The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-04-11
GRAND mARAIs, COOK COUNTY. MlNN, APRIL II, 1917.
AN EXCELLENT 0PPOR.
TUNITY FOR FARMERS
To Joint the Tri County Crop I'm
provement Association-Advau-
tages Of Belonging.

The Tri County Crop Improvement
Association is entering upon it's Sec
ond year, with memberships of in
dividuals and Farmers Clubs in five
counties. We have big program a.
head. One part of which is to double
our membership. We wish to in
clude your club.
There are at least four good rea
sons why you should join:
l. The association helps you to re-
duce your annual seed bill. It is snot
economy to buy seed annually from a
distant seed house at big price.
Seed need not run out'' if properly
handled. Good seed is one step to-
ward securing good CROP The best
and cheapest way to keep your land
clear, to get seed that will grow and
is clean (free from foul seeds) is to
purchase some high class for a start
and thereafter produce all you can
yourself by carefully selecting the
best each year. Make yourself, your
club, your community largely, inde-
pendent of the distant seed con-
Germs, spend the price on your farm
and it's equipment and make the
start this year.
2. To advertise your products
that are for sale. Through coopera-
tion with the county agent and the
County Club of St. Louis county the
association publishes a "Sales and
Wants Bulletin" revised monthly
which reaches to all parts of the
county. Men and clubs outside the
county can utilize this advertising
medium only through the association.
| The annual Sales List started this
year not only circulates in this ter
ritory, but over the state and be-
yond it's boundaries. Anything will
| be listed that you have, seed and
live stock, poultry, pigs, etc. Pro-
ducts are listed in the names of
members either clubs or individuals.
If your club among all it's members
has some calves, chickens, potatoes
| or other products for sale, they a.,@5
reach most people this way at the
! least cost.
3. To compete in the big Farm
Crops Show to be held in connection
with the short course at the N. E.
Experiment Station next December.
| For the best farmers club exhibit OF
grains, grasses, seeds, potatoes, a
beautiful trophy will be awarded TO
the best individual exhibition. A
number Of other prizes will be a.
Warded-see later circulars. The
new Institute Hall will be opened at
this time, a special farmers Club
Day is being arranged. Begin plan
ming now. Select your ground and
get your seed. Have local fair and
then send the best to the Crops
Show. Take out a membership and
begin in earnest.
4. This is a branch of the Minne-
sofa Crop Improvement Association.
This office makes special effort to
aid farmers with high class seed
at reasonable price. Last year
whole clubs used this means of pur-
chasing their oats, barley, clover,
grass seed, etc., at big savings. This
year one order of 100 bushels and
another of carload has been placed
through the Associations Informa-
tion Bureau. This aids in locating
poultry, Matching eggs, and live
stock. Write in for our latest circu-
lar on farmer growers.
A membership in the Tri County
Crop Improvement Association enti-
ties the owner to all the privileges
listed above. This may be taken out
by individual farmers, by club or
by both. If a person has consider
able material to dispose of, taking
out a membership and listing his
products under his own name will
probably bring quicker results. An
annual MEMBERSHIP is fifty cents for
either club or Individual. This helps
to pay for postage, stationery and
printing. Each member has one
vote. The annual meeting, election,
and report will be held at show next
December. Will you be represented?
M. J. THOMPSON, Sec.
1t would be we'll for number of
us farmers to take advantage of
this offer and form a club or take
out an individual membership. The
membership fee can be sent to either
the secretary or the representative
for Cook county.
C. C. BRAY,
/ Secretary for Cook County.