The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-01
BUREAU BOARD FIXED
PRICES CORN PICKING
Meeting WAS HELD IN CITY
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Daylight Saving Plan Opposed;
Other Matters We're Given
Consideration

At well attended meeting of the
board of directors of the Blue Earth
County Farm bureau yesterday, the
matter of securing corn pickers, and
what would be considered fair prices
fl corn picking were fully discussed.
While the board recognized that
pickers would be scarce, it was the
general belief that to pay the eX-
orbitant prices asked would not
materially help the situation. Re-
ports were secured from various
parts of Blue Earth county and from
neighboring counties. 1t developed
that most of the places where ex-
tremely high prices were said to be
paid could not be located. The Farm
Bureau board unanimously adopted
the following resolution:
BE it resolved, that we the board
of directors of the Blue Earth Coun-
ty Farm Bureau, after careful con-
sideration of both sides of the con-
troversy, go on record as favoring a
price of cents per bushel for pick
ing average standing corn in this
locality this year. That we consi
der this fair basis Of settlement
between employer and employee,
and urge that the farmers of Blue
Earth county use their best efforts
to establish this price"
1t was felt that if farmers would
stick by this price land refuse to
pay more that as much. help as is
available could be secured. If a few
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price, it tends to raise the price for
all. Efforts will be made to have
similar action taken in all neighbor-
ing counties.
Winter Program Discussed.
The work of the bureau for the
winter months was discussed and
approved One of the first projects
to be taken up will be that of elm
mating several thousand Stacker
hens from Blue Earth county focks
The food administration is urging
this step and a feed saver, and
poultry extension men will assis'
with it. In a resent culling demon
stration, forty four hens were sep
arated from flock of one hundred
In three days, these fourty -four
hens laid one egg. Thus egg pro.
ducing ability of the flock had scare,
ely been reduced at all, but half the
feed was saved.
During the month of December, il
is planned to urge more extensive
keeping of farm records. This has
been reduced to the simplest pos
sible form, and has become almos
requirement not only for films
out income tax blanks, but for max.
ing the greatest profit from the farins
Nothing brings out more clearly
where a farm can make money o.
where it is losing money than t.;
business record kept
During the winter steps will ilst
be taken toward the formation of one
or more bull associations with view
to lessening the cost to individual
breeders of securing coed herd sires
By this means good purebred sire:
can be secured at no greater cos
than that for inferior or scrub sires
1t was felt that the tuberculin test
ing of cattle should be urged as
means of preventing the serious loss
es that now occur. The farmer VINE
has tuberculosis in his herd is likel,
to fail to find any trace of it until i
is too late to avoid heavy loss.
Oppose Daylight Saving.
The daylight saving bill soon to bt
repealed, has caused considerabl,
inconvenience and loss to farmers
and complaints in regard to it ar,
frequent. While expressing thei
desire to cooperate in the matter
real saving is affected, those pres
ent felt that their views of the mat
ter should be given expression. TIL,
following resolution was adopted:
whereas the socalled Dayligh
Saving law, in operation during TIN
past season, has worked hardship
and caused serious loss of time an,
labor to the farmers of this section
Because, one, it is impossible TO
farmers to start an hour earlier il
the morning in haying and harvesting
on account of dew. Because, two
hired labor will not make up fo
this loss of time in the evening
Therefore be it resolved that til
Farm Bureau board of Blue Eartl
county representating 600 members
respectfully request state and nation
al authorities or legislators to tax
these lossessto farmers in considera
ton in future provisions for the pur
pose of said law
The county club projects are +
follow much, the same lines as thos
indicated above, especial attention
being given to poultry clubs. brea
baking clubs, and the teaching Q
farm record keeping in the schools
1t is necessary to make application
at once if the help of the state ex
tension force. is to be secured i
carrying on short courses. The Farr
Bureau board voted to hold institute
in the principal towns of tn
country or such of them as wishe
for theses Robert Haedt, president Q
the Seed Growers association, state
that the annual seed show might b
held again this year, and if a shoY
course were held in Mankato, tn
two could be combined.
Waiter Henry Did Not Obey Sub