Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-20
AMERICAN FARM
BUREAU NUMBERS
OVER A MILLION

Chicago. Nov. 49,. r Howard.
president of the American Farm Blu
reau Federation, announces that the
federation has now over q million
members and has Is state organizations
affiliated with it. The national fedora
lion took permanent form here last
spring and established headquarters in
Chicago this past summer.
Sketching the character of this new
conner among the natioasi farm organi-
cations, together with its program, Mr..
Howard. himself an Iowa farmer, said:
The federation is an alliance OF coun-
~ farm bureaus into state farm bureau
declarations and this in turn became
federated into national organization
as the American Farm Bureau Fedora.
ton.
Its puErose is to work for the eco
noInic, social and educational advance
ment 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 econom-
les and statistics has already been
set up. 1t will make a study Of costs
of production of the principal agricul-
tural products and will direct and
compile statistics in cooperation with
the Department of Agriculture. and
the various state agencies. This work
will give much better insight into
the supply and demand Of agricultural
products. with the thought that this
will lead to more efficient marketing.
Our bureau of transportation is max
ing study of necessary transporta-
ton 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 the trans
portation problem and govern its ac-
tons accordingly. II proposes to estab-
lish rate and traffic files. which have
never yet been built up for agricultural
products.
The bureau of trades relations will
make a study of world supply and
world demand, as well as of our ma
tional 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.
We. are already undertaking i'm
portaRt investigation OF cooperation
enterprise in marketing. which looks
toward the establishment of a bureau
of cooperation. ThisS will make
study in the country and abroad, with
the thought that special industries in
terested in forming local or district
cooperative organization 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 yet
been started will present facts relative
to the food supply and other necessi-
ties produced by agriculture to the
daily papers in order that there may
be more general understanding of
agricultural production and a closer
between producer and con-
sumner. This bureau will be service
to agricultural papers. presenting re-
gional and national facts of particular
to farm people and be Of SER
vice to our own affiliated farm organi-
cations, state and county.
Our bureau of legislation. which IN
already in operation. is keeping q |
close record of bills introduced In
Congress and is working for the in
PRODUCTION of legislation which we con- |
slider essential to the proper develop |
ment Of national agricultural poi
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