Willmar tribune., 1917-11-21
COUNTY AGENT IS
PROPOSED FOR COUNTY
Prof. Andrew Boss and Thirty
Farmers Wait On County
Board.

About thirty farmers of the county
gathered in the courthouse last Tues
day and made an organization which
requested the County Board to give
assistance towards getting county
agent. The following report of the
meeting was handed US for publica-
ton:
November 12, 1917.
Dear Sir:
The Federal Government is urging
as an Emergency Measure, the plac-
ing of an agricultural agent in every
county to assist in meeting agricul-
tural needs and situations rapidly de-
veloping out of the war. Eighteen
hundred dollars of Federal Funds are
available to every county.
To consider the early organization
of Kandiyohi County, arrangements
have been made to have a representa-
tive of the state and Federal Govern
ment meet with your Board of County
Commissioners at the Court House at
Willmar, on Tuesday, November 20,
at 2 pm.
It seems to us important to have the
advice and cooperation of interested
men in every locality in working out
proper plans for the organization of
the county. May we, therefore, ask
that you meet at the Court House at
Willmar at the time stated to afford
our representative and your Board of
County Commissioners, If they so de-
sire, an opportunity to consult with
such body of representative men.
Hoping you will interest others in
coming and that we may have your
presence at this important meeting. ]
am
Very truly yours,
A. D. WILSON,
Director of Agricultural Extension and
Federal Food Administrator fol
Minnesota.
The above letter from Prof. Wilson
sets forth the nature and the purpose
of the meeting held at the court house
Tuesday afternoon. It will be seen
tht the Federal Government is URGING
every county to form a County Farm
Bureau and appoint an AGRICULTURAL
agent. To comply with this request
representative farmers and business
men from different parts of the county
met at the court house to talk the mat
ter over. Prof. Boss, acting in the
interests of the Federal Government
and the State, acted as chairman IL
calling the meeting to order and lay
Ing the situation before the men who
were present. Topics regarding the
law, the needs and local conditions
were discussed. It was decided to make
an effort to secure county farm bur
eau for Kandiyohi county. With this
In view a temporary organization OF
committee was elected, with Mr.. Chas
Eddy, President and Mr.. Swan Nelson
Secretary.
The matter was then laid before thu
County Commissioners by ,Mr. Chas
Eddy. After talking the matter ovel
it was decided and voted by Commits
sioners that the thousand dollars re
quired by law would be furnished b,
the county providing the committed
could secure two hundred and fift,
farmers in the county who want
farm bureau and raise five hundret
dollars to be added to the fund for ex
penses.
The committee later met and decid
ed to canvas the whole county to sc
cure the two hundred and fifty farm
ers at two dollars year. OF latt
progressive farmers in various part.
of the county have felt the need of al
expert agriculturalist and these farm
ers are making an effort now to or
gan1ze county farm bureau and sc
cure a county agricultural agent. The
farm bureau as proposed is to be com
posed OF farmers representing all parts
OF the county and they are to direct
the work of the organization, and the
agent. This is a farmers movement
and the Federal Government is urg
Ing 1t. The Government finds thai
they can secure more prompt results
and carry on certain lines of worl
better thru county agriculture
agent than in any other way. It will
be noticed that the Federal Govern
ment is furnishing more than one-hal
the funds necessary to carry on the
work. It will be noticed that the coun
ty agent Is appointed to help the far
mers and the government.
In several states agricultural agents
have been appointed for every coun
ty In the state. This may be true fol
Minnesota in the near future. Las
spring there were seventeen counties
in the state that had county agents
Since the Government has taken the
attitude as stated above, sixteen OF
seventeen more counties have beer
added to the list Meeker county an6
several other neighboring counties
have voted to have county agents
Why not Kandiyohi County?