The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-02-17
NOTES OF THE
FARM BUREAU
Members in Earnest Endeavor to See
That Glendale Normal School
is Not Discontinued
STOCK JUDGING ON Rally DAY

is Not Discontinued
STOCK JUDGING ON RALLY DAY
Another Carload of D1 Wheat Will
Soon Be Ready
The Dickey County Farm Bureau
and extension agents owe much to
our local normal school. It will no
doubt be remembered that faculty
members have occasionally helped the
extension workers. Farmers insti-
tutes have been held at the normal
school. The normal students furnish
ed music at six of our Farm Bureau
picnics, rendering such service free
Of charge. The success of the farm
boys encampment was in some meas
ure due to the unpaid assistance of
the athletic coach Of the Glendale
normal. The Boys and Girls Club
leader in the past has held boys and
girls demonstrations at the normal
school on rally days. This. is to show
the cooperation that has existed be-
tween all parties concerned. These
are only minor matters, however. The
things we did in upholding our local
normal were undeniably and unques-
tionably right. We should consider
ourselves spineless nonentities had
we taken any other stand than we
did. We know the Farm Bureau men,
bership's sentiment on this matter.
We tried to carry out it's wishes.
What is a Farm Bureau for? Must
it sit with folded hands and wait until
it is told what to do? Must it take
orders from higher up? We say EN-!
phatically "No!"
The farmers Of Merricourt and Mo-
mango are considering the organiza-
ton Of a Cow Testing association. At
the: present time we are endeavoring
to find q man who is qualified to do
the work.
We probably will have another car
load Of D1. wheat for the west and
north end Of the county. It will be
likely that this car will be partly un-
loaded at Monango and then be trans
ported either to Glendale or Cakes
Farmers in the vicinity Of Monango
should see William Feichtner; at FL
lendale see Geo. Lane; at Oakes see
N. J. Nelson.
The Albion Boys and Girls club
held a meeting aat Albion school No.
last Friday afternoon. After short
business meeting the county club lead
-er was called ON to demonstrate milk
testing by samples taken from var
ious cows, furnished by the club men,
bers. Albion township now has the
largest enrolment in club work of
any township in Dickey county. They
have an enrolment Of seventeen. Lor-
raine Boys and Girls club is reorgan-
izing with practically all of it's old
members taking up the work again
Lorraine has always made good rec
ord in the state and county. Watch
them go this year. Riverdale Boys
and Girls club is planning to go into
club work stronger than ever this
year. They have not definitely de-
cided on the project which they in
tend to carry out this year, but have
decided that they will carry out one
project so as to be eligible to the
national charter;
Not everyone can be proficient in
the art Of stock judging, but anyone
with little knowledge of animals
and some careful study and observa-
tion may train himself to become a
fairly good Judge Of live stock. It is
essential that we should know some
thing about judging live stock to as
sist us in buying or selling and select
ing animals for breeding purposes.
Dickey county is planning stock
Judging contest to be held on rally
day, some time this spring. At this
time teams from the various COM
munities can compete for the silver
cup which. is now held by the Ludden
team. A county Judging team will be
selected at this time from those stand
ing highest, to. represent Dickey coun-
ty in the state judging contest next
July. For any information on judg-
ing or organizing Of a team, write to
your county club leader.