The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-06
Plans Of the American Bankers
Association to Promote Bet
ter Relations.
FARM EXPERT AS DIRECTOR
Agricultural Commission to Make
Scientific Study of Farm
Needs.

banking facilities into closer relatio
with Agricultural needs II indicated
the recently announced plans Of tn
American Bankers Association for q
banding the activities of its Agricu
tural Commission. Professor D. I
Otis, q we'll known agriculturalist Wit
extensive practical experience In farm
management and finance, has been al
pointed director Of the commission
He will have the cooperation OF ~
Advisory Council of three of the Aa
tons outstanding agricultural expert
and educators. This council 10 made
up Of President William N. Jardine O
the Kansas State Agricultural COLLEGE
ut Manhattan, Kansas; Dean William
r. Dodson OF the College Of Agricul
ture, Louisiana State University q
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Dear
Harry L. Russell of the College OF
Agriculture, University Of Wisconsin
1T Madison, Wisconsin.
Burton M. Smith, president OF the
Bank of North Lake, Wisconsin, is
chairman Of the commission. Discuss.
lux LIB " h0hO ~ ~
der an increasingly valuable service
In the economic life of the country,
he said:
Banker-Farmsr Cooperation
1.-THE underlying endeavor Of the
Agricultural Commission Of the Aneri-
can Bankers Association will continue
to be q better understanding and =
greater cooperation between the bank
or and the farmer. The banker knows
how to run his bank, but often does
not fully appreciate one important
source from which he obtains q large
amount of the money with which he
conducts his business. This is particu-
iarly true of the city banker. City
banks have country correspondents
from whom they receive large depos-
it,. These deposits come primarily
from the farmer.
THE Agricultural Commission has
had its appropriation from the Asso-
citation sufficiently increased to enable
It to employ q paid agricultural expert,
who will obtain the concrete facts -
to needs IN each Federal Reserve dis
trict. Tho director Is thoroughly
practical agricultural educator who IL
ready to do moro than desk work.
The country banker will be met In his
ewn bank and the farmer In his own
field.
Contacts will be established with
the United States Department OF Agri-
culture, the agricultural colleges, the
heads of agricultural associations, the
heads of farm equipment manufactur-
Ing associations, state bankers agri-
cultural committees, farmer banker
the packing and allied In
terests a. users Of farm products, the
Commission of the Great Lakes Water
ways, agricultural publications, those
handling the railroad problems of the
legislators interested In the
esta blishmsnt Of farm credit instru-
and with those in charge
Of the boys and girls farm clubs.
Tho Farm for Young Felix's
"The farm must be made an attrac-
live future field for the >oys and girls
Of the farm today. They must
be trained in business methods
md In cultural pursuits. Here must
come the cooperation Of the Asricul- |
.ural Commission and the Educational
of tho Association"
D. H. Otis, the new director, was
born and raised ON dairy farm near
Topeka, Kansas. He was graduated
rom Kansas Agricultural College, and
,fter taking his masters degree there,
became an assistant in agriculture. In
his position he looked after the de-
ails of experiments in crop produc-
ion, steer feeding and hog raising.
4ater he was elected professor OF
Dairy Husbandry, and then advanced
o professor of Animal Husbandry, his
being broadened to In
Jude teaching and experimental work
a relation to beef cattle and hogs.
A Practical Farmer
In order to enlarge his practical ex-
'erience, Professor Otis resigned
rom the Kansas Agricultural College
nd became, In 1903, manager Of the
)eming Ranch, . $500 acre farm In
Kansas. Here he had
ride experience in handling farm help,
q raising various crops and in feeding
hese crops to steers, sheep, cattle and
ogs. He was called back to academic
vork by the University Of Wisconsin
s assistant professor Of Animal Nu-
rition. Professor Otis later was made
ssistant dean of the College Of Agri-
ulture and professor Of Farm Man
cement.
Three and half years ago Profess
or Otis resigned from the University
( Wisconsin to become director OF
ae Banker-Farmer Exchange OF the
Wisconsin Bankers Association. In
MS position he developed a plan
q farmer may list what he
as to sell at his local bank. The pros
ective buyer can likewise record his
ants at this bank. These listings
re forwarded to the heaquarters OF
q Banker-Farmer Exchange, which
e as clearing house, bringing the
. in touch with the seller. During
." f',-eight carloads of dairy cat
80 = large number of Individual
...r: ais were handled. ~