The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-09

nail a mill, is used TO maintain In'
office of the county agent. To pa.
for stationery, stamps, express OF
films, clerical assistance, expense o.
county agent while away from sht
county seat and part of his salary.
The county agent receives 12K
cents mileage and his actual expen
ses while engaged in business away
from the county seat.
If you were taxed for the support
of his office, which, according to the
budget he is running on now, it would
cost you, if your property has an
actual valuation of $4,000, so cents
a year to support the county agent
extension work. The ~grasshoppef
problem has been discussed before
and the methods of providing funds
to fight this insect have also been
discussed and it has been agreed up
on by all well thinking people that
through this form of taxation is the
only way to handle such conditions
and outbreaks. That is accountable
for the high taxes of the Farm Blu
reau fund in 1921. Going on the
present basis without insect outbreaks
the levy will be not over u or u
of a mill next year. The rotating
gopher fund also is in such chape
that no levy will have to be made on
it. That explains, l think, the farm
bureau tax revenue and the way the
money is spent. Any further ques-
tons regarding this will be gladly
answered if referred to the county
agent. The county agent is always
willing to explain these conditions
to farmers who desire to know about
them.
AS to the membership fee of SO
a ear charged by the Farm Bureau,
it is used for the following purpo-
SEES:
Fifty cents goes to the National
Farm Bureau Federation to maintain
and help cary on the wonderful pro-
gram that the American Federation
is conducting. They have men with
brains that it takes money to hire at
Washington who have been very act
i've in getting some very desirable
legislation through for the farmers
and any farmer in Roosevelt county
who raises wheat, for instance, and
gives this organization credit for $36
cash added to the market price for
each 1000 bushels that he raised.
This statement is absolutely uncon-
tradictable and was brought about
through the untiring efforts of Grey
Washington representative of the or
.ganization on freight reduction.
One dollar of the three dollars
goes to the State Federation to pay
expenses of delegates from this state
10 the National meeting which last
year was held at Atlanta, Georgia,
outline a program for the nation
Il organization to work On. To pay
expenses for a legislative committee
% help make laws that are satisfac-
DRY and beneficial to farmers. To
lelp promote enterprises of a coop
,rative nature that should be pro-
noted among the farmers and to help
Jay expenses of county delegates to
tate meetings. The State Farm Bu-
eau Federation has a commendable :
ecord for the amount of support it
las received from the farmers of the
tate. This support has not been
cry strong.
One dollar of the three dollar fee !;
.oes to the County Farm Bureau and :
5 used to aid in the expense of get =
ing out a news sheet of some de- !.
cription. To pay expenses of the :
ounty board of directors to the coun- :
meetings. To purchase such sup
lies as the county farmers car use
1 a cooperative way, such as forms
pit silos, picture machine, models !
f home made implements, etc.
Not a great deal has been done J
/ the purchase of said cooperative
above mentioned because /
lere has been no funds. The mem !
ership in this county has been very !
mited and no active campaign has !
cen waged. Unless a farmer has !
Il UNDERSTANDING VI OhO dihh Do i
Eau program, what they have done I
I'D what they are trying to do, they !
ink the membership fee and the ]
.xes they are paying is exhorbitant. !
The remaining SO cents remains /
the county where the member be- I
ngs to a community organization. J
here no such organization exists,
e SO cents is kept in the county
easury.
Any person who is engaged in the
of farming who is acquaint-
with the program of the Farm Blu
program from top to bottom and
10 is sitting back waiting for some
dy else to put farming on an equal
with other business is a trail
r to the business of farming and
Stacker to any progressive move