Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-04-16
THE A BANKERS
MEETING

Marcn 10 ana ID.
This was, the second meetine
of the bankers and considerable
interest was taken by all present
and some clear cut and definite
projects were launched to better
farm conditions and put the o
zarks to the front in agriculture,
horticulture and live stock rails.
ing. These men, all clean, clear
thinking and resourceful men,
are deeply in earnest and showed
by their actions that they were
ready to extend financial aid to-
ward bringing in a better class
of live stock and better seed, be.
lieving that the best way to at,
tract good people to our vast do,
main, was the ability of the soil
to show that it could and would
respond to good and scientific
treatment.
Frank Anderson, ably assisted
by WI. English, l.. O. Schaub, A.
j. Mcdowell and A. Z. BOles of
the Frisco Department of Devel.
Opment, were in attendance, and
we're busy all the time, ready to
give statistics, showing maps
and drawing comparisons with
other sections and showing the
possibilities of the great develop
ment in store for the Ozarks.
Several farmers we're in atten-
dance and gave some very inter
esting talks OH what they were
doing and emphasized the neces-
sity of all interested getting to.
gether and pulling for a GREAT.
Err DEVELOPMENT.
All departments of farm man
agement we're discussed and
plans were laid for future meet.
ings for farmers at the demon
stration farms which the Frisco
has inaugurated and which work
is being done in co operation with
the farmers in different sections.
1t has been proven that wherever
there has been a demonstration
farm established there has been
a marked interest shown by the
neighboring farmers. This work
has been conducted along practi.
cal lines and in such a way that
any farmer could adapt his tools
to the work, no expensive equip.
ment being required. 1t was re.
ported that all demonstrations
carried on last year, under the
most adverse circumstances,
showed a neat profit, for the ex
ira effort expended.
Some of the plans discussed
were: Better seed and home pro,
duction on the demonstration
to supply the home de.
mand; better bulls to head herds
Of both dairy and beef breeds
were advocated, rather than full
blood herds, as being less expen.
sive; cooperative buying and u.s.
ing such animals. and assistance
given to farmers in selections of
animals; orchard de.
monstration, pruning and spray
ing, grading and marketing: get
ting information as to the wants
Of the farmers in live stock in or.
der that carload shipments can
be made and less expense in
cured; obtaining manure and
rates being made
IN same from Kansas City in
which n car load of manure can
be had for $l4 90 at his track;the
organization of testing associa-
ions for dairymen and the weed.
ng out of improbable cows.
The writer's observation has
oeen that the farmer is as intel
igent, as a class, as any other
but he has lacked the co.
operative idea and by himself he |
$ handicapped, but with all inter-
,sts getting behind the farm
problems, and they are greater
han any other business, great
can be obtained. The
needs financialassistance
the banker is ready to ex-
end at all times, if he is using
lis capital, his farm lands, to the
BEST advantage. The banker,
merchant and farmer are all bus
ness men, and no merchant can
credit with a haphazard
business method and the time is !.