The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-04-11
COUNTY AGENT
rs TALKED

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Matter Presented to Commissioners
Tuesday. Assessors Get 1nstruc-
tion.: Will Start Work
Next Week.
s The county commissioners con-
vened in quarterly session on Monday
taking up routine business. It was
expected that an adjournment would
be taken Friday night until next
week. III lsas: Il 3f;7s5 ;5s4ss T.
On Tuesday morning, Chairman T.
s. Underhill, L. r. Waldron and G. p.
Ward appeared before ! the board
with reference to levy for funds for
1915 for a county agent. The law
allows the board to levy not to exceed
half mill for this purpose, and it is
made mandatory when rs per cent Of
the voters petition.
The committee was very cordially
received by Commissioners Hughes,
Roquette and Mischief. Chairman
Underhill was quite at home in the
auditors office, having met there
many times while serving as commits
sioner from the third district, about
!25 years ago. He spoke Of some Of
the unpleasant things with which the
county board has to. contend and then
turned to the county agent matter.
Mr.. Underhill referred to some Of
the trying periods Of Stark County
farmers which he said taught our
best tillers> Of the soil that they could
not depend upon the grain crop alone
and succeed. Diversified farming
was the only sure way. His own ex-
perience at the Springvale farm Is
years ago was successful up to q GER
tain point. He was milking as high
as 100 cows and was supplying the
old Willard house in Dickinson. and
the state asylum with a fine quality
Of butter. This was profitable and
was all right, until they found it
impossible to get help for milking and
takang care of tfle @ farm: :s5 \.
He thought that our farmers, as q
whole, should be taught how to oh
tain and care Tor the bet aas 1f
cattle and horses: They needed to be
SHOWN : 2 now a.t % ralse 1oaaer ana crops 9e
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= :, county county agent. a M man who conld Il
sneak both Enpliah and German.
could greatly assist our neonle and
make q large ner cent Of them mnch
better farmers. He was mot quite
sure whether or not q majority were
ready for. this advanced step. He felt
sure that IL would i,j prove u good thing
Eif once put into operation. q
supt. Waldron stated that there
were about TOO county agents in the
u. S. at the present time. No county
has ever. been known to regret the
step when once taken. The best re-
suits could only be expected after two
or three years. North Dakota started
the county agent work two years ago
and now has is counties enlisted,
including. Adams, Bowman and Het-
finger. He said it would likely cost
at least So, 600 per. year TO get q Repd
man who could speak two languages
and co-nnerate with all classes Of
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