The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-11-28
EXPLAINS WORK
OF FARM BUREAU

In a sixteen-page booklet issued by
! .be extension division Of the Univer-
civ of Idaho, r. H. Musser assis-
.ant state leader of county agents,
outlines the theory Of Farm Bureau
| 0rga ganization," which extension peo-
ple say is worked out in Idaho with
. thoroughness that makes a model
among the state farm bureau organ
zations Of the county.
The particularly unique feature of
the Idaho system is its coordination
of the boys and girls club work the
home demonstration work and the
&county agricultural work. This coor-
Idiuation has been carried one step
farther by the adoption of the desig-
nation Farm Bureau Junior clubs .
lfor the boys and girls organizations
and by an arrangement whereby the
youngsters can become real members
of the farm bureau.
THE permanent upbuilding of the
community, county or state says
Mr.. Musser's bulletin, "is determin.
led by the cooperative spirit develop
led among the residents of such COM
munity. in working out together their
harm and home problems. The farm
bureau is an organization of the rep
resentative rural people of the coun-
ty, brought together to work out
these problems under their own lead.
ership.
From the various community
needs a country wide program of
work is determined, and interested
headers are chosen to lead each pro-
beet or phase of the program This
plan is carried still farther into a
state and national program"
This bulletin is receiving wide cir
eulation throughout the state by dis.
tribution of county agents as a part
Df the 1920 organization campaign.
Farm Bureau Notes
The oranization ofg the Farm Bu-
reau is going along rapidly. Many of
he committees are making arrange
ments for the local organization. A
meeting was held at Baker last Sat
hrday for the purpose of forming an
organization in that community. The
meeting was poorly attended and
hose present asked that another
meeting be called so that more of the
Farm bureau and work out the COM
nunity problems. The date for, this
neeting is Tuesday, December End,
ht p. m. The meeting will be fol-
owed by dance and all people are
cordially invited.
The organization will reach the fol-,
owing organizations: Salmon, Baker,
Fendoy. Lemhi. Leadore, Carmen,
North Fork and May. In each COM
nunity chairman will be elected, a
Pefinite program adopted and COM
nittee elected to work on the various
projects adopted AS soon as the conn
mites have been organized and their
Programs adopted, countrywide as
embly will be called to work out a
bounty program and to elect officers
or the coming year.
Few people understand the work of
he farm bureau and many of the
armers are somewhat afraid that
he bureau is sort of radical insti,
ntion. 1t is an organization where
" the u. s. department of agrieul-
nre can reach the farmer on the
arm for his benefit. Each year the
department. spends great sums of
honey in carrying on investigation in
m investigationd -sku urtitsuao .amy
griculture that will help the farmer
roduce better crops and raise better
tock. 1t is the purpose of the farm
bureau to bring the results of this
FORK to the farmers OF Lemhi county.
Through the organization the good
esults of one farmer in the valley
BAN be carried to other farmers so
hat they may benefit by the other
bans experience. 1t is the duty of
he county agent in the county to
bring to the attention of the farm bu-
EAU members and farmers of the
punties all of the good results found
the county, state and country.
The ninth annual seed show will be
eld at Pocatello on January 18th Ia
9Th. The seed show is under the au
pices of the Idaho Seed Growers as
pciation. Considerable interest is
eing shown all over the state in this
Eent. While a greater part of the
ate passed through a severe water
portage, the reports of the associa
on's field man, ]. B. Allison, arr
bat the production of good seed Il
oove the average for normal years
E. Tillotson. county agriculture
gent. recently received letter from
be association in which was states
lat "Lemhi county has, in forme
bars. picked oil many of the tol
femiums." This reputation is yer,
: bod one and every effort to maintain
ls record should be attempted thil
Ear. A supply of premium lists an,
ftry blanks are on hand at the farm
creau office and can be obtained
the asking.
The, farm bureau viii help prepar
hd collect samples sof grains AM
asses for this show. Any partie
terested in making an exhibi
ould plan to get them ready as 500
possible and make arrangement
th the county agent for any hel
sired.
A well planned program is in stor
those who attend the seed show
he first day win be devoted TO III
igation conference, the second da
Ill be the big seed day and tn
ird and fourth days will be big liv
ock days. The livestock breeder
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