The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-12-23
County Farm
Bureau Meet
Held Saturday
F. w. Peck Of Extension De
partment, Was Principal
Speaker
ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS
County Agent Gave Concise
Report of The Years
Activities

q resume Of the progress of extern
sion work in Stearns county at the
annual meeting of the Farm Bur
eau Saturday afternoon. The meet
ing, held in the Senior High School
assembly, was not as largely at
tended as expected.
Mr.. Lenmeier stated that the
Farm Bureau has sponsored county
extension work since 1852, and since
that time the duties Of the county
agent had increased greatly
through the addition OF Federal
projects. Besides work on the rural
electrification project, soils conser-
walton, weed control, ETC., 204 farm
visits were made in 1887. The indiv-
idual visits are made less because
Of necessary work through groups.
40 group meetings were conducted
during the year, and $4,000 calls
were received at the st. Cloud Of
flee, besides $3.50 telephone calls.
Demonstration plots for the use
Of fertilizers were maintained on
six farms in the county. On these
farms u different plots were con-
Quoted for the various experiments.
Fertilizers gave positive results on
five Of the six farms. From the re-
suits Of these experiments he urged
the cultivation OF soy beans, stating
that 2h tons per acre Of dry hay
were received from the best variety.
He also urged the use of mari, say
ing that lime was much needed on
some land in the county. Mari is
available from three pits and the
supply in Stearns county Is unlim-
tied.
In stating that 100 new club mem
bers had been added to the 4E]
rolls, under sponsorship Of county
extension he said that swine breed
ing units had been organized al
three points in the county. The
Duroc Jersey unit is near Sank
Centre; the Chester White unit Is
located near Paynesville, and the
Poland China unit is situated in
eastern Stearns. Mr.. Lenzmeiers
report was complete and also in
cluded a resume Of grasshopper
control, All club work, and the po.
tato referendum.
Frank w. Peck, of the State Elk
tension Division, who recently re.
ceived an appointment as head Cd
the Federal Land Bank, spoke
using as his topic, Making Over
Agriculture" Mr.. Peck, in part
said: Things never looked as darl,
as they do today, and I am not
ready to say that we have achieved
permanent security. Agriculture is
being made over! Industry is be.
ing made over! Labor is being made
over! People are being made over!
All these groups, having program
and unity, want to raise the stand.
ard Of living-have more and live
easier. America has always had 8
better standard Of living as its pro
gram"
In continuing his talk he stated
that the people want better distri.
button of wealth, with happiness
and he brought in what he termed
the new words to agriculture. Con.
serv0fion, farm security with 9
new meaning and rehabilitation
and parity income take on new
meaning in making over the farms
He said benefit payments should be
called equalization payments. as
they are compensation for lack Cd
opportunity. He said he did not like
the word control. Agriculture does
not want to be controlled; does not
want RECOMMENDATION. Yet, he said
he was not certain, but that they
must face control If they want bet,
terment. In mentioning supply and
demand, he said that the supply
was there, so is demand but the
farmer is not united and for that
reason a farm program Is not easy
to form. Organization is needed
(Confinu m pa pe 10 Col A.