The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-06
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GET A MEMBER
Next Tuesday, October 18th, Co-operat-
ors of the Crawford County Farm
Bureau Will Canvass the County
TIE SUPPORT or EVERY FARMER
Secretary Quist Tells What the Farm
Bureau Has Done for the Craw-
ford County Farmers

Next Tuesday. October 18TH cooper
ators OF the Crawford County Farm bt,'
re;lu will canvass their respective
school districts and invite all non mem
Der farmers to join the, organization.
This is the first anniversary celebra-
ton OF the state and American farm
bureau federation. and throughout
Iowa all farmers are being asked to take
part by getting the farm bureau mem
bers into the great state farm bureau
Federation which now has over 10000
Iowa farmers in it.
What has been accomplished during
the first years work is evidence enough
that every farmer should be interested
in Joining the organization that is efii-
GENTLY and systematically solving eco
ncmic problems of the farm. Else
where in this paper are u few things
which have been accomplished by the
federation and which alone have we'll
paid the Iowa farmers for the member
ship fee expended. Every Iowa farm
er has received benefits and no doubt
after the drive the returns will show
that all are willing to support the move
ment.
The county farm bureau should have
the support of every Crawford county
farmer The local organization alone
has been doing things worthy OF mem
ton. This year. the Crawford county
boys and girls. showed the people OF
Iowa that this Is q great corn and hog
county. Through the farm bureau CO.
operating with the breeders assOcia-
ton, sixteenstboys and girls exhibited
sixty.three pigs at the state fair. Tween
ty-three ribbons were won there by our
Youngsters besides three hundred and
sixteen dollars in prize money. These
youngsters won the first in the county
prize. Our boys judging team COM
M r.f hOvC md coached NV the
county agent, won fifth in the state
Judging contest Crawford county boys.
and girls have made a name for the
county which has been written up in
many of our leading farm papers. Craw-
ford county farmers cannot hold this
prestige unless they support the farm
bureau which makes club work pos
sible.
Sixty.five Crawford county farmers
saved over three thousand dollars
through the farm bureau from the
poultry culling work this fall. or the
1000 birds culled Al per cent or 5000
were thrown out as loafers. Aside
from this many other farmers and their
wives attended the demonstrations and
learned about poultry diseases, feeding
and poultry management.
Through the farm bureau q car load
Of limestone was secured and test plots
made to see If the limestone has a value
in this county. Soil problems both as
to fertility an derosion are being care.
fully studied by the county orgaiaiza.
ton.
County Agent Quist reports that 9th
er projects carried out this year are
county fair work, comparatively ma lket
ing of wool. farm help agency and local
meetings to discuss various community
problems.
Never before have the farmers had
such work handled in such systematic
and organized way The farm bureau
is working on the .'liveand let live
policy and is sure to receive the sup.
port of all broad minded farmers.