The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-02-16
A.D.Stewart Urges
You to Be Here
Would Have Renville And Red
wood Farmers Awake to Their
Dairy Opportunities
FEDERAL MAN HERE
Aim to Extend Field of Federal
Labors over Redwood And
Renville County
To the Businessmen and Farm
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To the Businessmen and Farm
ers of Redwood County:
Through the courtesy OF the
Gazette | want to have a talk
with you men.
am sometimes accused OF be-
ing disturbed by extravaganza
visions. When man gets about
fifty he thinks less about per
sonal prosperity and more about
shaping conditions whereby it
will be easier for those who come
after him to make a living, en-
Joy a larger margin of leisure
and the opportunities that go
with it, to develop the intellect
ual and social side of life.
In connection with my insur-
ance duties | see all parts of the
state and there is no section that
suits me better, as general
farming proposition, than Red
wood and the south half of Rem
vile county. In no section OF
tie state is the soil more pro-
ductive, climatic conditions more
congenial and the people more
desirable as neighbors and bust
ness associates than in this pOr
y ton Of our commonwealth.
It is possible for us to develop
here communities that will be
richer, happier, better in the
true sense of the term, than IN
the less favored sections OF the
state. but we must have team
work. AS individuals we are do
ing very we'll, but we have not
seemed to learn the value and
possibilities for good in asso-
ciated effort.
| have a brother who lives in
Steele County where there are
MANY. examples of the practical
utility of cooperation. John sent
me his local paper last week. His
home creamery (Medford) for
1915 paid it's patrons $63, AL go
for dairy products and 1928 cents
per pound butterfat as month
ly average price. Medford has
a consolidated school with an
enrolment of two hundred for
ty pupils. | attended its dedl-
cation exercises few weeks ago
and on the program was the best
talent of the state, among 9TH
ers Pres. Vincent of the State
University.
John and l put in day riding
around among the farmers. The
average farm is less than one
hundred sixty acres. What i'm
pressed me most was evidence
of prosperity in their modern
homes, large barns, silos, good
roads and their loyalty to their
various cooperative enterprises.
Over in Renville County the
farmers organized what is known
as Swine Breeders Association.
A number of farmers, business
men and the Teacher of Agri-
culture, imbued with the cooper
ative spirit, got together and
made their county a Federal
Demonstration field where dur
ing the hog cholera ravages of
1914, herds of swine were treat
ed, at government expense and
by their united and harmonious
efforts there was saved in the
aggregate a large amount of
money. This association has
other achievements to it's credit
lit has helped to organize CO.
operative creameries, cow test
ing associations and other &C
tivities that promote the best
interests of the county.
The proposed organization
which the meeting of business
men and farmers of Renville
and Redwood Counties called to
convene at Redwood Falls Feb
ruary %, will complete, has the
endorsement and support of this
association. We want to extend
the federal swine demonstration
field to include Redwood coun-
ty. We want to make the two
counties a Federal Dairy Devel-
opment field under the supervi-
sion of the u. S. Government.
This work to be undertaken and
conducted, as I understand it,
at federal expense. | feel rea-
y sonably certain that we can
achieve this if our people ex-
hibit any considerable interest
in the project.
Chief Thompson of the u. S.
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