The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-09
FARMERS week IS
CONSIDERED SUCCESS
NOT 80 MANY FARMERS IN AT.
TENDANCE AS EXPECTED, BUT
INTERESTING MEETINGS ARE
HELD
5000 START FOR FUTURE
MEETINGS AND LECTURES OF
VARIOUS KINDS ATTENDED By
BOTH FARMERS AND BUSINESS
MEN

Farmers Week opened up with a
good day Tuesday morning. All
meetings were held according to pro-
gram as published in advance. The
attendance wae not very large on
Tuesday, but as this was the first day
of the first farmers week" ever pulled
of in the county, the number who at
tended would seem to indicate that
the idea has taken root and will in
time grow to large proportions.
County Agent Wolf, who originated
the idea of Farmers Week and who is
principally responsible for working
out the plans and doing most of the
preparatory work, expressed himself
as somewhat disappointed with the
attendance, which he said he had
hoped would be about double. With
the exception of Mr.. Wolf. however,
most people seemed to believe that
the attendance was encouraging,
especially in view of the fact that in
the past it has been almost impossi-
BILE at times to get even quorum
present to transact the business of the
various organizations.
Farm Bureau Meeting
Twenty men from almost every
section OF the county met with the
county agent at the City Hall at 1880
O'Clock Tuesday morning in response
to his Invitation, for the purpose Of
forming a farm Bureau for the county
As there may be some who do moi
understand fully just what Farm
...Yreau is, Mr.. Wolf was asked tor =
Bureau is, Mr.. Wolf was asked for a
statement explaining the purpose Of
the organization. He said:
1.-The Farm Bureau has for It's pur-
pose united agricultural action
throughout the entire county Here
tofore the lines of activity of the
County Agents office have been de-
termined by me alone, and have been
compelled to work pretty much ON my
eva hook, as it were. The Farm
Bureau is to remedy this situation
It should be composed Of a represent
ati~e from every section of the coun-
ty-not only farmers but men in other
lines of business who are in touch
with the agricultural 1eeds OF the
community-who should meet at least
once a year to talk over the various
needs of the agriculture in the coun-
ty, and to formulate pls1s and deter
mine the lines of activity to be follow
ed by the County Agents Office and
others.
q sent oat over fifty Invitations to
men in various parts of the county
in addition to the general invitation
extended to all, and there were absut
twenty preseat at tae meeting. Nest
parts of the county we're represent
ed"
These present proceeded with the
organization Of the Bureau, electins
the following onicers: Earl Tarr.
Walcott, president; Joe A. Reinke.
Hankinson, vice president: Geo. P.
Wolf, secretary and treasurer. The
oAoers with the following seven men
compose the board Of directors: J.
P. Reeder, Wahpeton: C. B. Paulson,
wyndmere; Nels Brolander, Lidger-
wood: Lard Thorsen. Abercronbie; {;
Steve Moulton, Wahpeton: J. Klos-
tefman, Mooreton: Wallace Manik0w-
she. Mooreton.
The organization being completed,
hut little further was done at this
meeting.
At Steek Pavilion
At 1880 p. m. Tuesday, at the live
stock pavilion at the Fair grounds.
DR.. Mcmahon, state veterinarian,
gave . lecture and demonstration on
the subject "The Horse-Colic and
Drenchine." About thirty-fiwe farm
ers attended the demonstration, all of
whom pronounced it instructive and
valuable. It was believed that the
audience would be greatly enlarged
for DR.. McMahon's lecture yesterday
afternoon and today. Yesterday his
subject was to be "The Cow-Dehorn.
ing. Self-sucking. the Cud, Bloat,
Drenching." This morning (Thurs-
day) ct 1880 his subject will be
Farm Surgery-SolA Neck and
(Continud on page four)