Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-11-07
WHAT FARM BUREAUS
ARE DOING ELSEWHERE
Statement Issued to Further Mem
bership Campaign Of Stevens
4 County Farm Bureau
IOWA FARM BUREAU Fedora
TIONS

The Federation in Iowa grew out
of situations which called for united
action between counties. Such
needs were responsible for the Iowa
Farm Bureau Federation being or
ganized, December, 1918. Some
achievements since that time are as
follows:
1. Petitions signed by $4,000
persons we're sent to Congress ask
ing for the repeal of the Daylight
Saving Law.
2. Wool Growers Association or
ganized in the state which has
shipped comparatively over 100000
pounds of wool during 1919. Some
of the wool was sold for as high as
6Oc per pound.
3. Called upon by the Secretary
of Agriculture in company with other
farm bureau federation officials to ad-
wise with him in formulating plans
for the reorganization of the Farm
Management Office.
4. Voted to request the Iowa
State College and other colleges of
the state to establish three months
business course in agriculture for
farm boys.
5. Cooperated with the Corn Belt
Meat Producers Association in en-
ployment Of trouble man" at
Union Stock Yards, Chicago.
6. Conducted special farm bureau
day at Iowa State Fair, also main
tanned a farm bureau camp.
7. Has participated in the High
Cost of Living study, and found that
$351.49 is the amount which the
farmer actually receives of the aver
age $500 family budget. Of this
$500 family budget, $3.50 is found
to be the amount which covers cost
of food and clothing, products that
are produced by the farmers. A re-
duction of prices to the farmer
would, therefore, not greatly lessen
prices to the consumer.
8. Cooperated with other state
farm bureau federation officials and
secured an interview with President
w 11SOu DIT Wn1Cu L1II1C I11O VIC"
of the farmers as to how to lower the
high cost of living was presented.
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCI-
ALTON Federation of Farm
Bureaus)
From statement recently issued by
State Organizations.
TIL eIllinois Agricultural Associa-
ton is a state organization of the
members of County Farm Bureaus.
Here are some of the things accom-
plished that have been worked on:
CD Wheat price guarantee main
tanned. (2) Fair wheat marketing
rules adopted. (3) Daylight Saving
Law repealed. (4) State Pure Seed
Law passed. go Collected sales
made safe for farmers by an amend
ment to the Conspiracy Law. co
A cooperative wool marketing plan
has been put into effective operation.
Cd Organization work has been car
ried on in many counties, in some of
which as high as 81 per cent of all
farmers joined the county bureau and
the state federation.
The Association is now working
on: (D Constitutional convention.
(2) Establishing a Claim Depart
. ment for service to members. 90
Putting on trouble man" at the
Union Stock Yards, Chicago. (N
Studying source of raw rock phos-
phate supply.
MISSOURI FARM BUREAU ASSOCI-
ALTON
From a statement by the President
of the State Organization, Chester H.
Gray, Nevada, Missouri.
Some of the measures which the
State Farm Bureau Federation helped
to secure action upon at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature are as fol-
lows: Cd A new farm bureau law.
(2) A pure seed law. (3) A state
bureau of markets. (4) A farm sur
vey of agricultural statistics to be
law. (6) A new county fair law
Cd Support of educational bills.
NEY YORK STATE FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION
Copy of night letter from Secret
airy of the State Federation)
Federation has been very success
full in representing farmers so thai
practically all wool in the state il
sold comparatively. Has secured vas
improvement in rural mail service
Has brought influence of farmers tt
bear directly on college Of agricul
ture. Supervised distribution of biz
quantity of improved seed. Is plan
ming speakers bureau to inform cit.
jewellers on rural conditions.
INDIANA FEDERATION OF FARM
ERS' ASSOCIATION
From statement by Secretary Levi
Taylor.
1. The first thing accomplishe
after organization was reduction o
from sc to 10c per pound on all bind
er Irvine used in the late harvest.
2. By negotiation with U. S