The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-11-27
Farm Bureau Notes.

The past week has been one off,
unusual activity OF the farm bur-
eaus all over the state as many nave
put on their membership drives ana
their campaigns at an early date.
The state conference of all county
agents and field workers was held
at Ames and nearly every county
agent in the state as we'll as all the
extension force was in attendance:
and all that was there went away
with a better understanding of his
work a better acquaintance with his
cO-Workers and better equipped in
general for all work that he will be
called upon to DO:
growers association was held atLeon
Saturday afternoon and all those
who attended went away with much
better opinion OF the fleece wool
growers association and the meth
DDS employed by the ware house in
the marketing OF wool. Mr.. Tom e.
Stone secretary Of the, state associa-
interesting talk on the methods OF
grading and selling the Iowa wool
and also gave some very interesting
pointers on how to grow and care
for wool for marketing. The Iowa
cents per Id. and will make nice
little nest egg for the boys who
pooled and shipped. Mr. Stone also
told us that the Iowa wool would
have an entire floor of the ware
house for its own use next year and
that in itself will be a big factor as
footing with other states. Hereto
fore the wool dealers have sold Iowa
wool under the name of Ohio wool
receiving better price for it and no
grade or price has ever been estab--
lished for the Iowa article while all
that was grading up neal, the top
wool from any state and at the
same time was supplying almost as
great quantities.. Mr.. L. d. CARRIER
of Center township was selected at
the meeting as delegate to the state
on the 25th and 26th. Al this
meeting the state officers will be
elected for next year and the bail
started rolling for a pure fabric law.
This pure fabric law will require
every yard Of WOODEN cloth to bear a
stamp on the selvage stating, Just
how much wool each yard contains,
it will also require every garment
manufactured to bear in conspic
uous place just the exact amount of
wool that garment contains. Truly
there has been a lot Of good things
put across by the association and
much more is expected to come from
the state meeting.
We are ordering two more cars Of
ground limestone this week for the
farmers of the county and would
like to see several more get in on
this limestone before it is all gone
as the offer will be withdrawn now
soon. This will make about thirteen
cars of the material secured so far. |
If you are contemplating the idea of
applying some of this lime order
now for it will soon be too late to
get it free of cost.
There is a number of things that !
and worked out by the farm bureau
for next year that will certainly put
that organization on it's feet for
sure. We hope to get into your
hands soon program of the farm
bureau for next year and would like
to see you put. into operation some
Of the things that will be presented
all these things will be worked out
by the farm bureau through the
county agent and with the help Of
able demonstrators from the state
college and. that there will be little
left t., to &c, chance for f i viii be real
something that will be Of value
Remember too that there will be no
charges for any of the work as that
is all taken care of by the organic
alton EARN Bureau.
The first thing Of importance that
will come to your notice for next |
year will be the income tax schools
that will be held all over the coun-
ty We think we are going to be |
able to hold one in each town in the |
county. At these schools the mat
ter Of cost of production and farm
te,x 1,~{ D1 = IL,
ed out so that farmers will be in a
better position to make income re-
turns more easily and accurately |
and to get a line on what it. is cost !
ing. him to produce any certain
article on his farm. In the past !
many farmer has been working |
from twelve to. sixteen hours a day
labor and that of his entire family |
than he was actually paying his |!
hired man and didn't know it, We |
have arrived at the time when this
can no longer go on. This kind of
work has been the only means in
er to pay for his farm but he him
self and his family have suffered
every Drivation and had but little !
recreation, no modern conveniences
or anything like them. Times have
changed and he is now facing an in
uIciHSH. VI tHe puUllc through var
ious channels that he is a nrofiteer
and has no means whereby he can
prove that is is not. Why? Just be-
cause he does not know what he is
making and cannot convince any
body what it costs to produce. any
certain article or commodity. The
farmer If he would successfully COM
bat this condition of affairs, must
organize and carry the truth to the
consumer in way that he NAV
know you are telling the truth and
you can in no way do that unless
YOU figure the production costs.
Wake up get ready the chance
will be offered you soon and when
it is do not hang back get in the
band wagon let us make it strong
enough to carry us through.