Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-11-25
HAYS PLEASES
LARGE AUDIENCE
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this in remarkable way in the last de.
cade with their livestock shipping as
sociations, the cooperative livestock
commission, Minnesota potato ex-
change, the cooperative creameries as
sociations and many other institutions
in which the farmer markets~Ais pro-
ducts in more orderly fashion. The
second field is full of men at the pres
ent time, and Mr.. Hay predicted that a
third field would be entered by our
grandchildren, that of manufacturing.
, He said he would like. to sell the oats
from his farm in the Red River Valley,
but that the comparison between \ the
prices Of oats per bushel, thirteen cents,
and the cost of box of rolled oats at
% cents would drive the farmers into
the manufacturing field.
Mr.. Hay is a true lover of livestock
and the dairy COW and he returned to
this subject to show that in some
counties in the southern part Of the
state there are 40 per cent purcbred
sires on the farm and that the state as
q whole averaged 26 purebred sires.
That in Roseau county, the lowest in
the state, the average was 5; and that
Morrison county, the next lowest aver
aged 10; Todd II, Stearns 10.
The dairy industry could be doubled
in a few years with more attention to
better livestock, testing associations
and with proper feed and care. We
must pin our hopes on the purebred
dairy COW and the hen at the present
time.
Farmers are not buying machinery of
any kind that can be avoided, simply
because it is impossible for them to do
SO with the present prices Of farm pro-
ducts. When farmers do buy machin-
cry and labor saving devices, they also
buy the best. They will not buy mach
inery without a seat on it if it is pos
sible to- get it. If the same considera-
ton was given labor sayipa.e1evices in
the home; it would revo1utionize the
farm home and this will be done
through the entrance of the women in
the Farm Bureau in the State of Min
nesota.
The Farm Bureau meeting was called
to order at IL O'Clock in the morning,
when the secretary's report was read
and accepted. A general discussion of
the Farm Bureau work followed and a
nominating committee was appointed to
return list Of officers to be elected i'm
mediately after dinner. Dinner was
! served at Sands cafe to twenty ght
directors or representatives from the
various townships in the county. The
auditing committee presented the fol
| lowing list of officers, which was elect
ed Immediately after dinner:
}. j. jacobson, President.
Victor Beckman, vice-president.
VIM. l.. Stitt, secretary treasurer.
j. N. Carnes, County director.
j. H. Hanfer, Mrs. J. J. Schelling
and Mrs, H. A. Hanson.
Miss Hough, home demonstration
| agent, gave a report showing the work
of the women in the farm bureau dur.
ing the past year and an actual saving
of $6,745.O0.
Miss Julia O. Newton, director of
home demonstration work in Minnesota,
gave very interesting talk on home
demonstration work She spoke of the
need OF the women entering more into
farm bureau work and making it part
! of their duty to see that it was a great
| er success. Miss Newton emphasized
the need of better organization for the
! women and their responsibilities as
leaders in their community. The WON
en- who put into practice and make
use Of the home demonstration agent
are the real home demonstrators, as
they are really doing the demonstration
work.
A summary Of the work of the home
demonstration agents in the state was
given, not only showing the financial
! saving to the women but also what the
work meant to the women in a social
and community way.
The county agent was then called
upon for the report of the agricultural
work done in the Farm Bureau during
the past year, which matter will be
touched on in future issue.
The board Of directors met at q
! short session after the meeting adjourn
ed and arranged for a meeting early in
December in which the program OF
work for the coming year would b@
worked out with the agents.
!. The auditing committee will meet or
| December and 60 over the retiring