Morris tribune., 1918-11-29
WHY FARM BUREAU
SHOULD BE INCREASED
Great Additional Food Demands to
Be Met.-Expert knowledge
Made Available

Coincident with Conservation
Week for World Relief which the
food administration has set aside for
the period between December l to Z,
Minnesota will observe Farm Bureau
Membership Week in Minnesota.
Back of this latter movement is A.
D. Wilson who, not only is federal
| food administrator for Minnesota,
but director of Agricultural Exten-
sion in the State.
Before the war, the United States
shipped overseas 100000 tons of
| foodstuffs. This year with the ex-
pectation of the wars lasting an
other eight months we had agreed
to send 17,5O0,00O tons. Now that
the war is past and many additional
millions of people are liberated and
may be reached with food it is estim-
ated that at least 100000 tons
must be sent. Twenty millions tons
of food is large amount. America
has met it's past war food emergen-
dies out of the voluntary saving of
it's people. There is no doubt in the
minds of those in authority that the
people will meet this new demand.
Even with the putting forth the best
of our efforts it is feared that at
least 100000 people in North Rus
STA cannot be reached before starYa-
ton overtakes them. During Con-
servation Week the new lessons in
conservation, that the world suffer
ers may be fed, will be brought to
the people.
"The war is over" says Mr.. Will
son, "but the problems of the farm
and farm home continue. In Europe
the livestock has been depleted, like
wise the soil and machinery. Not
only is it profitable, but helping the
sufferers overseas is the only humane
thing for us to do.
"There are now some $4,000 mem
bers of Farm Bureaus in the state.
We feel that there should be at least
! 100000 members. When the war be-
gan, the County Farm Bureau, as an
! institution, already had been inaug-
urated but increased production and
conservation made necessary the en-
largement of the movement and I'm
tied States authorities made possible
the organization of bureau for
every county in the last year. AS a
result of this years experience, and
that which had preceded it is felt
that that the County Farm Bureau
idea is worth carrying on. Until
this time, as an organization, the
bureau has consisted only of men.
Now it seems desirable to secure the
cooperation of the women and young
people, as well, and the new County
Farm Bureau is to represent all the
institutions of the farm and home.
1t is fostered and supported by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture and the agricultural colleges
of the different states.
| GAS the farmers of the various
states and the other taxpayers for
years have supported this great de-
partment in Washington and the
state agricultural colleges and ex-
pertinent station, so those institu-
tions for years have worked on the
problems which connect the farm and
farm life. During all the years that
farming has been conducted, a great
deal Of practical and useful inform
alton has been developed by agri-
cultural institutions covering all
phases of farm life, which have not
been distributed and made use of
generally and there is much know
ledge Of value that farmers, colleges
of agriculture, and the United States
Department of Agriculture has that
Is not widely enough distributed. 1t
is believed that such an educational
institution, as the farm bureau, in
each county may make this great
sum of agricultural information
easily available to every farmer.
Likewise new problems constantly
are coming up that all are interested
in solving and cooperation and or
!! ganization are the keynotes of pres
emit day progress. For this reason
we are hoping that the Farm Bureau
membership may be greatly in
creased, during the week Of Deem
Der to T."