The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-04-14
BUREAU UNITS MEET
Greenbush and Princeton Farm Bureau
Units Meet, Hammergren Out
lines Program for 1921.

Topics Discussed-Fair Exhibits, Po-
tato Show, Potato Exchange,
Sire Survey, Lime Project.
The Greenbush farm bureau unit
held it's second monthly meeting in the
town hall Tuesday evening. Although
the roads were in bad condition, over
thirty members, including five women,
were present. Louis Normandin, who
is director of the unit and also presi-
dent Of the county association, adj
dressed the meeting. At the last
meeting there had been some discus
sion concerning the ACCESSIBILITY of the
members pooling their orders for
Irvine and Paris green. The commit
tee appointed to investigate the prices
on these articles was instructed to OBJ
tain quotations from the local mer-
chants and wholesale houses. 1t was
suggested that the members by pool
ing their orders and agreeing to pay
cash, might obtain just as good or
even better prices from the local
merchants than from the wholesale
houses. The committee found the best
prices could be obtained right here in
Princeton. The local dealers handle
the Irvine at profit of one cent a
pound, the profit allowed by law on
Saltwater Irvine providing cash is
paid. The hardware stores have
agreed to handle the Paris green for
a profit of two cents pound plus the
freight charges, about one-haf a
cent, providing, Of course, that the
farmers will pay cash and will
place large order with the store: The
price would then be about 81 cents a
pound for the Paris green in the Ia
and % pound packages.
The farm bureau is not for the men
only, the women are urged to be pres
ent at the meetings. Mr.. Normandir
suggested that the women would
probably be interested in the canning
clubs and if they were it would not be
too early for them to make their plans
so that they could seed their gardens
accordingly.
Mr.. Hammergren read the program
which has been mapped out for the
work Of the association during the
year 1921. (The program is published
on page 2 of this issue.) He urged thu
Greenbush unit to have an exhibit o.
the township at the county fair next
fall and also suggested that it woult
be good advertisement for Mile Lac:
| county to have an exhibit at the STATE
fair. Mile Laos county has not ex
hibited at the state fair for SOM
twenty years but both times we wer'
there we took first prize and then w
had to compete with the whole state
Now the state is divided into thre'
zones and we would have to compet
only with the counties of the centra
zone.
Mr.. Hammergren reported that L
township units are now organized an
the bureau has 425 members in goo
standing. So many people handle
the membership campaign in tn
Il
| get list of all the members who hav
paid their dues but Mr.. Hammergre
has 425 names and probably there ar
more to be added to the list.
Will Walker was appointed market
ing agent for the Greenbush unit.
More than thirty members, includ
ing number Of women, were ais
present at the Princeton unit meetin
last evening. Mrs. Oscar Stark wa
appointed to take Mr.. Stark's place a
secretary of the unit until he will b
able to again resume his duties.
The quotations on the Paris gree
and Irvine were discussed here as i
Greenbush. The Princeton unit wa
, also urged to have a township exhib
: at the county fair. We have frs
class fair association in Mile Lac
county and it is to the farmers il
terest to keep it right up. to grade.
Plans were discussed for potat
E show in Princeton next fall. Th
counties of Benton, Isanti and She
burne have been consulted on TIL
I matter and they are willing to co-ol
y crate with Mile Laos county in STAG
t ing a big potato show here. If tn
: exhibit is carried through successfully
Mr.. Hammergren thinks he can g
the state potato show here next yea