Arizona republican., 1920-05-16

state for the purpose of building up farm bureaus. The membership of the comittee consist of A. l.. Brown, presi dent of the state farm bureau who has lately returned from the meeting of the national farm bureau. The other members, are persons connected with the extension service of the University of Arizona including Hr. Heard, county agent, Miss Wills and Mrs. Lockwood Of home demonstration work Mir. Parks, state leader of club work and Professor Taylor of the university
 The objects of the farm bureau are set out in the following paper:
 What Is Farm Bureau7
 farm bureau is an institution for the development of program of work in agriculture and home economics and for cooperating with county, state and federal agencies in the de- velopment of profitable farm manage ment and efficient and wholesome home and community life.
 Farm Bureau Organization Plan
 Farm bureau organization is built first upon community organizations Or groups. These are called community farm bureau centers or local farm bu- reaus and are based upon a paid up membership of farmers and farmers wives. Where women's branch of the farm bureau is formed it is some times called a home bureau. Com munity farm bureau centers were first organized in Arizona under the name of Local Farm Improvement associa tions in 1914. The name farm bureau was adopted by the state organization in January, 1918.
 The community farm bureau centers make up the county farm bureau. The county farm bureaus make up the state farm bureau and the state farm bureaus make up the American Farm Bureau federation. a national organ saf cd fr, cage. March g. 1920.
 The organization is representative one. Constitution and by-laws have been adopted by the national state and county farm bureaus and by most of the community farm bureau ceuters. Work is carried on through officers and committees selected by the organ izations.
 Annual Dues
 In Arizona the state farm bureau collects annually 50 cents per member which goes to the American Farm Bu- 7 reau federation. The county farm bu- reau has 50-cent annual membership fee and most community farm bureau centers assess members S1 for local needs. Dues in all are. therefore usu- ally $2 per member. Where local dues are more than s1 per member the total dues are consequently more than s2 per year.
 Thirty three Good Reasons For Being
 a Member
 l. To help develop a program of work beneficial to agriculture.
 2. To improve farm life conditions in Arizona
 g. TO encourage better livestock.
 4. To form means of interchange and sale of adapted varieties of seeds, plants and livestock among members.
 G. To help form cooperative farm
 
 lzeting crops and livestock and for CO., operative buying of supplies.
 6. Through being member of the farm bureau to be able to receive greater benefits from the county agri- cultura lagent, the county home dem onstration agent, the county club agent, the extension specialist and other workers of the agricultural ex- tension service of the University of Arizona and the United State depart mena of agriculture
 [. To promote community. county and state agricultural fairs.
 g. TO promote co operative cotton growers associations. cow-testing as sociations, farm labor associations, dairy associations. potato growers as- sociations. pure seed growers associa- tions irrigation districts, water users associations. drainage districts. swine growers associations. cattle growers associations, wool growers associa- tions, fruit growers, associations, can taloupe growers associations, alfalfa seed growers associations. vegetable growers associations, hay shippers associations. community livestock breeding rings poultry associations, bee keepers associations, citrus grow CTS associations. cooperative cream cries, cooperative granaries, farmers warehouses. goat raisers' associations irrigation. fuel oil associations egg t-fT neighborhood spray rings. and all other co-eporative associations for the benefit of agriculture
 g. To promote good roads. To as- sist in transportation and distribution problems effecting agricultural and livestock interests
 10. To foster boys and girls club work which not only improves farm and home life. but helps the boy and the girl.
 IT. To further education in it's va rious phases.
 12 TO assist in maintaining free dom of insect pests and diseases of farm and fruit crops thereby CO., oper- ating with officials of the state board of horticulture and agriculture.
 13 To unite in maintaining purity of seed strains in communities such as long staple cotton in d long staple cotton community.
 14. To unite in a common rodent pest control campaign now conducted as d state project in Arizona.
 IS. To unite in the campaign to control animal disease and predatory animal pests thereby cooperating with officials of the state livestock sanitary board. state veterinarian and the U. S. Biological survey.
 16. Through being a member of a farmers organization to receive the greater benefits of other state officials such as the state dairy commissioner. state bee inspector, state board of health. etc.
 r. To encourage extension schools. extension institutes and demonstration meetings for educational purposes in farm communities.
 IS. To receive the benefits Of silo building forms to be used co-opera- lively by different farmers living in the community.
 19 To secure livestock feeds shipped in at times to meet emergen- cies due to drought or crop failure.
 70. TO initiate and prosecute com rauuitV weed control