The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-10
BELTRAhl COUNTY FARM
BUREAU DRAWS ARTICLES
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and keep a complete and accurate
record of all proceedings of the Fed
Grafton. He shall have possession of
all records, attend to the proper pub
lication of all reports, conduct the
correspondence of the Federation
and perform such other duties as are
usual to such an office or as may
be required of him by the president
or by the executive committee.
Article Xl-Committee.
Section /. Administrative Com
mittee: The president, vice-president
and treasurer shah constitute an ad-
fninistrative and auditing committee
which shall meet regularly each
month to administer and transact
the routine business of the Fedora
ton under the direction Of the execu-
tive committee and to advise with
the secretary relative to the prosecu-
ton of the work of the Federation
in the event of infreqnent meetings
of the executive committee.
Section 2. State Project Commit
tee. Each major activity or state
project Of the program of the Fedora
ton shall be developed and led, by
committee consisting of the project
leader on the state executive COM
mittee as chairman and the project
leader of similar work serving on
each county farm bureau executive
committee which has formally adopt
ed the project. The president shall
assign the projects of the state pro-
gram to the several members of the
state executive committee in man.
ner consistent with the election of
each member and the fitness to lead
specified projects. The chairman or
state project leader may choose not
to exceed three associates to serve
with. him in having charge of the
work of such project or department,
subject to the approval of the state
executive committee. The president
of the Federation and the chairman
may call meetings of the respective
state project committees at such time
and places as may be advisable by
notifying all members of the respec-
tive committees. Each state project
committee shall make specific written
suggestions and recommendations to
the executive committee at the time
Of the annual meeting and shall ad-
wise. with the chairman whenever i'm
portant questions arise concerning
the project.
Section 3. Relations Of County
Farm Bureau Executive Committee.
The county farm bureau executive
committee shall give every assistance
possible to the county director and
each county project leader and in
conjunction with them, shall repre-
sent the federation in their respec-
tive counties. In addition such county
executive committee of each farm
bureau association affiliated with this
Federation shall have the same rela-
tionship to the state executive COM
mittee as the community committee
has to the county farm bureau execu-
tive committee. Each county farm
bureau executive committee shall
adopt such state projects as have ap-
plication to the county and shall di
rect their operation in the county,
and each county executive committee
shall hold meetings as provided in
the constitution and bylaws of the
county farm bureau association.
Section 4. Standing and Special
Committees. The president shall ap-
point annually from among the men,
bers of the executive committee (and
county directors, if deemed advis-
able) of the Federation, the following
standing committees and such other
standing, special, or subcommittee
as may be deemed necessary:
1. Organization Committee - Of
three members which shall devote it.
self particularly to the development
Of this Federation, the county farm
bureau association, and related orr
ganizations with view to increasing
and extending their service and USE
fulness;
2. Educational Committee - Of,
three members to act in conjunction
with the State College of Agriculture
and the United States Department of
Agriculture and other educational
agencies having to do with rural
affairs;
3. Finance and Rural Economics
Committee-Of three members to
consider and recommend policies and
plans relative to the economic and f.
nancial welfare Of agriculture includ-
ing the application Of agencies be-
lieved to favorably effect the most
economic and efficient production,
marketing, transportation, manufac-
ture, and distribution Of farm pro-
ducts, consistent with remunerative
returns to labor and other productive
factors and satisfactory service to
the consuming public;
4. Public Affairs and Relations
Committee-Of three members to
study the public Importance of agri-
culture, to spread an understanding
of its Importance and relations to
the other great state and national
industries, to call to. the attention of
public bodies, local, state and ma
tional, such policies, plans, measures
and methods affecting agriculture as
are believed will be conducive to the
welfare of the industry and the gen.