The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-04
STEELE COUNTY
FARMERS ACTIVE

The farmers of the southern part
OF Steele county have organized the
South End Farmers association. The
annual meeting was held at Hope
Feb. 27th. The trcasurer's report
brought out the fact that they are
organized for $4,000 in shares of SIS
each. That there a:e at present 70
members and that they have since
June handled rs carloads of stock, rs
of which brought in $25,482.83 The
money received for the other carload
was divided up among the owners
without passing through the associa-
ton. A commission of cents per
100 pounds is charged for handling the
stuff in less than carload lots. In car.
load lots the charge is eae cent per
100 pounds.
The serum club is made up of mem
bers of the association who have put
up dollar to make a fund with
which to buy serum to keep on hand
in case of an outbreak of hog cholera.
Seventy-five have joined this. This
quantity of serum kept on hand was
found very valuable as m many cases
hog cholera was discovered on Satur.
day which made it too late to have
any serum sent in before Monday
which would have increased the loss.
Mr.. Nelson, the county agent, treat
1909 hogs with serum. All of these
but 80 were sick at the time the
serum was injected. Yet 70 per cent
of the hogs were saved.
Another feature of the annual meet
ing was the banquet. The farmers
invited the business men and their
wives to attend. In all $50 people
parto0k of the feast. The Sherbrooke
band, all of whom are farmers, fur
nlSneQ the music.
The shippers association held a
short course lasting four days. Such
subjects as corn, alfalfa, crop rota
ton, dairy cattle, horses, beef cattle
sheep, hog cholera, with Judging and
demonstrations of all the classes OF
stock and fruits were taken up The
farmers were very much interested in
all these discussions Snd particularly
so in the different phases for improv
ing their stock. The farm women also
held short course of their own dur
ing these same four days. They took
up such subjects as feeding anc cloth
ing children, the farm garden, cooking
vegetables, textile, home nursing
meat cutting, demonstration, savory
dishes, home decoration, cooking
meat, cooking for invalids, needs o.
the county superintendent and lee
ture by President McVey of the Uni
versity of North Dakota. Both the
Mems Short Course and the one pu
on by the ladies was financed by sell
ing tickets so that everything tina
they did was financed by the farmer.
and their wives. Mr.. A. E. Nelson i!
county agent in Steele county. H,
has been largely instrumental in tn,
forming of the shippers association
and Of its subordinate activities a!
the mems short course. Mrs. A. E
Nelson has been largely instrumental
in developing the women's shor
course. Another of the things sh,
has accomplished is the securing o
room in the city hall~for rest room
that can be used by the farmer
wives when they come to town. TIL
meetings were all held in the city hall
The first floor was fixed up with seat
and judging floor onto which tn
tstock were brought for the demon
STATIONS. The ladies held their meet
ings in the assembly room above.
The shipping association is doin
much to bring the farmers and bus
ness men together.