Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-12-03
Farm Bureau Notes
PROGRAM OF WORK OF THE AMER
ICAN FARM BUREAU FEEDER
ALTON GENERAL

1. To develop a completely unified
national organization to act as spokes-
man for the farmer and to. adequately
interests on all occasions.
EDUCATIONAL
/. To create in the urban mind a
tionship to other units in the social and
economic structure.
2. 10 re-establish agriculture in the
public mind as the foremost industry,
the prosecution of which man reaches
his highest plane of development:
3. To encourage and assist in the de-
velopment of food production to It's
a. To foster and develop all those
lines Of endeavor which make for bet
ter homes, better social and religious
life, better health. and better rural HV-
ing in every sense.
5. To conduct referenda on various
national questions to determine farm
sentiment before determining legisla-
LEGISLATIVE
I. TO safeguard the rights and in
terests and to assert the needs Of the
To QUESTION
legality of collective bargaining.
g. To insist upon the presence of
farmer minds on all boards and commits
President.
4. TO defend the farmers viewpoint
in AL matters relating to tax ,evies.
the merchant marine, territorial acquis-
itions and all similar legislative mat
ters involving questions of policy, in
any way efecting agriculture.
5. To insist CT some arrangement
between capital and labor which will
criminally wasteful strikes.
6. To strengthen the Federal Farm
Loan Act and secure in addition, the es-
credits.
government supervision, of all COM com,
mercial interests whose size and kind
Of business enables them to establish
monopoly dangerous to the best inter-
ests of the nation
1. To extend cooperative marketing
of farm crops to the point in the dis
tribution system so that the maxim
and incidentally. for the consumer,
2 To limit the profits and reduce the
costs Of distribution in all lines not
handled comparatively.
supply Of any farm product and to so
regulate the flow Of market as to elm
mate sharp and extreme price huctua-
tiCns.
4. TO establish new foreign markets
for surplus American farm products:
:. TO provide cheaper sources of fer
tilizer end more economical means of
production.
EXECUTIVE
I. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
is organized under the direction Of
committee of three and the following
w eel w News etter to Farm
Publications.
3 Special news and story service to
Farm Publications.
, g. Cooperative service with Farm
forth
a. News and stories to city dailfes.
5. Feature stories in magazines of
s. Publication of special pamphlets.
speeches and 50 forth.
II; DEPARTMENT OF FARM
Of four: The principal functions, to be
taken up at once are along the lines OF
a careful study of Agricultural Stalls
tics.
DDS for farmers
g. Crop statistics and forecasts.
2. Prize analysis.
4. weather reports with specific re-
ference To a~ricult"dal needs.
5. Study of Worlds supply Of Ae-
ricu1tural products. crop conditions,
and policies adopted for their needs.
s. Credit analysis.
7. Tenden:ies in tariff. merchant
tons, ocean freiehts and so forth.
f f T S17RR. fS"e %S c%raANspoRrA-
TON organized under the direction Of
a committee Of four to function as fol-
i. Help to improve the service Of our
sihle.
2. Prevent excessive transportation
0o'e1 Ta ee tengen"iea' Constantly in
the rates and regulations on agricul-
tural products.