The Devils Lake world., 1922-11-08
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been the same person since the fair
was-started.
Observation Tours
The Ramsey County Farm Bureau
in cooperation with the County Agent
and the Ramsey County Fair Associa-
tion conducted an observation tour of
the county during the past summer.
The purpose Of the tour was to allow
those who made the trip an opportu-
nifty to visit some of the most up-to-
| date farms and learn the methods
practiced on those farms from the
owner, first hand. Specialists from
the Agricultural College demonstrat-
ed various phases of agricultural work
such as judging cattle, feeding meth
DDS and sow thistle eradication on
this trip. Ten towns of the county
were visited allowing the people of
the county to get better acquainted.
Farm Labor Wages
Several meetings were held during
the past season at which labor wages
| were discussed and an effort was
made to establish a fair wage and to
have all farmers in the county pay
tht wage, thus stabilizing the wages.
It was believed that such action would
have tendency to stop farm hands
from moving about in search of higher
wages. While it was found impos-
sible to get all farmers to stick to the
agreement reached at these meetings,
the wages up to threshing time we're
stabilized and some benefit resulted.
Farm Bureau members from several
! Communities issued labor reports at
intervals which were compiled and
used as basis in determing the num-
Der of men needed and the wages
which should, be paid. The farm lab
or situation is one which needs much
consideration and undoubtedly the
farm Bureau organization can be Of
much value in this work.
Farms Products Show
The Farm Bureau assisted in a
limited way in financing and staging
two Farm Products shows in Ramsey
County recently. These shows were
staged as means of showing what
is being accomplished on the farms
and in the homes of the communities
in which they were held. Active ar
Irangements for these shows were
taken care Of by local community
clubs.
Farm Bureau News and Exchange
The Ramsey Farm Bureau News is
the official organ of the Ramsey
County Farm Bureau. It is medium
thru which the members may learn of
the activities of the Farm Bureau, get
information in regard to growing of
crops and livestock and in regard to
the work that is being done by the
various community clubs. An ex-
change list is maintained which is
free to members who may list any
products they may have for sale or
exchange.
| The Exchange list has been a
medium thru which much pure bred
livestock and seed grains are sold
annually. The Farm Bureau News is
sent to every member Of the Ramsey
County Farm Bureau each month and
is sent to all the rural population Of
the county about four time each
year.
I Community Organizations
The strength of the Farm Bureau
is baised on it's community organiza-
tions thru which the individual men,
ber may express himself and have his
views consi Tered and passed on, step
by step to the larger organizations.
The Ramsey County Farm Bureau has
assisted in organizing community
clubs and furnishing speakers and
entertainment for club meetings.
These clubs not only serve as means
of bringing the people Of the COM
munity together for business pur-
pose but these meetings serve as
social functions furnishing entertain
ment and bringing about closer har-
mony and cooperation between neigh
bors and between the town and coun-
try. Probably nothing will do more
to make a better community in which
to live than a real live community
club.
For Better Production and Marketing
The Ramsey County Farm Bureau
at its annual meeting held in Devils
Lake in January 1922, urged that bet
ter production methods be practiced
| and that the acreage of wheat and
other small grains be reduced and
this reduced acreage be seeded to
cultivated crops and grass crops. 1t
urged that special attention be paid
to the production of good quality
products for the market thus reducing
the expense of selling by keeping in
ferior products on the farm to be con-
sumed by livestock where such was
possible. It urged farmers to CO.
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