The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-04
Farming PROGRAMS
TOBEF FORMULATED
IN nine COUNTIES
Problems Of Agriculture and
Homo to Receive TWo-Oay
Discussions in Each
ALL PLANS BY COMMITTEE
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Twelve Groups in Each Mco.ng
to Organize Policies tor
Various Phases
ALL PLANS BY COMMITTEE

cargo. N. D., Feb. 4.-(P-BetWeer
1000 and 1000 farm men and women
arc expected to attend a series OF
nine agricultural economic confer
ences to be held during the next few
weeks in nine North Dakota counties
Approximately 400 persons have been
appointed as delegates to each OF me
.two-day meetings which will be de-
voted to a study of farm and home
problems.
The first of the nine meetings VII
he held in Stutsman county at James
town. February 10 and IL. The date
and place of the other county meet
irgs follow: Kidder county at Steele
FEBRUARY IL and 10: Burleigh at Bis
marck. February IA and Is; Mclean
at Washburn. February II and Ii;
Burke at Bowbells. February 20 ano
81: Mountrail at Stanley. February "a
md Is: Benson at Minnewaukan
February u and %: Pierce at Rugby
March 3 and 4. and Towner at Cando
March 6 and Z.
II Counties Had Theirs
During the past three years. II
counties have held farm business
conferences cimilar to the coming
meetings, according to. C F. Monroe
director of extension work ut the
North Dakota Agricultural college.
The meetings are strictly business
meetings and are comparable to the
business sessions of commercial or
carnations. Each meeting is In
charge of a group of local farm me-
and wome who believe that valuable
farm policies and practices will be de-
termined AS a result of the confer
cnces. The presiding chairman O
each conference generally Is an out
standing farmer and he is assisted b!
IL or Is local farm men and womel
and tho county agent.
Each of the Il or Ii persons is
rhairmanof a committee which cover
some phase of agriculture or home
making. Approximately 30 delegate
make up each committee. Attend
ance to the meetings. however. is. nc
restricted to. delegates. and all farr
people arc urged to take part i'm til
proceedings.
Groups for Discussion
The groups into which each meet
inc is divided arc: Farm manage
ment. hogs. sheep, dairy cattle. bee
cattle, farm power, poultry, horticul
turc, foods and nutrition, clothin
and hcme management. Men am
women were appointed to the com
nittecs in which their main inter
cst5 lie.
In counties which have had farr
business meetings Of this kind i'll IN
past. one Of the important steps wa
the appointment Of a standing agri
cultural committee to advise tn
county agent in his work. In mo:
instances valuable recommendation
are said to have been made by pei
sons taking part in the meetings.
Following arc the names Of I'll
farmers who arc in charge Of tf
meetings in each county: w. I
Mitchell. Bowbells. Burke county;
r. Fellends, Maddox. Benson: G.
Gardner, jamestown, Stutsman: L. .
Larson. Ruby. Pierce; Hugh Mile
ParShall. Mountrail: C. E. Englun
Underwood. Mclean: George u
Bismarck. Burleigh, and Ray GibheI
Cando. Towner.
Field agents of the extension {
vision of the North Dakota Agric,
tural college will attend the confe
ences and be ON hand to furnish Al
assistance and information that m
be needed. Except for a short discu
sion of the agriculture outlook +
1880 and a discussion Of the far
board, the field agents will have
other active part in the meetings,