Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-03-08
Better Farming
Is An Organization Being
Formed in Charlevoix County.


voix county farm expert under con-
tract with the United States govern
mvnt. Kent, KaIa maZoo ana A llegan
counties have already engaged such
experts and they are now at work,
giving good satisfaction.
The duty Of the expert is 70 advise
with the farmers respecting the prep
aration of their soil. the rotation or
their crops, and improved market,
conditions. IL is expected that he
will be horticulturlst aud will be es-
peciaIly qualified to be OF assistance
"a fruit growers. He will be IN con-
tinual touch with the best aut huri-
ties OH agriculture in both Washing
ton and Lansing. II unable TO ans
wer the questions asked. he will find
man who can. If necessary, special
lists will be brought into the county
to assist IN the solution OF difficult
problems.
1t is estimated that the salary OF
this expert will be sl.SOO per year ana
that the cost of transportation. cleri
cal hire. and Office equipment will be
81 200 per year
Towards these expenses the United
States will pay $l2O0. The Crop I'm
proyement Committee OF the Council
Of Grains Exchanges will pay $500
|, is therefore necessary J0 raise in
the county 81 300 per wear 10 secure
tins service The banks uf the coun-
ty have united u assist in the organi-
zatiUn of Better Farming AsSocia-
tion and To help pay for this service
in Charlevoix County. The Michigan
Bankers Association when in conven-
tiOn AT Kalamazoo, last June, ap
pointed an Agriculture Committee
and this committee is urging the
bankerS in every county 10 assist IN
the better farming methods TO which
call they cheerfully and willingly re-
spond.
Ii is planned to.organize a Better
FarmiBg Association which Win have
charge of the work. the members OF
which shall pay small fee per year
for two years the first payment TO be
made within six mouths after ths ex-
pert is in the field, and the second one
year from that date. This association
will have charge Of the work 10 the
county.
The service will be free to every
farmer in the country and should ap~
peal To the man who is unable%to send
his children TO agricultural college.
IL gives him an opportunity to have
the college brought To the boy and
and girl at his own farm. We believe
that the work will result in wonder
full improvement. and we appeal To
residents of the county to interest
themselves in this movement aud
help push the project.
For the purpose of subscribing as
members. To form the organization
and for the election Of officers and
such other business as may come be-
fore the people that day' meeting
has been called for Friday, March IA,
1913, at 10 a. M, at the court house,
Chareyoix, Michigan.
Every banker in the county; the
supervisors and clerks of various town
ships, the superintendents ofthe pub
lie schools and the county school
commissioner. everv farmer, mer-
chant, business man, and all persons
interested in improved farm con-
ditions and the financial prosperity Of
our county, have been asked and
should be present. The success
OF this movement depends on YOUR
presence. You are urged to remember
the day and hour and help push on
the great work Will you help?
This call is respectfully issued by
the Committee OF the Bank.