The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-05-06
NOTES OF THE
FARM BUREAU

Community Club Organized ut Monan-
go Recently, Which Promises
Big Things
POTATO GROWERS ORGANIZED
Plans on Foot to Hold Picnic at Full.
lerton July Ath
To show that the initiative and in
spiration regarding many Of these
community enterprises loftentimes
comes from the people in the commun-
ity themselves, the county agent SUBJ
mits an account of one Of these meet
ings as written up by the secretary Of
this organization. Among those pres
ent at the meeting were Mrs. E. Ma
coffin and Messrs. Caldwell, Thorn,
Fox, Philbrick, Wyckoff and Cooke.
The secretary Of this meeting writes
as follows:
"A Community club was organized
at Monango just few weeks ago
which promises big things for that
community. Besides the regular Of
ficers, there are five committees. The
duty Of one Of these committees is
to concern itself with problems re-
lating to agriculture, marketing,
good roads, labor, etc. This COM
mittee had meeting last Friday
night with Mr.. Kuenning, the county
agent, as advisor. Some very inter-
esting things were developed at this
meeting which will be Of much inter-
est to the young people Of the COM
munity.
"There is to be Corn club. Boys
and girls under 18 years Of age are
eligible, and the prizes will be $500
first prize, $1,000 second prize, and
$500 third prize for the best acre of
corn grown.
"A Chicken club will be started for
boys and girls under 18. The club
will furnish day old chicks, giving
each boy and girl in the club IL.
Prizes for the most successful in rails
ing the chicks will be as follows:
First prize $1,000, second prize $500,
and third prize $500.
"A special effort is being made to
get ten farmers to put in ten acres
of sweet clover. A prize of $25.00
for the best ten acre field will be
AWARDED
"A neeting will be held on satufi-
day night in Woodman hall, Monan-
go, at 2 o'clock p. M, for the purpose
of enrolling boys and girls who wish
to enter these clubs. Further instruc-
tions and rules governing the contests
will be given at this meeting. Mr..
Kuenning or the county club leader
will be present"
G. D. Smith was selected as del
egate to represent the local associ-
alton at Fargo, at an enthusiastic
meeting of the local potato growers
held at H. ]. Johnson's land office last
Saturday.
C. E. Knox, VIM. Blazer, Chas.
Frank, ]. A. Donnelly and A. L. Free
man were chosen as directors, C. E.
Roney as secretary and G. D. Smith
was authorized to attend state meet
ing to he held at Fargo May S. AT
this place state association will be
formed on the Michigan plan, which
has proven to be very successful. The
county agent called this meeting at
the request Of several farmers, and
practically all Of the local growers
have already Joined this association.
Here is what the growers say:
Blazer: II would grow more po-
tatoes if I could market them"
Schaub: II can make as much from
six acres of potatoes as do usually
from sixty acres Of wheat"
Chas. Frank: ut paid me to treat
my potatoes with corrosive subli-
mate. It makes them yield better
and they are more marketable"
Knox: II intend to treat my po-
tatoes with corrosive sublimate."
Freeman: eve can certainly grow
potatoes if they can grow them any
where. Besides we have the shipping
facilities"
County Agent: ut takes careful
farmer to raise good potatoes"
Now if these growers will be GER
tain Of market every year, as we
are sure they will be, this cooperative
enterprise will mean much to them,
to the people Of Oakes in particular,
and to the people of the county in
general.
A meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Dickey County Farm
bureau was held at the First Nation
al bank Of Fullerton one evening last
week.
There were present at the meeting
Directors Relish, Dave, Dickinson,
Pazandak, Kuenning, and G. E. Lane
as secretary.
Mr.. Kuenning explained his project
Of boys encampment to be held at
Donation park, Oakes, the week Of
June 7-12, in connection with the
county agent Of Sargent county,
which met with the approval of the
board.
The matter Of holding picnics this
year was taken up by Agent Kuen-