The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-14
Burleigh County's
Tillers Gather to
Agree on Program

expert: Grace DeLong. home demon
stration leader; Ed. Haslerude, dairy
expert; Letitia Jones, foods demon
strator; w. G. Tully, poultry expert;
Pauline Reynolds, assistant club lead
er: and Tom Gildersleeve. publicity
man. E. A. Greenwood, state dairy
commissioner, E. A. Norling. Mclean
county agent. and r. G. Newcomer,
Morton county agent. also were early
arrival at County Agent Miesen,s Of
flee.
Few Of the 800 to 400 farmers in
vited to attend the conference showed
up In the forenoon. This slump in
was discounted a day
ahead, when snowfall that drifted left
no other result to expect than to keep
farmers along the branch county
roads at home because of impossible
conditions on these highways.
Farm Board Considered
Economist Fuller'S recommended
tons as to livestock followed his re-
cent series Of outlook reviews. He
says danger in increasing the pro-
duction of hogs, sheep. beef cattle
and poultry. Sheep. however. If main
tanned at their present numbers. he
said, are likely to be one of the most
profitable Of farm enterprises.
The benefits and advantages of the
farm board movement were explained
to the conference by Roy G. Dimes,
assistant county agent leader from
the Agricultural college. The farm
ers were reminded that to get the
benefits offered agriculture under the
federal marketing act, they will have
to join a cooperative organized in
conformity with the following pro-
visions OF the marketing act:
Membership mu.t be made up of
agricultural producers. the ~organiza-
ton must be operated for the mutual
benefit Of its members, 1t must do as
much business for its members as it
does for non-memberS, and must al
low only one vote per member or
dividends must be limited to 8 per
cent.
According to MIR. Dynes, most Of
the 1000 farmers elevators In this
country are cooperative and meet the
requirements listed above. Member
ship In q cooperative elevator is suffi-
cient to enable q producer to make
use Of the marketing act, providing
the elevator affiliates with the Farm
ers National Grain corporation.
Membership in a general farm organ
ization is not necessary.
Delegates Formed Into Committees
The delegates present were divided
into committees which are meeting
this afternoon and tomorrow MORN
ing. Each committee has a specific
commodity to discuss. The commit
tees are being presented with tnfor-
nation which has been developed at
the agricultural college regarding
these commodities, and are adding to
this their own practical experience
and observations.
Each committee will draw up a set
Of recommendations including the
probable price outlook, whether pro-
duction should be increased or de-
creased. the best crop and livestock
varieties and breeds for conditions
which exist here, and the methods
which give the best results under
Burleigh county conditions.
The various committee reports will
be presented at q general session OF
all delegates Saturday afternoon for
approval or modification.
Farm women who are attending the
meeting are divided into committees
on clothing, foods ard home manage
ment. BY the use Of a QUESTIONABLE
they are determining the percentage
OF farm homes now equipped with
water systems. refrigeration. lighting
systems, etc. and they will then make
recommendations as to practical i'm
proyemert for farm homes.