The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-21
What COUNTY
FARM BUREAU
REALLY MEANS
9OTHEFUTURE
Survey Blank Being Sent to
Farmers; Statistics Should
Be Valuable
CLOSE COOPERATION OF
FARMERS is PLANNED
Broad Scope Embraced in Out
line; Every Angle to
Be Included

To 1850 farmers in south Bel
trami county has been sent farm
and live stock survey blank by A. w.
Aamodt, agricultural director OF the
south district, and also an outline OF
the work to be carried on by the
South Beltrami County Farm bureau.
Accompanying the survey blank is
a communication to the farmers
which says in part:
Word to Farmers.
THE information secured from this
survey, when compiled, will be or
vital Importance to all agricultural
work. 1t gives the county farm
bureau Il source for estimating the
amount OF any crop in this county
so that publicity can be given to
induce buyers to come to this section.
For example,: After the report has
been compiled we can say to the
potato buyer. There are car
loads of Green Mountain. Bliss
Triumph or Irish Cobbler potatoes In
the vicinity of . y shipping point
The buyer then knows where to get
whatever he desires, and as a result
the farmer has better market.
Again. we could get O more &C
curate knowledge Of the area sown to
small grains and thereby could es-,
stimate4 the amount OF ,twi1e that
would be needed iii this territory, so
as to avoid shortage and delay during
harvest time.
Further, the stock survey Will be
great assistance to locate farmers
who have pure bred stock so that,
whenever person Is looking Tor any
particular breed, grade OF cattle, or
other livestock, he can get the infor-
nation as to who the grower is and
thereby save a great deal Of time and
travel trying to find what he wants
There are other points Of agricul-
tural interest which might be. de-
veloped from such a survey. Ali the
compiled information will be on file
in the county agents office and VIII
be available for use to'any farmer or
member of the South Beltrami
County Farm bureau. All informa-
tion received will be considered con-
fidential except complied and tabu-
lated information which will be
worked up as township and county
reports.
Objects and Aims.
In outlining what the farm bureau
means and its objects and aims, the
program for development Of the
bureau says by way OF introduction;
"This Farm bureau is an assoc1a-
ton of people interested In rural al
fairs and has for its purpose the de-
velopment Of a more economic agri-
culture, the establishment OF COM
munity ideals and the furtherance OF
all efforts of the people, state ana
government. It Is an association
which aids in stimulating and pro-
noting the greater conservation OF
farm products and foods, and the dis
tribution of agricultural products
generally. It's aim Is to aid all Or
ganizations in their work and, In
fact. covers all efforts now being
urged as reconstruction problems
Study of County.
The purposes of the farm bureau
will mean a study OF the county and
its farming communities as we'll as
tie present organizations. The
membership will be made UP pri-
marily Of farmers. and will be man
aged by the farmers themselves. 1t
| Is their organization, ana Will not
tupplant any organization Of farmers
now cxtant. It's prime functions Will
| be:
To- cooperate the efforts OF exist
| ing local agricultural forces. either
organized or unorganized, and to or
garlic new lines Of effort.
| To bring to the county agent the
! council aud cooperation of the: best
| farmers of Beltrami county in plan
ming and carrying out the best
| possible agricultural program.
TO furnish the means for quickly
reaching every community in the
county with information of value 10
that community or the county as a
whole
All localities of the county will be
reached with memberships. All
south Beltrami county farmers will
be urged to become members.
Farmers and Directors.
The board of directors will be
made up of the officers, exofficers.
| and other members of the bureau
who represent other organizations
of the county. The directors should
!