Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-03-16
FARM FEDERATION
WORK EXPLAINED
President Potter Gives Details Of AZ
Invites Of State Organization q
5 Annual Meeting Here.

Annual Meeting Here.
Ihat the best job on earth is farming
was the claim made by L. e. Potter.
president Of the Minnesota Farm
Bureau Federation, at the annual
meeting Of the Marchall County Farm
Bureau association held in the court
room of the county court house yester-
day. Mr.. Potter was the principal
speaker Of the day and had many In
teresting things to say concerning the
work OF the state federation. Directors
and bureau members from all parts Of
the county were present.
Business sessions and an interesting
talk by F. E. Balmer, head of. the
county agents Of the state, constituted
the morning meeting at the court
house. Mr.. Balmer suggested an out
line for Marshall county farm bureaus
to work from during the coming year
Some of the matters he suggested
might be taken up and considered by
the members we're: What is the chief
source of income? What factors are
hurting still greater returns from this
source? What can the farm bureau do
to remedy the limitations? Establish
ment of a goal for 1921. The work to
be done by the farm bureau for the
obtaining of these results.
Sources of Income
The speaker enumerated list of CO.
operative measures which would bring
the desired results and brought out
many interesting factors of general
help along these lines. In the discus
sion it was brought out that the chief
source of income in eastern Marshall
county is considered as dairying while
In the western part Of the county small
grains are considered, as yet, the chief
source of income.
At the afternoon meeting NJ. l.
Warner, secretary-treasurer of the
Marshall County Farm Bureau associa-
ton, reported the work of the morn
ing meeting and explained the system
and disposal of the membership fees
of the members of the bureau. All Of
the former officers were retained and
the directors will continue in their
present capacity.
Club Leader Speaks
A. j. Kittles0n, assistant state boys
and girls club leader, spoke on the
work that the boys and girls of the
state are doing in the club work where
the clubs are organized and the work
! is conducted under the direction of q
leader. He urged that Marshall county
! take up this work, citing the very IA
/ vorable results being obtained in the
| counties of the state where the work
is carried on under leadership. He
suggested the securing of man to lead
I 10 ohon ~
| told of the interest i'll the work already
manifested in the county.
In long and interesting talk Mr..
Potter covered multitude of subjects
pertaining to the farm bureau work
! and what is being done for the benefit
of the farmers throughout the state
/. in the state legislature and in other
ways. He urged good livestock and
the sowing of fewer acres and the rails
ing of more per acre. He urged clover
!pasture and livestock in addition tC
small grain crops in order to get q
/. larger return from the land. He claim
ed that there is not one quarter Of the
cows in the state paying for them
Z, selves because OF their inferior grade
!. and improper feeding and living condi
!, lions. He said that it is a poor idet
to give a well bred animal into tn
i hands Of scrub man and that thi
,lWas the chief cause of poor results II
i dairying in the state.
Bureau is Big Need
In regard to the farm bureau h
u claimed that a business organization
: for the farmers Is the big need OF to
2 day. 1--WE believe in the open shop
was the statement the bureau presiden
made in speaking for the farmers Q
| the state and labor conditions. He a
SO stated that agriculture has got t
be recognized and paid in proportio
!, to depreciation in production OF tn
soil. He urged cooperation on the. pal
of the business men of the towns an
q the farmers living in the tributar
country.
That the state federation is 1ook1n
= after the farmers business and IN
# highly desirable way, was the claim
nj Mr.. Potter. He also explained Il
formation of the Committee OF Seve
: teen and followed it through Its VOL
st since its organization. The farm D
ii reau has contributed $4,000 to t!
ri Committee for the carrying on OF Z
al work, according to the president.
,et The annual meeting proved gre
"a lsuccess and the meetings were exec
"a tionally well attended. The court roo
Or was filed to capacity at the aIterno'
meeting.