Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-05
Grand Forks County Bureau
Has Aided the Farmers
Along Many Lines, a State
ment Of Its Activities
Shows; Has Become .
Vital Factor in The Life Of
The Community,

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A community having in its midst
an organization such as the Grand
Forks County Farm Bureau may
safely be judged as a c6mmunity
that is made up of citizens who are
sufficiently awake 20 be interested
IN the history, presen. activities and
future prospects Of that organiza-
tion.
. The Grand Forks County Farm
Bureau does not claim credit for all
of the worthwhile Improvements in
agriculture that have been realized
here within the last few years. It
does not say that the ultimate in mo-
dern farming has been reached. 1t
does maintain. however. that the
business Of farming Is advancing.
that as a result Of that advancement
the entire community is being bene-
flied. and that in every truly prog
ressive movement enjoyed by farm
ers in recent years the farm bureau
has played a part. either directly or
as a means through which other
agencies have worked.
While the farm bureau has of late
years branched out into various Lines
Of endeavor not STRICTLY educational.
the educational phase remains a
leading one. In this connection per-
haps the most urgent and far-reach-
inf work. that has been done in
Grand Forks county has been the
furtherance of diversified farming.
County Agent Aids. s
Most Of the work carried on by the
Grand Forks County Farm Bureau
has been with the aid Of County
Agent D. B. s Morris. except, Of
course, organization and merchan-
dising proposipons,, thesyeounty 6Eent
not being permitted tDfeEgage in any
enterprise that is not broad enough
in its scope to meet the approval of
all taxpayers Of the county, all of
whom contribute to the maintanencs
of the county agents office.
"% Dairy Meetings. -.,....ss.}
Among the educational projects
carried on recently that have been
instrumental in furthering diversified
ment OF dairy meetings throughout
the county to promote more and bet
ter dairying, better sires campaign,
meetings to promote the raising of
more and better corn and potatoes.
and schools and demonstrations OF
various kinds, through which infor-
nation was given out On the treat
ment Of seed potatoes, potato grad
ing. and the proper culling of poul-
try 80 as to put this department on .
good business basis.
Binder Twine.
One of the leading activities car
ried on was in connection with the
state federation's experiment in mer-
chandising. This consisted of the
| handling Of binder twine, through
1ir1 fp~ Fvs1 $N
four cents per pound. the bureau
claims. The plan was successful 't
Is said. not so much because of the
amount of lower priced twine hand
/ led but because of the effect this
venture had on the local binder
! twine market. Five car loads were
distributed in this conuty.
Labor Costs.
! Another means Of saving money
for the farmers was in the lowering
1 of labor costs. This was effected
through keeping farmers informed
on the supply and demand through
out the season. and getting them to
stick to more uniform scales than
has been the case in the past. At
tempts were made to keep
per month, by various interests.
but by the farm bureau spreading
the information that workers could
be secured for $35 and $40 per month
Grand Forks county farmers stuck
to that maximum to their gain. The
appointment Of local labor agents in
various sections Of the county was
also beneficial to the employers.
Sow Thistle Eradication.
Very worthwhile work was also
done by the Grand Forks County