The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-10-09

An Explanation Of the Object and
Purposes of Farm bureau

On the lips of nearly every former
You meet VINO is not member az the
Farm Bureau h. this question. What i
~ What D tnis rguuization Of farm
ersf What do they propose to do
We hear rumors Of IL from Nc.-rsel-- /
en- County, from Graves from Davies.
Marshall. Irigg. Logan and many other
counties in Kentucky. We hear a rum
bic 81 organization from Illinois with
already one hundred thousand mem
beers. from Iowa with $1,000 and grow
ing every day. from Ohio win over
1000" members. from Michigan. from
Indiana from Kansas. from Wisconsin.
from Missouri from Tennessee and
many other states.
We are informed that the Far,, Pr
reaus Of three ~ these states worting
together have obtained the repeal Of
the Daylight Saving Law over H. veto
OF the President Of the United STATES.
We scratch our head and think n We
can remember any other national law
that farmers and farmers only wanted
and we realize that this is tho first
We know 81 course that the farmers
Of Illinois got representation last wear
In the State Legislature. We know
that they sent committee 10 the III
iuoiS Legislature with INSTRUCTIONS 10
use every fair means "a defeat seven
bills which were proposed that the hi
nois farmers considered injurious o.
their business. We know the results
All seven bills were defeated. We also
know That This same committee was in
structcd % use every honorable means
to pass six bills which the Illinois
County Bureaus had agreed on a. help
ful 10 the business Of the farmer and
that all Of these bills were passed. But
these are state affairs They have
no bearing on the nation except 10
show what orga uizcd farmers can do
No, We must admit that the DAYLIGHT
Saving Law was the first National rec
ignition that the farmers ever got
VIII he set down after this victory and
drop back ia his former place Of bet
ting other elias of men run the az
fairs OF the couutry-his country. No
ho will not because on Nov. 18th and
18th the representatives Of the state
Farm bureaus will meet in Chicago
10 organize q National Federation Of
r. rm bureaus.
The National Organiza ton Of farm
ers viii start out with more members
tower one and onc-han milliOn) and
under more favorable auspices than
any organization ever started with. IL
will be- big enough and broad enough 10 |
take care Of all the farmers of the |
United States and its policies and mode |
Of organization win be- fair enough. |
not 10 De Objectionable 10 any farmer |
" ho wants square deal himself. AMI
IS willing 60 give the other fellow "A |
square deal
D. lot e.. a.
not expect 10 control the price on farm
stun The farmer realizes that this
country for which his sons fought would /
not be- safe II any class Of men had
absolute control Of prices. ON the 9TH
pr hand the farmer wishes an equal II
voice with other classes in fixing and
a rriving az fair price for stuff He
wants like every other business man
-osf Of production plus reasonable
profit
The people in the cities used 10 be
made up OF men and women who were
born GA the farms and then moved t0I
own The cities are now composed Of
men and women who were born In the
titles and have never seen a farm.
Many Of these people think corn grows
,n the farms with little effort and Ia
,or. n q farmer needs more money an |
b. has 10 DO according % them i TO
nfher more corn. According TO their
dea fat hogs are driven In from the
arm whore they grow on the grasses
hat Beautiful Nature" furnishes. and
he corn that grows so easily. II n
arner needs more money why not
lrive In few more Of those hogs
A. long as men who are So densely igI
Orant Of the expenses Of the farmer. OF
lis cost of production. of his rs hour
hay. have complete control Of the des-
ines 81 our country this country Will
0t be- safe
No farmer can afford 10 be without
he protection Of this great Orgnniza-I
ion which will stretch from Maine tol
alifornia and from coast 10 coast.
Come 20 Cayce Friday night and in
estigafe this organization