Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-06

But But VIVA What part aid Mr.: c SHS hav'
in raising the corn that won the prize
for Swift county last fall?
Again you say his successful efforts
In organizing farm clubs Is worthy o.
the highest commendatiOn. Now lei
some good progressive up-to-date farm
ers. men that always pay their taxes
before they become delinquent, say thai
it would not require q. $4,000 q yea
the youngsters how to play blind mans
bum and pussy wants corner; have
some music, sing some catchy songs
and wind up the evening by overlooking
per. then go home and dream that thei,
crop ana that they are being smotheret
under the golden grain" These clubs
farm more than anything that has beer
started yet" God help the poor Great
ures. They are easily satisfied. II W.
organize q farm club In every schoo
and distinct from the other, their grin
cipal object being to have a little
amusement and a big feed once In
while, there Is not doubt but that thu
will be solved lin due time: The mill
ing trust, the meat trust, the harvester
trust and the other trusts will solve
those big trusts for us; and while the!
city to play at our club meetings JUS
to help keep our mind off from those
tiresome problems.
Do you study the program given eacl
week in one of our leading farm papers
for those club meetings? It does no
ricultural problems to see that If thos'
programs are followed carefully tn
farmers will be the happiest and mos
prosperous people on the face of tn
orfI, in ic
sample of those programs. taken from
my farm paper which I just received
in today's mail; and l will say tina
there is just as much sense in Thu
weeks program as there Is in any o
them. Here you have It,
Suggested Program.
l Music. Jingle Bell" from Oh
2. Roll Cain: Say something abou
some great American.
8. The Story, Teller: Every membe
should tell story.
Preserving Eggs: A paper.
Current Events: Given by lady.
Care Of Cream for the Creamery
Discussion.
By woman.
Open to the meeting.
9 A Bird Study Club (See Discus
10 Recitation: Farmer john"
II The agricultural school course o
sly Il discussion.
| II Announcements. Adjournment.
There is ample room for comment OF
| the above program, but think it is I'm
| necessary to say anything in the wa.
of criticism: However. ! would like t. t.
rehearsing for that program.
Then you refer to Mr.. Carlsted's eff
| forts in getting the farmers interested
| In the growing of alfalfa, and you sa.
that about 1000 acres will be sown ii
is Mr.. Carlsted sure that he is goinl
to better the condition Of the farmer
by getting them to experiment in al
| falfa-. I have been told by a good pro
gressive farmer that it cost him from
Of alfalfa on his farm. This may SCUM
little rank and perhaps it is puttin|
| it a little strong but let us look Int
| ployed by the state to instruct the Tar
| mers in up-to-date methods Of farming
They are supposed to possess exper
knowledge on all farm questions. The
employed by the state to instruct tn
| farmers in the best and most scientifi
methods of farming. They are Gale
the institute workers. The latter CAV
a, three days institute in New Brighto
they advised the farmers to leave al
falfa alone. They said 1t was too un
pertinent for the farmers to go int
| Which .of those expert instructors ar
the farmers to believe? Perhaps tn
farmer would be making better use o
hill back Of his barn training his mout
| to MARBLE and twitter like a bird s
that could take an active part in tn
next club meeting, and let those pc
nd {n1y toll Cfe In $t10 INST
proved methods of scientific book farm
ing fight it out amongst themselves.
! Again you say I'VE have mentione
only a few things he has done for tn
farmers of this county since he hsl
Here is something else you mentioned
"See how the value Of our farms ha
increased the past year or, so."' 70
| what part the county agent had in tn
increased value of land in this count
during the past two years, and If the1
was a corresponding increase in som
Of the other counties that have no cour
son why. Give us good clear explar
alton so that we can all understand !
OF course, we farmers know that tn
price Of IL, land has been going up steat
| there may be something about it thu
we do not rightly understand.
When you have saddled the blame o
the county agent then you may show. U
bettered the condition Of the farmer
Of Swift county. or in what way it ha
bettered the county. at large. Can v
raise. any more bushels to the acre 9
or $40 per acre than we could fftee
years ago when the same land was nj
worth over SO an acre? If we can M
raise bigger crops, we can raise bigg<
/ NM fcrocr %ho To-
| passes into the hands Of the non-res
dent money loaners so much quicker.
Take trip through the country ar
count up the number of rented farm
we have today and see how 1t compare
with conditions ten or fifteen years ag
Have you FORGOTTEN that our corn ar
. other farm products won the prize O
fered by the Great Northern in the viii
ter Of 1s11-12 in competition with a
memory serves IS me right some Of Il
agent at that time. but perhaps wit
a great stretch Of imagination you ca
connect the agent with it in some wa
Give us some information on the poll
| for we want to know.
. When the county commissioners S
cured the services of county age1
for this county we were led to belle,
would be at the beck and cali Of farm
ers in all parts of the county to 81,
cult problems that every farmer NEE
with occasionally. There was no me-
ton made Of getting the farmers II
, terested in the billing and cooling
merits or dement's Of the differe1
kinds of rubber trees found in the Fl
Islands. It don't make any serious di
ference to the farmers Of Swift coun
. whether the Para rubber tree contai,
q larger percentage Of rubber than tt
= Gnayule syrup or vice versa. The
, are times when we would like to ha'
J the price of rubber coat in our poe
! ct and we would not ask any questio,
about where the rubber was grown.
!, I have been repeatedly asked by tt
= farmers why don't the county age