Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-11-30
AGRICULTURAL NEWS ITEMS
Women Pretlominate at Silton Com
munity Meeting.

Women Pretlominate at Silton Gem
munity Meeting.
On November Is the farm women
aud some Of the farmers of the Silton
community met at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. q. G. IIOllenback To discuss
some of the community problems and
TO formulate plans for the solving OF
these problems. OF the % persons pres
ent IL were women and throughout the
meeting they showed n keen interest Ia
the problems of the men as well as
adopting definite project Of their
own for 1921.
The meeting was called TO order and
presided over by Mr.. Hollenback. Mrs.
:. 4. Clark was elected secretary. The
first number on the program was the
report of the progress Of the projects
worked on by the Farm Bureau. the
speaker emphasized aprticularly what
had been done in the corn variety
demonstration, and In oultry clulling
The report was received with enthu-
siasm and all seemed TO think that the
Farm Bureau work ought TO be push
ed with greater vigor for 1921.
Miss Mary Il. Richardson on State
College spoke on "Women's Part In the
Farm Bureau" She pointed out clear-
ly that one of the difficulties In secur-
ing farm labor was due to the unat.
tractiveness of farm life and that the
women In making their homes com
Portable and convenient for the farm
laborer can do much In making farm
laborers more cOntented. She also
spoke of the necessity of reducing the
hard manual labor for the women on
the farms. This has been done in
many communities by the women com
bining their efforts ON certain labor
reducing projects. At the close of
the meeting the women withdrew from
the men and talked their problems over
by themselves. Mrs. HOllenback was
elected the project leaGer and the prob
lem that they have chosen to work on
Is the making Of o dress forms
After the discussion Of the farm
problems Gus Whemhomer, manager of
the Deming Cooperative Exchange,
spoke briefly on how he was endeavor-
ing to make the exchange meet the
marketing problems OF the truck and
poultry growers as well as 10 buy
groceries comparatively. IL was Mr..
WhemhOmers conviction that II all of
the members of the exchange were
whole hearted CO. operators IL would be
Of great economic value to them all.
He spoke of just one instance In buy
ing car Of Irish potatoes where the
community was saved $273 on this
particular car.
Hugh Ramsey gave convincing ad
dress on the value of the State and
American Federation OF Farm Bu-
reaus. pointing out where the Ameri
can Federation had already saved the
American farmers millions Of dollars
from excessive freight charges and the
relieving Of thousands of freight cars
to move the farmers crops.
Following Mr. Ramsey. +. T.. Nord
haus spoke on the necessity of farm
ers organizing to protect their inter
ests as all industrial concerns were
now organized to protect their inter
ests. lie suggested that an effort
would he made IN which the HOndale
community had already concurred tO
raise the farm bureau membership
fees 10 $3.50 After brief discussion
Of the amount of fees for 1921, Il was
unanimously voted by the Silton com
munity TO make the amount $3.50.
Messrs. Louis Smyer, II. Baker and j.
w. Spiver were appointed ON the mem
bership committee IL is their plan TO
make the Silton community including
Myndus and Cambray 100 per cent
farm bureau members.