The Mankato free press., 1923-06-29

mercantile work or any other line OF
endeavor, and the farmers are all
business men. 1t is as strong as any
other organization in this country
| and should be, for it represents a
very large portion Of the American
public. 1t has no politics. II was
organized with three principal OBJ
Jects. First. education of the farmer
in the economic production of farm
products with the idea of diversifi .
cation with the idea that his bust
ness be conducted on a plan of
equality and profit. With that end
in view the Farm Bureau is always
ready 10 assist morally, financially
| the efforts Of the department of az
riculture, and the agriculture is
bringing down 10 the farm home the
dement's of that institution through
its extension work largely made
| successful - through the county
agents work. and the home demon :
stration work among the ladies
which is now being carried on with
great success.
The Financial Support.
! The Farm Bureaus in Minnesota are
! contributing TO the support of the
county organizations, not merely In
moral way, but financially. Three
! dollars and fifty cents of eyerv 81
Zee in the Farm Bureau county unit
goes into a state fund to support the
activities of the extension depart
ment Of the bureau.
Mr.. Reed said that he had always
been a farmer. and is still in that
industry. He said that there is no
thlng that can add so much to the
advancement Of agriculture than the
WORK OF the county agent, and home
demonstration work throughout the
state. The benefits from those
agencies are only beginning to be
,en; AS the years go by greater
realization OF the benefits will be
felt and realized. Mr.. Reed also
lauded the work of the BOYS and
girls clubs, domestic science, and
canning clubs and other similar ac
uVlues as links in the chain of prop :
er education OF people who are to
make their homes on the farms.
FOR the past generation the college
OF agriculture had devoted its great :
est enorts to the production of two
blades OF grass where one naturally
grew. No more attention is devoted
10 the proper education of the far
mers, so that they can intelligentIv
carry on their life industry or liyli.
mood, One of the problems OF the
present day with the farmers is the
disposal OF his farm products at the
cost OF production and a reasonable
pront. For the past three years the
speaker said that the profit had
oeen very doubtful values. The ques.
tion now uppermost in the minds of
lhe FARMER is how to market his
productS at cost Of production plus
reasonable profit. This is one Of the
questlons the agriculturist must
solve. One solution OF this is CO.
operative marketing.
Co operative MarketIno
cooperative marketing OF farm
products, the speaker said, means
t.dt the farmer should have control
OF tne price fixing of his products,
JUST as any other business man in
tne united States, and not be com
pelled TO dump his products on the
market only TO be speculated upon by
middle men. -
In summing up his interesting
talk, Mr.. Reed said that the three
great objects Of the Farm Bureau
movements are: to seek legislation
lor the farmer that will give to him
square deal with other business
men OF the country. In making this
statenent, the speaker said that he
was not asking for any special priyi
leges for the farmer. The asking Of
equal opportunity and CO operative
marketing.
AT three O'Clock in the afternoon
BASEBALL game was pulled off ba-
tween the Traverse team and a team
from Oshawa. The result was vic
10 four. The batteries for Traverse
10 four. The battries for Traverse
were Huberty and Williams. Lefty"
BECKER, a night policeman at Win
| tnrop, got into the box for Traverse
toward the end of the game, and
swung his south paw with telling ef-
rect. Ira Short and Frank Swensen
were the batteries for Oshawa.
Another interesting feature Of the
day was a trap shooting contest. In
which number OF marksmen of
Nicollet county took part. This
feature was in direct charge of E. !.
w. Engesser OF st. Peter. proprie-
tor or the Engesser Tire shop of that
city, and Jim" Meyers of that CITY,
who has hunted ducks at Swan Lake
since the advent OF the first settlers
IN this part Of the state.
There were two regular events.
A fifty bird event open to all and a
twenty FIVE bird event, in addition
" SCfcIdI private contests.
The fifty bird event resulted In a
tie between Joe Graft Of ST. Peter
and F. J. Boyle, who each brought
down forty three dead birds out OF
possible fifty. In the shooting off
of this tie Joe Graft KILLED" twenty
three birds out Of a possible twenty
five and Boyle brought down twenty
one pigeons. Boyle like a good
Sportsman dropped out OF the run .
ming and second money went to
John A. Johnson OF New Sweden,
who scored forty one out of a pessi-
BILE fifty. Joe Graf won the leather
gun case donated as first prize bv
the Fngesser Tire Shop and John
I A. Johnson the leather luggage case
donated as second prize by the
Hughes Brother garage.
In the twenty Ave bird shoot, John
! A. Johnson OF New Sweden was
high man. killing" twenty four
! pigeons out of a possible twenty
five. He was awarded the prize Of
a Never Skid" Auto chain by
Settler & company of st. Peter.
Second place was tied by Howard
Gleason Of Gaylord and Wesley
Duane OF St Peter.
I Both men are crack shots and
each brought down % out of a pos :
sible twenty FIVE. In the flip Of the
coin to decide the contest Howard
| Gleason won. and was awarded the
price Of 33 31a inch tire donated
! by the IOyd Auto cOmDanv NJ CT