The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-07-12

A council OF presidents OF the
county farm bureaus Of Toole, VAL
ley, Phillips, Blaine, Chouteau, Hill
and Teton counties was held in Havre
last Monday and President Peter
Peterson of the Valley county bureau
was in attendance.
1--WE discussed the farm labor ques-
tion," said Mr.. Peterson" in refer
ence to furnishing work for the farm
ers in the drought sections by connec-
ton with farmers where crop has
been grown. The plan will be carried
out through the Farm Labor bureau
of the federal government in cooper
alton with the Farm bureau organiza-
tions.
"The council of farm bureau presi-
dentss went on record as favoring the
formation of a Live Stock Marketing
association consisting of a few of the
farmers of this section. The question
of finding market for the surplus
horses sof the state was taken up
and motion was carried directing
the secretary of the meeting to get in
touch with the war department and
advise it that Montana could furnish
a large number of horses required for
military purposes.
"One of the members recommended
the slaughter of small horses for meat
/, relieve the beef situation. We passed
a resolution that the state seed law
be rigidly enforced by seeing that
all seed be tested and cleaned and that
it comes up to certain standard be-
fore it can be sold in the state.
"The council went on record as ad-
lorsc1D%;1.@ Ln olo nd ~
make the gopher law more effective,
as the present law has been found i'm
practical.
"A motion was carried to petition
the state council of defense that a
part of the money the extraordinary
session of the legislature 1918 approp-
rated for relief and remaining un-
used, be set aside as a fund for the
purchase of winter rye for seed. Field
Agent In Marketing, w. L. Beers,
was present and offered his services
to locate available supplies Of winter
rye seed.
"The greater part of the day was
consumed by the council in formulat-
ing plans of relief for the food pro.
ducers of northern Montana, and alsc
the keeping up and increasing the
acreage of wheat for next year, which
they considered of more importance
to the nation as whole than loca
relief.
"The plan finally adopted was in the
nature of questionnaire and petition
The object of the questionable being
to furnish form to each individual
farmer for him to supply the neces-
sary information to the Farm Bureau
Executive committee.
"In brief the form adopted is as
follows:
I. A statement of acres under cul-
tivation since 1912 or the length of
time of farming operations in this
county.
2. The approximate yield per acre
per year for the period of favorable
operations and also the years of total
failure.
3. A statement of his present finan-
cial condition, amount of farm oper-
ating equipment which includes horses
wagons, harnesses, tractors and all
necessary farm machinery and also
his need of assistance to maintain his
present acreage and possible in
crease.
"The council outlined the following
plan for gathering this information:
Each Farm Bureau Community COM
mittee is requested to call a meeting
of it's members at once, for the pur-
pose of giving this matter publicity
and calling the attention to all farm
ers in this district the necessity of
getting this information accurate and
complete. 1t is absolutely necessary
that this information be at the farm
bureau office by July %. This neces-
states meeting July 18 so that this
information will have time to get from
Glasgow by July %. This informa-
to the central Farm Bureau office. at
the Farm Bureau Local communities
tion has to be tabuated so as to reach
Bozeman by July 25. 1t is intended
that this information be presented to
the federal government by some men,
ber of the Farm Bureau council.
"For full particulars inquire of any
Farm Bureau member of your conf
munity.
"The cooperation of all will be
necessary to solve this problem, the
solving of which is of the greatest ma
tional and local Importance