The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-12-29
Farm Bureau
Annual Meet
At Richmond
Officers Reelected To
Head County Unit
For Next Year
CONSERVATION CHECKS
1889 All Achievement
Chart Drawn Up BY
County Council

AT the annual meeting of the
Stearns County Farm Bureau held
at Richmond on Tuesday, Decem-
Der 20, more than 200 farmers were
In attendance. The county anna
teur contest was held in connection
with the annual meeting and this
contest was won by Florenz Schrei-
fels, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Math
Schreifels, Eden Lake township.
This youth will represent Stearns
county at the state amateur con-
test held in connection with the
annual meeting Of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation at st.
Paul on Tuesday, January II. His
number was made up of limitations
Of birds and wild animals.
The annual report Of the county
agent and home demonstration
agent were given as part Of the
program. In the report Of the
county agricultural agent it was
brought out that 483 adult men and
women assisted in the furtherance
Of the extension program as lead
ers. In addition to that 43 adults
served as leaders for the All club
program. To further assist the All
program A older boys and girls,
generally called junior leaders, al
so gave assistance. The reports
show that there were ~ All clubs
in the county during the past year
with an enrolment of over 600.
The major extension projects as re-
ported by the extension agent were:
rural electrification, poultry, All
club work, agricultural conserva-
ton, weed control, grasshopper con-
troll, livestock and extension organ
ization. In connection with rural
electrification 1t was brought out
that the 160 miles Of line from the
first allotment Of funds were COM
pleted in August and already more
than 800 miles Of construction to
be built from the second allotment
were completed. It was also re-
ported that additional territory will
be served next year from further
requests of funds that will be made.
This territory to be served in 1899
is in the townships of st. Joseph,
Rockville, st. Augusta, Lynden,
Main Prairie, Zion and Paynesville
townships.
The terms Of c. l. Arnold and
Edwin Manz as directors Of the
county organization came to a close
and both were reelected for three
year terms. At the organization
meeting following the open meet
ing the same officers were re-elect-
ed namely: c. L. Arnold, Watkins,
president; John Terwey, st. Joseph,
vice president; Edwin Manz,
Paynesville, secretary treasurer;
Mrs. G. +. Botz, Sauk Centre, home
and community chairman. The re-
naming directors are: John A. Will
lenbring, st. Cloud; Mrs. George
Abeln, Clearwater, and VIM. Bern
ard, Cold Spring.
The resolutions committee made
up Of Walter Kruger, Paynesville,
Otto Kaschmitter, Roscoe, B. J.
Spohn, Richmond, George Abeln,
Clearwater, and Lester Hendrick-
son, Belgrade, prepared a dozen
resolutions acted on at the meeting.
A few more were offered from the
floor when the resolutions were con-
sidered. These were made up Of
one for continuing the emergency
rates Of 81 percent and 4 percent
on Federal Land Bank and Com
missioner loans, furtherance OF
farm tenant purchase plan, develop
ment Of dairy advertising program,
methods to build up greater con-
sumption Of butter at public eating
places, the requirement Of same
livestock sanitary regulations In
countries exporting butter and live
stock products to the U. s. as there
are in this country, continuance Of
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