The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 16, 1919, Page 14

b North Dakota Farmers’® Institutes How State Bureau Is Showing Producers of League State Way to Better Markets and Co-Operation _ BY H. C. PUDERBAUGH - (Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture of North Daketa.) ' - : HE North Dakota Farm- ers’ institute was placed under the ‘direction of the state department of agriculture and labor by the fifteenth legislative assembly. Since that time more than 100 meetings have been held, prin- cipally during the winter months when the weather and the roads are at their worst ‘and the days are shortest. Not- withstanding these conditions, the at- tendance and interest have been all that the most critical could expect. There is a renewed interest in this class of work which surpasses any- thing that has previously been shown and all indications point to a still greater degree of success in future efforts. The speakers are chosen for their training and practical experience in the various topics which they discuss, and from the enormous number of questions asked there can be no doubt but that the people feel that they are getting first-hand information on their farming problems. ; The legislature also included a pro- vision in the law that at least one member of the-corps should discuss farm marketing, both buying and sell- ing, and that has been handled in a broad way by men who have been en- gaged in the struggle to secure a more direct intercourse between pro- ducers; and consumers and who have had some degree of success in this work. One only has to go into the retail market to determine the extent of the spread between the price received by the farmer and the price paid by the consumer. Through the. institutes we have League Foes Align (Continued from page 3) say that nothing but total loss from hail will be reimbursed, whereas the state system will pay for any damage from 10 per cent up. Eighty-five per cent loss will be regarded as total loss. A referendum election has been called for June 26. Seven bills-are being referred. The hail insurance law is not one of these, for it is so popular that it could not be defeated by legal means. Each day sees hope of revoking the farmer legislation fade. The last resort of the interests has been the introduction of obstruc- tive tactics. A suit has been brought in the United States court to declare state ownership of utilities in. viola- tion of the United States Constitution. Another measure that is up in the June 26 referendum is what is known as the administration bill. Under this measure all state educational, char- itable and penal institutions are com- bined under ‘the direction of a board of administration of five members. This work has previously been under several different boards numbering 17 members. The move is in the direc- tion of efficiency and co-ordination and will result in a great saving. The opposition to this reform is be- ing backed by the book trust. is a clause in the law which permits the state to print its own textbooks. This is a plan that is already in prac- tice in some other states and has re- vealed .the enormous profits made by ' the monopoly in 'school books. The whole plan 'of the administration bill is similar to that which has been in successful - operation in Kansas for several years. bk ’ A man who has been promised a re- munerative position with the book trust has hired a force of stenogra- There - given practical production costs and this in time will allay the suspicion of consumers of the farmers’ profits and help to make direct interchange of commodities between people engaged in the two occupations easier. Better farming depends largely on better marketing; met revenue is a strong argument in favor of improv- ed methods. Another subject of supreme inter- est to the agricultural population, and this means a vast majority of the peo- ple, of this state, is better rural schHools. OQur lecturer on’ this sub- ject, Professor Hollis of the agricul- tural college, is a profound student of rural education and brings to the work a splendid knowledge of 'the defects of this branch of our eduecation and strongly advocates the economy and other advantages of consolidation. Dairying has received special atten- tion at almost every meeting, the dairy commissioner or his assistants being regularly billed with the corps. We have helped in the organization of breeders’ .associations, rural tele- phone co-operative associations, con- solidated schools and, in fact, every activity that contributed to a better industrial, social and economic condi- tion for the people of the state. There has been established a splen- did spirit of co-operation with the ex- tension department, and the experi- ment station of the agricultural col- lege, the county agents, the schools and all agencies tending towards bet- ter life, better homes and more con- veniences for rural communities, and in the future, under the extremely favorable laws of the state, this de- partment will become a great factor in making rural life in North Dakota the most profitable and pleasurable of any state. : for Decisive Battle phers and is hard at work trying to organize the teachers of the state against the bill. Considerable money is being spent in this campaign. The opposition of the grain gam- blers and railroads who have ruled | North Dakota for so many years is an old story. They are active as ever, but their efforts are clearly under- stood and fall ineffectual by the way- side. ; Under the new elevator system, North Dakota farmers will ‘be able to store their grain on the farm, call in a'state grain inspector who will grade it and seal the bins and issue a ware- house receipt. This warehouse receipt will have the guarantee of the state behind it, and any farmer can go to a bank and borrow on it just as if he had his grain in a big elevator. This device means much to the men who have had to haul their grain in the fall, no matter how the market was glutted or how low the price, in order to get money to square up their debts. It also will allow more fall plowing to be done, since the grain. can be hauled to- market in the win- ter, or any time the market goes up. It will prevent congestion at the ter- minals and will knock out much of the grain gambling. Home merchants and bankers are seeing the advantage of keeping money at home. The banking law and the elevator law are now seen to be of benefit to every one in the state. | The outside interests that are strug- gling against the people have today few followers.. The referendum of June 26 will undoubtedly result in the upholding of the measure establish- ing the industrial commission, which is the board controlling the Elevator and Mill associafion, the Home Build- ADVERTISEMENTS “The Distinguished Service” CREAM SEPARATOR There is serv{é_e built into every part of a De Laval. Forty years of leadership in " cream separator construction have made it the unquestioned leader in close skimming, light running,-easy cleaning, and durability. The De Laval is sold through local agents who are well informed with regard to the machine-‘and the Company’s policy. -agents localize the Company’s service. 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