mimm THE INTERNATIONAL FAILS PRESS BOYS AND Q1RLS bler.'seed potatoes^grown in this county have been received froln Michigan, -Indiana, Kentucky, Idaho & AND BORDER BUDGET Five" girls and seven boys^willreceive and other widely scattered district's. free trips to,^ the Minnesota The practice of treating seed potatoes /*$ H. J. MINER. Editor and Mau|« State £air this fatil as a result of with corrosive sublimaw^to control itmd at the Pomt Oflcc at IateTaatloaal Falls, Mint, aa SeM»d-Cla«« Matter their achievements in club projects. diseases whicht are more or less Two boys are selected each year for pevalent in this county has been int'oduced SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $2.00 FOREIGN, $2.50 PER YEAR this trip who! are the county .champions by the Farm Bureau. in the two leading projects in Through the Farm Bureau standard Northwesters Adverti«m*/ Repre#eiitatrree the coufaty. John Ward of Rauch and varieties of grain have been Minnesota Seloct List Carlton Romer of International Falls brought into the county. These include 215 Sovth 9th Street 799 Exchange Bank will receive these trips this ^year: certified Turkey Red, Minhardi, Minturki, Minneapolis St. Paul John for his potato club work, and Mindum and Prelude wheat, 15. Co-operated with state farm Carlton for his poultry work. John Victory oats, Minnesota 281 oats and NATIONAL FARM BUREAU'S bureau federations in improving Ward also won the state championship Minnesota 29S oats, Minnesota No. 2 RECORD ALONE IS WORTH in his -potato work, having a rye and Minnesota 184 barley. Seed transportation conditions. EV^RY CENT IT HAS COST yield of bushels per acre. 16. Provided for agriculture an 512 was secured for one! farmer to make authoritative voice in the Capital and The Forsyth Class Bread Team a tial of sunflowers for silage. As a "Boiled Down" Summary of Thirty has won the championship not only throughout "the nation. result of this test this farmer has Outstanding Accomplishments of Koochiching county but of the entire 17. Fostered* the agricultural built a silo, is growing several 'acres Credited to National Northeast District and will receive "bloc" in Congress. of sunflowers, soy beans and corn to Branch. 18. Secured passage of the packer a free trip to compete, with fill it with and has purchased all the teams representing the other four Control JLaw. machinery necessary for making silage. Ready for Saturday40 While the Farm Bureau movement, disticts in Minnesota. This team consists 19. Secured extension of War Finance This silo will serve as a demonstration-for as a whole, is founded on township Corporation's power to lend of Alice Anderson, Jleloise Lemmon .the. entire county. and county work, with the state and $1,000,000,000 to farmers. and Kat^erine Scarlett. The fire hazard in this wooded section national federations as suppr* 20. Le nt entire -wreigbt pf.iinflaence I Individual bread bakers who have has made it. difficult .if not- alto* sructure, and as such, ,haf .justi^d won state fair trips are Clara. King, Qf largest farmers' organization gether impossible* for farmers- of the Ways for Sunday! faith placed in it bf h,tei. men. "back iu the world to passage, of tacts regulating pentaybow, Class and Katheryn to get -insurance, on their County home," if it had nothing to .sh^w, fpr Withrow, of International Falls, Class grain exchanges* increasing, inr farm buildings. The Farm Bureau has its efforts, other than what Ijas been A. terest on Farm Loan Bonds from 3 to investigated this condition and accomplished by its Chicago and 5 1-2 per cent, increasing the working This county will be represented at brought about the organization of Washington offices, it still would be the fair by a potato demonstration capital of Federation Farm Loan system the Northern Farmers Mutual Fire worth every cent that^ it has cost. by $25,000,000, limiting immigration team consisting of John Ward, Raymond Insurance Company which wrote its With Suits that are suits— Following are "boiled down" summaries to 2 per cent of foreign born Hay and Joseph Godec, from first policy a year ago. It now has of thirty outstanding accomplishments, residents, and provkp'ng Federal appropriation the Harrigan school. This is the first nearly $200,000 of insurance in force for which the American With Shirts that are Shirts— for farm-to-market roads crop or live stock demonstration at a much lower rate than that charged Farm Bureau Federation takescredrb rather than boulevards—thus securing team to be trained in this county. by old line companies even on 1. Welded together the largest With Underwear that is Underwear— a total of more agricultural legislation The winners of the county calf their good risks. Farmers thus get farmers' organization in the histQry by one session of Congress contest and two boys who will comprise their insurance for its actual cost of the world, with more than a million than was evfcr before passed in the the stock judging team from With everything1 that amounts to anything! and are protected against, exessive farmers working in an organized way history of the nation. Koochiching county have not yet assessments by arrangements that to promote the best interests of agriculture 21. Advocated Great Lakes-St. been selected. have been made) for re-insurance. With Values that are real and unbeatable— through 1,50? county farm Lawrence Deep Waterway.1 Boys' and Girls' club demonstrations Through conferences with representatives bureaus and 46 state farm bureau 22. Appointed a salaried taxation will be one'of the features of of the Federal Lanl Bank With prices that are pleasing and payable— federations. director, worked out a tax policyretain the Northern Minnesota District of St. Paul and the Minnesota Forest 2. Vitalized co-operative marketing excess profits tax, kill the sales Fair. Many of the boys and girls enrolled Service at annual Farm Bureau in America originated the national tax, and prevent issue of all tax-free in club projects will exhibit meetings, a better understanding has commodity marketing confer-' securities—and secured its adoption their products at' the fairs at International been brought about between these ence, and held separate meetings, of That's the Greeng^rd story in a nutshell'and the more in principle. Falls and Northome. Those organizations and the farmers of the the producers of grain, live stock, enrolled in the dairy calf contest will 23. Gathered and shipped to Europe county which has been mutually beneficial. fruit, dairy products, cotton and wool. aggressively you compare—the surer we are of serving you 700,000 bushels of farmers' gift exhibit their calves at the Northern Weaknesses in the Minnesota 3. Appointed the Farmers' Grain Minnesota Distrct Fair, since they corn. weed law have also been called to Marketing Committee of 17, and fostered are all located in the vicinity of International the attention of the State Department in this hustling, bustling, busy store TO-MORROW- 24. Issued questionnaires and referenda the U. S. Grain Growers, Inco. Falls. of Agriculture and an attempt involving definite problems of Upon request of former officers and will be made to have these corrected national policy and presented "yes" The principal club projects in Koochiching directors who in a statement to MidWest at the next session of the legislature and "no" vote of entire Farm Bureau county have been bread Farm Bureau leaders in July "Jake on the Corner" so that weeds may be effectively controlled membership to Congress. making, garment making gardening, said they were unable to open sales in this county where the sow 25. Conducted county farm bureau poultry raising, potato raising, and agencies, it has completed re-organization thistle is making rapid headway^ hearngs all over America and dairy calf raising. Work in these of the Grain Growers and is The Farm Bureau has been working presented the farmers' own case to projects is training the boys and girls now carrying out he original plan on for a lower freight rate on cordwood Congress and the public. to become better homemakers and same, business like principles. Opposite the Banks The £tore That Saves You Money so that the large amount of 26. Established contracts with agricultural interests them in staying in Koochichng 4. Appointed the Farmers' Live this wood! which there is in Koochiching colleges, the extension service, county. The boys and girls Jake Greengard Stock Marketing Committee of 15 County might find a market. the United States Department growing up in the county are the appointed the* first board of- directors Since a reduction. of 20 per cent in of Agriculture, the Government, organizations best settlers we could get to take iip of the National Live Stock Producers' freight rates on cordwood in Minnesota of business men and the unoccupied land in this county. Association and appropriated $10,000 International Falls, Minn. has just been granted, an attempt workers, other farm organizations, A boost for club work is a boost for to begin the work of the co-operative is being made to find an outlet and the public .at large which have the whole community and the whole live stock selling plan. for whatever cordwood there is gained a profound respect for the county. 5. Appointed the Farmers' Dairy for sale at the present time. Farm Bureau because of the service Marketing committee of 11 to work Extension specialists have been secured which the organization renders to HISTORY OF FARM BUREAU out a national plan for the co-operative to demonstrate the cold-pack agriculture and to the nation. IN KOOCHICHING COUNTY marketing of mlk and milk products. method,of canning, simple home conveniences, 27. Conducted unbiased research etc. Special assistance has on the problems of agriculture and (Continued from first page.) 6. Appointed the Fruit Growers' been given the women in clothing submitted facts and figures to prove Marketing Committee of 21 to investigate work where groups have been organized the true mind and purpose of the v- the purchase explosives for land plans for the co-operative Of for this. Instruction has been given American farmer. clearing. Land clearing is one of the marketing of fruit. in pattern fitting, remodeling garments, 28. Organized nine service departments, biggest problems before- the farmers 7. Appointed the Farmers' Wool eadh under the direction of short cuts and the use of decorative and the high cost of explosives is one Marketing Committee o.f 25, whch stitches. Demonstrations have a trained leader with a budget at his of the things which has been delaying has developed co-operative wool also been gipen in making the paper disposal of American agriculture. land clearing work. At least a pools in 18 states, handling a total of I 29. Esablished the truth principle dress form. Fifty dress forms have small amount explosive is almost of 40,000.000 pounds of wool in a year. in publicity, maintained an open-door already been made as a result of essential for the best success in land 8. Endorsed he co-operative cot-! policy, retained documentary evidence these demonstrations. The home demonstration clearing. Through the Farm Bureau ton marketing plan! of the American agent will give lessons in for all Farm Bureau news, and arrangements were made for the Cotton Growers' Exchange. marshalled an array of public opinion clothing, nutrition, or home management purchase of dynamite in carload lots 9. Participated .in a tobacco-marketing behind the farmer such as no organized to any community which has in co-opeation with the dealers and conference and endorsed the effort has ever enjoyed. ten women who agree to take up the banks of the county. Three carloads co-operative selling of tobacco. 3Q. Carried forward the aspirations work and has a communiy leader appointed. of dynamite were distributed in this 10. Called a sugar-beet marketing of the American farmer to secure way in 1920. The saving to farmers on conference and recommended a nationally economic and social justice for agriculture, this explosive was about $2000 per KOOCHICHING WOMEN uniform contract. and a square deal for all car on a total of $6000.. It also meant STUDYING HOME WORK 11. Provided..a Co-operative CoalBuying the p^oplfe. the clearing of many acres, of land Service in co-operation with I which will hereafter yield a cash return five-state farm bureau federations. I STATE RECORD JERSEY (Continued from first page.) instead of being an expense to 12. Worked out a transportation AT UNIVERSITY, FARM the owner. Two .carloads of dynamite are five lessons in each series, one lesson policy—immediate reduction in railroad were also delivered on the ^ame being given each month in a community. THRIFT is based on common sense. Thrift is not stingi­ rates on basic commodities and Thrill Pogis'of Lilly Dale, owned plan in 1921. When a supply of picric subsequent reductions as rapidly as by the university at University Farm, ness. A stingy man is not thrifty He is merely mean. acid became available in the summer At Waukanha, women are taking up savings in operating expenses could St. Paul, at the age of 5 years and'9 of 1921, orders were taken for two the. lessons in clothing, Mrs. be effected—and advocated it to the months has smashed all state yearly The need of thrift—real thrift—is evidenced by facts. withy carloads of this war salvage material Gustafson as chairman of the home end that rate savings totaling $55,000.000 butterfat records for all ages of her A very small percentage of men reach old age possessed of which were delivered in the fall at a have been authorized by the demonstration work of their farm bureau breed. She is still mking about two saving of $2000 a car over the wholesale unit. Interstate Commerce Commission. and one quarter pounds of fat daily. independent means. 13. Participated in Grain and Live price of dynamite in carload lots. Nutrition, or food study, is the project W. E. Peterson, state superintendent Stock Rate Cases, with resultant ordered Another car of picric acid was delivered It is true that most wage-earners do not make enough mon­ in which the women of Forsyth of official testing at University Farm, savings to shippers of $45,000,000 in the spring 1922 and orders of are interested. Mrs. Francis White is expects her to make 920 pounds of ey in the course of a lifetime to save enough to be even in freight bills. are now being taken for another their project leader. butterfat when her year! is up on 14. Reduced railway valuation for car to be delieverd this fall. A Indus and Loman are studying moderately •vjtealthy at' old age. Nevertheless hundreds of August 25. The previous all ages Jersey purposes of computing guaranteed t?tal at least has already of $16,000/ home management,' how to shorten record was 887.15 pounds of butterfat. thousands of payroll men and women do save enough during earnings, $1,700,000,000 making an average been saved for farmers of the county hours of work, and make things 'more Her milk output up tp August saving of $30each for every in the purchase ofi explosives. convenient. Mrs. B. A. Snyder is 1 totalled 16,381.8 pounds with an average their productive years to keep the wolf from the door in farmer in the United States. The potato crop is coming to be of 5.37 per cent fat. leader at Indus and Mrs. Ole Scheie is their old age and have comforts and even luxuries that the most important cash crop in at Loman. Koochiching county. The Farm Bureau Local leaders from four or five would not be theirs had they fritted away small and seemingly Wante has brought about a standardization townships in the vicinity of Mizpah of this crop* so that the growers insignificant sums of money in the earlier years. are being taught clothing once a will be able to get a better price for month by the home demonstration Every Automobile Owner in their crop on the market. While there agent. Two or three women" from pmioen €his City to Own a were ten to fifteen varieties of potatoes e^ch township" or tommunity are grown in most communities xhosen for this work and after each in the county a few years ago, the lesson they give the demonstration to Start Your Bank Account Today bulk of the potatoes now are Green other groups in their neighborhood. Mountains, Irish Cobblers, Burbank The paper dress form was demonstrated Russets or. Early Ohios. These potatoes at the first meeting. American State Bank sainrPouL all find a ready market either The enrollment is limited toj twelve All-Steel Fire-Proof for local consumption or "for shipment in the clothing groups to allow time Garage ortable •-'A outside the county. Farmers for personal attention, but any number have been induced to certify theftpotatoes of women may join nutrition or Larie Variety o! Styles and Sims. Low Prices. Quick Sarvica. for seed particularly of the home management classes. Any woman RANIER, MINNESOTA put thom up far you. For prices see Irish Cobbler variety. The first carload interested in these studies is of certified Irish Cobbler seed welcome to attend the meetings in MAURICE BLOOMBERG General Banking, Real Estate and Insurance shipped out ol the county last spring her community. International Roofing and Metal Company I \brought the grower a premium over Miss Sabin, Las jheadquarters at 4 LAKE SHORE PROPERTY ON RAINY LAKE the price of table stock potatoes of Bemidji Any service she can give in $1.80 a hunded or $648 on the car.^4 the line of home economics will be J***©/*' 0 "**0 Requests for' certified Irish Cob­ forthcoming freely and promptly. „, KSiW,' ik. g* IS••••••