Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-21
FARM BUREAU
IN RESOLUTIONS
Meeting of the Directors Held And a
Number of Matters Were
Passed On.
HARD SURFACING
OF ROADS DISCUSSED
Repeal of Cummins- Esch Law Favor.
ed. Question of Three Super
visors Discussed Also.

of the Winneshiek County Farm
Bureau was called to order by the
president, VIM. Headington, Thurs
day, December 9Th, 1921, at HOO
a. M, reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was approved.
Directors present-Wm. Heading
ton, A. w. Oxley, E. F. Sellman, H.
t. Ramlo, P. N. Wennes, w. L. Cur
tbs, o. A. P. Haugen, CLAUS Berge,
H. C. Gross, H. j. Fretheim, E. o.
Ellingson, John Jordahl, H. Scheide-
mantel, Fred Tekippe.
Reading of the program of the
third annual meeting of the State
Federation to be held in Des Moines
January 10th and 18th, 1922.
Resolutions to be sent to the state
resolution committee were drawn up
and discussed, there being feeling on
the part of the members that every
effort possible should be made to re-
duce taxes and prevent the present
extravagant and wasteful methods
employed in road construction and
other public enterprises. There was
some discussion on the advisability
of Winneshiek County adopting the
policy of having three County Sup
ervisors at large as is the case in
most other counties in the state ra-
Their than the five chosen from the
supervisors districts. The following
resolutions were finally passed.
Be it resolved that we, the mem
bers of Winneshiek County Farm
Bureau are in favor of the discon-
tinuing of the primary road project
within the state until at such time
when there can be more economic
and efficient method devised for
handing such project.
Be it resolved that we, the men,
bers of Winneshiek County Farm
Bureau, are not in favor of the peo-
pie of the towns and cities within
the county having vote on hard
surfacing roads within the rural dis
tricts.
Be it resolved that we, the men,
bers of Winneshiek County Farm
Bureau, are in favor of legislation
seeing to it that the railroad COM
panies have but one valuation, same
valuation to be used for taxation and
rate purposes.
Be it Resolved that we, the mem
bers of Winneshiek County Farm
Bureau, are in favor of the repeal of
the Cummins-Esch law.
Be it resolved that we, the mem
bers of Winneshiek County Farm
Bureau are in favor of an amend
ment to the Constitution repeating
the Free Tax Law, making all bonds
and securities taxable.
Be it Resolved by the Board of
Directors of ,Winneshiek County
Farm Bureau that we enter pro.
test against the high rates of COM
mission being charged by the COM
mission companies and that steps be
taken to have these commissions be
made more nearly in proportion tc
the prices for which livestock is
now selling than they are at pre-
sent.
Motion made, seconded and carried
that we hire the present County
Agent for the ensuing year at the
same salary and mileage as last
year.
Motion made that the president
appoint a committee of three to draw
up a resolution for a county drive
of Canada thistle eradication. Com
mittee appointed: A. w. OXley, John
Jordahl, f. F. Sellman.
The question of what lines Of eX-
tension work should be taken up
within the county next year was dis
cussed and it was decided that the
County Agent should arrange to put
on whatever extension work was
called for by the different townships
at their annual meetings. Arrange
ments have been made for the fol-
lowing work to be carried out in
the different townships as called for:
Poultry culling for disease and egg
production.
One day dairy schools.
| One day school in farm accounting.
Soil erosion demonstrations
Apiary demonstrations.
Dairy manufacture.
Corn yield tests.
One day pruning schools.
Orchard spraying demonstrations.