The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-03
FARM BUREAU FOR LINCOLN

ssreuitural extension otvis-
ION, University Of Nevada, cooperat-
ing with the United States DEPART
ment OF agriculture, is organisine
Iarm bureaus In several c0untieo.
pursuant to the farm bureau act
PASSED oy the last session Of the leg
islature.
Cecil w. Creel. state county .rsrt
,eaaer' mrs. Katherine Smith, state
leader Of home demonstration arents
and Professor v. Z. Scott. extension
specialist In dairying, have just com
pleted farm bureau orEanisations In
Eiko and White Pine counties. and
II not delayed In their present itin-
erary they will arrive in Phoebe Sat-
urday evening. holding meetings here
Monday, in Eagle Valley Tuesday.
Panaca Wednesday and Thursday.
Caliente Friday and Saturday and
Pahranagat Valley Monday and Tues
day following.
| The farm bureau includes both
men and women and there n no
membership fee. There must be at
least l50 members In any county, OF
which 100 or more must be farmers.
stockmen or rural housewives. There
Is county organization, vested in
nve directors. and . community or
ganization In each organized COM
munity. In each community, also.
directly connected with the farm
bureau. are home-makers' clubs OF
women and girls. Town residents
are eligible for membership the same
as rural people, with the exception
that non-taxpayers' names must be
approved by a committee.
The purpose of the farm bureau In
to promote county, community and
home welfare-economic, social and
domestic-through organized COOP
GRAFTON Of the people In connection
; with federal. state and university
agencies. The farm bureau, when
Organized, Is incorporated AZ an or
: gantzati0n not for profit, under the
laws OF the state, and its board OF
five directors, annually elected, have
charge Of the selection of employees
: and expenditures. A county agricul-
tural agent and q home demonstra-
tiOn agent are employed, by one
county singly, II funds permit, or BY
/, two or more counties combining.
The expenses of the farm bureau,
including the salaries and expenses
Q of the two agents, IL derived from .
I tax not exceeding one dollar ON each
: ten thousand dollars of taxable
7 county property. amounting to about
h $3.50 for Lincoln county, when the
: state duplicates the amount from the
n state treasury and some additional
IS moneys will be available from fed
n eral extension funds.
Q These different meetings In Lin.
% coin county will be attended by Mrs
q Smith, Miss Johnson. Mr.. Creel and
II Professor Scott Of the extension ser
le vice. University of Nevada, Reno
g and Mr.. Merrill and Adelaide L. Phil
le lips Of the same department In La
'r Vegas.
le This is an important matter I,
le Lincoln county and everyone shoult
le be interested and attend the meet
r ings.
le More than 90 per cent of the agri
le cultural counties Of the United State
n have farm bureaus. All the state
OF surrounding Nevada are so organ
ized. The farm bureau has cease'
IS to be an experiment. 1t has becom
ne the major factor in America in i'm
C. proving agricultural prosperity. bel
e. tering rural social life and solvin
ly rural community problems.
The 1919 session of the Nevad
legislature passed the farm burea
ne enabling act, which provides tn
al method for the organization and II
I'M corporation as a Quasi-public corpol
to alton not for profit, and financing tn
It's expenses Of, farm bureaus in the se,
)w eral counties.
de The farm bureau, in brief, con
OF prises general county organizatio
lis and community center" organic,
sse tions in each rural community. III
nd county organization has in vie
nd county problems as q whole. tt
community center organization h,
nat in view problems Immediately affec
Sc. ing the community. The first Is (,
ess cooperative countrywide effort, Il
ON second for cooperative communi
tes effort.
by The scope of the work embrac'
ebt within the farm bureau plan cove
anything which will promote the r
low raj welfare of the county as q who
yer or Of any community, that Is feasit
sed to accomplish through organic
community effort cooperating wi
ew, state, federal and university age
ION cies. It has proved the most prs
tai tical plan yet discovered for develc
lust ing sustained public-spirited tea
WOHh W IA0 PcOPAo VI a. COuAsy
ave community.
Ion In general 1t covers problems
Tor fecting (a) agriculture, livesto,
the reclamation. animal disease contr
New rodent control, marketing, drainaI
IN demonstrations of new crops, IA
vily management, range problems, et
from the standpoint Of the farm
and stockman; (b) all problems
,ine ,lm fecting the efficiency, comfort q
m nae happiness Of rural homes, from
,ose standpoint of rural women, and
: VI all problems involving the bett
,anS ment Of rural community and SOC
acA @ life and conditions. In addition,
,e,e nu embraces (d) boys and girls G
niie a work for the training Of young p
nse pie in agriculture, home econon
~ and home-making. Thus the IA
/, man an bureau coordinates wide field
Wy community endeavor.
NY Results are achieved prOgressiy
slue. by undertaking few definite pI
.L ,nis ects each year. Selecting those n
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