Charlevoix county herald., 1918-11-29
Farm Bureau
Is Reorganized
Mee;..s a, Loeb Farm, Friday,
a Successful Affair.

Pine Lake, was the scene of one of the
greatest activities ever held in Charlie
voix county, between the hours of 10
a. m. and p. m. on Friday of last
week. The cause of the excitement
was the reorganization of the Charlie
voix County Farm Bureau. Coupled
with this was the desire to see and the
interest of our citizens in the beautiful
Loeb farm.
Between the hours of ten o'clock and
the serving of the pot-luck dinner at
noon the crowds wandered through
the dairy barns of this most wonderful
farm and from what they saw they
gained an idea of the efficiency and
sanitation of an ideal dairy. The tre-
mendously large barn built of field
stone will accommodate comfortably
some 300 heads of thoro-bred holstein
cattle. At the present time only a
small portion of the cattle barn is COM
pleted. In this section the most sani-
tary conditions prevail. The floor and
managers are of concrete with the ex-
ception of that part of the floor on
which the cattle stand or lie, and this
is paved with creasoted wood brick.
The walls are tiled to a height of four
feet from the floor and the upper walls
and ceiling are lathed and plastered
with beautiful white finish. The ven-
tilation of these barns is ideal and adds
to the health and vigor of the milk-pro-
ducing cow. Every cow is provided
with an individual drinking cup. Milk
ing is done by the vacuum method
and gas engine is provided for pump
ing the air through pipe line over the
stanchons. To- this the milking ma
chimes are attached by couplings be-
tween each stall.
The decorations of the barn consisted
of beautiful flower boxes filled with
blooming geraniums.
About noon the pot-luck dinner was
served on improvised tables arranged
by the management of the farm. These
were located in the barn which is
still under construction. To say that
the dinner was enjoyed and that there
was plenty for all will but give you an
idea of it. Too much cannot be said
regarding it and to give complete JUS
tice to the many things which adorned
the table would require a very large
space, but suffice to say everyone was
satisfied to the extent that the full
cider barrel remained untouched until
late in the afternoon.
Immediately after dinner the meet
ing was called to order by William j.
Pearson oil Boyne Falls who has acted
as President of the Farm Bureau since
the installation of the County Agent
system in Charlevoix county. He was
promptly elected as temporary chair
man and Mr.. Sloan of Charlevoix elect
ed temporary secretary. H. G. Smith,
County Agent from Kent county, spoke
upon the necessity of farmers organi-
cations and the importance of well
organized Farm Bureau, He empha-
sized the importance of having a well
defined plan of work for the develop
ment of the county and for the solving
of problems concerning the various
parts of the county including produc-
ton, Standardization of farm crops, live
stock, county welfare work and other
equally interesting topics, which if
properly developed, will work no end
of good in our county.
Immediately following the appoint
| ing of the various committees on by
laws, nomination and project, the Hon.
d. ID. Aitken of Flint was given the
floor and for more than an hour he
held his large and appreciative audi
ence in closest attention. His con-
structive talk dealt chiefly upon the
importance of standard stock raising.
/ In introducing his subject, he referred
to recent experiments made in one OF
our large laboratories on rats Of com.
mon variety, and showed that even the
lowest type of the animal kingdom can
not live without diet including milk
products and butter fats. He empha-
sized the importance Of milk and its
connection with the health of people,
especially children, and gave figures
showing that thousands of children die
annually from the lack of proper nour-
ishment. His remarks were made in
such forceful manner that the farm
ers present sensed the situation and
realized the importance Of increased
production and the adoption of sanitary
methods in dairying. Mr.. Aitken will
long be remembered and no doubt a
great deal of good will accrue as a re-
suit Of his talk.
Mrc parpica Eouiar of Eoct Jordan