The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-06-14

inc nati0nWlde movements being
conducted by county and state bank
ers' associations and the American
Bankers Association In cooperation
with the state agricultural colleges
and county agents for the purpose Of
bringing about both local and national
solutions for farm economic problems
has shown notable results during the
past year. A review of these activi-
ties in the Bulletin of the Agricultural
Commission, American Bankers Asso-
citation, summarizes some Of the chief
points as follows:
In Missouri meeting was held at
the College Of Agriculture at which
the bankers again appropriated $1,000
for boys and girls club work. Saline
county bankers have raised $500 to
stimulate beef calf clubs and report
definite results obtained in getting
farmers to lime their soil and grow
alfalfa. County "key bankers" to pro-
mote banker support Of farm better
ment projects are being appointed and
another Short Course in Agriculture
for bankers is being planned.
In Kansas no less than fifteen coun-
ties are reported by the Extension
Service as engaged in definite banker
farmer work. County key bankers at
tended four district conferences dur.
Ing the year.
The Louisiana bankers agricultural
committee met at the College of Agri-
culture in connection with a bankers
farm course. The bankers are thor.
oughly aroused to the wisdom of tick
eradication and are cooperating to
that end. County key bankers are be-
ing selected and county meetings with
bankers throughout the state will be
arranged.
Results Shown
In Kentucky key bankers have been
appointed in each county with the
result that the bankers of the state
are cooperating with the College of
Agriculture more specifically than any
other group of business men. Some
Of the fruits of this cooperation is
demonstrated by the fact that the
number Of dairy cattle in the state
has increased seven per cent and the
production per cow twelve per cent.
Three counties in the state have elm
mated all scrub bulls.
In North Carolina the Outstanding
accomplishments have been the honor.
ing Of "Class A Farmers" that is,
those attaining degree of proficiency
In a well balanced and sound system
Of farming as indicated by a score
card prepared BY the College Of Agri-
culture and the Bankers Short Course
given there. Fntnrs plans rrnyida for
the continuation Of the county key
banker system and the arrangement
Of county banker-farmer tours.
In Virginia $4,000 has been raised
by subscription for boys and girls club
work, largely from bankers. A group
meeting was held at the College of
Agriculture with two hundred bank
ers in attendance. The Committee ON
Agriculture of the State Bankers AS
ISOLATION voted to continue and check
up on the county key banker work.
The reports from New York on the
activities for the past year included
the distribution of 10000 short form
farm credit statements prepared CO.
operatively by the agricultural col
lege and bankers. The bankers ag-
ricultural committee also arranged to
send suggestions to the banks of the
state to aid in financing purchase of
dairy cattle to replace those lost by
the tuberculin test.
Bankers Farm Schools
Bankers Farm Schools or "Short
Courses" continued popular during the
year. Several colleges held such
courses under the auspices Of the
state bankers agricultural commit
tees and are repeating them this year.
Minimum of Talk-Maximum of
Demonstration" was the character of
program put on by the Kansas Agri-
cultural College for the second Bank
ers' Farm School in April. Four rep
resentatives were invited from each
of twenty counties, consisting of the
county key banker, the county agent,
the secretary Of the county bankers
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