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^PROJECTS FOR 1917
By ROBERT H. STEWART.
At the first meeting of the Box
Elder County Farm Bureau, held at
Tremonton, December 16, 1916, six
county agricultural projects were
chosen, namely, "Dairying," "Alfalfa
Weevil," "Dry Farming," "Sugar
Beets," "Pure Bred Sires" and
"Standardization of Crops."
Dairying should be a very big factor for the county because of the position it holds in the field of agriculture. More fertility is needed to
build up and maintain the soil for the
great diversity of soil-robbing crops
raised, to supply sufficient dairy
products for at least home consumption, to supply the young people of
the families with labor, and to furnish funds for running expenses each
month. Approximately seventy-five
dairy animals have been and will be
shipped into the county this year by
the County Farm Bureau. A written
copy of the alfalfa weevil project is
furnished each Farm Bureau member. Every farmer will be asked to
co-operate and the best possible
methods known will be used to prevent its ravages.
Dry farming here is an industry
of great magnitude—an empire in
scope and producing power. Every
valuable method will be applied according to type of soil.
The sugar beet crop is one of much
valuation as a cash crop in this county. In growing the crop, soil fertility and increased yields must be
the farmers' watchword.
Pure-bred sires should be encouraged for both the farm and range. A
live stock exchange will be formed
throughout  the county.
The farmer is encouraged to standardize his farm crops. Better and
less varieties should be the county's
slogan.
FIRST EDITION
We have a feeling that with this
first edition of the Farm Bureau
Xews and the numbers which are to
follow (one the first of each month),
the members of the Farm Bureau are
going to get better acquainted with
the county officers and the county
agent.
Box Elder County is one of the
largest in the state. Many people
live here at distances of 100 to 200
miles or more. One man cannot find
time to visit and call on such large
numbers scattered over so big a
county more than once or twice a
year. But with the aid of a paper
such as this he can come in contact
with unlimited numbers. And they
in the exchange of ideas can come in
contact with him and with each
other.
This paper does not belong to one
man or a few. It belongs to all members of the Farm Bureau. It is your
paper. Use it. If you have something
to sell or exchange, put it in the paper. If you have a new idea of value
to other farmers, publish it. If you
can co-operate with several others,
do it. In short, this first edition offers many new and better things. It
stands for up-to-date and progressive
movements in agriculture.
WHERE DOES BOX  ELDER
COUNTY STAND?
Men in a position to give expert
information on the subject tell us the
present world's war is to be won on
the farms and not in the trenches. If
this is true, every farmer producing
more grain and bigger and better
crops this year is aiding in winning
the war for democracy. On the other
hand, every farmer failing to cultivate properly, and keep down weeds
and trash where wheat and corn
should be growing, is aiding Germany in this great struggle. On
whose side are you?
ROBERT   H.   STEWART
Box Elder County First
HISTORY   OF   FARM
BUREAU    ORGANIZATION
By JOHN P. HOLMGREEN,
President Farm Bureau.
Through the efforts of Engineer
J. C. Wheelon and a few other citizens, the County Commissioners, in
1916, consented to engage a County
Farm Bureau agent, whose duty it
would be to instruct and encourage
the farmers in more efficient and
practical methods of agriculture and
horticulture; also a better and greater production of live stock.
Some of our people, from the
standpoint of economy, thinking our
taxes would be increased beyond our
ability to meet requirements, reluctantly consented, but nevertheless
agreed that a general meeting should
be called by the county commissioners for the discussion of the advisability of creating a County Farm Bureau.
On December 16, 1916, at Tremonton, representatives from nearly all
parts of the county were present at
a meeting, where Dr. R. J. Evans explained to them the deep interest the
government and Agricultural college
had to educate the farmers to produce greater crop yields by following
more modern and scientific agricultural methods of efficiency.
By a unanimous vote the bureau
was organized and the Farm Bureau
JOHN    P.    HOLMGREEN