The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-29
Farm Bureau Members
Farm Relief Workers
Voluntary Efforts of Individual
Members Have Been Benefited
In Corn-Hog Campaign

How Minnesota farmers, by vol
untary work, have been able to en-
roll thousands of producers in the
governments corn-hog program
with a minimum of overhead ex-
pense, has been shown by the Min
nesota Farm Bureau. Nov that
the corn-hog sign-up is practically
complete and the program is now
in the hands of contract signers,
we are pleased to report that the
county Farm Bureaus have rallied
to the call of the federal govern
ment with all the energy and zeal
at their command" the report
states.
We believe that Minnesota has
established a record for close CO.
operation between the corn-hog
committees, the Farm Bureau work.
ers, and the state college In conduct
ing the educational campaign.
Schools of instruction were held
for the county agents and district
field men who then conducted
similar schools In each county.
Meetings were then arranged for
the producers in each township,
where plans were made for the de-
tailed sign-up campaigns. In these
|sign-up campaigns, members Of
the township committees gave from
five to fifteen days of their time to
helping producers work out their
contracts, and to personal follow
on those who had not signed.
Approximately $4,000 farmers
attended the series of meeting in
the townships, and thousands of
Farm Bureau members and others
served as volunteers on the tenn
porary corn-hog committees. It is
impossible to overemphasize the
generosity with which these thous-
ands of farmers gave of their time
and effort in this campaign.
Most important of all is the vol
untary aspect of this work by the
thousands of farmers in these var
ious counties, who served without
compensation in the interests If
helping to make this program a
success To save overhead expense
and salaries, the county agents
placed themselves at the command
of the county corn-hog committees.
To save the expense of renting sep
arate offices, the county Farm Bur-
eau office facilities have also been
placed at the service of the county
campaigns, without cost. It is es-
timated that this voluntary work,
and this saving in office and secre-
tarial expense, has meant net saw
ing to the farmers of approximate
ly $4,000 per county, compared with
what it would have cost had a paid
organization been built up to secure
the enrollments, with rented offices
and paid secretaries in each county
It is understood that the cost Of
administering the county corn-hog
associations will be deducted from
the allotment payments, so every eff
fort has been made to keep down
all unnecessary expense. This is
one reason why all have endeavor-
ed to put over the work through vol
unteers, why free office space has
been made available, and why the
county agent has been drafted, in
stead of bringing in a paid secre-
tary. Had we not had an active
organization of progressive farmers
in each county, the cost would have
been multiplied many times.
Our Farm Bureaus have endeav-
ored throughout the campaign to
render every possible service. We
believe that Minnesota has made a
most enviable record in this cam
paign," Farm Bureau officers as