The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-07-29
NOTES OF THE
FARM BUREAU
Potato Growers Hold Meeting and
Decide to Follow Michigan Plan
of Marketing
THREsHERs TO MEET SATURDAY
Prices to Be Paid for Labor Will Re
Determined

At the present time it does not look
as though there is going to be any
acute shortage Of labor to assist in
harvesting the grain crop Of this year.
In talking with a representative Of
an employment agency in Aberdeen,
they say that there is an abundance
Of laborers in that city and that these
men are going out to work for SOC an
hour or $500 day. Just what wages
should be paid is something that can
not be decided, except by mutual
agreement between the men and the
farmers. If on the one hand, the price
set is too high it is an injustice to the
farmer. If on the other hand the
price set it at too low q figure it again
works an injustice to. the farmers be-
cause the laboring men will not come
to work at places where wages are
lever than are being paid elsewhere.
Farmers desiring help should make
their wants known at any of the fol-
lowing labor agencies:
Glendale, Dakota Realty company:
Forbes, John Barrett; Fullerton, E. J.
Iverson; Ludden, Lowell Baker; Mo-
mango, Roy O'Neal; Merricourt, n.
Thielman;s Guelph, ]. ]. Wallace.
Quite a number Of requests have
come from various commercial thresh-
ermen requesting that a meeting Of
the members Of the Dickey County
Threshers' association be called next
Saturday, July 81, at $3.50 p. m. at
the court house in Glendale. This
meeting is called at the request Of
various members for the purpose Of
discussing matters pertaining to the
prices Of labor, threshing, and any
other business that might properly
come before this meeting. Any per-
sons interested should attend.
At a meeting Of the potato grow
ers held last Friday night in the vicin-
ity Of Oakes, it was decided by the
members to join the state federation.
w. r. Porter, the extension agent in
marketing, was present and gave .
brief outline Of the plan followed by
the growers in the state Of Michigan
in the marketing of their potatees.
The details Of this plan cannot be
given here but suffice it to say that
the system has worked out very sue
cessfully in Michigan and Minnesota
and 10 bound to work out here. Calls
are coming from growers in other
sections Of the county for an organi-
zation Of such a local association but
We prefer not to attempt any more
organizations until the Oakes grow
ers are established on firm basis.
Heretofore the marketing Of the
potatoes has been greater problem
than the growing Of the crop. Nov
that we have reasonable assurance Of
q market and also have the climate
soil and shipping facilities, it certain
ly stands US in hand to back up the
potato growers association. At the
meeting last Friday night it was
found that the aggregate potato acre.
age represented at the meeting was
GO. This ought to make a total yield
Of over 5000 bushels, which means
that we will have at least seven OF
eight carloads for shipment this fall
in fact the chances are that we will
have twice that amount. This will
mean that all prospective growers will
supply themselves with plenty Of
seed early in the fall and arrange
ments will be made for the building
of the warehouse next year. In fac
it begins to look like business and M
potato grower can afford not to boos
an organization of this kind at thi:
time. The whole proposition is fail
and above board and any farmer hav
ing potatoes for sale should join tn,
Cakes Potato Growers association.