The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-09-15

bNiC rcutnNtiVii ths AmOP
can Farm Burea, tteRk ION are
sa.oe Dsr AMMAN ios eseII hem ben
in the County Bureau. One half OF
these dues have been paid in, so
every Farm Bureau member il now
entitled to a six months report
showing him what he received for
his dollar.
The following is what his one
dollar helped to accomplish. Pass
I'D the repeal of the Daylight Saw.
ing Law. Put back the Anti Sttike
clause in the Railroad Bill after it
had been removed by Congress.
After Congress had stricken out
an appropriation of one and one
half million dollars from the Agri-
cultural Appropriation Bill for Ag-
ricultural Extension Work, it caused
this item 70 be replaced in the Bill
with an additional half million dol
lars added for good measure MAX
ing a total OF two million dollars
additional for Agricultural Work.
Placed several planks in the Re-
publican and Democratic platforms
that are of great importance to all
farmers. Started plans for gigan-
tic grain marketing scheme that will
eventually stabilize all grain mar
Eets and says farmers from five TO
ten million dollars annually in COM
missions. Has assisted in organic
ing Farm Bureaus in five additional
States, namely. Maine Nevada Wy
oming. Florida and North Carolina,
making a total of thirty three
States nor organized with a total
membership of about 100000.
Has assisted in organizing Farm
Bureaus in fifteen additional Coun-
ties in Kentucky namely Bourbon.
Boyd, Breckenridge, Barren, Carroll,
Carlisle. Crittenden, Caldwell, Hick-
man. LaRue. Lawrence, Marion,
Nelson, Oldham, and Trimble, max
ing a total of forty seven counties
now organized.
Passed the Farm Bureau 1ncor-
poration Law through the Kentucky
Legislature after it had been smoth-
cred 5n committee. Passed the
Limestone Rate Bill giving a low
freight rate on limestone for agri-
cultural purposes.
Advanced the Volstead-Capper Co
operative II ark eting Bin from nIn-
Der 1900 on the congressional cal
endar to within of the top of the
list, and later got the bill passed in
the House Of Representatives after
il had remained in Committee for
months and by inaction had threat
ened the existance of every far
mers' cooperative Orgd1Nation in
the nation. Defeated the Nolan
Bill which would have added one
billion dollars annually to the taxes
OF farmers.
Obtained an appropriation OF one
European corn borer.
Arranged for long time credits
for farmers through the Federal Re-
serve Banks at a time when inan-
cial affairs were strained. Assist
ed the sugar-beet farmers in the
West to get satisfactory contracts
from sugar factory concerns for in
creasing the beet area in the West
by 10000 acres for the season, and
saved over a million dollars to the
growers.
Employed the services of Clifford
Thorne, the greatest railroad rate
expert in the United States. 10 look
after the interests of farmers at the
rate hearings before the Interest
Commerce Commission at Washing
ton.
Arranged for loans, through the
Federal Reserve Banks, on wool
held by farmers in pools.
Assisted County Farm Bureaus in
pooling 100000 pounds of wool in
Kentucky. Has obtained the co.
operation of county, city and agri-
cultural papers in giving tire proper
kind of publicity TO agricultural at
sfairs and in presenting the problems
OF farmers 10 the people of the
State from the correct viewpoint
Has given TO Mr.. George Colyin,
State Supervisor Of Public Instruc-
ton, the backing of an exective or
ganization TO assiet rim in his laud-
able ambitions of giving to child
rem born in the country educational
facilities that are the equal Of those
now being given to children born in
towns.
Has given to Mr.. W. c. Hanna,
Commissioner of Agriculture. the
support OF organized farmers TO