Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-04
PROF. NELSON IS
SPEAKER BEFORE
F. B. DIRECTORS
Much Business Transact.
ed AT Regular Board
Meeting

In a splendid talk before the. Tn.
perial County Farm Bureau direc-
tors at their meeting yesterday.
Prof. j. w. Nelson of the California
Farm Bureau Federation, told of
the statewide work of that orgsniz-
alton.
Prof. Nelson, who is fine speak
err, stressed the necessity for the
farmers organizing to help them.
selves in the solution of their prob
lens of production and Distribution!
Prof. Nelson, who is here from Berk.
eley to spend the week, is speaking
nightly i'll connection with the free
Farm Bureau motion picture shows.
which are being given in the various
cities.
In addition to listening to the re-
port made by President 2. c. Web.
stcr, a large amount OF routing busi.
ness was handled and numerous re-
ports made to the directors. Web.
ster was also invited to appear be-
fore the Imperial Irrigation. district
today and repeat his report.
Walter II. Sprague, Los Angeles
attorney who represented tie I'm
perial Valley interests in tho recent
top icing hearing, made 4 report on
his work for the Farm Bureau, stat
ing that brief would be filed before
March II.
Assistant Farm Advisor Vern
De Tar reported on the dairy de
paItment of the Farm Bureau, stat
ing that four units of the cow test.
ing association were being operated
1t present, and that there were Four
vacancies at the present time which
we're available for new members.
Recommends Berseem
DeTar~ also reported on bcrseem,
the new forage crop which is being
successfully raised here. He stated
that comparison of this crop with
alfalfa grown in the field next to
it, on the ranch of j. NJ. Grafton,
showed the berseem to be better
for forage than the alfalfa. IN ad
dition to growing faster, there is
no danger of bloating from its use.
De Tar believes that the shortage
Of alfalfa and other feed on the
coast will make it profitable for
the Imperial Valley ranchers TO plan
to have surplus above his needs
for sale.
A committee consisting of J. T.
Dubois, of McCabe, chairman, W. A.
MeFadden of Westmorland, H. L.
Hawk of Alamo Verde, Harry
James of Meloland and R. f. Con
der of Magnolia-Mulberry was APP
pointed to work up plans for the
annual Farm Bureau picnic which
will be held the latter part of April
or the early part of May.
A resolution was passed acknow-
Lodging the splendid service of
President Webster while in Wash
ington recently, and thanking him
for his valuable services in working
for the Swing Johnson bill in be
half of the Imperial County Farm
Bureau.
Another Meeting Thursday
a number of business matters were
laid aside to hold over until Thurs
day of this week, when another
meeting of the directors will be
held. At that time j. j. Buell. head
of the utilities department of the
State Farm Bureau Federation, will
meet with the directors and the
board of supervisors for the purpose
of discussing the necessity of the
building of Il transmission line from
San Diego to connect with the I'M
perial Valley line. One of the pur-
poses of this line would be to carry
electrical energy from San Diego to
Riverside and San Bernardino coun-
ties where a shortage is reported.
Directors present were President
Q. c. Webster, Secretary Manager
c. C. jenkins, w. A. McFadden, r.
f. Gonder, \. c. Phinney, j. L. Du-
Bois, j. NJ. Grafton, Mike Liebert,
George Austin, l.. G. Lee, Harry
James, Baxter Loveland, L. c.
Hawks and Scotty Folds.