The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-12-13
GREENFIELD PRAISES
FARM ORGANIZATION
Soyo Bureaus Are of Greatest VAL
ue to Agricultural interests of
the State.

to the agricultural interests Of the
farm bureau organization is testified
to by Chas. D. Greenfield, commission
er of agriculture and publicity in his
annual report to Governor Stewart.
Referring to the farm bureau Com
missioner Greenfield says:
"During the year the commission
er has had the opportunity to at
tend meetings of county farm bureaus,
has seer their method of operation
and has a realization of the great
value these farm bureaus, as at pres
ent conducted, are to the agricultural
interests of the state. Organized and
promoted under the direct supervis-
ion of the national government and
aided and sustained by it and state
government as we'll, these farm bu-
reaus are deserving of all the con-
fidence and support that can be given
them. They are purely business or
PLANTATIONS dealing altogether with
the business problems of the farm
ers, and their good influence is not
confined alone to the farmers. What
the commercial club is to the city
dweller, the farm bureau is to the
country resident.
1.-THE comparatively poor crops OF
1917 and 1912, have brought this de-
partment to the realization of the
fact that while it is to the interest OF
the state to set forth it's opportun;-
ties and as to bring both
home makers and investors into Mon
tana, there is also another duty which
the state owes, particularly to those
who come here to make their homes
and to develope the land, and that is
to give them such advice and assist
ance as will make their venture in
this state a success. In hundreds OF
instances that have come to the at
tention of this department in the past
two years., where the people on home
steads or purchased lands have not
made a success, the failure has been
due to lack of knowledge Of Montana
conditions. In giving assistance to
these people it is not to be inferred
that this means financial aid, Many
Of these people are unacquainted with
market conditions, do not know what
the methods in this state in doing
business are, and being strangers,
have no old friends to whom they can
90 and ask advice. This department
believes that the work the farm bu.
reaus are doing in getting these peo-
pie together in community and coun'
ty meetings and exchanging ideas ane
the assistance given them by the ex
tension department and county agri
cultural agents from the college a
Bohemian, should receive every en-
enlargement. This department re
alizes that it can cooperate with tn
farm bureaus and other agencies i
many ways to insure the success c
the settlers in the state, and it ha
been and will be it's endeavor to d
So"
Referring to the immigration to tn
state in 1918 the report says:
early in the year it became ev
dent that owing to the war and TT
conditions it brought about, the in
migration into Montana would nj
be extensive and that the syndicate
and corporations which for sever
years had been advertising Montar
lands and opportunities would be il
active. Notwithstanding this predi
ton proved to be true, the calls II
the Montana book for 1917 continue
from individuals in all sections
the country, indicating that while cor
paratively few were coming to tt
state, a very large number were co
templating coming when conditions b
came more settled"
Judging from the inquiries tn
have come to the department sin
the signing of the armistice a.
from information from %corporatio
and s%yndicates, who are interested
Montana lands, the number of NJ