Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-12-02
FARM BUREAU
ANNUAL MEET
TO BE HELD on SATURDAY, DE.
GENDER ), AT THE COUNTY
COURT HOUSE
ORGANIZATION MEETINGS HELD
Farmers In All Communities Have
Perfected Organizations

The farmers who have attended the
Farm Bureau organization meetings
this week which were held throughout
the county and who heard E. L. Lud-
wick, County Agent of Bonner County.
explain just what the organization
stands for and what il has accom-
plished in Bonner county are con-
WINGED that such an organization and
such work is necessary in Boundary
county. Every community in which
this work has been presented and eX-
planned has voted to organize and they
have chosen the lines of work they
wished carried out in their communi-
ties and have selected the men whom
they wish to take charge of each diff
ferent line of work.
At Porthill w f. Rath was elected
chairman; at Copeland ]. H. Guthrie (;
at Naples. Mr.. Strong; at Cow Creek,
w. j. Parker; at Bonners Ferry, Geo.
Irving; at Curley Creek, K. w. New
ton.
Every community has asked for a
livestock project; a rodent or squirrel
project; a land clearing project; sew
eral have called for potato improve
ment work; weed control for the Ca
madam thistle especially; fruit grow
ing; soils and crop project and a pro
| ject looking toward the betterment OF
railroad rates.
Every farmer who believes thai
these lines of work are going to be OF
some benefit to the farmers and who
would like to see these projects car
ried out should line up with this or
ganization and give his help. Dom
sit back and expect to see things done
as bv a miracle. You have got to pu
your shoulder to the wheel and boost
The local men who have been ap
pointed or elected to lead the way il
each project will get together and de
eide just what should be done and al
so how it should be done. Then il
cooperation with the County Agen
and specialists from the university
carry the program through.
The annual meeting of the farm bur
eau is to be held Saturday, Decembe
6, at the courthouse. Every distric
which has Farm Bureau members Wi
be here on that day to help perfec
the county organization and to choos
the officers to direct the Farm Burea
work in the county. Every projeo
, leader should make special effort
be present.
William Kjosness. assistant stat
county agent leader, will be present {
this meeting to explain the states pla
for county agent work.
Farmers of Boundary county VIII
are interested in seeing this county d.
velope agriculturally, owe it to then
2 selves and to their neighbor farmer
5 to be present at this organizatio
= meeting You may think that you al
e the only one affected by your absen'
D but you are wrong. You are inJu
r ing the cause of the others. Ever
- one of you who has the interest of Il
= farmer at heart must indelibly fix Il
s date of this annual meeting in mil
= and be present The whole progra
of work which YOU have outlined
e your several communities: the wo
e which you would like to have inau
n urated; the securing of county age
S which you have expressed desire II
S rests entirely upon your action at {
: annual meeting to be held Saturd
e of this week.
: You must show that the farmers a
e in earnest and that they really wa
e this work to be carried out t
whole matter is up to you and I
e farmer alone must decide the issl
e Every community wants the wol
d That being true let us secure the