The diamond drill., 1919-03-01

County Agents and Development Men
Meet at Marquette.

Last week, Wednesday. Thursday.
and Friday marked some extremely In
teresting sessions at the court house
al Marquette.
On Wednesday, the agricultural
agents OF the railroads and the Upper
Peninsula met with the county agri-
cultural agents to get better acquaint-
ed and see in what way they could be
OF more service 10 each other in their
coming work.
One OF the most interesting talks
was that given by +. s. McCabe, In
dustrial agent OF the G. st. M. & o,
Mr.. McCabe is the agricultural direc-
tor under the United States railroad
administration for this section OF the
country. He told how he had aided
in the establishment OF the Federal
land banks along the line OF his rail-
road, and emphasized the great good
that had come from these banks be-
cause they provided for cheap money.
This is what the settlers in new
country must have for a rapid devel-
opment, and he pointed out the fact
that one OF the easiest ways to give
the new settler, or the old, for tnat
matter, aid in the rapid development
OF his farm to a paying proposition IS
through the establishment OF branches
OF the Federal Land bank throughout
the country
THE worry OF foreclosure" said
McCabe, "and the fear of not being
able TO renew a loan is gone when the
farmer can go TO the Federal Land
bank. Get these banks scattered
throughout Cloverland and your de-
velopment Will be largely solved The
merchants, bankers, and everyone
Will be aided by this class of banks
because il makes the settler a sure
proposition and keeps him from run
ming away during the trying time"
There are at present about twenty
eight branches of the Federal Land
banks in Cloyerland, and new branch
es are being formed continually. The
bank has gone thru the somewhat un-
settled period of It's beginning and is
now ON a good working basis.
Mr.. McCabe also gave an account OF
the land clearing work done In Saw
yer county, Wisconsin last year,
where brushing contests were held TO
stimulate the opening up Of new lands.
]. w. Weston, assistant county
agent leader, gave an account oil the
progress OF the Michigan Potato EX-
change with headquarters at Cadillac.
The exchange, primarily developed to
market potatoes, is now used as
means of marketing all types OF farm
produce, and has been great help to
the farmers not only in placing thelr
produce. but getting a good price for
Iit IL the farmers OF the Upper Pen
insula decide TO have such an ex-
change organized here, Mr. Weston
said, that It could be established and
he felt sure IL would prove benefit
10 Cloverland.
: On Thursday the sessions were at
tended by the directors of the Upper
Peninsula Development Bureau, the
agricultural agents OF the railroads,
1.-THE county agents, and the land own
ers OF Cloyerland. Mr.. Leo. G. Har-
mon OF Manistique, presided and in
his opening address gave a resume OF
what the bureau had accomplished the
mast year and the lines along which
II Is working this year. He said that
the grazing campaign begun last year
was even more a success than the
most enthusiastic had anticipated. He
said that this year the trouble would
not be in getting grazers to come here
bur In taking care of the great num-
her who have expressed their inten-
ton OF coming TO Cloverland's pas
lures. The development bureau is do
ing a great work in aiding these West
ern men TO find the land they are look
ing for and in getting them started
in the right way here.
] r. Sherman OF Marquette, gave an
interesting talk on "The Problems Be
fore the Land Owners" The blocking
I'D OF areas suitable to grazing is, In
ais opinion, the chief problem. and
through his efforts the problem is be
ing taken up by the development bu-
reau.