The Ward County independent., 1921-02-24

On Saturday, Feb. 10Th, the Exc
cutive Board of the Ward County
Farm Bureau met in the County
Agents office to formulate plans for
the coming year. Resolutions were
adopted, committees were appointed
and plans arranged for starting Farm
Bureau work for this year.
Commissioner Spichers and Com
missioner Haldi came before the Farm
Bureau Executive Board to discuss
plans for conducting demonstration
farm in connection with the County
Poor Farm. Mr.. Spicher proposed
that series of demonstrations be
worked out on the county poor farm
under supervision of the Ward Coun-
ty Farm Bureau for the purpose of
studying the crops and livestock that
are suitable to our climatic and soil
conditions. Mr.. Spicher stated that
since our closest demonstration farm
was located at Williston, that it was
not representative of our conditions
and that there was need for dem
onstration farm in this immediate
locality. He stated that without ad
ditional expense to the county, these
demonstrations could be conducted on
the county poor farm and the results
distributed to the farmers of the coun-
ty which would give them the bene-
fits of these demonstrations carried
on under the most modern methods
Of cultivation and with such crops and
livestock as are most adaptable and
profitable to this section Of the coun-
try. Martin jacobson and County
Agent N. D. German were appointed
on the committee to draw up plans to
be presented to the Ward County
Commissioners and the Ward County
Farm Bureau.
o. K. Spires, dairyman, living north
of Minot, who has been very active in
the organization Of the Ward County
Calf Club appeared before the Execu-
tive Board and asked that the Execu-
tive Board use their influence in bring
sistant county agent who would de-
ing about the employment of an as
velop the Boys and Girls Club work
in the county and devote half of his
time to developing the livestock in
dustry.
In arranging the program of work
for the year, the major projects were
divided and a member of the Execu-
tive Board assigned to each project
as chairman Of the committee, the
other members to be selected by the
chairman. These are as follows:
Harvey johnson, Burlington, potato
project.
Henry Finke, Berthold, livestock.
T. NJ Williams, Des Lacs, Foragt
crops.
Chas. Quradnik. Burlington, Boys
& Girls Club work.
Martin jacobson, Minot, Demonstra-
ton Farm.
Clyde Nelson, Sawyer, Poultry.
A. G. Burgeson, Douglas, Organ
ization.
Special committees were appointed
as follows:
County Fair-Henry Finke, chair
man; T. M. Williams, Martin Jacob
son.
Auditing Committee-Charles Our
adnik, Martin Jacobson.
The relation of the Farm Bureau
to the Grange was discussed and a
resolution was adopted stating that
the Farm Bureau would wherever
possible cooperate and further the
work of the Grange in Ward county.
A resolution was adopted in appre-
citation Of the work Of the retiring
members of the Ward County Execu-
tive Board.
In declaring the principles of the
Ward County Farm Bureau, the Exc
utive Board adopted the following
resolution: Whereas, in the develop
ment of economic conditions during
the last few years agriculture has not
received due consideration which has
brought about a depression in agri-
cultural conditions and thru lack Of
organization the farmers have been
compelled to sell their products below
the cost of production, making the
business Of farming Improbable in
general, and
Whereas, These depressed condi-
tions have effected the Ward County
farmers and as the American Farm
Bureau Federation and the North Da-
kota Farm Bureau Federation have
shaped their policies and principles
in an effort to correct these conditions
and have already made great progress
in obtaining equal rights for the
farmer and have demanded when ad-
ministrative policies are formed, ag-
riculture will receive due considera-
tion;
Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the
Ward County Farm Bureau heartily
endorse the principles Of the above
named organisations and pledge our
support. and
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