The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-03-19
Outline of What Has Been
~ Accomplished and How.
Club Members Do Co.
Operative Buying.
1H0R0BRED STOCK BOUGHT


County has made good progress. The
work carried on has been along the
following lines: (1) demonstration
work; (2) Farmers Clubs; (3) advis,
ory work; (4) special work. Eighty
two men are cooperating in demon
stration work. Fifty different fields of
alfalfa are being grown under the sup
eryision of Mr.. Maryland, who has
charge Of the work in the county and
Mr.. Calnan his assistant. Six have CO.
operated in hog pasture demonstra-
tions, fourteen with seed corn plats,
seven crop rotation plats. This has
been a most important part Of the
work and has taken most of the time
Of the field agents. The farmers club
work has also taken a great deal Of
time. Thirty-three clubs have been
formed in the county to date. The
farmers club movement has resulted
in greater sociability and the develop
ment Of the cooperative spirit. There
has been some cooperative buying of
such supplies as twine, fuel and fenc.
ing material Five pure bred bulls
and 80 high grade Holstein heifers
have been purchased by club mem
bers. The Leal club has organized a
community Holstein Breeders Associa-
ton. 1t is noticeable that the activ-
tiles along Better Farming lines are
greater where there is a club in the
community. These clubs are also de-
veloping men, which means that the
county will have more leaders as a
result of the work.
Advisory work: The advisory work
has been along the lines of soil man.
agement, alfalfa production, crop ro-
tation, hog pastures, livestock, and
starting pastures. Considerable time
has also been given to agricultural
fairs and Institutes Ten such local
meetings were held in the county dur
ing the month of October and Novem-
Der. Exhibits were entered under
three different classes: (1) Farm
crops; (2) Home Economics; (3)
Boys and Girls Exhibits OF Corn, Po-
tatoes and poultry. Three seasons
were held at each one of these meet
ings: First, farmers session where
three talks were given on livestock,
crop rotation and alfalfa; second wo-
mems session, where talks were given
on Home Economics and Butter Max
ing; third, boys and girls session,
with talks on chickens, corn and po-
tato raising. The number of exhibits
were as follows: Farm crop display,
$50; boys and girls, 25O; women's,
600. The attendance at these meet
ings were as follows: Farmers ses-
sions, 1900; boys and girls, 500; wo-
men, 1000 a
The campaign on corn has been car
ried on through farmers clubs, agri-
cultural fairs, the local papers, and
through personal work in the field
The results have been very gratifying
There are now at least 5000 bushels of
we'll selected, well cured seed corn in
the county, and it is doubtful if there
was 20 bushels year ago. The work
in Barnes County has been in charge
Of Messrs. Maryland and Calnan, while
Edgar Olso has had charge of the test
ing association work in the vicinity of
Wimbledon and Leal.
The progress of the work in Barnes
County has been particularly crafty
ing. The part taken by Miss Nelson,
County Superintendent of Schools, and
the interest that has been shown in
the movement by the various public
spirited men of the county has done
much to help the work and to make
plOSlcSS uIOIc Idplu. Inc TeSulCS
show Enthusiastically that the farmers of
the county are interested and they in
dicate that the adoption of better
methods will increase the returns from
the farms. Progress will undoubtedly
be more rapid in the. future, as the
initial work has been done and every
one knows now what the movement
means so that all the energy can be
given to constructive work. A better
idea will be secured Of the work by
the following summary of the field
work.
General advisory work, farmer. !. 1879
Farmers clubs organized ....... 80
Public meetings held .~:......... 81
Attendance at meetings ...... 1866
Number Of Go-operators ........ 1876
Acreage under Cooperation. !. :. !. .1126
Acreage Of Alfalfa grown under