The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-08
Other Officials Also Chosen
for Ensuing Year at An
nual Meeting
NOTED SPEAKERS GIVE
VALUABLE INFORMATION
Thatcher and Cleland Among
the Distinguished Guests;
Rako Presides

One of the most interesting ana
Largely attended meetings ever neio
bv the farmers in the city of Bemid1l
was that of the annual farm bureau
members of the South Beltrami coun-
ty association, held Saturday at the
court house, and the following OIL
GERS were elected:
Presidential. L. Arnold, North
.ern. ,.
First vice presidential. E. Wit
ting, Blackduck.
Second vice president-Adolpn
Gustafson, So1way.
Secretary-treasurer- J. McCur-
sdy, Bemidji.
North Beltrami Co. Farm Bureau
Hans Emsdahl, Pitt.
Agri. Association-Lee Hilton,
Grant Valley.
Breeders Ass s'n-H. A. Farrell,
Port Hope. w.
Seed Potato Growers Ass'n-A. E..
Rako, Bemidji.
Wool Growers Ass nc. w. Clark,
Puposky.
Beekeepers' Ass'n-H. A. Flad-
hammer, Wilton.
Schools and Boys and Girls clubs
j. C. McGhee, Bemidji.
Home Deyelopmentzz-Mrs. Nels
Wallet, Frohn.=~s - - = ,
Farmers !clubs-B. M. Armstrong,
Kelliher. -,
Commercial InterestsHA. Mo
lander, Bemidji. -. '>''>.
The board of county commissioners
has not elected it's. director, but the
board is to be represented in the
Farm Bureau work.
Speakers of the Day.
r. w. Thatcher, dean of the state
university, department of agricul-
ture, and S. B. Cleland, assistant
county agent leader, were the speak
ers of the day, the former speaking
from the topic, 1.-THE Value of Expert
mental Work. and the latter, Farm
Bureau Work in Northern Mime
sota,'' both explaining in details the
advantages of their subjects.
The program as planned was car
ried out and the meeting was pre-
sided over by President A. E. Rako,
who made an earnest plea at the
opening of the afternoon session for
cooperation, and urged the laying
aside of petty jealousies and diff
culties. He pointed out what has
been accomplished by other states
through the federation of farm
bureaus, and added that it was time
that Minnesota and Beltrami county
were falling into line.
Interesting Address.
Dean Thatcher gave an interesting
talk on the experimental work being
done at the university and showed
where the peoples money was spent
and for what purposes. And he point
ed out the great need for the con-
tinuation of experimental work. He
said:
'"The purpose of the experimental
s station is to find out the correct
= lmethods to apply in the producing of
farm products and the conducting of
farming in general, and then to
teach them. Farmers can not afford
to pay for these experiments on their
own farms. That is. why the state
is providing for this work"
i Farm Bureaus Needed.
Mr.. Cleland showed the great need
for farm bureaus and the advantage
of state federation. He urged that
this county do what it can toward
bringing about such federation.
Mr.. Cleland also pointed out some
of the things which the farm bureaus
and county agents had accomplished
during the past two years, and ad-
vanced considerable evidence of the
need of it's continuation.
A feature of the day was the sump-
tuous dinner served by the wives and
families of the bureau members, the
serving being in the Central school
building.
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