Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-02 | Page 15 | Farm Experts Given Titles

I FARM EXPERTS EXPERT GIVEN CIVEN TITLES TITLE Nine States Confer Special Honors Upon Ag Agricultural tural Leaders CHICAGO Jan l 1 i y rhe As As- As Associated soda tell A Preas press A euro cum laude of ot agriculture has been beer the created created the title of ot Master Master Farm Farm- cr er From the shadow of ot the Ameri Amen American American can farm Carm those thoe who rase raise the th country's foodstuffs are arc stopping steppIng into loto a a new floodlight floodlight ot of recognition honors them In their life lifework work as ns famous artists statesmen surgeons or the like aro are honored for lor their achievements TIme The movement was was started a year car ago ngo by the Pi agricultural tural publication here and since inc has spread to eight other states stales In each Instance Master blaster era m ers era are aro selected by agricultural publications which receive nom nom- nomInations noni- noni of ot candidates front from who who- whoever who who- whoever ever cares to make nuke them nn and 1 then thon spends a year car investigating In and anil an 1 scoring the tho candidates They are arc graded on a II 1000 point ba basis ls divid- divid divided divided ed as follows Operation and or- or organization or organization ot of o tarot businesS methods and ability general genral farm farni appearance and upkeep 90 home heme life citizenship At a a banquet us usually l lly attendee attended by leading agricultural experts exports of time the country the Master Farmers are Bre awarded gold medals and given given given en their degree Master Farmers are selected In Indiana o Ohio Minnesota North Dakota Nebraska Texas Michigan and Iowa