The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08
SUPPLY BUREAU
SAVING DUCATS
New Department O rganized
By Farm Body
HELPS THE CREAMERY
Women Are Invited To Attend
Meeting Of State Federation,
January 2, 3 and 4

Organization OF supply depart
ment. which viii save farmers Of tbs
state 100000 "a year, was ar
nounced this week by A. J. Mcguire.
general manager OF the Minnesota
CO. operative Creameries associa-
ton. The jobbing house has the pos
sibilities OF doing more than $1,0eG.-
600 worth OF business yearly, Mr..
Mcclure says, because creameries
i'll She association annually spend
that amount for machinery and sup
plies.
The department, which has been
under consideration for several
weeks. is the most important pro-
ject undertaken by the association
in recent months
w. NJ C. Rasmussen OF Albert
Lea, an experienced creamery supply
man, has been faced in charge. Of
fees have been obtained in the Cen
trail warehouse, st. Paul.
1--WE long have realized the need
for such a department. says Mr.,
Mcclure. Thus far. without trying
ton, we have handled more than
$40 900 worth of machinery.
I'VE know that the department
will save 20 percent on the average
purc haSes-proba bly more. If our
supply house handles all the bust
ness Of member creameries, which
it should, the annual saving will be
around 100000. This money will go
directly into the pockets of farmers
patroniZing CO. operative creameries,
because the various companies will
be able to pay that much more for
.butterfat, by reason of the lower
operating cost"
Farm Women Asked TO eureau
Meeting
Every farm woman in Minnesota
is urged to attend the annual con-
vention of the Minnesota Farm Bur-
eau Federation, which will be held
in st. Paul, January 2, 3 and f. PRO
blems of the farm home" says j. F.
Reed, president ARE going to be
uppermost in the minds of the dele
gates and we want every farm
housewife. who possibly can. to- at
tend"
A special rate of fare and a third
for the round trip has been ar
ranged on all roads.
The opening program viii be held
at University Farm, in co operation
with those in charge of Farmers
and Home Makers week Speakers
will be j. w. Coverdale, national
secretary, Mrs Vera Schuttler or
Missouri, nationally known woman
leader in Farm Bureau work and, in
all probability, Henry Wallace. Sec
rotary of agriculture Mr., Wallace
will attend If he can arrange other
engagements so as TO permit the
trip West
The second day will be given over
'to reports of the various Farm Bur
and persons directing the grain,
livestock, wool and dairy products
terminal marketing agencies with
which the Bureau is CO. operating.
The Farm Bureaus Agricultural
program for Minnesota in 1923 will
be UP for adoption.
The closing day will be devoted
to the annual business session and
election of officers for the coming
year.
Bureaus Chiefs To National Meeting
j, F. Reed, president, and F. L.
French seer etary, respectively, Of
ne Minnesota Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, are in Chicago this week as
official delegates from Minnesota TO
the annual convention of the Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation. Sew
eral other Minnesotans also are
there, having remained over for ithe
convention after atteding the Inter
national Livestock Show last week.
Mr.. Reed returned from Washing
ton last week where. as member
of delegation Of farm leaders from
the wheat growing states. he urged
ne necessity of a liberal federal APP
preparation in order to continue the
present effective campaign against
black stem rust.