Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-11-12
Officers OF Farm
Bureau I'm Drive
For Memberships
Family Fee Set at ST.; Or
ganizatiOn is Local One
Unaffiliated With Others.

UnafGliated With Others.
Conducting its annual membership
drive the board Of directors of the
Pine County Farm Bureau asks that
every farm family in Pine county
make a real effort to support the
program of extension work here by
signing membership blank and
paying the annual dues of 81. This
payment entities the entire family
to the rights and privileges of men,
bership.
Memberships may be given to any
member of the Farm Bureau board of
directors or the extension committee
members or sent directly to the
county agents office at Sandstone.
Members of the Farm Bureau board
are Chris. Frederiksen, Askov; JUL
Jus Waletzko, Willow River; Melvin
Anderson, Brook Park; Werner Clau-
sen, Askov; John Won Rueden, Hinck-
ley; and Joe Wurm, Pine City.
Members of the extension COM
mittee are Jos. E. Therrien, Pine City;
Charles Pearson, Grasston; Lambert
Odendahl, Pine City; Joe Wurm, Pine
City; Chris. Frederiksen, Askov; JUL
Jus Waletzko, Willow River; Magnus
Christensen, Hinckley; and Mrs. John
Whyte, Hinckley.
Local Organization.
The Pine County Farm Bureau is
entirely a local organization, unaf-
filiated with any other organization,
either state or national. 1t has but
one objective, namely that of spon-
soring county agent and All Club
work, in the county. Funds raised
by the membership dues are used en-
tirely within the county to pay ex-
penses of a county All Club leader
and to assist with office expenses of
the county agent. Salaries of both
the county agent and the county
club leader are paid almost entirely
from state and Federal funds.
Agricultural Extension and county
agent work have been of inestimable
value to Pine county farmers in the
past. The All program reached
more than 500 boys and girls in "a
clubs throughout the county. Through
the All Clubs, Pine county boys and
girls during the past year have as
sisted the war effort by raising 191
gardens, 70 flocks of poultry, 81 dairy
calves as well as numerous other
farm products. More than $50 girls
have been enrolled in clothing, can
ming and bread baking projects.
Twenty boys and girls won trips to
the state fair and the Junior Live
stock show.
Lends Assistance.
Other contributions of agricultural
extension work to Pine county farm
ers have been assistance with the
development of the REA project, the
development of the Pine County Dairy
Breeders Association, the cotton mat
tress program, women's project work
and assistance with numerous crop
and livestock problems.
Says Chris. Frederiksen of Askov:
"The county agent was a great help
in the organization of the Pine County
Dairy Breeders Association and has
given continued assistance to the as
ISOLATION since its beginning.
Howard Shaw Of Finlayson, man.
ager of the North Pine Electric Co.
operative, states that "In the organ
ization days of this company, the Pine
county agent contributed some very
valuable time and energy in helping
farm consumers in obtaining electric
service at a very nominal cost May
we urge you farm members to con-
tinue supporting the Farm Bureau
extension work."
A Need for Extension Work.
Mrs. John Whyte of Hinckley says:
Approximately 700 women partici-
pated in the clothing project and an
even larger number in the nutrition
project"
Melvin Anderson, Brook Park,
summarized the need of extension
work in Pine county by saying, "In
this time of national emergency no
group is affected more than the
farmers. To assist farmers in main
tanning high efficiency in produc-
ton, it is of vital importance to
maintain an agency such as the
county agents office within the coun-
ty. Great assistance can be given
the average farmer by getting out
information on livestock feeding,
plant disease control and numerous
other farm problems. In order to
have county agents office in the
county, it is necessary to maintain
a substantial Farm Bureau member
ship. To this end 1 urge every farm
er to take out a membership in the
Pine County Farm Bureau"