Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30
Farm Bureau and County Agent Notes


Life. is just like planting corn,
easier to keep straight than to get
back.
The Grant County National Farm
Loan Association was organized We'd
nesday, May g, and Thursday, May 10,
it being A a. M. before the OrganlZa-
ton details were completed.
The idea most Of US farmers have
of federal and state men is white col
lars and shiny trouser seats. Mr..
Kienitz may or may not fill this bill
in other places, but here in Grant
county we cannot allow such CLASH
fication to claim him.
Tuesday, May 8, after the forenoon
rain, we drove forty miles in heavy
mud and appraised farms Of five ap-
plicants for loans. Mr.. Kienitz can
push Ford or his own work with
equal facility.
Wednesday on rough roads, one
hundred and fifteen miles, inspected
four farms, held organization meeting
that night, that lasted until 2 a. M,
and the next day IS miles, looking
over ten farms.
Incidents of his three days work in
Grant county were ascending the Pra.
du Chen hill in q Ford, coupled to
the tail Of Wess Landon's big black
horse and assisting in killing two
pets" on the farm of L. M. Scott. The
pets. as Mr.. Scott calls them, being
big rattlers, both having nine rattles
and a button Mr.. SCOTS other
pastime is Herefords, there being l50
head of pure breds on the place now.
Another incident that never fully
developed, the boxing in Lizzie's left
front leg went like the one boss shay,
Just simply disappeared. We would
not say we had been exceeding the
speed limit at any time. but we are
glad the spindle only cut half way IN
two before we found it.
Another snake story: Harry Bou-
rett had captured prairie bull snake
which he was keeping in a barrel.
Picking this snake up by the head it
stretched within a few inches of the
! full height of the writer. We would
much rather pick up this kind than
| one Of the other breed, but the Grant
County Farm Bureau will furnish live
rattlers or information on federal
loans to any one interested.
| The Grant County National Farm
Loan Association starts with thirte n
approved applications, the amount OF
loans applied for totaling over $780,
| 600 dollars.
There were six additional applica-
! tions which Mr.. Kienitz advised
against accepting at the present time.
| Not over 500 per acre is being loaned
| in this district by the bank for this
| territory. A man must be operating
his farm either in person or moder-
ately close personal supervision OF a
/ tenant and holding ownership Of part
of the livestock and equipment. In
/ some cases the loan necessary would
be too large to come within the 500
| of the appraised value allowed by the
Federal Loan Act.
Mr.. Kienitz has been in this work
for several years and has been pro-
NOTED until he is now chief appraiser
/ for the ST. Paul bank district, COM
prising Michigan, Minnesota, North
/ Dakota and wisconsin. He has his
own territory about the Twin Cities
| and then goes out to new territories,
and is chief trouble shooter for the
entire district. He is a firm believer
in the dairy COW from experience that
/ the dairy cow brings in cash every
day to meet interest payments.
1t is not only first mortgage security
that the bank requires on loans, but
good handling, denoting earning ca
/ pacity of farms whose owners ara
asking loans, goes a long ways to-
ward finding favor with the chief ap-
] praiser.