The Farmington times., 1919-02-07
WEEKLY NEWS NOTES
(By County Agent, Glenn S. Hensley)
Annual Meeting of Farm Bureau, to
be Held Saturday Afternoon, Feb
ruarY I5fh

be Held Saturday Afternoon, Feb
ruary 18th.
The Executive Committee of the st.
Francois County Farm Bureau has
planned to hold the annual meeting
OF the Farm Bureau at Pennington.
on Saturday afternoon, February 18th.
This meeting is the biggest one for
the Bureau held throughout the year.
1t is at this meeting that the officers
OF the Farm Bureau are elected and
the program Of work for the ensuing
year is decided upon. The member
ship campaign of the Farm Bureau.
for new members and the renewal of
the old members will take place the
week following the annual meeting.
A prominent speaker will be present
to talk TO the farmers assembled, on
a topic which will be of vital impor-
tancc to them. The County Agent is
IN correspondence with several men
and further announcement of the pro-
gram will be given in next weeks pa
per. The Executive Committee of the
Farm Bureau is planning an annual
meeting which will be worth while
for all farmers to attend. While this
meeting is a business meeting for the
farm Bureau, we plan to make IL Of
interest to visitors and wish to urge
that all people who are interestai in
the work and the future of the Farm
Bureau, be present, Doubtless there
are many people in st. Francois Coun-
ty who know very little about the
Farm Bureau and what it is doing.
knowing little, they feel that it is do.
ing little. Remember that It is not
always the person that makes the
loudest noise that does the most work,
so may be we have not made noise
enough for you to hear just what we
are doing. Come out to our annual
meeting and you will find out some
OF the work that the Farm Bureau has
done and will find that the Farm Bur-.
eau is showing big returns for the
money the people of the County are
investing in it.
Do not forget, Farm Bureau mar,
bers and interested farmers. that now
Is Ihe time you need an organization il
you ever needed it. Every paper YOU
PICK up, tells of the demands of labor
organizations, of strikes, of demands
OF trust companies and corporations.
Tor what the members of each organi-
zation consider due them. Labor and
other industries are organized and are
using their organizations very effec-
tually in watching over their interests
IN this great reconstruction period
following the War.
No other farmers organization in
the world is as strong as the Farm
Bureau at the present time, The or
of the Farm Bureau bs.
within the last month taken stems
which will allow the farmers to have
something to say about the legisla-
ton which may affect them. A
State Association of Farm Bureaus
has been formed in Missouri. This
state Association is composed of all
County Farm Bureaus in the State
which care to join the Association.
Judge James of st. Joseph, and one of
me most prominent farmers in Bu-
'hanan County is a member of the Ex-
'cutlve Committee of this State AS
'ociation. Judge James is a former
member of the Legislature and has
W. oNNSPC IHc pOSlIlOn OF Lne
executive Secretary of the Associa-
ion. He will have an office in JEFF
..erson City and will be there while the
Legislature is in session, to look after
matters of interest to the farmer.
which may come up in the Legislature.
Judge James is doing this netirely at
MS own expense and only because he
realizes the possibilities of the Farm
Bureau and the needs of the farmer
Tor what the Farm Bureau can give
him. Come OF our annual meeting and
you will learn a great deal more a.
oout the organization which will be of
Just as vital interest to you as what
you have just read about our State
Association. Watch next weeks pa
per for further announcements of our
animal Tnaatinp