The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-14

At meeting of the board of direc
tors Of the Better Farming association
, today the board of trustees of the ag
ricultural college proposed a merger of
the Better Farming association with
the extension division of the North,
Dakota Experiment station.
The proposition was accepted by
unanimous vote to take effect upon
Jan. /. On that date the Better Farm
ing association will become officially a.
part of the Nortn Dakota Experiment
station.
A new division, as yet unnamed, will
be organized for the purpose of con-
tinuing the work Of the present ex-
| tension division. the farmers insti
tutes. demonstration farms, and the
Better Farming association.
This merger. which brings together
! the agricultural forces of the state into
an effective and single organization, is
deemed the most progressive and ad-
Vantageous movement in agriculture
that has taken place In the state since
the organization of the Better Farming
association two years ago..
The new organization thus formed
Will be under the direction of the
board of trustees ofsstflez ag-fGSS77 tIfrel
Iconege. The changes affect. only the
| experiment station and the extension
work. Educational courses in the ag-
ricultural college will not be affected.
The new work will continue to take
the experiment station to the people
Of the state.
Advisory Board.
The present board of directors Of the
Better Farming association. with ad-
dltional representatives from counties
interested, will constitute an advisory
board for extension work. 1t will be
the duty of this board to meet quar-
terly, and advise and counsel with the
board Of trustees and the leader of ex-
tension work in regard to methods
and, plans.
Officers Of the Better Farming asso-
citation will become the officers of the
advisory board. 1t is believed that
this board. comprising representative
citizens Of the state, will materially
assist in developing interest in pro-
gressive agriculture and enable both
the experiment station and the exten-
sion division to render a greater serv-
ice to the state.
This cooperative merger Of the two
agricultural forces in the state of
North Dakota, following the cooper
atiVe agreement between the Better
Farming association and the United
States Department of Agriculture, as
announced last spring, effectively
combines the agricultural avtivities Of
the state.
Big Results Expected.
Great results are expected through
this new organization. 1t gives North
Dakota an extension force Of exceed
ing thirty men. Through such a force
the results and methods developed at
the experiment station may be taken
direct to the farm and applied. The
combination effected will not in any
way affect the agreements with the
counties where work is carried on by
the Better Farming association, nor
will affect the extension Of this
work.
The board Of trustees of the agri-
cultural college have planned on fur
ther extension and expect to develop
work even more aggressively than has
been done in the past. The methods
Of work will be continued and supple
mented by additional forces. Counties
cooperating will receive even greater
service than in the past.
The new organization has been ar
ranged only after very careful con-