Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-07
FARM BUREAU
OUTLINES A
BlGPROCRAIM.
To Promote Dairying and
Seek Cooperative Mar
j, keting For Potatoes.

An ambitious farmer program foRl
1872 was discussed by executive. oem-ii
mittee members OF the Grand ToEk9I
county farm bureau at a meetinGssAHJ
The court house Friday afternoon aeS,I
cording to an outline given last nightf
by President r. w. Reinoehl..
One OF the leading questions taken
up was that of commodity marketing.
Provision for this activity was EN-
bodied in a resolution adopted at the
recent conventions OF the North Da-
kotn Farm Bureau federation, and q
committee was appointed TO attend to
details OF putting il into operation.
Regard less of what action Is taken by
the state federation, the consensus of
opinion at Fridays meeting was that
marketing machinery, at least for po-
tatoes. is needed pin Grand Forks
county. ~
Activities begun last year through
the cooperation Of the Grand Forks
county farm bureau and County
again this year and new undertakings
begun. These will include holding
live stock sales, where farmers with
surplus breeding stock may find local
buyers who aretin need of just such
animals. One such sale was held at
Larimore last fail with successful re-
suits. Mr.. Morris met with the COM
mittee and reported on. past n tut
ure activities.
1t is also planned to have some
good dairy cattle shipped into the
county for farmers who are DESTROYS
Of purchasing additional stock. The
shipment is expected to include both
, pure BREEDS I'M good grades.
The question of a%cquainting con-
sumers with the Importance of de-
handing that milk put on sale be
from tuberculin-tested cows will be
another phase. OF t~his-year's activities.
Meetings Will be held and through
lectures and motion picture slides the
message will be emphasized.
! Moro uniform contracts and better
understanding between landowners
and renters was also discussed as a
matter which might be proftably fur
thered. An investigation probably will
bc made into the various contracts
under which farms are rented, with a
view to determining what seems a fair
agreement in this county. The need
for encoura ging better supervision OF
local farms operated for absentee
Owner also was pointed out. In this
connection it was explained that the
farming methods ana seed used on
any farm is of concern to other mem
bers of the community. !.
May Have Representative at Packing
Plant 4
1t having been experienced that
good breeding cattle. hogs and other
stock is often shipped to the Northern
Packing plant for killing. when vari.
GUS farmers are looking for just such
stock. arrangements We're made with
Manager c.. w. Graves to have Mr.
Reinoehl and Mr.. Morris notified
when desirable stock is received
These men will then get in touch with
farmers who have expressed desire
for such stock.
The desire was expressed for TIM
best possible harmony .-betweon~.ths
shippers and the packing plant. aI1t
a proposition discussed Mr having tn,
interests Of the farmers cared for b,
their wi representative. who would
be stationed permanently at tn,
Northern Packing plant. !"
Certified seed. especially corn, will
again be ecure through the cooper
alton Of~the county agent and farm
bureau for those farmers who desir
it, it was said. ~ss :
Furtherance of cooperation be
tween various farm clubs in the coun
Ity n the farm bureau was anothe
matter listed as among the activitie
Of the year. :
Fridays meeting of the executiv
committee was held preparatory to
Injecting of the fun board Of director
in the near future, Mr. Reinoehl sale
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