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Show FARM AND RANGE Items of Interest to Rural Readers What's Gniii; mi in the .Xniii ultuml, Cnl tic and Dairy Uiisini-ss to Ditto ilKAVKK COCM V FARM ISl'KKAL' New officers have been elected in all the dlHtrict Farm Bureaus of the county that managed to live through the first year. These suryivors of !ho formidable struggle have therein there-in been strengthened to increased determination for next year. The officers of the district Farm bureaus are as follows: MiiKTSville William Roberts, President Henry F. Halter, Vice-President J. R. Murdock, Kec.-Treas. I leaver Wesley Farrar, President Arnold Low, Vice-President Edwin Hrirkert, See.-Treas. M;iiii!('ililcl Jos. Patterson, President Edw. Ifebman, Vice-President Orin Phillips, Sec.-Treas. The president of each of the dis-' dis-' rict bureaus is a member of the ''eaver County Farm Pureau board if directors and from this board the '(lifers of the County Farm Bureau re elected. Members from the ommereial and school interests of he county were also chosen to this onrd of directors. The board of directors with other ilicors and members met at the oiinty seat Srturday, October 28th, or the purpose of organizing, hear-np; hear-np; a report of the past year's work nd making Una I choice of project vork for ncx I yenr. The following officer's, "who are he officers for the Beaver County .'arm Rurenn. were elected: Wesley Farrer, of Benver, Pres. William Roberts, of Mineraville,' .'ice-Presi!en t II. A. Christiansen, of Beaver. ''erretary-Trr isu ror. The proje Is chosen were as fol-ows: fol-ows: Those taken for all the three dis-i'ict dis-i'ict bureaus are (1) the improvement improve-ment and raising of a uniform vari-y vari-y of potato for a cash' crop; (2) ho encouragement of a county fair -ud arrangement for a fair circuit ith the southern counties to enable . r-. . hm to get better attractions at he least cost; (31 a co-operative utomobile excursion with southern ounties to points of interest in east-rn east-rn and northern counties of state; 4) the treatment of seed grains gainst smut; (5) local exchange to jring farmers having things to sell nd those wishing to buy, together; 5) the improvement of conditions or better market hogs; (7) the ..rrangement for local educational "nstltutes. Projects for the Bearer District .'arm Bureau alone: (1) Farm management, to study he efficiency factors of the farm uslness by comparisons to find the met profitable organization for its area; (2) a field test in irriga-ion irriga-ion to determine the most econom-al econom-al amount and best method of ap-lying ap-lying water to certain soils; (3) t ie practicability of pumping irriga- ,'on water during the period of carcity. Projects for the Minersville dis-ict dis-ict alone: (1) The eradication of the morn-'ig-glory as a weed; (2) the grad-ig grad-ig of the Middle Field Road; (3) io building and the selection of -ed corn to improve the local vari-:y. vari-:y. Projects for the Mnndei'field dis-'ict dis-'ict alone: (1) The completion of new canal id install;'.! ion of dividing and. oasurini.' devices. The distribution distributi-on of the water to the farmers for eater cl'b'ie.icy in use; (2) a field st in ah'ait:! seed .srowie.. The ed'iratiomd forces of the 'ah Agricultural College and the . S. Pent. of Agri-ulture will be lied on for exrert :v.'vuv in ac- miHM-5; this o'.it'.hvfl work |