Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-20
FEDERATION IS
. FORMED TO AID
j. s. FARMERS
Organization Has Over a.
Million Members and Has
Thirty-five State Organ
izationS Affiliated With It.

Chicago, Nov. 10. II. Howard,
president of the american Farm
Bureau federation announces that
the federation has now over a mil
lion members and has thirty-five
state organizations affiliated with
1t. The national federation took
permanent form here laA spring
and established headquarters In
Chicago this past summer.
Sketching the character of this
newcomer among the national farm
organizations, together with its
program, Mr.. Howard. himself an
Iowa farmer, said:
THE federation is an alliance of
county farmer bureaus into state
farm bureau federations and this
In turn became federated into n
national organization as the Amer
lean Farm Bureau federation.
Purpose OF Federation.
Its purpose is to work for the
economic, social and educational
advancement of the farmers of the
United States and for the general
welfare of the nation. 1t is pro-
posed to develop this work by
means Of bureaus.
Our bureau of agricultural econ
omics and statistics has already
been set up. 1t will make study
of costs of production of the prin-
cipal 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 sup
ply and demand of agricultural
products, with the thought that
this will lead to more efficient
marketing.
"Our bureau Of transportation is
making a study of necessary trans
portation facilities, both by land
and water, for the marketing of
our farm crops. The purpose OF
this bureau is TO get at the real
facts in the transportation problem
and govern it's actions accordingly.
II purposes to establish rate and
traffic files. which have never yet
been built up for agricultural prod
ucts.
study of Work Conditions.
1HP DuItdu Vi ~ tN'hN'O'p
will make a study of world supply
and world demand. az well as our
national supply and demand. This
information, coupled with the work
of the farm economies and statis~
tics bureau, will give us accurate
world wide knowledge upon which
to base our plans.
Eve are already undertaking i'm
portant investigation of co-opera-
ton enterprise in marketing, which
looks toward the establishment or
a bureau OF cooperation. This VIII
make a study In the country and,
with the thought that special in
dustries interested in forming local
or district cooperative organlza-
ton may profit by the experience
of other people in similar enter
prises before starting their under
taking.
Bureau of Education. .
1.-THE bureau of education which
we have planned but which has not
vet been started will present facts
relative to the food supply and 9TH
er necessities produced by aGricul-
ture to the daily PAPERS in order
that there may be a more general
understanding Of agricultural pro-
duction and a closer relationship
between producer and consumer.
This bureau Will be a service to ag-
papers, presenting re-
gional and national facts of partic-
ular interest to farm people and be
of service to our own afflllated
farm organizations. state ana
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
trodnc3ftsr Of legislation which we
essential 20 the proper
development of national agricui-
tural policy"