Morris tribune., 1918-11-29
MINNESOTA MUST HAVE
AGRICULTURAL PLAN
Appeal by A. D. Wilson for Better
Agricultural Organization for
World Needs
To all the people of Minnesota:

rejoice we must prepare to meet new
needs. A great American problem
today is to Immediately provide for
a hungry world by securing greater
food production and conservation,
and to promote the national welfare
by securing better organization of
our agriculture.
To be prepared to cope with such
an engaging problem every loyal and
public spirited citizen of Minnesota
is hereby asked to cooperate with
his County Farm Bureau organiza-
tion in determining and supporting
an Agricultural Program" for his
county, that will best meet local and
national needs.
The membership in Farm Bureau
organization in Minnesota at pres
ent representing 10000 families
should be increased Immediately to
not less than 100000 for the coming
two year period. Such body of
united persons, publicly interested in
agriculture, will insure constructive
action on problems as they arise.
Accordingly each County Farm
Bureau organization is hereby urged
to Immediately organize and conduct
a campaign with view to having a
representative of the Farm Bureau
visit every person who should be in
terested in agriculture and country
living. The representative should
explain the achievements of the
Farm Bureau during 1913 and
methods of work, and give every per-
son visited an opportunity to become
member.
The period of December End to
9TH, 1918, is hereby designated and
declared to the Farm Bureau Mem
bership Week in Minnesota" in
which it is urged that general enroll
ment of members be conducted.
Great as have been the demands
of war upon our agriculture, it is
certain that the coming of peace will
greatly increase rather than lessen
our food obligations. This is espe-
cially true of livestock and livestock
products. Practically every country
,
as we'll as neighboring neutral states,
will be clamoring to America for
food. This will be particularly true
of the Central Powers, and we should
be willing to exchange food for the
right kind of peace. 1t is estimated
that in the countries that are short
of food, there are approximately
our own population.
Moreover, there are many millions
of acres devastated in France, Bel
GUM, Servia, Poland, Armenia, and
other regions, where seed supplies,
farm machinery, and nearly all live
stock are destroyed. America, among
few countries only, has a surplus of
such products and equipment. The
coming needs are so great, that for
the farmer the big task seems ahead
rather than one that has already
been accomplished.
The Federal Government through
the United States Department of
Agriculture, early in the coming
year, will announce program for
meeting the National Agricultural
needs for 1919. In this, recommend
alton will be made as to what must
be produced to provide for the ma
ton itself and fulfill it's food obliga-
tions to other countries.
The objects of the campaign are
such as to justify an appeal for the
aid of the general as we'll as the
farming public:
1. Farmers, their families and Or
CARNATIONS are asked to enlist in
this organization movement to carry
out the Government, State and Coun-
ty Agricultural Program.
2. The women of the state are
asked to give effective service by
systematic and unified effort in food
production such as gardening, poul-
try raising, dairying, and orchard
ing, and in safeguarding through
economical use the nations re-
sources, especially food, textiles, fuel,
and the health Of all citizens, as a
part Of the Agricultural Program.
8. The attention of city people Is
directed to the fact that the Nation
al, State and County Agricultural
Extension Service for food produc-
ton and conservation Is the mach
inery for carrying out the Agricul-
tural Program. The city people
should make inquiry as to what has
been done through this service in
1918, and their active support
should be given the plans for 1919.
1t is important in this campaign
to emphasize the "New" Farm
Bureau. It should be considered not
alone as an organization to aid the
work of the county agent. Rather
1t should be understood as becoming
the officially recognized agency, or
institution, educational in character,
for cooperating with state and nation
in meeting agricultural needs, and