The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-08-03
COUNTY NEEDS
ORGANIZATION
OTHERS HAVE AGRICULTURAL
COUNCILS TO FURTHER
FARM INTERESTS
Grain, Beef, Dairy, Hay, Fruit, Hogs.
Gardening, Boys and Girls Clubs
Represented

"A county agricultural council is
an institution for the development of
county program of work in agricul-
ture and home economics, and for CO.
operating with state and government
agencies in the development of prof
liable farm management and efficient
and wholesome home and community
life for man, woman and child. 1t
is organized agricultural democracy,
by means of which farmers and their
families express themselves concern
ing all matters relating to ahe ad-
vancement of agricultural, home and
community life."
This quotation, taken from re-
cent bulletin on The County Agricul-
tural Council, gives as briefly as pos
sible the purpose of the agricultural
council. Stevens county is in need
of an organization of this kind. Near
ly every county in the state is al
ready organized and unless we get
behind the agricultural interests of
this county through an organization
of this kind, we will not be able to
maintain our present and proper place
among the counties of the state. 1t
is very probable that a conference of
the presidents of these organiza-
tions will be called some time during
the coming fall or winter and if our
county is not organized we will lose
all of the good which would come
from a conference of this kind AS
a business proposition, for the farm
ers and every one else in the county,
is should be splendid thing. As a
patriotic duty too much cannot be
said. 1t should do more to help out
in the production and conservation of
food than any other organization that
we have at the present time.
The plan of organization, very
briefly, is as follows: Each agricu-
tural organization, j. e., each local
grange, each local branch of the fruit
growers association, etc., in the county
is asked to elect representative to
attend the organization meeting. Com
munities which do not have any such
organization are to be represented by
an individual who is appointed by the
county agriculturist and the county
commissioner. The county agricul-
turst and the county commissioner
are also Representatives at this meet
ing. At this meeting president, a
vice president and secretary-treas-
urer are elected and their duties would
be the usual duties of such officers
They also comprise part of the ex-
ecutive committee which is elected at
this time. The other duties of the
president will be those along the line
of farm management, and those of
the secretarytreasurer, those along
the line of marketing.
There are as many additional MEM
bers elected to this executive commit
tee as there are different lines of ag-
riculturalwork carried on in the county
and each member represents one of
these activities. In this county there
should be a member for grain, beef,
dairy, hay, fruit, hogs, gardening,
boys and girls club work and per-
haps few other activities.
The individual who has been select
ed from each community will repre-
sent one of these activities in the
community. The county agent with
this representative selects as many
more individuals from the community
as there are lines Of work carried on
in the community. The local organ
ization then passes on these individ-
uals. This will give county wide
committee on every agricultural ac-
tivty in the county, with represent
ative in every community where this
line Of work is being carried on, the
member Of the executive committee,
on this activity, acting as chairman
of the committee.
The agricultural council meets once
a year and elects it's officers and ex-
ecutive committee and takes up plans
of work for the coming year. These
meetings would be held during the
winter months. The executive COM
mittee meets once month to discuss
the work in general for the county.
The different committees meet when
ever there is a need, in the line of work
which they represent. The feed sit
uation at the present time would call
for meeting on dairy, beef and hog
raising.
The efficiency of an organization
of this kind, that was in good work.
ing order, could be easily seen by any
individual interested in the develop