The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-11-25
FARM BUREAU MEETS
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
Holds It's Second Annual Con-
yention in St. Paul.
Hundreds of Farmers Present Discuss
Marketing Problems, Adopt Pro-
gram for Coming Year.


onstrating to the state and country
that they are peri :ctly capable OF
taking care of themselves. Those in
cividuals who are almost gricved to
the point of tecrs concerning the op-
pressed farmers and those cynics who
have been skeptical concerning the
ability of the formers to form pow
crful organization should have at
tended the convention Of the Mime
sofa Farm Bureau federation In st.
Paul last week. That body CT 600 dele
gates, representing $4,000 Minnesota
farmers, had assembled for business.
They met to discuss marketing prob
lens end those economic questions
which vitality concern everyone in The
state. They did not stop with discus
sion, they adopted state agricultural
program which will be presented to
the legislature converting the first OF
the year. The majority of the mem
bers are unquestionably much inter-
ested in the farm bureau and will do
everything in their power to enact
such 1egislat ton as will be necessary
for the fulfllment of this program.
Thursday was devoted to business
conferences, both the executive COM
mittee and the board of directors met.
The meetings Friday were held ct the
Elks club and the auditorium was
packed to overlooking at each session.
The morning program opened with an
address by the president, L. E. Potter
Miss Julia O. Newton, state home
demonstration leader, discussed "The
Farm Bureaus Relation to the Farm
Home" She made an earnest plea fol-
improved working conditions for the
farmers wife, who all too frequently
shortens her life from 10 to Is years
as result Of overworking. She GER
tainly should be provided with every
labor saving device possible and should
be able to set aside certain portion
of the day for rest and recreation.
j. "A. o. Preus also addressed the
meeting. He said: "The recent cam
paign was waged on well-defned
issue-that Of cooperative market
ing as opposed to state activities along
such lines 1 champion the co-opera-
tive idea because I do not believe that
a political unit, such as Minnesota
can successfully engage in business in
competition with private enterprise
We all know that we do not work Sc
hard for the state, the county or the
township as we do for ourselves. And
so hope you will adopt the program
you think should be carried out and !
pledge again to do everything in my
power to bring about remedial legisla-
ton such as you people want" Mr.
Preus does not make excessive state
ments but he does fulfill all his prom
Uses. He has pledged himself to do
everything in his power to further the
remedial legislation demanded by the
farmers and he will keep his pledge.
At the afternoon session DR.. H. W.
Mumford, director of the live stock de-
partment of the Illinois agricultural
association, delivered an address. DR..
Mumford said there are now 100000
members in the illinois Farm Bureau
federation and each member pays SIS
to the state association. This orga-
nization is concerned with the i'm
provement of the facilities for market
ing the farm produce. Success in this
line means as much to the consuming
point should be borne in mind-if the
farm bureau is to be permanent in
stitution it must so function that il
will benefit the majority of the people
consumers as we'll as producers. DR.
Mumford said they attributed much
Of their success in Illinois to the fac,
that the federation there entirely ia.
booes all, politics. They adhere strict.
ly to this rule, and the federation as
such will not even endorse the candi-
dacy of man. DR.. Mumford referred
briefly to some of the activities of the
live stock agricultural association
Hog cholera was prevalent in Illinois
and group of veterinary surgeons
taking advantage of the situation were
charging cxorbitant prices for serum
and their services in vaccinating the
animals. The farmers were being
driven to the necessity of administer
ing the serum themselves. The asso.
ciation, after investigating the condi.
ton, demanded that the practice OF
concentrating the serum be dis.
continued and that the veterinarians
charge only reasonable price fol
their services. When there was q
response to these demands, the farm