The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
through the farmers clubs. which get
the people of community together.

the people OF a community togetner.
F.. o. True secretary treasurer OF
the bureau gave his annual report,
showing that $1547 had been collect
ed from membership fees, and that
1878 had been collected on the new
membership drive. The sum OF $92.5O
was on hand in checks, and $ll 90
in cash, making a total OF $l9o2.
During the past year $1514.S3 had
been paid out, and after enumerating
the claims against the bureau, in
Guiding the assistant county agent
and club leaders claims for expenses,
he stated that the bureau would be
In debt 56641 after paying all claims
Bureau Has Done Well.
Considerable discussion ensued,
some expressing the opinion that the
bureau had done very well and that
a deficit was to be expected the first
year. Others took exception to the
claims of the assistant county agent,
saving that he had not been hired by
the bureau, and that his claim for
expenses should not be allowed. 1t
was explained that the salary of the
club leader is paid by the govern
ment, and that the expense bills are
the only bills the bureau is required
to pay.
George Austin suggested raising
the deficit by taking up collection,
and headed it with $25. 1t was aim
ed to raise $500 but the attendance
was small, and although quite few
subscribed ten, and five dollars, and
others smaller amounts, the sum was
not raised at the meeting.
Election of officers was then in or
der, and a committee of five was ap-
pointed from the floor to nominate
candidates. Messrs. Johnson, Mohr,
Crane, Mitchell and Quimby were
chosen as the nominating committee.
NJ R. Benedict, county agent, pre-
scented detailed plan for the work
of the coming season., after which
election of officers took place, and
the meeting was brought to close.
The general plan outlined was as fol-
lows:
Report of County Agent.
June 1 to July Help with pic
mics, community picnics, breed as
ISOLATION picnics, work of formation
of farmers clubs.
July 1 to August 1.-Campaign of
education to prevent hog cholera,
smut survey and potato disease work,
check up on crop plots, silo cam
paign.
August / to September More
personal farm visits. meetings at
crop demonstration plots, preparation
for fairs
September 1 to October Attend
ance at fairs, cholera prevention,
work with purebred seed corn men,
study of marketing conditions.
October l to November Poultry
culling work, poultry housing and
winter feeding, local fairs and seed
shows.
November 1 to December 1.-Poul-
try culling, annual report.
December l to January ANNUAL
meetings of various organizations,
planning work for coming year, farm
records and accounts.
February 10 to March Farmers
institute, preparation for seed show
at Mapleton, assistance to several
parties in purchase of cattle, start
ing work for cow testing association
March / to March 15.-Farmers'
institute, local institute Shelby
Farmers club, purebred bull survey,
preparation for grain smut campaign,
work for preventing hog cholera.
March 10 to April 15.-Grain' smut
campaign, establishing purebred seed
in different townships, help with fair
association work, work for proven
ton of hog cholera, starting hog pas
ture demonstrations.
April Is to May Campaign for
eradication of foul brood in bees, es-
tablishing Of purebred seed corn in
different communities, alfalfa plots,
standardizing potatoes.
May Il to May 3O-Purebred bull
campaign, formation of bull associa-
tons, study of market conditions,
weighing in pigs in pasture demon
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