L«5 S^S ',s/ r. 3-_: -«?•,:•/* .'.-A ts ', *t^ :*s^W- \$K f,-:' ^^v3W^yib^*.cvs^ _«• ss & *&* 3we s? -., W* ws&p m- 'l THE !NtERNATIONALr\CFAELS4yRESS SIX ftjvroe«9?Yj9 ~f$' rip? fpfjp 4, or Fall ^ogether iv ^#"Jp J* *. "Farmers Must Work Thirteen-Year-Old Girl Wins A r.-iw-.• JohnF. Cue Wi^r?°sethfr9l f^„ International Live Stock Prize "•s* Only united agriculture can save the IT ""V" by^ &,A,. farmers of America from disaster. Pack ••*&iV,,i-*'",f^'^S^V' WARREN G. HARDING, ERE are the 192^ Boys' and Girls' Club champions of Indiana with in the days of the pioneer some American a,'VJFx their, little favorite, Frances Rae, who exhibited the winning philosopher said this: "We must hang President of the United States of together or hang separately.*1 What was America. steer in Class A of the Union Feeding Content at the International true of yesterday is true of today, of tomorrow, Live Stock Show in Chicago. and of all the coming years. No 7 When the responsibility for leadership war-torn nation ever achieved victory. in putting Africa back on to the main Victory was not won by the allied forces road, was placed upon me, I said to myself in the Great. War until .petty jalousies that we must all unite under the were forgotten and the serried ranks slogan "America First!" When I say marched on as one common brotherhood. America First, I mean not only that The cause had been as just, the leader-" America maintain her 6wn independence j&V ship of each nation as inspiring, but unity and be first in fulfilling her obligations to of purpose means little if victory is' not the world, by deeds rather than words, won. and by example rather than preaching, The strength of the American Farm but I mean that at home any special y' interest, any class, any group of our Bureau federation lies in the faot that it is fe. citizenship that has arrayed itself against a great national organization an organization the interests of all^ must learn that at deep-rooted in the hearts and homes II home, as well as abroad America First pf its million membership. But as the has a meaning, profound, and, with God's mightiest chain can be no stronger than its Iff: aid, everlasting! weakest link so can a national organization It is true that you,- the farmers of this be no stronger than the units which, Wr country, and I are charged with an obligation when welded together, compose that chain. of program and definite action that Out of the centuries has come this lesson fosters the welfare of all America, the welfare which is as immutable as the laws of time. of the man who lives in the house 'Each State Farm Bureau federation must Frances is only thirteen years old but In her three years of Farm Bureau Club with the red' ^»arn and the productive stand or fall as an organization made up has been in Farm Bureau club work for work Miss Rae has accumulated savings fields behind it, and also the welfare of of compact county units, wedded to an 1 three years. The picture above shows in live stock worth several hundred dollars the man who in a crowded industrial city, American Federation which seeks to her with her prize-winner %nd the other comes home at nightfall to climb the stairs and has achieved state-wide and even bring us into one common brotherhood. Farm Bureau Club members from Indiana to his fourth-floor home,' behind the fireescapes, Break the chain by so much as the loss national recognition in her work. who competed. with hunger in the body. of one unit and you destroy in that FIRST STATE BANK measure its effectiveness. Day of Land Hunger. A Making the Most ofHcme Demonstration Those of us who have only the interests The day of land hunger has come. The of agriculture at heart, who seek neither day when we see before us the spectacle of TMembership remuneration nor office, see in the American the land-owning farmer being displaced Farm Bureau Federation an instrument HAT farm women welcome the assistance of the Home Demonstration by capitalistic speculation in land and which, thru allied effort, will win the soil-exhausting and landlord-exploited OF NORTHOME Agents, is proved by a survey of Extension work. justice,'for a righteous cause. While taking tenant farmer has come. The day when in home ^tension organizations of the Farm Bureau no meed of praise from the worthwhile the sharqi of the American farmer is whatever has increased the past two years in practically even- state—in many work of other, great national organisations, is left of prosperity has been overtopped .states as much as 50 per cent. All states in the North and West now we point with pride to its by the share taken by our indus-' have 'home demonstration agents reporting work in some phase of record of achievement.. Yet an infant, OLDEST BAlNK IN KOOCHICHING COUNTY trial production, has come. clothing, nutrition andjhome r^ana^ement. .. in the short span of a few years it has I believe that the American people, m38&3&r# erected a monument to united endeavor. -•fifest through their government and otherwise, For 1921, food preservation was a project Intangible are many of its evidences of not only in behalf of the farmer but in BANK YOUR SAVINGS WITH USr-We pay 5% on in every state but one, health in all service, but at Washington and thruout behalf of their own welfare, and the but two, and poultry improvement has America its presence is felt. Upholding pocketbooks of the consumers of America, Savings Deposits been carried on in all of the western and the hands of those who have fought for will encourage, make lawful, and stimulate us in the halls of Congress it is pressing buying, co-operative distribution^ ^mddle states by Farm Bureau home demonstration co-operative onward to even greater Victories. and co-operative selling of farm agents. products.' WE WRITE ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE The problems of food, clothing, care of children, and the general business of housekeeping Not for Special Interests. The Lyre of Battlek confront every home-maker and "Mrs, Gadder Is up and about Industry has been organized labor has every group of houseKeepers in all parts been organized co-operation within industry again." WHEN LOOKING FOR LAND COME IN AND SEE US and within labor, and indeed^ of the country. The call, for guidance in "She made a quick recovery. She co-operation between the two, i6 far clothing in was so compelling must have a good doctor." work 1921 advanced. I do not contemplate the that clothing specialises were added to the "She had a smart doctor." jfjs&BssssGxsL LET US FIX UP YOUR PAPERS organization of the farmers and consumers state extension jt^ffs gf tjie.agricultural "lesr of this country as a step toward in a be of a 1 farm Bureau heme lemonstration agent "He told her the Gadder clique was Notarial Work Done Right organization of special interests to obtain One thousand one hjjndrejJ seventeen has" been responsible for this interest about to l&uckle under to the rival 1 special favors. If I did, I would oppose communities are'canying on work in food and the subsequent improvements. faction led by the wealthy Mrs. Wop- it. But I know full well that we must, selection one thousand eight hundred Great progress has been made in food all of us consumers—the laborers, the ninety-nine have promoted the serving preservation work, especially in meat VISIT US DURING THE COUNTY FAIR The Sense of Hurpor. business men, the teachers, the children, of a hot dish at noon in local schools canning with the pressure cooker. Instruction the rich and the poor, the young and the "Have omen a sense of humor?" six hundred and three have taken up work in the canning of poultry was old, the men and the women—act together "Of course, we have," replied Miss in scientific child feeding and three hundred wanted wherever flocks were culled. to find our way closer and easier and Cayenne, "but we don't dare display L. S. BJORKLUND, Cashier J. E. COWAN, President eighty have carried on milk feeding Community canning kitchens, which were cheaper to the sources of our food supply.' it in the presence of gentlemen. The demonstrations.^ The interest in child closed with the Armistice, were opened in And I know full well that the farmers must We Like to Give Information—Ask Us proper ambition of every woman is feeding has been duetto the startling statistics twenty-one states. Canning in tin and work together to find their way, by better to persuade some man to take her accumulated by Farm Bureau co-operative buying of canning supplies transportation, better marketing and seriously." A experts during the past few years. The also increased. organized co-operative effort, closer to the consumers of America. Heretofore the farmer has been an individualist. Living a somewhat isolated life and being compelled to work long hours, it has not been easy for him to gather with his fellows. He has not had a ready means of defense against the Ms Personal stropg organizations of both capital and •A labor, which' in their own interest have at times jsnposed unfair conditions upon E him. It'fc true that at times, during the past fifty ye^fs, there have been temporary farmer organizations brought together to combat some unusually burdensome conditions but usually breaking down when the emergency has passed. A Different Kind. ADMISSION But,of late years therevhave sprung up ONE farmer organizations of a "quite different 0 MEMBERSHIP sort—organizations with a very lagre 1 membership, with an aggressive and intelligent leadership, and with a way of N raising whatever funds they may find 77 necessary to promote the interest of their members. The leaders of these organizations are learning rapidly how to adapt I to their work the methods which business 0 men and working men have found successful in furthering their own interests. The fruit-growers of the western coast have N become so strong that they are now able not only to do awav with many of the NON- expenses heretofore paid to others, but also to influence the price of their products. The grain-growers of the West and Northwest have become strong enough to bring about many changes they desired in the marketing of their crops. The farmers of the corn-belt states are rapidly perfecting the most powerful organization of farmers ever known in this country. All of these are natural developments in the evolving change of relationships and the modern complexities of productivity and AUKAIIDsR. exchange. Service So long as America can produce the foods we need, I am in favor of buying n.<p></p>E-V *from America first. It is this very preference which impels development and improvement. Who Sets the Prices? -i' Whenever America can manufacture to meet American needs— and there is almost no limit to our genius Knowing the requirements of our local trade is the reason this store has and resources—I. favor producing in America first. I commend American preference grown larger. "When the people stop to think, old and established institutions for American productive activities, because material good fortune is crumble and disappear."* We .aim to know our customer's individual wants, and we /respectfully essential to our higher attainment, and The^farmer and his son rode silently home from town. The wagon 'A l»nfc*H indissolubly are-farm and factory invite an examination of our stocky which includes a full assortment of the was empty but for the two saeks of flour purchased from the merchant in the economic fabric of American life. most reliable merchandise at the lowest prices^ Farm trade especially who had bought their produce. Individually we cannot do legislative Puffing on his pipe the farmer pondered over some question of work, but collectively we can do much. invited. '4 ffltj the moment. The boy's mind was not inactive. A farmer at Iowa City, la., shipped a "Pa," he said, "when you took our stuff to the store what did you carload of hay to St. Louis. He got fel-. $82.61 for it. The freight and other ask the man?" A. E. SOLBERG charges totaled $92.13. "I asked him how much he was giving today." "And when you bought the flour, what did you ask him?" A farmer in Nebraska has been selling "How much he was asking." his com at thirty-five cents per bushel. It costs thuty-five cents to ship a bushel I "'Yqu asked him how much he would pay for our stuff and then how of corn by rail from the cornfields of rauc!} he would take for his?| Nebraska to the processing mills in New r„i V*- 7 BIG FALLS MINNESOTA I-ap«ng into silence the boy thought over this and the silent York. According to the most conservative obtainable, the corn costs the figures man puffing his pipe by his side also thought^ farmer at least 93 cents a biudiel to preduce. "When the people stop to think, old and established institutions crumble and disappear." ta