The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
TO THE FARMERS OF
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY

At Sedalia, on August % and 20,
will be held the first State Convention
of the Missouri Farmers Association
and it promises to be the greatest
gathering Of farmers in the history Of
Missouri. This is why Sedalia was Sc
lected for the meeting place in order
that the buildings and grounds of the
State Fair might be utilized to ac-
commodate the crowds.
There are at this time more than
1000 school house Farm Clubs in Mis-
souri,. The first ones were organized
about year and half ago-but since
that time they have spread out in ev-
cry direction with rapidity which
makes the Grange and Farmers ALI
ance activity of the olden days seem
like a mere side show. For instance,
in Saline county which has ia rural
school districts there is a farm club
in nearly 100 of them-and all are
bound together in a Saline County
Farmers Association. In almost as big
way the movement has taken hold in
Charlton, Lafayette, Scotland, Greene,
Daviess, Franklin, Cooper, Macon,
Montgomery, and many other coun-
ties which are rapidly falling in line
In fact, from present prospects, it
marks the beginning of the greatest
farm organization movement the Corn
Belt has ever known and therefore it
merits the attention of every thinking
farmer in Missouri.
The above movement should not be
confused with the clubs recently or
gained by the Extension Dept Of the
College of Agriculture-for they are
entirely different and have been
brought into being by farmers them
selves. Nor do these farm clubs in
tend to wage fight against the coun-
try town, for while they take over the
handling of feed, flour, coal, fertiliz-
ers, ETC., they do not invade the regu-
lar commercial lines. On the contrary
for the first time in the history of
American agriculture, these farmers
are girding up their loins to compel
Square deal" in the market place
and hence their slogan, production
Cost and Profit" for the things pro-
duced by the farmers sweat and toll.
That it will mark the gathering of
the farmer clans" as never before in
the history of the State and that the
deliberations of this great convention
will attract attention throughout the
country-especially at time when
Uncle Sam is fixing food prices and
when the farmer is expected to feed
the millions in the European trenches,
as we'll as our own population-these
things are foregore conclusions. The
meeting has been so timed that farm
ers will leisure and the Executive
Committee of the Missouri Farmers
Assn asks every farmer in the State
who owns an automobile to load in his
family and take in this great conven-
ton. 1t will be delightful little va
cation trip. Not only will you keenly
enjoy seeing and hearing several
thousand fighting Missouri farmers in
action on the great problems which
confront the farmer at this time, but
what finer outing than an automobile
trip across Missouri at a time when
the cool days of September begin to
freight the breexes? So begin to plan
the trip right now and witness the
greatest history making meeting of
farmers that ever assembled in the
Corn Belt. For further information,
address the Missouri Farmers Assn,
Columbia, Mo.