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

IN PRIZE money. Inc eNnlolt was
placed at the County Fair the follow
ing day.
y county exhibit of - samples of po-
sente to the State Potato Show at
IulGth.
CHARACTER AND SCOPE OF OFFICE
AND FIELD SERVICE
264 different farmers were Vlslted on
their farms and. total of 375 farm
visits made. 3Ss calls We're received
at the office and a total Of 2S9 tele.
phone calls completed. The field WORK
the agents time during the year. 1,153
letters were written, total or ~
CIRCULARS with a circulation of 5,432
were mailed. 800 articles were written
to-: publication in the local papers in
addition to the monthly Farm Bureau
News 5225 miles We're travelled by
anto on work in the county:
I7A.saE III isE,-st ORGANIZATION
:: the annual meeting OF the Farm
lurtau last Saturday. the Executive
ha:aid s.:,,. ing The bureau during the
i::.~, year was :c-t'1ected until such time
:S tnr now boart: shall be elected under
the new plan.
Ih> new plan calls for township or
eanzation consisting of president and
vI,v- president and secretary treasurer
and one director who may be the presi-
dent, to serve on the Farm Bureau
bou,d In Morrison County. then the
Farm fcu'na.n board will consist Of one
Il
Bureau business will be directed by 81
actual farmers in the county. This
board would be unwieldy in SIZE for
carrying on routine business so provi-
sion is made for the election of an
exc cutive committee Of from 5 to Z
f. on tho board Of directors.
Questions of Importance will be tax
en- up in the township units and the de-
<sions if Of no more than local i'm
,portance will be passed on TO the Coun-
ty Farm Bureau, thence to the State
.and American Farm Bureau Fedora
tons. A referendum can thus be quick
" secured on any questions of agri-
cultural Importance. The organization
Of the township units will start about
7he middle of January and be complet-
I'd Just as quickly as possible.
Following is the report of the COM
Hl1ttee ON revision Of articles of in
corporation. which were adopted subject
to changes in the laws relating to farm
bureaus, at the meeting of the coming
legislature: 1t is recommended that
it be the sense of this organization
that only those actually engaged, in
farming shall be solicited for member
ship in the Morrison County Farm Blu
reau Association and that only those
20 ENGAGED shall be elected as officers Ulcers
ship community directors which may
hereafter b. provided.
With reference to CHANCES in the
proposed revision of Articles it is re-
The Articles of incorporation of the
Morrison County Farm Bureau Associa-
ton be amended as early as same can
! bt lggally done, to the effect that the
1921, be. fixed at five dollars per year.
That the Farm Bureau and agents
employed proceed in perfecting such
That when two-thirds of the terri
tory occupied by Farm Bureau men,
.bers. which have been organized on the
steps as are feasible and legal. Shall be
taken to revise or amend the Articles
Of Incorporation of the Bureau where
by the following provisions will be in
corporated inthe articles:
L.. "A restatement Of the purpose OF
comply with provisions of the Farm
Bureau Law" chapter 427. Laws 1919,
county Farm Bureau association.
g.. "A provisions relative to plan of
8. "A provision specifying that the
be indefinite instead of for a specified
number of years. which latter provision
will require GSnsn re-i1 9co,I =.
membership plan of organization
5. Change Of the annual member.
ship fee to $500 per year:
edness Of the Organization to <$i.ooo)
2. incorporation Of the local re-
presentation plan whereby delegates
at annual and special meetings will
vote for the members of each township
8. "Provision for Board of Direc-
tors composed of the delegate or direc-
tor from each township
9. "The election Of an executive
committee composed of less number
than previously, by the Board Of Direc-
tors, which members of the executive
committee will not longer represent
organizations
10. "Provision for an auditing com
,nittee composed of the president. vice
president and secretary treasurer.
II. "Provisions relative to commun-
lily organization to be omitted"
1t Is further agreed that the proposed
Bylaws with reference to the voting
r0""er of directors should read as fol-
Jews:
''1,och township director in annual
Or special meetings shall be entitled te
one vote"
It is further recommended with re.
ference to the duties of the executive
committee outlined in the proposed
revisions of Bylaws that the follow.
ing be added:
1T '(the executive committee) sh al
also act as judge as to the admission OF
members"