Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-02-17
FARMERS HEAR
INSTRUCTIVE TALKS
Shipping Associations and Other
Progressive Movements.

Wednesdays meeting Of the farm
ers' short course in the Elks' build
ing was attended by many of the
progressive farmers in the vicinity.
w. r. Porter gave a very interest
ing talk on farm management and al
falfa drill, in which he went into de-
tail in discussing these two subjects.
After his lecture a general discussion
was held in which many of the ques-
tions of interest to all present were
answered and discussed.
County Agricultural Agent J. w.
McNary called the meeting together
this afternoon at 1920. Miss Julia O.
Newton spoke next in behalf OF the
women on Home Convenience" and
full detail of her speech will be
published later.
P. e. Clement, county agent and
potato specialist Of Clay county,
Minn., entertained the assembly with
facts concerning potatoes and dis
strations showing the different kinds
of mixed potatoes and how the dis
ease affects them. This was fol-
lowed by talk by o. A. Thompson of
the Edgeley Experimental station.
Farmers Shipping Associations.
A. E. Nelson, agricultural agent OF
Hope. Steele county, entertained the
institute with very interesting talk
of his experience with the Hope Ship
ping association. He went into detail
telling how seven of the farmers in
that district got together some two
years ago and organized this asso-
citation. They each paid in IS and
incorporated. They made bylaws
which with strict enforcement has
caused this success of their associa-
ton. Some Of the laws we're: That
you had to be an active farmer to
belong to this association; no divi
dends were paid; int case the asso-
ication shouh get imp lawsuit none
of the members had to be responsible
more than the cost of stock. After
several months Of slow progress the
association appointed agents in
towns surrounding Hope and these
agents We're generally the prog. essive
farmers or business men in the vicin-
ity They had 10 report into the
main office whenever the farmers
were going to ship and to look after
the loading of the hogs or cattle or
whatever it might be.
The bookkeeping system of the
Hope Shipping association has proved
to be one of the best ever organized
for that purpose. This system is so
devised that it relieves the local
agent of all responsibility and places
all on the shoulders of the secretary,
who is under $4,000 bond, and by
placing him under bond the associa-
ton knows that he is not likely to
skip the country with few shipment
checks. That is one Of the secrets
of cooperation confidence.
Mr.. Nelson offered many sugges-
tions to the local farmers regarding
the forming Of cooperative ship
ping association here and offered to
he of any service that he might be in
helping to make it success. He also
went into detail in explaining how to
place hogs and cattle on the market
to avoid shrinkage which proved very
interesting and instructive.
Thursday, February II.
10 to 11:30-Work at Sub-Sta-
tion-O. A. Thompson.
1915 to 2:15-Livestock-W r.
Porter.
2:15 to 3:15-Calf Feeding; Rope
Splicing and Knots. w. McNary.
Pingree.
3:15 to 4:15-Concrete Work-W.
r. Porter.
1880 to 2:3O-Canning-Miss H.
J. Sullivan, Agricultural College
(women's meeting).
Economy in Food-Julia O. New
ton (women's meeting, second floor
Elks' halD.