The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-20
NOTES OF THE
FARM BUREAU
Membership Campaign Temporarily
Halted Because of Illness of
Four Solicitors
POULTRY MEN WILL ORGANIZE

Four Solicitors
POULTRY MEN WILL ORGANIZE
Meeting to BE Held at Court House
on January 20
Due to the sickness of four of the
solicitors, only two townships were
canvassed for members last week, AL
bion and Whitcstone. Mr.. Montaney
secured fifteen in Whitestone and Mr..
Whelan twenty three in Albion.
This leaves fully six townships to
be covered. Work will begin in these
as soon as the solicitors are again
able to be about and may not be en-
tirely completed by the end of this
members.
The townships which have been
canvassed show the following men,
bership: James River Valley, SO; Por-
ter, ,'2; Wright, 20; Mcrricourt, Al;
German, IL; Whitestone, 15; Ham
burg, 1s; keystone, %; Maple, 30;
Clement, As; Bare Creek, 46; River
dale, "a; Hudson, 80; Grand Valley,
%; Spring Valley, 26; Lorraine, "a;
Glendale, 2l; Ada, %; Port Emma,
26; Lowell, 26.
Incompleted townships are Valley,
Yorktown, Kent, Kentner, Albertha,
Potsdam, Elm and Van Meter. Some
of these have been partly canvassed
and others have not been canvassed
at all.
Since it is intended to later organ
ize township and community units, it
is important that we have at least
fifteen in each community; If the num-
ber is much below this a good organ
ization cannot be perfected. Just
how all the machinery of the Farm
Bureau is to function will be explain
ed later. Some of the details are de-
pendent upon the action Of the State
Farm Bureau federation at Fargo this
week. The old constitution will have
to be amended or replaced by another
in order to meet new conditions. Just
what the future program of the Dick
ey county organization will be remains
with the executive committee. For
the benefit of Farm Bureau members
we publish the personnel of this COM
mittee: w. w. Denning, president;
H. X. Haldeman, vice president; d. F.
Mueller, secretary treasurer; N. j.
Nelson, A. H. Koch, John Pfeifer, E.
j. Hubbard, Jos. Pazandak, and Ar
thur Strutz, directors.
1t will be remembered that at the
last meeting of this committee Messrs.
Denning and Youngquist were elected
representatives of the Farm Bureau
at the State Federation. Mr.. Pfeifer
and Mr.. Koch were appointed as aud
iting committee to check up the list
of paid members, pass upon the valid
ity of all bills and to send in certi-
fed list of members to the state or
ganization. A $4,000 bond given by
the secretary treasurer was also ap-
proved at that time. 1t was suggested
that the secretarytreasurer prepare a
complete statement of the financial
condition of the Farm Bureau and
that the same be sent to all members
of the organization. 1t will be the
policy of the committee to see that all
members are kept informed regarding
details and the program of work for
the local bureau.
No doubt after the meeting at Far
go the committee Will be in posi-
tion to make some important an
nouncement regarding its future pol
icy. 1t should be remembered that
it is the purpose of the committee to
take no unusual action along any line
until the members have been consulted.
At the time of the Dickey county
fair last fall, plans were laid for the
organization of poultry association,
but owing to existing conditions it
was found necessary to delay the plans
of organizing until the present time.
A meeting has been called to be held
in the farmers hall at the court house
on Saturday afternoon at 2:3O, Jan
uary 20, at which time the proper
steps will be taken and plans will be
laid for perfecting the association.
Special attention is called to the
fact that this is county organization
and all who are interested in poultry
should attend this meeting.
The poultry industry is one of the
largest in the United States at pres
ent, and is neglected more than any
other. Wherever associations have
been perfected we find better grade
of poultry and great deal more of
it. Standard breeding will raise the
prices for the community, because it
will gain reputation for high class
birds. Cheaper and more efficient ad-
vertising can be done through the as
sociation than by an individual.
| The poultry show at the fair last
fall was demonstration of what the
county already has in this line, and
through the association it will be pos
sible to trade or purchase breeding
stock without sending too far off to
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