Morris tribune., 1918-05-03
FARM BUREAU OFFICE
A VERY BUSY PLACE
County Agent Nash Taking Crop
Census and Getting Acquainted
With Farmers

One of the busy places in Morris
and Stevens county these days is in
the Farm Bureau Office in charge of
County Agent Nash. He has been
taking an agricultural census of the
county to find out the acres of diff
erent grains planted last year as COM
pared with this year and also to find
out the amount of different seeds
needed. Between jobs Mr.. Nash is
finding time to make several trips
about the county getting acquainted
with the farmers and giving talks
at different school houses.
Last week Mr.. Nash and Mr.. F. L.
Fudge, assistant state club leader,
gave talks before the Morris and AL
berta schools on Boys and Girls
Club work. Another day Mr.. Nash
and Supt. Grafelman of Alberta held
meetings at different schools in the
county talking on garden club work
and getting the boys and girls inter-
ested in raising gardens. On other
days Mr.. Nash has visited in COM
munities in the southern townships
of the county. Besides this he has
spoken at several farmers club meet
ings during the past few weeks.
Mr.. Nash is confining himself first
to the proposition of getting &C
quainted with the county, it's re-
sources, and is various affairs. AS
fast as possible he will begin the
work of organization, bringing to-
gether all farmers who are interested
and assisting them for larger produc-
ton and better marketing. There is
a great work ahead in this county
along such lines and Mr.. Nash should
have the encouragement of citizens
who are interested in the develop
ment of the county and the prosper
ity of the farmer.
Some of the other things that Mr..
Nash is working on are the farm
labor question, he having placed
three hired men during the past
week, the seed corn situation, boys
and girls pig contest, farm account
ing, farm management and the grow
ing of more alfalfa. He hopes that
later in the season "silo and alfalfa
tour" can be arranged, when the
people interested can visit the diff
erent places where silos have been
erected and get the opinion of the
owners in regard to the different
kinds of silos, and also inspect some
of. the good fields of alfalfa.
In talking about the amount Of
land under cultivation this year, Mr..
Nash says there is very little waste
land in Stevens county, the only land
not being under cultivation being in
Everglade and Eldorado townships.
There is a shortage of seed corn in
the county this year and much of the
seed tested did not test over Is per
cent. Mr.. Nash advises planting
such seed thicker than usual, espe-
cially if it tests only Is per cent or
less, and not to plant such seed be-
fore the 10th of May, as it is liable
not to terminate if planted too early.
He also urges the farmers to treat
their seed potatoes before planting.
By the crop census which Mr.. Nash
took this spring he found there was
enough oats, wheat and barley for
sale in the county to supply the de-
mand of those who wanted it. He
found seventeen farmers who need
ed seed oats, the total bushels needed
being 1,154 bushels. twenty-five
needed seed wheat and twenty-five
needed seed barley. Other farmers
had surplus and those who needed
the seed we're given list Of the farm
ers who had it for sale. Nine farm
ers needed seed flax but not enough
was found in the county to supply
their wants. Farmers who had live !