The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-13
COUNTY BREEDERS
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Nels Willet Heads Association;
Gillette Elected Vice
President.
FARMERS TO KEEP
MILKING RECORDS
Efforts to Be Made to Secure Annual
State Dairy Breeders
Convention.

Nels Willet was elected president
at the annual meeting of the Bel.
trami County Breeders association
held at the high school Saturday af-
ternoon.
The other officers elected are H. r.
Gillette, vice president; B. M. Gile,
secretary and treasurer; directors,
Peter Narum of Frohn, j. NJ; Skriv-
seth of Turtle River, A. E. Rako of
Bemidji, August Jarchow of Helga
and G. F. Schroeder of Grant Valley.
To Have Picnic.
1t was decided to hold big farm
ers' picnic this summer and the fol-
lowing committee was named to pre-
pare plans: A. w. Hoskins, August
Jarchow, Charles Schroeder, w. P.
Gray and E. K. Anderson.
Efforts will be made by the asso-
citation to secure the annual cOnVen-
tion next winter of the State Breed
ers' association.
To Keep Records.
AS result of an offer by w. L..
Brooks, cashier of the Northern Ma
tional bank, to furnish scales to all
breeders who would sign an agree
ment to keep a monthly record Of
each cow MIXED for period of at
least six months, ten farmers will
keep monthly records of their COWS.
1t is expected that many more of the
breeders will take advantage of the
offer
Those who agreed to keep the rec
ord at the meeting Saturday were
Charles Trafton, William Rabe, G. F.
Schroeder, August Jarchow, H. r.
Gillette, w. P. Gray, A. Moen, Mich
ael Kerschbaum, Herman Fenske and
Robert Forslund.
E. A. Barker and the Bemidji Pio-
neer agreed to supply the farmers
with record sheets.
B. M. Gile, agriculturist of the
Bemidji schools, encouraged the
keeping of records of COWS. He
urged farmers to weigh the milk of
each COW and if the COW gives low
weight of milk to look for the reason.
He stated that as a result of keep
ing records, the COWS would bring
more money when sold. He stated
that he would be pleased to test the
milk free.
Urges Better Barns.
Nels Willet, president of the asso-
citation, in short talk stated that
he believed that every farmer would
profit by having feed grinder. He
encouraged the keeping of better
grades of cattle, and the building of
better barns.
"You must take care of your
stock" said H. R. Gillette in an ad-
dress. ''The better care you take the
better results will be. The one big
thing that will help this country is
dairying."
Ed Paulson in talk urged the
keeping of milk records. He urged
the building of more creameries and
told Of the different feeds for cattle.
Talks of Feed.
A. P. Ritchie told the members
of the association of his experience
in taking care of the cattle during
cold weather.
A. H. Jester advised the farmers
to give as many acres or feed as pos
sible to the cattle.
"Dairying is the only solution for
any farmer who is trying to make
both ends meet in this country" said
A. E. Rako in a short talk. He urged
the careful selection of cattle, stating
that he believed that there was as
much difference between dairy COW
and a beef cow as there was between
a draft horse and race horse.
Twenty new members were ad-
mitted into the association. They
are:
A. P. Ritchie, E. A. Barker, A. E.
Rako, Nels Willet, Hans Nelson, j.
H. Krueger, Peter Narum, A. w. Hos
kins. Charles Trafton, William Rabe,