The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-04-27
FERGUS FARMERS
PLAN MARKETING
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO COVER
ALL LINES OF ACTIVITIES
THIS SEASON
Potato Marketing Unit Is Also Pro-
posed; Corn Variety Demonstra-
lions to be Conducted in Various
Parts of the County.

Marketing, diversification, labor
crops, project and various district
problems were discussed and plans
made for a better understanding be-
tween farmers of the county at the
meeting of the Fergus county farm
bureau board. H. H. Haight, William
Mcconnell, r. w. Reynolds, Robert
Shaw, Mrs. Theo. T. Ills, County
Agent Peterson and Club Agent Mrs.
May Thomas attended the session.
Poultry Project Leader Mrs. lille
outlined her plans for conducting an
educational campaign during the
year for the improvement and devel-
opment of the poultry industry in
the county, including the marketing
project Miss H. e. Cushman, state
poultry extension specialist, will be in
the county April 26 and 81, and will
conduct meetings at the three demon
stration farms, located at Lewistown,
Castle Butte and Forest Grove. Miss
Cushman will also be here to con-
duct poultry culling demonstrations
in the communities that desire such
demonstrations during the first week
of August.
Plan Potato Unit
William Mcconnell, chairman of
the marketing project, outlined his
plans for a potato marketing associa-
ton, stating that the dual contracts
are now ready for signature by mer-
chants and potato growers and he
plans on conducting a campaign for
membership during the next 20 days.
In the crops project, a campaign
for greater diversification will be
pushed, including the growing of
more corn and sweet clover and to
combat soil blowing and weeds. 1t
is planned to hold three or four COM
munity tillage implement demonstra-
tions. Among the communities APP
plying for such tillage demonstra- |
lions at the present time are Everson
and Suffolk. These demonstrations
will be held during the latter part
of June or early July.
Special corn variety demonstra-
tions will also be conducted in several
parts of the county to determine the
variety of corn that appears best
adapted to the particular commune
ties.
The subject of boys and girls club
camp, to be held during the week of
July 1921, was also discussed and
it was the unanimous opinion of those
present that if proper arrangements
could be made the camp should be
held at the county fair grounds.
Plan Picnic
The fn1I0WinO WQrp annOintod
picnic committee to arrange for
series of community and countrywide /;
picnics during the summer months:
County Agent, chairman; Mrs. E. S.
Smith, M. Reichmuth and Herbert H. &
Haight. This committee is soliciting
suggestions from community leaders
in regard to dates and types of pic !
MICS to hold. While the details of
these picnics have not been worked
out, the general plan calls for a day t
OF recreation, with short speaking I
program, followed by music and the
usual picnic programs. b
The county commissioners sent L
representative to the board meeting
and he outlined discussions at a re-
cent meeting, held at Billings, where e
representatives of the Federal Re- i
oOAfS Dduh VI MiuHCdpOIlS ana OC0er
financiers of the Twin Cities met with t
representative farmers and bankers t
of all parts of Montana to discuss the t
financial condition of the state. "
Mr.. Reynolds, publicity manager
of the county farm bureau, outlined
his method of securing publicity mat F
ter and his endeavor to serve in every il
possible way the interests of the far
mers from a business standpoint. a
Labor Situation s.
The farm labor situation was also 1
considered and the opinion of the
members of the board present was c
that the tendency of the farmers of P
the various communities to bid "
against each other for farm labor was "
as it has a tendency to
increase prices of labor and does not a
increase the supply. 1t
was also suggested that farmers, as a
far as possible, endeavor to arrange tt
their work to get along with the mini
mum amount of additional labor. J