member to be
present. When it is time to start the
meeting, move a small table or stand
to one corner or side of the room, let
the president and secretary take
chairs at the table and face the men,
bers as can best be arranged. Let the
president rap for order, saying, "The
meeting shall please come to order"
Remember that the club members look
to the president to start things.
Then start your program. The fol-
lowing may be taken as a sample form
out by the secretary and laid before
the president for his guidance. Blank
forms for making out program will he
Supplied each club upon application
for same.
Order OF Business and Program.
Date of Meeting, We'd, Dec. 18th.
| Place, John REM.
Called to Order at II o'clock by the
President
Music, Dutch song by John REM
and Joe Linnertz.
Roll Call by the Secretary. Mem
bers present to respond by answering
the following question:
| Reading Of the Minutes Of the prev
ious meeting by the Secretary. After
the reading if there are no corrections
or objections to the minutes as read
they stand approved.
Report of Standing Committees:
Unfinished Business:
Subject: Set date for annual meet
ing and election of officers.
New Business and Committees to
be appointed: Subject: A club re-
porter to be selected. Program COM
mittee.
Lunch: Sandwiches and Coffee.
Program Subjects: Debate-Coop-
erative creamery VS.. present market.
Fred LaRock, Miss Linnertz and
Ben Olson, creamery side; Frank Lin
| a. Mrs. REM and Rudolph Linha,
negative.
Make out program for next meeting
and read.
Music or closing exercises by the
Club.
Adjournment.
In order to get thru your program
and get the business of the day done
in good time the president should re-
quire each member to address the
chair before talking and should re-
auire that someone make a motion and
someone else second it on subject be-
fore there is much of any discussion.
You will find if some system is main
tanned in connection with your meet
ings and strict order kept that the
meeting will be more interesting.
The Club Reporter.
1t has been suggested that each club
select some one to act as CLUB re-
porter. It would be the duty of this
reporter to send in news items for
this department and to report briefly
local features of interest.
Suggested Program and Debate Sub
jects.
Meat on the Farm: Outline: Pres
ent situation. Individual Strengthening.
Formation of meat ring or club. Meat
ring easily operated in connection with
farmers club. Provides variety, val
liable source of fresh meat in sum-
mer. Cost, how distributed. Selec-
ton of animals and preparation for
slaughter. Strengthening process.
Cooling and cutting up. Keeping fresh
meat-curing and smoking meat.
References: Farmers Bulletins No.
1873, 391. Minnesota Extension Bulle-
tin No. II.
Winter Egg Production: Outline:
Winter eggs source Of profit. Success
comes thru use of fowls coming from
strains of good winter layers. Proper
housing necessary; ventilation, clean
illness and clean water important.
Mites and disease should be guarded
against. Feed similar to that avail
able in summer should be provided,
such as green feed, animal food, grit,
etc, in addition to the grains. Exer-
else, preferably by means Of
scratching pen is important.
References: N. D. Bulletin No. 70,
Farmers Bulletin 528.
Subjects for Deabte.
sH nSSOlvcus fH N6t q 4oAHCAo SOOP
erative creamery is a better way of
marketing dairy products than the
present method.
Resolved, that tits better to have
loved and lost than never to have low
ed at all.
Resolved: That bachelors should
not be taxed to support the schools.
Resolved: That the so-called "dual-
purpose" COW is more profitable on
the average in North Dakota than the
special dairy breed of cows.
Directory of Farmers Clubs.
Each week the directory of farmers
clubs will be published, giving the
name of the club and the name and ad-
dress Of the secretaries. As clubs are
formed, they will be listed in this di-
rectory. We want the club secretaries
and members to make use of this d.
rectory in taking up matters of ex-
change or matters of cooperation
which cannot be handled by the indi--
vidual club.
Club Name Secretary and Address
Alton Club No. l.
Mrs. Harry Edwards, Minot.