The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-12-12

Tor some time. The County Agent
has spoken at and attended to date
81 farmers club meetings with atten-
dance totalling 1855. Five of these
meetings were annual picnics. The
Mile Laos County Farm Bureau
stands ready to; assist any community T
in the organization of. club and %to1s
assist. clubs in the obtaining of perss<
sons from the College: of. Agriculture
for programs.
WORK WITH. COUNTY FAIR.
Full cooperation was given. in the
matter Of revising the premium list.
Every opportunity presented was;
seized to advertise the fair for this
year and to bring to the attention Of
the people: the: advisability of exhib--
iting. Very bad weather for the OPP
ening day, the busy season for the
farmers and the lack of time in gem.
eral Of the officers of the Fair Associ-
alton and the superintendent Of the
various divisions to campaign proper
ly contributed to cut down the fair
for this year: As it. was, however,;
the fair paid financially.
DRAFT WORK.
No draft work was sought by the
Farm Bureau until the call in Sep
TENDER for cooperation with the Agri-,
cultural Adviser of the District Draft :
board was sent out. The Farm Bu-3
reau then organized with: Is local
committeeman and with. a central
committee of three persons to make.
recommendations, in regard to all cas-
es Of appeal for deferred classification
and all other cases brought to its at
tention. The County Agent was
made an associate member of the
Mile Laos County Legal Advisory
board by the, local board for the coun-
tty. The work done in the draft by
the Farm Bureau to date may be-
summarized as follows:
Number Of personal requests for
information: on draft... .145,
Number Of Office calls on draft
work
Number of persons assisted in
making out questionaires........ 8
Number deferred classifcations
cases considered by County
Agent %:
Number Of meetings Of the CEN
traI commlttee............ .................... D.
Number of applications for fur
Tough presented to the County
Agent for approval. .......... IL I
Number approved y. 49,
{ INFLUENZA. sDIFFICUETIES. .
Influenza has been handicap to-
Farm Bureau work as with. ALI other.
work where public gatherings are Of
ten necessary: Tie work listed be-
low. was; planned with, arrangements
made for same; but postponement was;
made necessary by the influenza cpl.
denic and the orders and Instructions
Of the Board of Health.
Poultry CHILLING Demonstrations:
Arrangements had been made, with
ME-: n: E. Chapman, poultry. special
ist from the Extension Division of the
College of Agriculture for, ten poultry
cullmg dem tons and for sever
al talks at; evening meetings. Mr.:
Chapman is very well known in the
county and the holding Of, such DEM
onstrations and meetings would have
been Of great interest as well as Of
great benefit.
Potato Institutes:
Preliminary arrangements for a.
big Tri-County Institute at Princeton
with arrangements made for the pres.
ence Of specialists in potato Diseases
potato varieties, potato marketing and
in all the general problems faced by
the growers Of the district. This in
stitute which wes planned to be three
days in length will be held later as
conditions permit. The institute win
be, the biggest event in the form Of an
institute or agricultural short course
ever held in the county.
Dairy Institute:
Arrangements had been made with
Prof E, a. J. Mcclure, dairy specialist
of the Extension Division of the Col
lege Of Agriculture. for a two days
dairy institute at Milaca, covering the
special problems Of dairying in the
locality, and especially the matters
Of winter feeding. Mr.. Mcclure was
also to spend one day in the northern
part Of the county in consultation
with the officers and patrons Of the
Farmers Cooperative Creamery at
Onamia and with the directors and
members of the North Milaca Hol-
stein Breeders Association. This
work was postponed twice and is now
postponed indefinitely until some time
during the winter. I
ORGANIZATION Of Farmers Clnhs. ~.
Preliminary arrangements had bef
made for the organizat ton of two a 4
Farmers Clubs and the re-organi
ton Of one old club. The organil
ton work will be taken up as soon u
Il the e need q for caution in regard to thAssl
epidemic is eliminated