Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-30
Farm News Department
County Stacy Agent
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Farm Bureau Federation.

Farm Bureau Federation.
Seventy county farm bureaus were
represented at the federation meeting
held in Marshalltown Friday, Deem
Der. Constitution and bylaws were
adopted and the executive committee
and officers elected. The meeting was
most successful in every detail.
The object of the federation as
stated in the constitution and by
laws is to effectively organize, adj
vance and improve in every way
possible, the agricultural interests of
the great commonwealth Of Iowa,
economically, educationally and
socially through the united efforts of
the county farm bureaus Of the state.
Each county farm bureau holding
membership in the federation will
elect an official representative to the
state board Of directors. This repre-
sentative must be farmer. The fed
GRAFTON will include about 10000
farmers as members and it will be
managed entirely by men who are
actually engaged in farming. 1t is
one of the biggest steps that has ever
been taken by the agricultural inter-
ests Of the state.
The officers of the federation for
next year are:
President, ]. r. Howard, Marshall
county.
First Vice President, "A. L. Middle
ton, Wright county.
Second Vice-President, Frank Jus
tice, Polk county.
Third President, L. s. Fisher,
Clayton county.
Treasurer, J. E. Craven, Jasper
county.
Temporary Secretary, c. F. Cover
daye of Clinton county.
Tractor School.
Arrangements are now practically
complete for the tractor school which
will be held at Webster City January
is and II. This school is being ar
ranged to discuss the problems in
connection with the management of
gas engines. 1t will not boost or adj
gyertise any one make Of tractor.
Every effort will be made to have as
many different kinds Of tractors as
possible on exhibition.
A tractor specialist, Prof. John s..
Glass of the State College, has been
engaged to give the lectures and to
have charge of the laboratory work.
Prof. Glass has had a great deal OF
practical experience along this line
of work and last summer he was
chosen for one of the judges at the
big tractor demonstration in Kansas. 4
There are about two hundred trac-
tor owners in the county Mt the pres
ent time and many hundred others
who are considering the purchase OF
tractors. All are urged to attend the
meetings The farm bureau and the
tractor dealers are putting this school
on, SO that it will be absolutely free
for those who attend.
Farm Labor.
will you be needing extra help
during the winter or next spring!
Now is the best time to list your
needs at the farm bureau Office. Cards
are beginning to come in from the
state Office for demObilized soldiers
who are looking for farm work.
Canning Of Meats and Soups.
The colder weather coming on after
the holidays turns our thoughts to
butchering of beef and pork. Our
mothers and their mothers cured. salt
ed, froze and packed in snow and thus
kept their meat until used.
To the woman OF the present day
another method presents itself. The
method of the cold pack process. BY
this method there can be fresh meat
in tile home all the year round; even
the hottest days Of summer one can
get a can of beef or pork put up dur
ing the winter, and in a few minutes
have hot roast on the table for din
ner.
OF course it is not advised to put
all the meat up by the cold pack pro-
cess. That which is to be eaten dur
ing the cold months is easily frozen
and one always likes some salted or
cured meat such as bacon, ham and
corned beef. But If one cans some 10
have in case company comes, one
need never worry, for the meat is
nearly ready to be put on the table.
All kinds of meats and soups may
he very satisfactorily canned by the
cold pack method and the GINNING
may be done during the fall and win
ter, when no extra fuel need be used.
The products thus prepared will pre-
vent the discomfort of extra heat for