The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-14
DISCUSS live TOPICS.
FARMERS IN SHELBY HELD
INTERESTING MEETING
N. B. Benedict Active In the
Formation Of Cow Testing
Associations

well attended and interesting meet
ing in the Shelby school house last
evening, and outlined tplars FOR the
coming year. Recently the club rails
ed $1S4 by giving box social, and il
was decided to use this money toward
building am addition to the school
house, in which to hold club meet
ings. The club made plans for an
entertainment which will be given in
the near future to raise more money
for the building of the addition.
N. p. Grass of Amboy was present
at the meeting last evening and read
an interesting article on livestock
which was of general interest, Joseph
Lowry read an article on farming
conditions in Russia.
M. r.. Benedict, county, agricultur
al agent, talked on farm records and
the value of such records to the
farmers was clearly shown. The
meeting was a success and similar
meetings will be held during the
spring and summer.
M. r. Benedict, county agricultural
agent, spent yesterday at Amboy and
Vernon Center, engaged in work in
connection with the forming of COW
testing association. The dairymen
were found much interested in the
forming of such an association, and
quite a number signed as members.
Mr.. Withfow, the Amboy buttermaker,
is working for the formation of a
cow testing association. The benefits
of practical, official records are
easily seen by most dalrymen. One
of the advantages is the culling out
prices paid for association cows. The
Lake Crystal creamery has also taken
steps, toward forming an association,
under different plans. And
it is possible that the cow testing
associations will soon be well orga-
nized.
The Boys and Girls club of YER
non Center held an enthusiastic meet,
ing last Thursday. which was attend
ed by about eighty people, and was
filed with interest throughout. This
was the first meeting of the club.
since it's organization and M. II. Coe,
club leader and A. ]. Kittle-'
son, state club leader, were present.
The meeting opened with a speech
by the president, Virgil Griffith, who
gave a practical talk, well worthy Of
the experience of an older person.
Following the program demonstra =
ton work was done by Mr.. Coe and
Mr. Kittles0n, the latter giving re i
view of the club work in the state
the past year One of the encourag- :
ing features of the club work is the
interest shown by the older people.
large number of parents were pres
emit at the meeting, and were great :.
ly interested in what the young folks
were doing and planning for the flu
ture. Much valuable work is expect :
ed from this club this season. Mr..
Kittleson stated that the meeting
was one of the liveliest and faost
he had attended in the.
state.
Officers of the Vernon Center Boys
and Girls club are, Virgil Griffiths,
Eleanor Mack, vice presi
dent; Alice Warren, secretary.
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Uncle Sans Helpers. as the Boys
and Girls club of Amboy has been
held an interesting meet
Ing yesterday with NJ. H. Coe, coun-
ty club leader, and al. J. Kitleson,
state club leader. The work of the,
past year was reviewed and def
mite program was outlined for the
coming year.
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Officers of the club were elected
as follows: Doris Jones, president;
George Hanay, secretary.
Over forty boys and girls signed
agreement to take part in the club
work THU year and help make the
club one Of the first in the county.
ME AmboY community may exnant