The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-12
ABANDONs FARM BUREAU
pIyRI .1CATAN

fi At a recent meeting Of county agents
held at Manchester, at which there
were many agents and extension work
Aers present, County Agent Kali gave
his ideas on publicity as follows:
aWe practically confine our efforts effort,
ing farm bureau publication long
time ago because we find that publicity
through the regular press Is more time.
" and second because we find the news.
paper read more. We recognize, TOO.
that the newspaper Is a more effective
educational medium.
i TT doesn't cost any more than the
farm bureau publication and we ma II
more effective. The farm bureau pub
lcation is trade paper and among the
large number of papers that the farm'
er gets we, find that they do not pay
much attention to the farm bureau pub
lication. The number of members we
are not reaching II very small indeed.
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The agricultural situation Throughout
the country Is. receiving considerable
attention down at Washington these
days, and increasing anxiety is being
shown by the law makers on account
OF the growing shortage Of foodstuffs
which seems to menace the population
Of America. This feeling finds express
sion In many ways. To the students
OF agriculture the danger has been
dawning for some time. They have
gradually awakened to the fact that
with tremendous drift of population
In some localities away from the farms
ana into the cities, the present high
prices Of foodstuffs are not likely to
continue but to become still higher.
From many agricultural states this
spring there comes the same story. 1t
i Is to the effect that people are leaving
the farms in increasing numbers that
agricultural labor Us expensive and the
supply of 1t short; that the farmer has
! to pay extremely high prices for his
materials and, everything ne buys; tnat
farm profits the country over are not
as great as some imagine, and in fact,
! that much farming Is being conducted
with no profit or with a loss, that many.
experienced farmers are selling out and
moving to the towns and cities and
their sons and daughters going into
other lines Of effort; and that II there
arc serious crop failures in any con-
siderable section. OF the country this
will be grave. |. Representative Dickin-
son OF the Tenth district, Is still trying
to ret great national agricultural con.
ference to deal with the problem which
IL thus presented. The outlook for pass.
age OF his resolution, however, is not
entirely satisfactory. Some opposition
has been shown to It.
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George Buchanan, of Union township
;Has in Denison Saturday morning.
George Is living on the George Talcott
farm, and says it's one of the best stock
farms In the county. He has had splen
did success with his spring pigs one
reason Is that he keeps his hog house
perfectly clean and sanitary. and sees
that the pigs are kept warm. He Isl
breeding the Durocs,- and has 10 pigs
at the present time. George is also
some believer in mules, and right now
has ON the place twelve head. He re.
gently sold a team to party from
southern Iowa for $3.50. The team
weighed 2480 pounds. During a storm
last week George lost valuable steer,
the animal having been struck with
lightning. He carried insurance, how.
eyer. and the loss Is covered. On his
way to Denison Saturday morning Mr..
Buchanan found sack containing four
huh caps for a Scripps. Booth car. He
thinks the caps were lost by a party
camping over night; possibly the part,
tes who were hauling four cars in
trucks and who passed through Deni-'
son Friday evening bound for Colorado.
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Twenty OF the 100 farm bureau mems
bers IN stockholm township, Crawford
county, Iowa, recently met to decide
on farm bureau work needed in their,
township, writes j. s. Quist, agricul.
tural agent. One decision of the meet.
Ing was that the farm women should
have the educational assistance of
home demonstration agent. Other local
activities planned were poultry and or
chard demonstrations, seed corn testing
campaigns and poultry culling work. A
township picnic will be held in the ear.
" summer. E. N. Sandstrom was elect.
ed as county farm bureau director from
Stockholm township and hurry Wool.
seneroft as vice director.-Homestead.
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Clarence Cose Is now the owner of
the place Of business formerly operated
by H.sW. Moeller in Delot, and he is
enjoying good business. Clarence Is
one Of the "old timers" Of Deloit, and
has a host Of friends throughout the
community. Henry Moclfer is now Civ
ing his time to the sale Of real estate,