The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-12-14
MEMBERS HOLD
ANNUAL SESSION
Members of Farm Bureau Association
Convene at Milaca; Elect Officers
for Ensuing Year.
RETAIN w. F. HAMMARGREN
A. B. Cleland and Several Other Inter.
esting Speakers Address Meeting;
Resolutions Are Passed.

The annual meeting Of the Mile
Laos County Farm Bureau association
was held in the assembly room of the
Milaca school house on Saturday aft
ernoon. Only about 40 members and
visitors were present. The small at
tendance was probably due to the fact
that Minnesota was experiencing her
first real touch Of winter this season.
The meeting was called to order by
Louis Normandin, president of the
county association.
The first speaker was w. F. Ham
margren who gave report of his
work in the county during the past
year. Mr.. Hammargren stated there
are Is organized farm bureau units in
the county, eight Of which are active.
Besides these units there are five &C
tive farmers clubs, making a total of
10 organizations through which the
association can work.
Continuing his general review, the
county agent stated that Farm Blu
reau News had been published during
the first eight months Of the year,
when, owing to financial conditions, it
was suspended. This publication is ex-
pected to be continued again in Jan
uary, 1923, in cooperation with the
district paper Of the state Farm Blu
reau federation.
Sixty-two articles have been writ
ten and published in the newspapers
of the county. Mr.. Hammargen states
the cooperation of all the papers has
been excellent.
The second speaker was E. W. Smith
who discussed the connection between
the farm bureau federation and the
cooperative marketing association
He stated the freight rates between
here and Kansas City are nine cents
a bushel more than they were before
the war. The representatives Of the
national Farm Bureau federation,
through the influence they can exer-
else in congress, will attempt to Sc
cure a reduction in these rates. Mr..
Smith pointed out that effective work
can be accomplished in such matters
only by acting through a large or
ganization. -
Mrs. F. Bronnicha of Kanabec coun-
ty next addressed the meeting. She
told of the work that had been accom-
plished by the women in their farm
bureau association. During the past
year they have made 635 dress forms.
The next speaker was Mrs. r. Raw
enscraft from Ogilvie. Mrs. Ravens
craft is apparently an enthusiastic
worker and is now interested in the
nutritional project in her county that
is being carried out under the direc-
ton of Miss Cordinere. The speaker
stated that survey Of their schools in
Ogilvie showed that Is per cent of the
children are underweight. The wom-
ems clubs and the teachers are work
ing together to bring the facts con-
corning the food values before both
the parents and children.
Mrs. Olive Blatchly of Milaca spoke
a few minutes on the Christmas seal
campaign. She emphasized the sig
nifcance of these messengers of good
cheer and the worthy purpose to which
the receipts of the sale of these seals
are devoted. Mrs. Blatchly quoted
figures to show how much effective
work has been done during the past
few years in stamping out tubercu-
losis.
A. B. Cleland, assistant county
agent leader, gave brief, spicy talk.
Mr.. Cleland did not mince his words
in regard to the condition of the farm
er. Agriculture is not on the upper
beam of the scale at present. The
buying power of the farmers dollar
is now estimated to be about Ga cents.
The speaker referred to a statement
made by the statistician, Roger Bah
son, to the effect that there are two
many farmers in the country. Mr..
Cleland said if this statement actually
were true, it would mean the weaker
farmers would be crowded off from
their land. He cited the necessity of
efficiency in both production and mar
keting.
The speaker quoted some figures
comparing the average number of
pounds of milk produced by one cow
in one year which were as follows:
Netherlands, 1885; Switzerland, 6,958;
Denmark, 5666; United States, 1927;
Minnesota, $3.50. The average pounds
of milk produced by one COW in Min
nesota in one year is then less than
half as large as that in the Neither
lands.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cleland's
remarks few resolutions were pre-
sented for consideration. The first
one introduced was written by John H.
Drinks of Pease advocating that a
gasoline tax be substituted for our
present tax on motor vehicles. The
writer believed the change should be
made so that heavy trucks and buses
would be compelled to pay more for
the upkeep Of the highways. The res
olution WAS amended so as to ask for
merely revision of the taxes :evied