Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-18
Farm, Federation
Membership More
Than One Million
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago. Nov. 49,. r. Howard,
president OF the American Farm
Bureau Federation. announces that
the federation has now over q mil
lion members and has thirty-five
state organizations affiliated with it.
The national federation took perna-
nent form here last spring and estab-
lished headquarters in Chicago this
past summer.
Sketching the character Of this
newcomer among the national farm
organizations, together with its pro-
gram, Mr.. Howard. himself an Iowa
farmer, said:
"The federation Is an alliance Of
county farm bureaus into state farm
bureau declarations and this in turn
became federated into a national or
ganization as the American Farm
Bureau Federation.
ITS purpose is to work for the eco
nomic. social and educational ad-
vancement of the farmers OF the
United States and for the general
welfare OF the nation. 1t is proposed
to develop this work by means of
bureaus.
Our bureau Of agricultural eco
Monies and statistics has already
been set up. 1t will make study Of
costs of production Of the principal
AGRICULTURAL products and will direct
and compile statistics in cooperation
with the department Of agriculture,
and the various state agencies. This
work will give a much better insight
into the supply and demand of agri-
cultural products. with the thought
that this will lead to more efficient
marketing.
Our bureau OF transportation is
making study OF necessary trans
portation facilities. both by land and
by water. for the marketing OF our
farm crops. The purpose OF this
bureau is to get at the real facts In
tho transportation problem and gov
ern Its actions accordingly. It pro-
POSES to establish rate and traffic
files. which have never yet been
built up for agricultural products.
The bureau of trades relations
viii make study OF world supply
and world demand. as well as OF our
national supply and demand. This in
formation. coupled with the work of
the farm economics and statistics
bureau. will give us accurate world
wide knowledge upon which to base
our plans.
I'VE are already undertaking I'M
portant investigation Of cooperation
enterprise In marketing, which looks
toward the establishment OF a bureau
of cooperation. This will make a
study Iii the country and abroad.
with the thought that special indus
tries interested In forming local or
district cooperative organizations
may profit by the experience OF
other people in similar enterprises
before starting their undertaking.
The bureau Of education which we
have planned but which has not vet
been started will present facts rela-
tive to the food supply and other me-
cessities produced by agriculture to
the daily papers In order that there
may be a more general understand
aug OF agricultural production and a
closer relationship between producer
and consumer. This bureau will be a
service to agricultural papers. pre-
senting regional and national facts of
particular interest to farm people
and be Of service to our own affilia-
ted farm organizations, state and
county.
Our bureau Of legislation, which
is already in operation, is keeping a
close record of bills introduced In
congress and is working for the in
PRODUCTION of legislation which we
consider essential to the proper de-
yelopment of national agricultural
policy"