Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-05-21
COUNTY FARM BUREAU z
DIRECTORS I'm SESSION
Proceedings Of Last Weeks Ses-
sion Held at the Court House ;
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The Directors OF the Kand1yOh1
Farm Bureau Association held an in.
teresting and busy session at the
Court House afternoon of May 18th.
It was decided to hold County Farm
Bureau Association Picnic June 18th.
This will probably be staged at the
Fair Grounds, Willmar:-A series of
these Farm Bureau meetings are be.
ing scheduled in neighboring counties
and arrangements are being made to
have speakers Of national Importance
for these, events. Detailed arrange
ments are being made and more defin-
tie announcements will be made later
In regard to Farm labor 1t was de.
cided that the Farm Bureau should
do everything possible to secure men
to meet the demands for help. It was
decided, however that the Farm Blu.
reau should not make practice of de.
livering the men at the farms this
season as was practiced last year dur.
ing the rush.
Seeds, seed grain, formaldehyde and
other items were discussed as to what
part the Farm Bureau should play in
locating and handling these different
materials It was finally decided to
study these subjects during this sea.
son and take them up again at the fall
meeting of the Board of Directors in
making plans for another year.
Directors having charge of different
lines of farm activities were urged by
the Board of Directors as whole to
stimulate more interest and more at
tention to the particular subjects for
| which they have been appointed to
take charge. A number of interesting
l>I- Qs,1
out during the discussion. Several of
these will be acted upon during the
coming season.
Drainage surveying is to be continu-
! ed as far as time will permit. To help
in this connection it was voted that
the Farm Bureau should purchase a
new chain and such other material as
necessary to carry on this branch of
| the work.
Some of the Directors thought that
only Farm Bureau members should
be entitled to the services and the
privileges of the Farm Bureau organi.
zation, the office, the material (owned
by the Farm Bureau secured by the
fees paid by the Farm Bureau mem
bers in the form of annual dues), in
formation secured by the Farm Blu
reau, the service of the Office help and
the manager. If nOn-members were
to secure all the benefits there would
be no object or advantage in joining
the Farm Bureau. Others took the
broader view of the subject saying
that the benefits and the services OF
the Farm Bureau should be available
for everyone. And that after the bene
fit and services were once appreciat
ed it would be easy matter to secure
memberships. It was decided, however
that people making use of the Farm
Bureau should join the association
and pay their membership dues of So g
year in advance.
1t was voted to purchase additional
equipment for the Farm Bureau Office
Motion was carried establishing new
Auto mileage rate for the Farm Blu
reau Manager or County Agent the
coming year based upon expense
figures of the past season. Motor
was made and carried making. pro
vision for revolving fund or advanc
ing expense money for the manager
in conducting the work of the office
and the work of the Farm Bureau. Il
was decided that the secretary should
cash in the checks for membership
that are now on hand and deposit the
money that it may draw interest unit
later on in the year or some time i1
the future when it is needed.