The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-08-11
Total Membership Is Increased
to $50 Through Various =.
Farm Bureau Units
IMPROVEMENT OF POTATO
CROP BEING ENCOURAGED
Land Clearing Campaign and
Farm Bureau Make County
. Best in Northwest

\ The purpose of the farm 'bur g IS
to help make farming more protl g y
Being supported by public fun x
some extent, it is a public, serl p
striving not only for the Welfa1T %
the farmer exclusively but Tor Z
welfare of the whole county. "
ready and willirkSto assist any IN
vidual or organization in the prom
ton of community welfare and men
much of tits activities is in the natuss,
of assistance given, as we'll as tEL
dissemination of agricultural INFORM
alton, the extension OF agrlcuftulra-
service from the state university anu
its experiment stations, and the UNIT
ed States Department of Agriculture
to the individual : and the promotion
of cooperative enterprises.
TO further EXTEND it's services, to
arouse more interest among farmers,
to perfect more thorough organlza-
ton for development a membership
campaign was put ON in the county by
the State Farm Bureau Federation IN
Nav. Seven hundred and nineteen
members were securedAin two weeks.
This campaign was followed up by
organization meeting in the various
localities. twenty-five farm bureau
units were organized, and 1O1 add
tional members were secured, bring
ing the total number to $40. A sim
liar campaign was put on in the
north end of the county where l
units were organized Wlth470 men,
bers. Each unit will outline a dell
mite program of work. After a care
full study Of the needs OF that com com
munity, leading to its general agricul-
tural development. -
Land clealIng will be major pro-
ject in the program OF each commun-
ity, as upon it depends all further
developm The farm bureau and
its units are cooperating in every
way possible with the land clearing
association. AS the acres are cleared
up, a definite system of cropping IS
outlined and followed. The delayed
system of land clearing is explained
and urged at all land clearing meet
ings. The stump land will furnish a
greater abundance of dependable pas
turage in years to come. Already
more of such pasturage has been soWn
this year than ever before. d..
The provision of dependable pas
ture and the sowing Of more clover
for hay makes possible more rapid
Improvement of the livestock as we'll
as an increase lin number. The fact
that the farmers have more feed this
year than ever before is responsible
for the beginning of an active cam
paign for livestock improveme nt. Ar
,rangeme nts have been made for j. 6.
Winkjer of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture to spend consld-
cradle time in the county after ALL
gust 20, in organizing cooperative
bull associations 1t lis expected that
at least a carload of pure bred bulls
will be thus introduced. II each sire
serves 80 COWS, this will mean 600
grade calves or 800 grade hefers
each year. The Introduction or pure
bred sires will stimulate the buying
of good grade cows, and gradually
purebreds.
The improvement of the potato
! crop is being encouraged by potato
tours and potato certification. Thir-
ty-two farmers have applied for certl-
fcation on 2S5 acres. All these fields
have passed first inspection.
Owing to the increased demand for
clover seed for sowing On cleared
acres, the area of clover LETT for seed
has increased. Indications are for a
very good crop, as we'll as gooc
price because of winter killing in the
southern sections of the state. The
installation of clover seed cleaning
machinery in produce association
warehouses is being encouraged, en-
abling the farmers to have their seed
recleaned, and put on the market in
large quantities of uniform quality
If the splendid work done by the
land clearing association this year
can be continued, and can be Flowed
I'D with an adequate farm bureau or,
SANITATION for agricultural develop,
ment for the next ten years, Bel tram
county will no longer be classed with
the cut-over section, but will rank, IN
production and development, as the
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