The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-29
HUSTL|NGFOR MEMBERS
FARM BUREAU WEEK IS ON
DECEMBER 2 to-
4aH
Also 1t Will Be Time to Save
Food; Help Must Be
Given Others

Coincident with conservation week
for world relief which the food ad
ministration has set aside for the
period between December / to Z
Minnesota will observe Farm Bureau
Membership week in Minnesota
Back of this latter movement is A. d
Wilson, who, not only is federal food
administrator for Minnesota. but di
rector of agricultural extension in tn
state.
Before the war, the United State.
shipped overseas 6,00OO,000 tons o
foodstuffs. This year with the eX
pectation of the war lasting anothC
eight months we had agreed to sen
17,500,000 tons. Now that the war
past and many additional millions c
people are liberated and may b
reached with food it is estimated III;
at least 20,000,000 tons must be sen
Twenty million tons of food is lars
amount America has met its pa
food emergencies out of the volunta
wing of its people. There is 7
ubt in the minds of those in authC
ti,at the people will meet Il
v drtard Even with the pu'
Co n the best of our efforts it
ared that at least 100000 p
N North Russia cannot be reaCl
before starvation oVertakes tn
During conservation week the u
lessons in conservation, that I
world sufferers may be fed, will
brought to the people.
"The war is over" says Mr.. wills
But the problems of the farm ar
farm home continue. In Europe
livestock has been depleted, likewis
the SOL and machinery. Not only
it profitable, but helping. the suffer-
ovcrseas IS the only humane thing f.
us toodo.sif o'anIE- @1f9iif
.mbership in State
There's are now some $4,000 mer
bers OF farm bureaus in the state. Y
feel that there should be at lea!
100000 members. When the war b.
gan, the county. farm bureau, as AN, ir
stitution. alread3 had been .inaugu
ated but increased production a.
conservation made necessary the, e.
argefnsAtA sofVJae movement % az
United States authorities made pc
stole the organization of a bureau fo
everyiq county fn8thel last year. AS
RESULT of this Z years experienc
and Tint which had preceded it ]
felt .ha5 the County Farm Brre:
idea iSMoftR carrying on Until thi
time, as an Organization the burea'
has consisted only Of men, Now i
seems desirable to secure the cooper
alton of the women and young peopl
as well, and the new County Far1
Bureau is to represent all the insti
tutions of the farm and home. 1t i
fostered and supported by the Unite
States department of agriculture an
the agricultural colleges of the differ
ent states.
"As the farmers of the variou
states and the other taxpayers fo
years have supported this great de
partment in Washington and the stat
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations, so. these institutions fo
years have worked on the problem
which connect the farm and farm lf'
During all the years that farming ha
been conducted, q great deal of prac
teal and useful, Information has bee
developed by agricultural institution
covering all phases Of farm life. whio
have not been distributed and mad
use of generally and there is niue
knowledge of value that farmers. col
leges of agriculture, and the Unite
States Department of Agricultul
has that is not widely enough distri
buted. 1t is believed that such an ed
ucational institution, as the farl
bureau, in each county may make TIL
great sum of agricultural informatio
easily available to every farme
Likewise new problems constant
are coming up that all are intereste
in solving and cooperation and OF
ganization are the keynotes of pres
emit day progress. For this reaso
we are hoping that the Farm Burea
membership may be greatly II
creased, during the1weel of Decen
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