Morris tribune., 1914-12-04
MISS WILLIE WINS
FIRST ON ALFALFA
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Gals of the West Central Minnesota De-
velopment association have determined ,
to take active steps Immediately look
ing forward to the ultimate settlement !
of these problems.
Following is a statement issued by
President F. W. Murphy Saturday !
regarding the steps that are to be
taken in attacking the foregoing pro-
blems:
"(1) INSTRUCTION OF MER-
CHANTS, in proper methods of mer
chandizing. In the near future mass
meeting of all the merchants in west
central Minnesota is to be held to dis
cuss the big problem of country mer.
chandizing. There is a feeling pre-
valent that steps should be taken by
the country merchants to devise such
excellent systems of buying and SELL
ing as will make it unnecessary for
purchasers of goods in west central
Minnesota to look elsewhere. 1t is
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words. to build up trade on such sub
stantial foundations as to keep every
bit of trade at home, and gradually
construct big local market for every
thing bought and sold by west central
! Minnesota.
FOR MORE ROADS.
~ GOOD ROAD BUILDING
BY FARMERS THEMSELVES. One
of the things most needed in west cen
trail Minnesota. To encouraoe this
policy big contest, in which excel
lent prizes will be offered to the coun-
ties submitting proof that they have
constructed the most roadway of an
approved kind during certain period.
We intend to offer prize so large
for this work that there will not be
county in the district that will not be
working hard to win it. West central
Minnesota will soon be known as one
OF the greatest road districts in the
country.
WANT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS.
(3) Consolidated school movement
should be encouraged in every country
district in the United States. West
central Minnesota must have more big,
we'll lighted, we'll constructed, eff
GENTLY equipped, and beautiful con-
solidated rural schools, possessed Of an
excellent corps of teachers able to in
spire and educate the students who at
tend. We intend to institute cam.
paign for more consolidated schools.
A number of meetings will be held
throughout the district this winter
agitating the problem, and working
out an actual scheme for their erection
at once.
~. COMMUNITY AND COUNTY
BETTER SEED CAMPAIGN-There
is not a community in west central
Minnesota that is not as individual as
person. These communities are
suited for certain varieties of grain
and corn different from each other, in
, a great many instances, aud should
be induced to raise Uther varieties.
If community suited to a certain
kind of grain or corn should pay spe-
cial attention to its production, it
would become so famous for that crop
) that it would gain national reputa-
ton, and many cents would be adj
> ded to the average value of it. For
this reason each community should
speedily discover what crops it is
most suited to, and encourage the
selection of the seed and the plant
5 ing of it, under conditions that will
bring the largest yield at minimum
cost. Meetings to promote this idea
will be held throughout the district
E this winter.
ALFALFA IS ENCOURAGED.
(5) THE PURCHASE OF AL
,, FALFA -SEED-Alfalfa has succeeded
so we'll in west central Minnesota this
year. and it is worth SO much as q
farm crop. that the association intends
to do all that it can to assist in furth.
ering it's production. Over 12.O0C
acres of alfalfa were sown from
: seed furnished by the association thiI
> year, but we want to more than dou
BILE that acreage in 1915.
GAS result, carload of alfalfa
the best quality and suited to Ioca
; conditions, will be purchased as cheap
: ly as possible this winter and distri
# buted throughout the district. 4
. series of alfalfa short courses are t,
be planned through west centra
Minnesota and advertised at eacl
place weeks ahead. On the day o
these short courses the carload o
alfalfa seed will be side-tracked a
. the place of meeting. and aIfalf
seed will be sold at cost to whoeve
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