The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-15
WHAT IS a FARM BuREAu2


is to better the farming conditions of
the county and the living conditions
in the communities served. 1t looks
after all the interests of all the farm
ers all the time. This is done by CO.
operating with all dependable farm
ers organizations in the county to the
mutual advantage of ALL
WHO ARE THE COOPERATING
AGENTS?
Counties desiring to organize Farm
Bureaus may secure Federal and
State aid in financing and in organic
ing the movement. The Fort Hays
Experiment Station and the Kansas
State Agricultural College are pre-
pared to furnish the help needed in
drawing up plans and in completing
the organization.
WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THE
COUNTY?
In Kansas the State Law requires
that in each county forming Farm
Bureau the County Commissioners
shall Appropriate not less than $1,000
annually for the support of the work.
The State and Federal governments
will provide an equal amount to that
appropriated by the County Commits
sioners. In addition to this the law
requires that a membership of not
less than $50 bona-fide farmers of the
county, shall be secured and pledged
to pay a membership fee of one or
two dollars (the membership dues
are determined by the organization
at its annual meeting.)
FOR WHAT IS THIS MONEY
USED?
The funds so raised are used for
paying the salary of the County
Agent, or paid secretary of the Farm
Bureau; to maintain an office for the
Farm Bureau where the members
may call, write, or phone at any time
for information concerning their
problems: to advertise the activities
of the organization, and spread in
formation of value to the farming
interests of the county; to pay the
expenses of the Agent in carrying on
the work of the Bureau.
WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICA-
TIONS AND DUTIES OF THE SEC
RETARY?
The secretary or County Agent. as
he is called, should be a trained agri-
culturalist with farm experience and
knowledge of local conditions. His
duties are to carry on practical de-
monstrations of best known farm
practices on the farms of his mem
bers, and get the entire community
interested in these demonstrations so
that all may be served. He will ad-
wise with individual farmers regard
ing concrete problems.
He will look after all the interests
of the farming industry.
With an organization of four or
five hundred farmers the question of
correct prices on wheat would go
direct to the County Agent, and be
more readily solved.
A group of the best farmers with
Federal and State backing will be
listened to in any controversy.
WHO HIRES AND FIRES THE
COUNTY AGENT?
The County Agent is the instru-
ment of the Farm Bureau at all
times.
He is hired by the members at the
annual meeting.
Any claims for ineficiency are
made to the Executive Committee of
the organization which is composed
of members selected by the whole
body.
IS MEASUREMENT POPULAR
IN OTHER STATES?
The Farm Bureau movement has
grown from no agents in 1905 to Owe
1000 today.
All the counties of Iowa are organ
lied; half of Missouri; most of Ne
braska; over half of Kansas. Rookc
Finney, Ness, Rush, Jewell, Barton
and others in our district are organ
lied at present. Practically all tie
states in the East and South have
Farm Bureaus in most every count
in the state
1t is the, most successful way 6
securing concentrated effort of farm
ers that has ever been attempted.
1T IS THE ONLY FARMERS E25
TERPRISE RECEIVING STAT
AND FEDERAL AID.
There is a State federation C
Farm Bureaus to which each cour.
Bureau has the privilege of belon.et:.
ing.
THIS is AFFILIATED WITH
THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
FARM BUREAUS WHICH MAIN
TAINS A LOBBY IN WASHING
TON TO LOOK AFTER THE LEGS
LATIVE INTERESTS OF THE
FARMERS.
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