Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-10-16
BETTER FARM
ING ASSOCIATION !! [!
WILL AFFILIATE WITH THE N
d. AGRICULTURAL
i, COLLEGE.

i, COLLEGE.
There was an important meeting
at Fargo Tuesday of the directors Of
the Better Farming association of
North Dakota. The meeting was at
tended by the trustees of the state
agricultural college, who proposed q
plan of cooperative work with the
Better Farming association which
was discussed at great length and
finally accepted. The results of the
farming association have been so ev-
ident in the eighteen or more coun-
ties in which the work has been un-
dertaken during the past two years,
that the attention of the college au-
thorities as we'll as Of other states,
has been directed to the work. The
proposition Of the college trustees
was to create special department
Nof that institution and to afiliate
with the Better Farming associa-
ton. The. old board Of directors of
the association will be retained and
will act as an advisory board for the
college faculty. The secretary of
the association, Thomas Cooper, will
also be retained in the same capac-
ity and will advise with and work
with the college department. The
various better farming experts who
have been making good throughout
the state will be retained in the same
work as heretofore. Their personal
contact with farmers and active in
terest shown in better farming work
has accomplished great deal more
than was anticipated, and the same
policy will be maintained in the fu-
ture as in the past in this respect.
One advantage which this new CO.
operative work will secure to the as
sociation is in regard to funds for
carrying on the work. The leading
business interests of the Twin Cities
which were. largely responsible for
starting the Better Farming associa-
tion in North Dakota, contracted
their aid and financial assistance
only for three years This was. to
get the work fairly started, and it
will be remembered that every dol
lar secured from counties and from
private subscription in North Dakota
for the purpose was duplicated by
certain Minneapolis and Minnesota
business interests. This raised suf-
ficient funds to get the North Dakota
work we'll under way.
Two years have now elapsed since
the work was started, and with an,
other year the contract with the Min
nesota parties will have expired, and
it is not reasonable to suppose that
it would be extended or renewed.
Certain funds OF the agricultural col
lege which are Appropriated by the
legislature for farm experimental
work can be directed toward the
support and encouragement Of the
Better Farming movement. This
assistance will be found necessary
later on, and the trustees of the Bet
ter Farming movement realize tho
value Of the offer made by the COL
lege trustees. Just how much Of
the funds win be available for this
purpose ID not stated, but it will be
q substantial assistance for the car
rying on OF the better farming work
in the same manner as 1t has been
carried on, when the financial prop
Of the Minnesota business interests
has been removed. The same neld
work that has made North Dakota's
movement q success 80 far will be
continued. A good deal Of clerical
work and a reduction in once !ex-1
penses and incidental charges will be
saved BY this new arrangement.
The Better Farming association
by this new arrangement will still
need the support Of the counties
whore the work IL being done. and
hope that the various county boards
will continue to lend the financial
aid which. together with the private
subscriptions and funds from Mime
sofa have made the work possible.
The college trustees by. their offer
of afhliation with the better farming
movement, will step into the place
OF the business men of Minneapolis,
and Minnesota, through whose aid
the work. was inaugurated. Among
the directors Of the Better Farming
association who attended the meet
Ing was J. u Nierling Of Jamestown.
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