The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-07-08
ORGANIZATION FOR
FARMERS, STOCKldEN

organisation OF Montana Council
Siesi tars. Eys:tosR. dairy aidsset ana s si
su cheater 'n!er Dsvi. mas been proposes
agricunure. in 2 call issued by him
ana addressed to eighteen or more
farm or livestock associations in the
~. 1or conference at Helena April
While various farm and livestecl,
organizations have operated In Mon
the esst has had
thority to speak for them an. IND
consequently. though in normal years
range range ana farm interests are the DOM
been fully articulate.
In order that the Montana depart
ment OF agriculture may. function with
agricui ture. says Mr.. = Davis s "i In his rs
call, land thus effectively serve in its
n neg 1T 1t 10 necessary that basis Of
tDs be sna Sa be-
izations representing the various farm
interests Of the state.
confct S to sstsbishing the
msnt and the men engaged in agricul-
ture. whom 1t is the ambition Of the
department to serve. this conference
70 is. called with the idea that the organ.
with the formation upon any line they
favor OF a Montana Council Of Agri-
s culture e.. 80 made up that it can speak
common interest among them.
Naturally. such a Council of Agri-
o o9t orSs would establish it's own form
ons seisss Il: its 1wn su9 s
its meetings; it Is hoped that enc Of
the purposes would be to serve as q
ttp9nctloning board to cooperate with
matters relating. to agricultural well
fare In Montana"
Explanatory Of the purpose of the
partment Of agriculture toward the
proposed Council of Agriculture, Com
missioner Davis made the following
There are eighteen farm and live
Stock organizations in Montana fync-
tioning at the present time in the sew
eral fields Of educational, economic,
Within the state h1sry work
associations is doing a work that ei 10
Go associated with the work Of
t tan department a Of agriculture Of Mon
the idea that the work Of the depart
ment can be made much more valua.
PIE to the farmers and stockmen Of
ton of the farm organizations in their
neids OF activity. and can profit from
.groups In matters relating solely to
representative body when it speaks on
matters Of common Interest among
"The idea of the Council Of Apr,cu,.
tTe Is one that has been in the mind
OF the farm organization leaders Of
fae state 81 for a long time. The con-
c ','a an opportunity to realize the
a = pa that such council viii
ate with. the commissioner of agHcul-
lure ana serve as an advisory board |
y IN IN, matters affecting the business of |
THE livestock associations are in
.luded because. while they are also
very closely interested in the work
ana q niSestd 5ns direetion of the Mon
Montana Livestock Commission and
ne Montana Livestock Sanitary board.
mere are many phases of the work Il |
3hs ease Hf ns stas thn
ne work of the department relating to
ne states land policy. it's marketing
ma inast publicity activities. all will affect
tie council Of asricu n1lre
T rom ask 1hs d for "a action and assistance
vhieh cannot be given. On the other
land there is no ambition on the nart
u the department to control the for
he confere 1pefa wSics Of Of the council
eels Is CT immediate importance 10
old Will simply give the farm and
Council oe ~ AorHl
IT is our hope that the farmers and
9 .oekm ar will feel that the depart
= aen IL or nas agriculture sincerely wants
elpful to them in working out their
ro6lems. We want every farmer and
tockman In the state to consider thar
ulture. wherever they may be locafaa
r. MS headquarters in the state
.''i and TO feel not only that he IS
~, ONE Put that it is his duty to
no counsel on matters within the
ir'sdictlon of the department"