Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-14
FARM BUREAU
ANNUAL PICNIC
Held Last Saturday at City Park
Proved Mighty Interesting Af-
fair, Good Speakers and
Fine Program.
SECRETARY CUNNINGHAM
IN GREAT ADDRESS
Mayor L. w. ConOver and President
VIM. Headington in Introdue-
tory Addresses.

The Winneshiek County Farm
Bureau held their annual picnic in
the Decorah City Park September
10th. The crowd was considerably
smaller than was expected as pro-
baby not more than thousand peo-
pie gathered to hear the splendid
addresses in the afternoon. The
smallness of the crowd was probably
due to the fact that silo filling and
stack threshing was in full sway
in many communities.
The Luther College Band gave an
excellent concert which was appreci-
ated by all hearing them. Mayor
Conover gave an opening address of
welcome to the farmers of Winnie
shiek County and made clear to
them that the towns of Winneshiek
county need the farmers and the
farmers in turn need the towns.
Mr. Headington, president of the
Farm Bureau, responded and then
introduced Mrs, Fred Brownel of
Wintersett, who gave an interesting
address particularly to the farm
women. The importance of the work
of the Home Demonstration Agent
in rural communities was emphasize
ed and the fact brought out that
the Farm Bureau movement will
never succeed as it should until the
rural women get behind the move
ment and assist in getting the farm
A ers and their families together to
talk over their mutual x,!9pI.ek.
!. Madison couhty any ...-- 20. ~ ''-'a.'
ceuters through which the County
:. Aoent and Home Demonstrators are
d able TO work most effectively
n The main speaker of the after
S noon was E.. H. Cunningham, sec
t, retary of the Iowa State farm
IS Bureau Federation, who was on ms
N way home after a trip to Washing
u ton for an interview with the war
r, Credits Corporation. While there
Mr.. Cunningham was able to secure
r the promise of $20,OOO,OOO loan Tor
or the banks of Iowa to be used py
cattle feeders. He has the promise
he that this money will be available at
gs one percent less than regular rates
Ia Mr.. Cunningham also pointed op
I'm many of the projects that ne Is US
yo inp the farmers money to hnanee
He Among these, was the hiring OF eN
.gs merit accountants to keep records 0
of the cost of production on aoou
thirty farms in Marshall and Shelo
ms counties so that the farmers VIII D
ng in position to know themselves an
of n LET others know exactly what
ent costs TO produce corn, oats, beer an
nto pork. The committee of seVentee
ted TO work out a system of marketin
IN? grain and the committee of httee
ALL for the marketing of livestock an
the Iowa Credit Corporation was q
. 60 financed by the Iowa Farm Bu
eau Federation. He also polnte
out the fact that 99l2 % oil u
f24 600 Farm Bureau members
Iowa actually live on farms. al
operate them, the other one-hait
IL being retired farmers and bu.
ness men who are interested in I
welfare of the farmer.
No sports or entertainment OF a
kind was provided for excepting t
Luther College Band and the spea
ers as it was thought best by I
committee to devote this day to
actual study of farmers probe
rather than to make it day
entertainment. The committee
W complimented on their selection
W speakers and the forcefulness W
which Mr. Cunningham presented
Farm Bureau work.
Poultry Cuttings
The following schedule for pouI
cuttings has been arranged for
near future:
Washington township, Friday,
tember 16-Louis Meyer at
a. M; VIM. Sluka in Fort Atkin
at l0:3O a. M; Jos. Schissel at
p. m.
Canoe township, Saturday,
17th-The agent will Gull the
M of VIM. Headington at 500 oc
ssaz- a. m. and a demonstration wll
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