The Ordway new era., 1921-01-21

81 2';&(Ac0uraged Farm Bureaus.
q - United States Department of
lture, through the Office of
n3on Work, North and West, is
largely responsible than any
~ agency for the development of
bureaus because t h cir Or
etfon, in cooperation with the
mi ~ OF agriculture, was begun as
~ nock as 1911, three years before
}mith-Lever Act was passed.
e. were intended to be then. and
(01 rnentally are to-day, county ex-
15Gn organizations or institutions.
,X the time of our entrance into
A40y, there were a number of
tXk 0f these county extension or
9on111tions, generally. but not always
N4fl44r farm bureaus; but with the
StrtuG to the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture Of large sums of
money for the completion of the
county agent system, the department,
In cpOperation with the colleges of
agr1culture, as war measure, ag-
gressively encouraged tho develop
'rsent of a rather uniform and defi-
mite typo of farm bureau.
''The underlying reasons for bring
ixation when there are number of
substantial farmers organizations al
oRdy in existence were:
.<s When the department and the
oolleGes were charged by Congress
Nth the administration of the agri-
&ul&H44l extension act neither clear
4K@4w the exact agricultural con-
1krE In each of the counties and To-
~ - of the United States. They
pne did not know Just what
~ extension work was most
in any particular iocality.
gas particularly true in the
4rn and Western States, where
@fure is greatly diversified. The
thing to do. therefore, as the
sppeared to them, was to en-
man known as county agent
Ehlystraiped In eehs science OF
nre and familiar from exper-
fkh farm practice, and locate
an area not larger than a
6nd let him find out from per-
xamination what the agricul-
Mutation in that county might
cooperate with the farmers
ing on demonstrations to show
methods in the particular
of agriculture needing atten-
that county. That was the
1G idea in the organization of
farm bureaus, and step
the farmers than the depart
"a the colleges had ever before
Farm Bureau Develops.
z7 ID soon 1t was seen that III the
Aren't was to learn in any COM
* I've way the agricultural stu
the county he must counsel
): fmers In every section OF that
4 meh who had lived their
<ere and made their living
316 10 farm and therefore knew its
- I Rites Intimately. and many of
i also had acquired facts and
Ut generally applied in the COM
'4 1A but which were worthy OF
~ wider application. That was
@cond big idea In the develop
"a the farm bureau.
zS3 q, pas then discovered that II any
kAs going to be accomplished IN
- of improving agriculture and
conditi6ns, not only must the
scientist and the farmers
together, but they must for
q fundamental and cOnttnu-
Siicy oE work and development
@6unty, not only for-ones season
sMbole year or Spertod OF
Th2x was the third big idea
{afitf-bureau movement. viz,
ffnr in council OF the trained
Fof the Government with train
ners entirely familiar with lo-
Editions and locals problems.
tn contributing 70: the working
such long-timSaDfagram. CO.
1un sbetween farmers and a
of the; ;{iDyernmeht In the clos
"a most intimate way.
= o. were
fficient Federal and State
ayailable sunder the law.as en-
for the employment of a full
nan in every county In the Untt-
ties. and since the work done "a
unity was in the interest of the
county 1t seemed only logical TO
le county and the faT6ers to
he Federal Governnent ana
|college Of agriculfpre finance
brk. The work ! stherefgrA be-
Essentially Q puh3ie WorktS Il
i for the most part from the
funds. and where this sdtasnot
3. the farmers were 90 thor.
convipeed~ee "a value thei
vent DOWN In thN{f oN nol kets !
~ u : T.. T. = !
! "a fsrm bnis Gksfors. =
16veloped. 3 practically pub
eitution. devolUped at the oi-
esgoetaop 1 efs oi lESfa5