Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-12-24

Agent at the annual Farm bureau
meeting consists Of review OF me me
, past year and among the most impor-
tant was the Farm Bureau organization
which required about sixty days of the
Agents time during g3SeyysS;n the year; drive in
! the fall of 1919 and again in the spring
of 1920 were frustrated by weather and
lagor conditions, and shortage OF
funds inthe ,a years n%dSef madG drite it oi
some sort. The plan adopted by the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
! was put into effect in Morrison county
: and in about two weeks time. the men,
/ bership was increased to 1.O54.
I :. CROP PRODUCTION
! Special efforts have been made to in
troduce Minnesota No. rye and to dis
I Marquis wheat. Samples. of all kinds
! Of seeds have been sent to the Uni
versity Seed Laboratory for germina-
tion and purity tests; u+:ao,.o+.+
We're grown as a result of the demon
|, stration plots and state inspection
! work. Over 20 acres Of soy beans have
| been grown with satisfactory results
distributed among the farmers of the
countysand inoculating material fur
nished with the seed.
Fifty-one pounds of Grimm alfalfa
seed were shipped in and distributed.
Directions were given for the pruning g
of one apple orchard and the control
of fire blight was given to six different
fruit E1%EsTock EfSTs1F; PRODUCTION
Two livestock shipping associations
were organized during the year. one at
Vawter and another at 1illman where
several carloads have been shipped with
!. considerable saving.
+ Three registered dairy bulls were
transferred within the county. also 4
cows and several calves: One register
<~n noFo fo
were assisted in balancing rations for
dairy cows and tuberculin testing SER
vice was given to one dairyman with a
herd of 35 cows. Three poultry cullins
County Agent where 169 birds were
culled and 81 discarded.
The Guernsey breeders association
was re-organized during the year
for blackleg with total Of lis animals.
The fees saved amounted to approxi-
mately $4,000 in addition to checking
the spread of disease.
in the control of contagious abortion
and the control of csf scours was ac-
complished by publishing notices in the
Bureau News: One man claims that the
SOIL IMPROVEMENT
One land clearing demonstration was
held at Hillnan in June with the CO.
operation of the University of Mime
sofa land clearing special train. Over
600 people attended this meeting and
resulted in a great deal of interest in
! labor: saving devices and land clearing
machinery: One carload of dynamite
| was distributed by the State Bank of
Hillman at cost
Soil from one farm during the year
was tested for acidity. Outside of this
only. general work was done through
the press and suggestions for rotation
| of crops and the growing of 1egumes.
MARKETING
The outstanding work in marketing
has been the development Of potato as
sociations to affiliate with the State
Exchange. More than 21 Of these meet
ings have been held with total at
ing proposition and three associations
were organized. one at Pilla ge: in con-
nection with the Cass county Farm
Euceau and at Randall and Darling.
About 80 cars of potatoes have been
sold through these exchanges and based
increase of over $4,000 to the farmers
patronfzing the cooperative assocfa-
tions.
been organised. one at Little Falls and
carload OF =wooi by each .aasociation 1a
being held subject to market conditions
A county wide 60 operative creamery
association has been organized among
tho 0~17screamertes with IL as members
at the preeent time. AZ 2 result OF
pooled theirs butter shipments In sas-
lots ana sent %. New Fork. thus rednc-
! ing tho freight rate BY three .fourtha
k6f q can't 80 eoaao Another creamery
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