The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-10
DISABLED VETERANS.
WORK SMALL FARMS

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A few miles south of Minneapolis,
near Orchard Lake, a unique farm set
Element is being developed under the
auspices of the U. S. Veterans Blu
reau, C. d. Hubbard, district manager,
Minneapolis, MINI. This settlement
consists entirely of severely disabled
veterans of the world war. Each man
there is paying for a small farm on a
longtime agreement, 80 that ne may
support himself AMI family without
having his injuries subject him to tie
vicissitudes he would encounter in the
employment of others. AS a rule,
these men and their wives are without
farm experience. This, together with
their v disabilities, decided them
in favor of small farms for intensive
cultivation, after the model of those
they had seen in France. They will
specialize in poultry and berry raising.
for the city market. Celery, onions,
and picking cucumbers will be grown
as q minor crop.
Over thirty men have bought baby
farms Of about four acres each. Dur
ing the first summer cozy four room
bungalows with full Easements and
also poultry houses have been built.
The land has been broken, small flocRs
of choice tr~ap-nested poultry puE-
chased, and 10000 raspberry plants
have been Set out.
All these disabled veterans are stu
dents at the Minnesota School of Ag.
riculture, so that ultimately every
man on the project will be an agricul,
tural graduate and will be prepared tt
make his small farm produce the
= maximum crops.
The cottages and poultry house;
= were built on plans worked out By
y the experts at the Minnesota Schoo
of Agriculture, and are considered
y models for low cost, neat appearance
ID and utility.
The Argonne Farms Berry and Egl
Association has been organized II
y iEtandardize breeds of poultry, to as
- semble, grade and market the entir
a output of these farms on a cooper
y alive basis. For mutual advantage
4 social and economic, other berry an
u egg producers in the vicinage hav
y been admitted to membership in tn
" Association. This association wi,
- also buy feed, groceries and other sta
pie supplies in wholesale quantitie
"a for distribution among its member.
Inasmuch as these men are Twin
in their own homes and have thei
poultry and crops to look after, the
will not be required to attend tn
MINNESOTA School of A~gricultuI
during the winter months, bu tth
~ Veterans Bureau has arranged ths
- instructors shall be sent at the pr
ject. Therefore these men will con
~ bine the study of agriculture with IL
practice of agriculture right at the
own homes.
These farms are to be landscape
~ by a professional landscape arts
Fruit trees and berry bushes will
used for this purpose, combinin
a. utility with beauty, so that every 70,
of the land will be productive.
Plans are under way to bring ele
y trio lights to the village Of LAX
field and to build & community hs
for social gatherings, lectures, mo
~ les, etc. A consolidated school h
=" already been provided, likewise
post of Disabled Veterans of Il
World War, with it's Women's Au.
iliary to contribute to the social lif
When we consider that the perceI
W age of tenant farmers in this distri
has increased from 20-5 in 1910
ISL in 1920, this movement iowa
farm ownership is noteworthy.