Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-04-12
3-DAY INSTITUTE
DRAWS VISITORS
Programs at Northeast Experiment
Station, Duluth, Listened to By
$500; COffey, Arens Speak.

Three Pine county people were hon.
rowhead agricultural institute which
closed the three days session with a
dinner last Thursday evening at the
Northeast experiment station near
Duluth.
Nels Lundbeck of Windemere town.
ship, was award d recognition
amongst the seniors for success on
40 acre farm along with awards for
various reasons to leaders of the
other counties in the Arrowhead
country. Amongst the juniors Pearl
Willmar and Stanley LaSka. both
from the Pine River Community Club,
northwest of Finlayson, came in for
recognition. The former excelled in
sewing and baking and the latter with
pig and potatoes.
Mark J. Thompson. the efficient and
hard working superintendent Of the
Northeast Experiment Station. an
nounced that in 1885 four days wild be
devoted to the institute instead of
three days up to the present. About
$500 men, women and children from
as far north as the Canadian border
westward to Deer River and south
into Pine county, attended the three
day institute, he said.
Marketing and Production.
A necessary factor for a long time
agricultural program properly devel-
Oped is wider education in market
ing and distribution as well as the
production angle, Dean w. c. Coffey
of the University Of Minnesota col
lege of agriculture, said at the honor
roll dinner, closing feature Of the
agricultural institute.
Dean Coffey pointed out that the
current problem is the adjustment Of
production ito the point of effective
demand so that the farmer may be
assured of the sale of his products"
The government, by production
control program, is trying to get such
a market in order to raise the level
Of buying power" Dean Coffey said.
This and other measures are emer-
gency projects and not details of a
operate in putting over the emer-
gency plan and keep our minds fxed
on the necessity of building a per-
manent program. This depends upon
lifting the buying power of all people
in order that all may purchase neces-
sary food clothing and shelter"
Farmers in Northeastern Minnesota
are financially in a better condition
when compared to those in other Sec
tiOns of the state, Theodore H. Arens,
Jr. cOnservatOr of the Minnesota
rural credits department, declared.
Less Delinquency in Arrowhead.
Sixty seven per cent of the loans
of the rural credits bureau are de-
linQuent. In this region the delin-
quency is about so per cent while
in some counties it ranges from 81
per cent to 80 per cent.
I'm my observations l have found
that there is less distress in agri-
culture in the northeast section than
in any other parts of the state.
The reason for this is that farm
folk of this region are not bothered
by high taxes and large debts. The
large farm owner is the one who is
troubled in periods of depression. He
is forced to meet large debt payments
with decreased income"
Loans made by the Minnesota Rural
Credits Bureau since its establish
ment in 1923 and until further loan
ing was closed up by legislative act
in 1888, have amounted to approx
mately s6O.5OO,OOO, Said Mr.. Arens.
OF this amount $4S,OOO,OOO was loaned
out in the first five years. Most Of
the loans were invested on farm val
ues of 1921 which made it difficult
for the farmers to meet their obliga-
lions.
Many inquiries for farms are being
received by the conservator and the
sales are now little more than an
average of one per day. The collec-
tions are also better, said Mr.. Arens.