The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-31

handling wool cO-operat1Vely was eA-
planned by the county agent. Then the
wool men decided to organize and pool
their wool, consigning it to the state
association. Eighteen thousand pounds
were shipped through the county asso'
citation.
The day previous to the meeting of
the wool men the county agent called
up the prominent wool buyers OF Iowa.
The highest quotations for wool was
45c a pound.
While returns have not been receiv.
ed at this time, indications are that
the Crawford county men will net at
least 10c pound by shipping through
the state association.
With this, the county agent secured
sheep shearers for the sheep men and
arranged the circuits for the shearers
to work in the county.
Road Meetings.
Soon after the passage of the Hard
Surface Road Law, the Farm Bureau
directors decided that because of its
importance, 1t should be explained to
the farmers fof the county Meetings
were held by the county agent at
which time the law was explained. No
arguments, either pro or con were
anxious to learn the principle of the
law and good attendance was held at
every meeting. The county engineer
assisted with these meetings.
Miscellaneous.
The projects mentioned have dealt
with community groups. Nearly every
community in the county has been
reached. Throughout the year, work
there has been services rendered to
individuals. The county agent services
to the individual has varied from figur-
ing the amount of silage in silo to the
getting a railroad bridge through a
right of way SO that one of our mem
bers coYld get proper drainage OF ms
fields.
The veterinarians of the county have
been assisted in fighting fake stock,
food agents. Stock statesmen have been
for some of our men.
The county agent has attempted to
keep away from all commercial deals,
that is buying and shipping in corn and
hay. He has located corn and hay at
other points for the farmers, sbut he
has allowed them to do their own or
dering.
In conclusion to this the second an
Inual report of the Crawford county
Farm Bureau, the work accomplished
lis greater and more satisfactory from
the county agents viewpoint, than the
first years Farm Bureau results. Dur
ing 1919, the Crawford county farmers
have been shown that the Farm Bur
that it's work is carried on and direc-
eau is their own organization and
ted by their own township representa-
tives. The men of the county are
now open to the educational work that
this organization offers.
Our program of work for 1920 calls
for demonstrations and institutes. 1t
features educational projects. At these
meetings we will have large attend
ances. Had we planned for the same
meetings for 1919, we could have call.
ed every demonstration a successful
failure" from the attendance stand
point. We now have requests from
every township for demonstrations for
ss''' Summary sof Detailed Work. =.
Farm accountubooks placed in
hands of farmers---------- 100
Farmers who kept such &C.
counts through year-------- 30
Farmers assisted by agent in
summarizing their accounts 80
Farmers who made profitable
changes z in their business jiirEl
itnas result OF record keeping 10
Farmers exchanges organized,tn
1919----- ----------- ------- !
Value of business done lin 1919
through all such Exchanges
organized by agent ------$50 100000
Other purchasing and market
ing associations organized q.
Z 81 in, 1910..l--- ------ s-------
Total, value Of business done In
r.ga191s through marketing as
FOciatiOnt ------st ---------xlVO,OV.
Approximate savings effected In