The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-11-21
Will Speak
On Problems
OF Farmers
Farm Bureau Victory Night
At Cold Spring Sat-
urday, Nov. %
ANNUAL MEET DEC. 7
DR.. o. B. Jesness, of Uni
versity, Will Be The
Speaker

Inc annual drive for membership
IN the county Farm Bureau will be
brought to a close with a victory
night program at Cold Spring on
Saturday night, November 23rd. In
addition to the dinner being put on
by the Farm Bureau for the var
ious committeeman from the town.
ships OF the county, a program is
being arranged. Headliners on this
program will be J. H. Hay, assist
ant Commissioner Of Agriculture
for Minnesota. Mr.. Hays topic of
discussion for that night will be
the rural identification program.
So far little or nothing has been
done in Stearns county to bring the
rural classification program be-
fore the people. At this time the
extension service and the county
Farm Bureau is not sure as to what
the attitude of the rural people of
the county will be toward such a
program. Having committeeman
present at this victory night pro-
gram on Saturday night from all
of the townships it will be possible
for Mr.. Hay to bring his message
to few representative people in
the township and they in turn will
have an opportunity of finding out
what the attitude toward the cleo
trification project will be in their
own townships. Should most Of the
rural communities be willing to go
ahead with the rural identification
project, the extension services in
Stearns county and the county
Farm Bureau will make an effort
to put over the project in the best
possible way.
In addition to Mr.. Hays talk at
the victory night program, J. S.
Jones, executive secretary of the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, will be present and every COM
mitteeman attending the program
will be glad to hear a report from
Mr.. Jones on present activities
along the lines of agricultural leg
islation, taxation, and home and
community work. Mr.. George Fred
ericks, a member of the faculty of
the st. Cloud Teachers College,
likewise a member of the Minneso-
ia Conservation Commission will
show a number of reels on conser-
walton activity in Minnesota.
With the membership work
brought to a close Stearns county
enjoys the privilege this year Of
having the largest paid-up men,
bership that it has had since the
organization was in existence in
Stearns county. When the organi-
cation was first started the men,
bers were located in only about Is
townships. At the present time the
organization has members in all
townships of the county ranging
from a few in some townships to
as high as go or IS in some Of the
more completely organized town.
ships.
Members Of the county Farm
Bureau and others engaged in the
various agricultural extension ac-
tivities will be interested in the an
nual meeting Of the Stearns Coun-
ty Farm Bureau scheduled for Sat
urday afternoon, December Z, at
st. Cloud. In addition to reports,
that Is the annual report Of the
County Agricultural Agent, the
Home Demonstration Agent, and
the financial report of the Secre-
tary-Treasurer, a number OF other
details will appear on the program.
The main speaker for the meeting
will be DR.. o. B. Jesness, Chief OF
the Division of Agricultural Econ
omics at the University Of Mime
sofa. DR.. Jesness' talk will cover
the agricultural tariff and the ex-
port market. At this time when so
much is being said and written
about the lack of foreign market
and the possibilities Of agriculture
regafning some of these lost mar
kets the talk Of DIR. Jesness should
be Of extreme Importance to the
agricultural people Of this county.
On a number of occasions since
4H club work has started In
Stearns county business interests
in the villages and cities Of the
county have from time to time lent
their support Of All club work.
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