Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-11-19
Iowa Farm Bureau Immense
Success. Every Farmer In
County Urged 70 Become 4
Member Of Federation.

AleeSt Wecpb A0a ~ UAA Ssss4 $500 k>'-e--
l In O'Brien, Dickinson, Emmett, Hum
boldt and Cerro Gordo counties re-
) suited in nearly 5000 more members
to the state federation This brings
the total membership to $1,000 with
fourteen counties canyassed and boosts
the special working fund we'll above
Z $4,000.
Benton county occupies the sbanner
place with 1000 members. while
O,Brien county claims the honors ON
tho financial end. having contributed
I to the special fund $500.
Five countiss. Clay, chickasaw.
/ Winneahiel, Allamakee and Clayton.
wili IS nnished this week Next week
the drive will Be carried into nine
different counties.
Secrstary J. w Cov6rdaiS = snlarg-
Ing his working force q rapidly a.
possible. and expscts soon 70 - able
to widen the membership campaign
10 thesextsnt q ton sor twelve coun-
ties every wsslk $780,
J. Il. Howard of Clemons. pfesir
dent 81 the lows Farm Bureau Fedora
ton left today for Louissili Ky.,
whore he goes 10 help the ~ mers ot
H. bluegrass state ofEaniSs IL state
federation 81 farm bureaus along the
NnS of the work ii this state.
Last week MI Howard went 70
Chicago where on Nov. 12 and l3, rep
resentatives from thirty Or more
states had gathered for the purpose Of
organising An American Farm Bu-
reau Federation. 4
Mr.. Howard reports = Wide spread
and rapidly growing interest in this
newest OF organization for farmers.
Every state in the union II interested
In the. farm bureau and county agent
work and thirty of thsn, from New
Jersey In the east, to- Utah. California
ana Arizona insrths west. hare state
1ederstions and will send representa-
tives to the coming convention IN Chi
cago Reprint SDfsa doinss Register.
November ., 1915. ~.
PRESIDENTF. E. RICHARDSON, or
LOCAL FARM BUREAU, on WHY
FARMERS SHOULD JOIN THE
FEDERATION.
Delaware County IL one Of the prin-
cipal farming counties Of the state and
- such should be in the front ranks
with other counties In organizing for
farmers rights. In fact how can we,
81 the face Of all other orgapizations
which include all other classes except
the farmer, neglect to organize!
People are talking about the high
cost Of living. the papers are full Of
! 1t, but have you noticed any reduction
II prices, to speak Of, except In hogs.
cattle. corn and other farm products.
Your working hours have been just
~ long; some Of you have worked
over eight hours q day and possibly
have been late to the picture show
The brain force OF the farmer should
average up and even excel other class
es for he Is q capitalist, mechanic, en-
gtneer, chemist and has knowledge
along many other lines that 30 with
farm life. He Is in direct touch with
nature, which keeps all parts Of the
brain working, making more evenly
balanced mind History compliments
the farmer for the many great men,
who have eminated from the farm.
At the present time you are making
sacrifices that are unjust as compared
to other classes that are organized,
and perhaps It is due to small hand
fule Of men who control your pro-
ducts. You ought to be heard In con-
gress. You could and would be II
you were organized to speak in a
body, as one man Interested in a COM
mon cause
The government saw the necessity