The Coconino sun., 1919-08-01

What promises to be new epoch in farming in this county had it's incep- tion Saturday afternoon, at town nall, at one of the largest and oy far the most important meetings .ver held by the Coconino Farm Bureau.
 It was a representative gathering. It meant business, and transacted more of it in one meeting than many similar organizations ever did in ten.
 Any farmer in this county who is a member of the bureau may we'll be proud of it. Any farmer who isn't had better send his membership dollar at once to the secretary, l.. F.. John- son, Flagstaff, and get in line for the rich benefits accruing to all the members.
 President Milton Ferrill called the meeting to order shortly after 100 o'clock.
 Secretary Johnson spoke briefly on the great need of and many advan- tages to be derived from proper or ganization.
 Dr. Bartlett, assistant state ento- mologist, talked along the same line and told the members how, by stand ardizing their output they can get much better prices from the commits sion houses, one of which in particu- lar, a Phoenix concern, wants to at once get in direct touch with our farmers, specifying, however, that it must be with responsible associa- ton and not with individuals, and promises great advantages in price and a steady market if it can be sure of getting selected table and seed potatoes.
 Dr. Bartlett also advised spraying for the elimination of the potato bee tie and to overcome early blight and other diseases, promising to advise and help any farmer who calls for assistance during the month he is to be here. He has a six-row sprayer that sprays three streams on each row-one on the top and one on either side, covering the under side of the leaves, preventing washing off by the rains. This machine is available for use by any member for fighting the beetle if that member asks for it.
 Dr. Bartlett told how other farmers associations buy their binding twine, bags, spraying necessities, etc, at wholesale. The bureau then and there decided to order at least carload of bags for potatoes and grain, and bind ing twine, for use of the members this fall. Those present placed their or ders with Secretary Johnson and other members and farmers are re- quested to do so at the next meeting.
 H. P. Heckethorn brought up the subject of a new loading platform at Cliffs, and T. A. Stahl, Santa Fe agent, said he believed the company will build one large enough to per init loading five cars at one time, early enough for handling this sea sons crop, providing the farmers will do the grading. MT. Ferrill and others agreed to do th,s.
 MT. Heckethorn proposed wagon scales at the platform, final action be- ing delayed to see whether the Santa Fe moves the switch when it does the station, which it expects to do soon, locating it 2,000 feet farther west be- cause of the difficulty of starting the trains on the grade at the present stop.
 MT. Johnson said Mir. Horn had pro- posed that the bureau buy his flour mill and complete it. MT. Johnson, Wm. Beeson and A. F. Kinnison were appointed committee to look into the matter. J. c. Hester said he would take $1 ,000 worth of stock in a mill owned by the farmers themselves, and MT. Ferrill and several others also agreed to take stock. MT. Johnson said the Williams people will build mill unless we have one here, but that if we do, the $2,00O they have now raised An Williams will be invested in our mill. Mir. Hester said a good mill will save us money all around, that our wheat makes fine flour. MT. Fer Till said our wheat is much harder than that raised in Salt River valley, and that unless we get mill at once the Williams people will head us off or the Phoenix Flour Mills Co. will do so by putting warehouse at Cliffs.
 Mir. Stahl said the milling machin- cry is at the station, with demurrage charges accomplishing.
 It is claimed that mill pays where there is wheat enough to run it three months in the year, and that there is much more than that raised here. MT. Hester said that wheat is our most reliable and will become our principal crop.
 Mir. Kinnison, horticultural exten- sion specialist from the University of Arizona, announced that he will be here for a month, and urged the members to call him out to help them make seed-hill selections. He and Fred Caring emphasized the value of selecting seed, free from disease and mixtures, in conformity with the rules established by the Northwestern States, and said there is no reason why, with proper care in this direc- tion, we should not raise our own seed as we'll as supply growers elsewhere at fancy prices.
 MT. Caring outlined the county road that may be obtained by bonding to meet federal aid, and the bureau went on record, unani-