Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-08-06
FARM BUREAU NOTES.

was nelu last Monday afternoon at
Renick. Weather was so fine for
haying that the attendance was
small. The officers of the Bureau
for the coming year will be:
PresidcnLB. A. Rapp, Renick; "
Presidents, Presidents of the local
clubs; Secretary, Eugene Tuckwil-
Ter, Lewisburg; Treasurer, John
Dotson, Lewisburg.
BY unanimous consent of those
present it was agreed that future
annual meetings be held the third
Tuesday of August.
The membership of the Farm
Bureau has suffered a decline dur
ing the interval when there was no
County Agent. In order to stimu-
late a livelier interest it was sug-
Sested, if possible TO do so, that we
secure MIR. w. ID. linn, of Philippi,
w. Va to give an address at an all
day Farm Bureau picnic. Mr.. linn
IS one of our prominent agricul-
lural educators. conducts extensive
farming operations himself, and can
give clear explanation of the way
he does things and the reason why.
If he comes to Greenbricr it will
be Il fine opportunity to hear an.
able presentation of modern thought
in agriculture.
Mr.. II. S. Vanderport, Assistant
Director of the Department of Ag-
ricultural Extension, College of Ag-
rlculturc, was present. 1t is his
opinion that considering the State
as whole, there is more interest
shown in the work the Farm Bur-
cauS are doing at this time than
there has ever been before. His
summing up of the fertilizer and
wool situation is about as follows:
Last spring the Secretary of the
w. Va. Farm Bureau Federation
went TO Baltimore seeking to con-
tract with fertilizer companies for
a large quantity of fertilizer, to be
sold through the Farm Bureaus;
giving the manufacturer the adj
/ vantage of large-quantity orders,
and the farmer the advantage of
lower price. Several companies
would have nothing to do with him,
saying they would not cut the
price nickel for the Farm Burean
business" He was successful in in
teresting several companies in his
proposition, however, and finally
secured price F. o. B. Baltimore,
OF S25.9O per ton on Ii per cent
Acid Phosphate, several dollars
lower than the market price of Sim
liar onndc OF hok
OF the fertilizer men held out for
their price until sometime in July,
when all prices dropped to the level
of the Federation price. Two of
the companies even dropped be-
low the Federation price little.
Evidently their plan is TO attract
the trade and so cheat the Fedora
ton of their business. Let it be
known here that the aim of the
Federation was to get lower prices
Tor the farmer; that aim has been
accomplished; and very evidently
the activities of the Federation were
in large part, if not wholly, re-
spohsible for the present price.
Such an organization that exists
and operates for our benefit, and
The benefit Of all the agricultural
interests of the State, should re-
ceive our hearty support. AT this
time there is no market demand
Tor wool. There are two courses
the wool-grower may pursue-eith-
err hold the wool himself, or consipn
II to someone TO hold until there
is demand. 1t is reported that
there are mills near us that will
manufacture wool for a. half,
either into cloth or blankets; for
those who have but small clip of
wool. and are in need of blankets,
that would seem to be the best plan
for this year. For those who have
more wool than they could posi-
bly, use, the Federation wool pool
is commenced. No specified price
can be guaranteed, but the highest
market price is assured. 1t can be
easily understood that should the
Federation secure control of the
bulk of the wool clip of the State,
they would be in much better
position to dictate prices than the
producer himself would be if
each one retained his clip separ-
ately.
Mr.. Jesse Coffman has been Sc
cured as tester for the Greenbrier
Contrasting Association for the
coming testing year. He will start
on his new duties this week. Mr..
Goldman will start out with eleven
members 10 visit monthly. Mr..
Livesay, Manager of the Lewisburg
Ice Cream Co., here, is now adding
more space to the cooling room of
the plant; when the work is COM
pleted the plant will be able to
handle greater volume of bust
Thnx ,,,;1I toI,.