Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-11-18
TO ORGANIZE
FARM BUREAU
MEETINGS OF FARMERS TO BE
HELD OVER COUNTY BEGIN
MING NEXT TUESDAY
COUNTY AGENT LUDWICK COMING
State Leader Musser Tells of Farm
Bureau Advantages

Committees VI representative FARMERS
in the various districts recently by Mr..
Mr.. Kjosness, assistant state county
agent leader, the committees have
asked that the farm bureau work be
explained to their communities and a
farm bureau organization perfected.
Mr.. Ludwick, county agent for Bon
ner county will be present at these I
to explain the workings of !
the bureau in Bonner county and the /
many benefits to be derived from this !
method of organized effort by the
farmers.
The community meetings arranged |
for todate are as follows: Porthill
on Tuesday, Nov. %; Copeland, Nov.
26; Naples, Nov. %; Boomers Ferry,
Saturday, Nov 30 Curley Creek, Nov.
Friday evening, November 2S. The
other meetings will be held in the af-
ternoon at 1870 p. m.
The primary object of these meet
ings is to explain what farm bureau
work is and to effect a permanent or
ganization. Under this plan the farm
ers present at the community meeting
decide what line of work they wish
carried out in their community by the
county agent and specialist from the
university and department of agricul-
ture
The farm bureau is not a political
organization. 1t deals with the local
community farm problems. 1t may be
control of pests, Improvement of live
stock, soil Investigations, promotion of
shipping associations of one kind or
another or any other community prob
lem.
The farmers in each of these dis
tricts are urged to be present at the
meetings of their respective commun-
tiles and take part in this important
farm work.
The farm bureau membership of
Idaho has increased to about 5000 al
ready in 1919, from 10000 membership
last year says Mr. Musser, assistant
county agent leader, in a statement
urging every farmer to be interested
in the advancement of his farm bureau
which means better livestock, better
farm crops, incidentally better market
ing and improved living conditions"
Farm bureau organization" says
Mr.. Musser, means unity and organ
lied effort for the development of ag-
riculture and in turn will bring organ
lied as well as individual profitable
returns"
"If organized effort through the farm
bureau organization within the com
munities of that county will return t
the county saving of 100000 IN farm
crops, by the determination of farm
pests, it benefits every person within
the county, whether or net he has beef
member of the farm bureau and hat
a part in it, Docs not, then every per
son in the county become part Of tn
farm bureau either directly or indi
rectly? Then it is not necessary 70
every farmer within the county to be
come an active member of the farm
bureau which enables each individua
as we'll as the county to secure create
returns?
1.-THE question today is not ito max
two blades of grass grow where on
grew before" but making each blad
of grass worth twice as much, there
by Increasing it's value twice and re
ducing its cost of production one-hal
Then with the same effort the net pre-
fit must be increased to at least doubl
1.-The county agent iS not spirit gt
ing among the farmers and tellin
them how to do things, but an ordinar
r human being trying to help solve tn
e farm problems in an organized way.
1.-The greatest problems of the farmt
e are production and distribution. 4
this do not mean that farmer mu'
increase his production, but he mus
systematic and plan his productio
that there will not be surplus or
: shortage of any one product. He mu
y then standardize his products so as
v increase the demand, thereby facilita
f ing to a great measure the distrib'
h tion of such products. Farm produc
S standardized as to quality will alwa,
# demand permanency. Naturally, Il
d demand is increased. which tends
d raise its market value.
e 1.-THE farm bureau cannot correct q
the conditions in an instant. On
thing should be accomplished at tim
While the farm bureau has in its pls
the building up of and carrying on
il all phases of agricultural develo
ment, yet each particular part of tn
e plan must be worked out by those mo
= interested in 1.-THE local people.
i 1.-The wool pool is a splendid e
l. annie of what can be accomplish
y through farm bureau organizatio
However, pooling of wool is only o
d phase of farm bureau work and shou
le be developed by those interested
le wool production. The farm bure
III sees the need of pooling in order tn
Dc each producer of small quantities
- wool may have the same advantae
os i'm marketing as the man who produC
DIT 1o,.o,o o,,antitiae and sells il in carlo
as lots. From this need springs
~ Wool Growers Association, which
40 organized for the specific purpose
ne pooling wool. while it yet is a part
the farm bureau organization.
MANY other such organizations ha
e. their origin in the farm bureau and
lie a part of the farm bureau program
re work, each having for its purpose
st development of specific part OF
n program, such as COW testing, IL