The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-17
Business AND Professional Directory
EXPLAINS THE WORK OF FARM
BUREAU ORGANIZATIONS

.The following article written by W.
c. Deming, and appearing. In recent
issue of the Cheyenne Tribune-Leader,
deals with Wyoming organization
which proves a return to every COM
munity whcr it's presence is found:
1.-THE people of Wyoming who are
not familiar with the work Of the farm
bureau should advise themselves. Any
one who assumes that 1t is radical
organization Is poorly informed and
those who suspect that its primary or
Interior motive is political, are mis-
taken. The farm bureau IL a co-op-
erative institution for mutual instruc-
ton and the advancement Of the inter-
ests of the farmer ana ranchman.
Where co-operaive methods may be
used they are put into effect
"While It may be true that radical
individuals may have membership In
the farm bureau, 45 per cent Of it's
personnel Is made up of men and wo~,
men whose feet are planted firmly On
the ground. 1t il an inspiration to t
tend meetings Of farm bureau dele
gates. county agents, club leaders ana
home demonstration workers, such as
were recently gathered at Laramie.
The program was rs methodicallv ar
ranged and carried cut as experience
could suggest or provide.
Able speakers from the depa rtmcnt.
In Washington were present and the
whole plane Of the meeting was high.
The addresses and papers on subjects
pertaining to production. distribution
and consumption do Justice TO any bod Y
CT men or women. Socially the wish
tors in Laramie were we'll entertained.
Perhaps the best examples OF til.
value of the extension work to the
farmer and ranchman was given by
George Is. Mcclellan who said: I am
an cid-tine cowman with all the ranch
mans conservatism. Being in a sec.
tion, however. with plenty water, did
some irrigation farming. For many
years had quite a prolific field of al :
falfa on one of my ranches. In an
other part had alfalfa which would
die cut in n year and would not with
stand the slightest drouth or pastur-
ing. One day county agent appear-
cd and said. mfr. Mcclellan, that is =
very fine piece of alfalfa you have
over there. Let's go over and examine
it, Not because thought he could
teach me anything. hut in order to be
&C urteous. as he was, went with him
The alfalfa was just beginning tt
bloom. He examined the flower, feH
of the stem. investigated the roots
and told me things about alfalfa
had never known Finally he said
This is an unusually good field of hay
That en- the other side Of the ranc!
is not so good. There is a reason fol-
it. The other is poor seed and it has
not heen planted right. The weeds
viii not give it a. chance. The. weeds
will not give 1t a chance. while in this
| field the alfalfa drives out the weeds
and survives the drCuth This Is
Grimm alfalfa seed
"you don't mean it," said Mr.. Nc
Clel!an to the county agent. II sup.
posed it was just common seed. whicl
II have been selling for 10 cents s
/; pound. Having learned that 1t wa
&C rtitied Grimm's alfalfa. 7 raised tn
price to 40 cents a pound and sol.
$4,000 worth Ct seed in one year.
am convert to the county agent ant
+, the farm bureau