Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-30
Annual Fdrm Bureau Report
ShOWs Various Activities
OF Organization For Year

and will doubtless show o proportion
ate net gain next year in. proportion
to the amount Of seed planted.
About go pure bred sires have been
bought or exchanged directly through
the efforts OF the farm bureau.
The exchange list in the Farm Blu
e News has been very popular. The
first issue ~(February). carried adver-
tised material valued at approximate
sjyi$S5, 300, and the total value of. all
, advertising material in eight issues
to date amounts to approximately
$260.000.i 1t is. known that. many
thousand dollars in sales resulted
/, through this medium. but there is, no
way of ascertaining an approximation
OF the total sales resulting ~;
In connection with the above seed
transactions. it has beer the aim to
confine our efforts. to the purchase Of
such seeds as were highly desirable
for use in the county, or which Were
scarce and.of high, price.
The farm bureau was able to secure
many of the seeds at a reduced rate
over the retail prices SO thai there
was a. direct saving t0~the farmers: in
this connection as well as in getting
the kind and quality os seed desired.
Many samples were received for tests
and these were generally taken care
of through the seed laboratory at the
agricultural college. 800
A wool growers association was or
gsnized early in 1919. Sacks and
Irvine were secured at considerable
saving to the farmers through the as
ISOLATION. Shearers were secured and
routed among the sheep raisers.. The
wool was assembled at Grand ForES
and sold to tho highest bidder and a
net profit of approximately 10 cents
per pound was realized over the prices
offered by local buyers. This profit
amountcd to approximately $4,000
and the cost of doing the business was
less than three-quarters of a cent per
pound.
Farm Labor,
Tho help proposition was handled
this year in much he same way as
formerly through local agents in each
community. However there was not
the scarcity of help this year SO that
the proposition was greatly simplified.
F.. f. Hubbard acted as labor agent
until his death in August. F.. I. Olson
of the state department of agriculture
and labor acted as labor agent for
about six weeks. About 500 men
were placed, with farmers during he
season. The, farm bureau did about
500 worth of advertising in Montana
and other sections to get men to
come here for the harvest.
Farmers Meetings.
Under authority Of the farm bu-
reau directors, a large number of edu-
cational meetings were held in the
county, among the farmers. These
were held at different times during
the year, the subjects of the meetings
being as nearly adapted to the season
as possible; In all 90 ry>etings were
held with a total attendance of .6,612.
These meetings covered a consider
able range OF subjects. such as live
? stock, SOW thistle control. potato seed
, treatment. marketing, farm accounts.
etc.
Weeds. ~.
Work in connection with weed
eradication was chiefly educational in
, character. A series of meetings. was
: held on the subject of SOW thistle In
. the summer. A large number of per.
sonal letters and individual work was
I done also in this connection. Abou,1
r 1000 farmers were furnished wig
definite, information along this line
Farm Accounts. =
In cooperation with the farm man
agement demonstrator of the%agricdak
tural college. arrangements wer>
. made with eight farmers of the coun.
ty to keep detail records of ;theil
farm business for the year. Thes,
records have been checked abou
once a month In at the enc Of tn.
season they will be combined will
about 40 other records being kept il
eastern North Dakota so that quit
definite information can be furnished
on cost of production and other farm
facts. Over one hundred farmer
r were induced to keep their own pri
vate records of their business ant
record books were furnished for tthi
purpose.
Farm Bureau News.
The publication of the Farm Blu
reau News has, been continued month
~ since February. The four-pag
, bulletin mas been well received an!
has been the mean of securing man,
members for the farm bureau. Mem
.bership in the farm bureau is 81 pc
year and this pays the entire cost o
the publication of the paper. Their
are at present S75 paid membership
in the! farm bureau.
Fairs.
The county agent had charge Of tn
agricultural department offsthe stat
fair and arranged. the exhibit Q
produce shown A special farm bu
reau exhibit was presented and pre-
siinms re"e offered by the farm bu
reau and fair association tor specia
entries III this class. An attemptsw a
made to get farmers clubs to sho,
as units but on account Of the bus
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a number of picnics andsssmalls fail
were participated in. y At, the fari
bureau picnic a tent was erected an
a large number of educational poster
4 were shown Much. interest wag e1
hibited in the material presented.
= Sheep Importation..
In August and September a spe
Y tcial effort was exerted to intere.
\ farmers in the securing Of sheep fro,
Montana. AS a result two trips wei
made by. the county agent to Nor
tana and 2,37Oshead of sheep. ,nost1
ewes, were occurred. AS a result {
III the advertising Of the farm burea
3 it As believed that about, $500 hea
= were brought in besides those abo>
= made@to follow up the work with II
/: sheep with q view to lending assis
!: ance in securing good bucks for ia
8 breeding.@ :,
: Boys d Girls Club Work. :
= Some time has been spent IN &C,
=Loperation with the boys. and girl
q club leader In the county. Ewes we
SpiRced with children in the county
1.-the number Of 40 .and As. pure br<
!: gifts were placed with boys ar
/: girls. h county agent made mo
OF the arrangements for ftnanGing
/: these boys and girls and purchas,
= and distributed. b eistock.s About !
= corn and potato plots were1measur,
:Efor boys and girls IN the county.
= Animal Diseases.
= Some attention has been given
y have been answered where It :was ne
/: essary to post the animals and e,