The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-11-12

lcry member did not bring in his quota, !
yct the state membership was inrrcu- VI 1
ed 10000. prctt. good days work
| Illinois has b. counties organized /
4 with total membership OF lO2,2O1. |
The last membership campaign will
take place IN December. The Wash
ington State Farm Bureau has Just /
completed plans for a statewide mem.
bcrship drive for the week VI Novem-
Der 1870. Washington has gone On
the $40 basis.
Committee Of Seventeen Mct.--Thc |
Grain Marketing Committee Of II met |
in Chicago, November 1, 8 and &. They |
were addressed by men Of prominence
in the agricultural and marketing field |
Some uf the speakers and their sub.
ircts wCrc: "llow DO Board IT Trade
Operators Benefit the Grain Grower"
.Ihy T. I. Gate. president uf Chicago |
Buard uf Trade The Organization
/ Plan and Marketing Methods Of Cali.
i fprnIa Fruit Gruwcr's Exchange. 10y
g.. Harold Powell, manager California
Il Fruit Growers Exchange. "Ihc OrTu-
ui2ation rlan aud Marketing Method
" the Grain Grower. Of Canada 10y |
l Numan T. Lambert, president uI |
lCanadian Council NJ Agriculture. "Or.
ganizatiuu Plan AMI Marketing MctE. !
ud- ur rrunr and Apricot Grower. Of |
/ san Jose 10y ". g. ulkrndaii man |
= lager ui their .-uciai'un.
i The program also included IN ad- |
drr.. hy Julius l,arncs, former pCsi- |
dent ur the L. =. Grain Corporation.
IN Method. II tho L. :. Grain Cor.
, puiatiun. II. VI. llaruCh, former
! chairman War ludu-tri"s lloard. talked
IN Financing Centralized Cu.uprra-
= tive Grain Marketing On n National
|. Scale" THE Legal Aspect uf Cen.
= tralizcd Cooperative Gram Marketing
l'ruhlcms' Wa the subject of Victor
Mupluck, chairman nf Federal Trade
Commission.
Elevator Organization Starts ~ III.
!. noi>. In carrying nut the program ~
grain marketing. the organization de-
4 partmcnt of the Illinois Agricultural
, Association. started out five men this
week 10 assist m organizing co.opcra.
tive elevator. The cooperative clc-
1 yatui owned 10y the farmers II believed
I To- h. the first logical step IN u system
uf marketing IN which farmer, Will
u market their own grain direct a. the
= manufacturer. Several elevators have
All already been uIg'anigrd.
p Sunilowrr Seed safe. The first sale
uf seed through the recently formed
NJ Sunflnvrr Growers Association uf
, Southeast Missouri, brought . l-2I
/, cent puuud lndlNl duals we're vet.
1 ting only 3 - cent, hrfo,c the at,u.
. citation VA formed. The county agent
T., receiving application for member
MI ship in the association,
4 ..I .sI aaAI
lbccn worked out. The classification
Il will be- Crude I, grade and sample
d, grade.
= To Make Gopher Drives. lmmcdi.
.. atcly following u demonstration in
i poisoning pocket gopher on the farm
70 Of George Davis near FUrtcscur, last
I Thursday. by MI Percy Dcruy, ~ the
L. =. biological Bureau, the thirty odd
d farmers present decided to put On "A
+ gopher drive Tuesday, November ..
p They al agreed To- meet ut the Bank Of
. fortc,cuc and bring with them sufii-
= cicnt swrct potatoes to BE- used a. halt
Y Cor the guphcrs on their place. The
, pota,oc, wrrr treated with a special
= ly prepared poison los the County
= Agent,
< Each farmer armed With poison bait,
- stick, went a. his respective alfalfa or
clovcr field and distributed the poison
u ia the rIns uf IL, guphri-, MI. {, T.,
y Hit acted a, captain nt tho drive.
9 Approximately 1000 acres of alfalfa
q ground was covered during illo
j. drive.
j. Two demonstrations we're held In the
i Woodylle Community on Friday. The
4. 4
f" tions were very much interested in
X putting IN a similar drive in their
community. The total acreage of al
u falfa and clover ground that viii he
" covered in this community during the
T. drive will he approximately 600 AZ 500
i acres. This drive was set for WcdncS-
n day, Nov, 10, Ward iicadlcy will act
: rs captain
The pocket gopher j. one of the
g worst pests in Holt county. II IL cSti-
g mated that the damage done by them
n in alfalfa and clover fields Is from 81
= to 81 per acre, The gopher not only
y destroy plants by eating off the roots
" and gmnthcring other plants by throw
ing up their mounds over the plant, but
they do considerable other damage.
II The mounds cause considerable trouble
p when moving alfalfa or clover, cspcc-
j. tally when the ground is a little damp.
l. The dirt causes the sicklcs to choke up
: and frequently breaks them. In addi-
u ton TO this, gopher runs some times
are the beginning Of many Of the bad
i washes in the field, The storm wa
c tors follow the run and il Is not long
= until n small ditch is started. II h
@ well known. too, that this pest destroy
!, some grain, particularly oats when the
u crop is in the shock.
: II has been demonstrated many
: times that this pest can be controlled
$ almost completely by the use Of
u poisoned bait and the Cooperation Of
; farmers in the community. Many
/ farmers in the county have been very
n successful in Kidding their alfalfa fields