Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09

AS representative of your Farm
Bureau to the State Federation you
no doubt have wondered what is be-
ing done. At the Executive Commit
tee meeting in Des MOines on Janu-
airy 14th, the following committees
| were appointed: Organization, w. P.
Dawson, Aurelia; I. N. Taylor, Oska-
loosa; C. E. Arney, Albion; Educa-
ton: L. " Carter, New Providence,
George NJ. Fox, Dallas Center, A. L.
Bishop, Bedford; Markets and Trans
portation: c. W. Hunt, Logan, A. l..
Middleton, Eagle Grove, J. I. Nichols,
West Liberty; Legislation: L. c. Will
Its, Mt Pleasant, E. H. Cunningham,
Lime Springs, J. E. Craven, Kellogg.
President ]. R. Howard was dele
gated to 60 to Washington, d. c., on
February 18th and 18th to interview
Congress and the Department Of Az
riculture on conditions affecting To-
wa Agriculture, and from there to
take part in preliminary meeting at
Ithaca, New York; for the purpose
of starting National Federation of
Farm Bureaus
The Markets and Transportation
Committee was delegated to meet with
the Corn Belt Meat Producers AS
sociation at Des Moines on February
2Sth and 18th, which they did, and
also gave evidence at the hearing on
livestock shippers problems.
A meeting of the general executive
committee appointed was called at
Des Moines on January 2sth and the
Legislative committee made a report
on needed legislation for the continu-
ance of farm bureau work in Iowa.
The recommendations were accepted
and they were authorized to arrange
for q joint hearing with the Agricul-
tural committee OF both the house and
senate, and as result a joint sub
committee was appointed to draft a
suitable amendment to County Agent |
Law and prepare it for introduction. |
The very efficient service Of the Leg
islative Committee has resulted in
complete passage of legislation. max
ing the farm bureau $4,000 per year
In counties under $4,000 population,
and $4,000 per year in counties over
$4,000 population. Il
Action was taken asking Congress
to repeal the daylight saving law, and
copies Of the request sent to Wash-
ington and later carried personally |
to Congress by President J. r. How
ard. An amendment to the law was
introduced but did not get through |
on account Of adjournment ON March |
4th.
/, President Howard also. while in.
Washington, spent some time with the
Department of Agriculture and pre-
scented the Iowa conditions to them
in a favorable way. He had hearings
with the different divisions, and there
is now under way change in the sys-
tenn of crop reporting SO as to make
statistics available to the producer
at the same time as to the Spectator.
President Howard, at the meeting of
State FederatiOns of Farm Bureaus |
at Ithica, New York, took active part
in the program, and definite steps
were taken to perfect National Fed
Grafton of Farm Bureaus at Chicago
November 18th and 18th, 1919. A
committee of five was appointed to
draw up constitution and bylaws |
and to make arrangements for rep
resentation from every state to this
meeting.
Chairman C. w. Hunt Of the Mar
kets and Transportation Committee
sat on the advisory council to the
Food Administration the latter part
of January when the price OF hogs |
for February was fixed at $3.50 per
hundred The Markets Committee re-
commended at this meeting Of Janu-
airy 2Sth that Congress vote funds
to take over the 1919 wheat crop at
its promised price, and take the loss
direct if there be any, instead Of re-
imbursing the grower On March 1st
President Wilson signed the bills to
this effect. An additional report Of
this committee will be furnished lat
er.