The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-05
SPECIAL MEETING
FARM BUREAU

Extensive Membership Campaign De-
cided Upon by Farm Bureau Direct
ors at Meeting Wednesday
EVERY FARMER is INTERESTED
Farming Industry Of Crawford County
Represents More Than $90,00O000
+ There Should be Cooperation
An extensive membership campaign
was decided on by the farm bureau
directors at a special meeting held
in the court house last Wednesday.
The campaign will extend through
the first two weeks of February. This
membership drive will be carried out
by the various farm bureau officers of
each township, and every man in each
township will be canvassed.
The farm burea membership drive
not only obtains financial support, but
also gets more men interested in the
Organization, that represents the rural
class. BY getting more people inter
ested in the organization more people
will become better acquainted with
what the farm bureau stands and
works for.
! AS an emergency organization, the
farm bureau was the official govern
ment agency to stimulate production.
AS permanent organization, the farm
bureau not only deals with the pro-
duction end of the farm business. but
the marketing end which is equally as
important. To better marketing con-
ditions for the farmer there must be
bureaus and it's organization, the
state federation of farm bureaus, is
the most extensive farmers organiza-
tion in existence. The farm bureaus
are the only farmers organizations
backed by the government, both finan-
cially and with federal departments.
Every man who is interested in the
selling Of farm products should be in
terested in the Crawford county farm
bureau. No man who sells farm prod
ucts should refuse to become farm
bureau member.
The state federation of farm bu-
reaus is now assisting in helping to
solve the present marketing problems
and to stabilize farm prices during the
Reconstruction. Best results will be
obtained if the organization has a
large number Of interested members.
Other reasons why every farmer
should be member of the farm bu-
reaus are: 'et 80 sa-" 'r = -
Because the farming industry Of
Crawford county represents over a
$50 100000 concern and 1t should main
tain the farm bureau to represent 1t;
to support an organization that will
help the farmers; to cooperate with
the farmers of Crawford county, who
realize the farmers must stand as a
class and not as individuals; to give
strength to the state federation of
farm bureaus, and to the national
farm bureau association; because this
| is the only farmers organization the
government supports financially; be-
cause it is not a political, commercial
or sectarian organization; because ov-
er $4,000 Iowa farmers are already
members of the various farm bureaus;
because it has the Endorsement OF ev-
cry farm paper; because a member
ship entities you to free service Of the
farm bureau and the county agent; be-
cause the organization affords you
opportunity to become acquainted with
other farmers who have similar prob
lens to yours; because the farm bu-
reau is to the county what a CONNER
cial club is to city. The county
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secretary. The county agent devotes
his full time to things which concern
farmers. The county agent is direct
ed by the farm bureau board of direct
ors. They work together on the
things which will better the general
agricultural welfare.
Often times the question is asked,
what is the cash return for the five
dollar membership fee invested? Of
ten times a farmer saves more than
that in saving time in obtaining labor,
feed, seeds, livestock, ETC., through
the exchanges maintained by the farm
bureau. Often there are no visible
cash returns, yet like the public
schools, there is large value re-
ceived
The farm bureau movement IS not
fostered by any commercial or politi-
cal organization, as one of the farm
papers of the state has questioned.
The farm bureau is fostered and sup
ported by the government. by local
business men, who realize the import
ance of agricultural prosperity, and
! by farmers who see the need of an or
ganization through which their prob
|lamS NAV he solved