The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-04-28
THE FARM NEWS
SPECIAL PAGE DEVOTED TO THE FARMING
INTERESTS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY
est cooperation of the various cooper
alive marketing associations

est cooperation of the various cooper
alive marketing associations
3. The recommendation of a joint
committee from Corn Belt Meat Pro
ducers' association, Cooperative Live
stock Shippers association, The Farm.
ers' Grain Dealers association and all
other farmers organizations and a spe.
cial committee to cooperate with this
committee in the solving of the vari-
GUS marketing problems.
4. A survey through all cooperative
shipping associations to determine the
existing evil Of car shortage and seem
ingly unfair discrimination of the dis.
.tlibution of cars by the employees Of
the railroads.
5. The urging of the establishment
at the Iowa experiment station of a
research department to study the mar
keting and transportation problems.
6. The endorsement of a claim de-
partment at Chicago cooperating with
the Grain Dealers and Corn Belt Meat
Producers associations in the collection
of all the livestock and grain claims re-
sulting from shipment. to the markets:
@ Z. The careful study Of proposed
railroad rate advances and their effect
upon the shippers and the recommends
ton Of the fullest cooperation between
all shippers and shipping associations
in the collection of any and all evidence
that has bearing on the case and
the submission Of the same.
8 The endorsement of legislation
regulating the livestock packing indus.
try. hi g
& 8. Blue sky protection and discour;
argements of farmers from investing
in stock promoting schemes unless pro-
mulgated or endorsed by reputable
farmers orga MIA ton.
* 10. Realizing the fact that the
American Farm Bureau Federation Is
I'M the process of formation and devel.
opment OF its program Of work IT IL
recommended that the different market
ing commit eesi of this state meet at
Chicago at an early date to assist In
working out a complies livestock mar
keting program. n
Education Il
i. Encourage and support the state
program Of farm bureau work as out
lined by the individual farm bureaus
and the county agent leaders.
q. Favoring legislation lettering the
educational conditions of the state and
the appropriation Of sufficient sums of
the schools and colleges, and that we
protest. against any legislation that
would cripple the work now under way.
g. K Recommendation that salaries of
teachers in our schools be commensqr-
ate with the qualifications that they
possess regardless of any uniform wage
scale. f3i
H A. Recommendation that the agricul-
tural extension department maintain
highly trained corps of experts suffi-
GENTLY paid SO that efficient service can
be rendered to the farm bureau. Z;
5 Recommendation that the Iowa
State college provide q two weeks short.
course once each year for the express
purpose Of training managers for Cos.
operative shipping assoc iations,R eleyats
ors, etc. - sIsxFfs az ssssssf ssSr.s3s
& 6. Recommendation that the legisla-
tive committee be instructed to work
for appointment of some actual farm
ers on the state board of education.
Z. Providing speakers bureau com;
posed Of farmers who are good speak,
ers to address, meetings of various ma
ture, such as business mems associa-'
tons, commercial associate ions. consums
ers' organizati tons, ETC., in order that
the federation's work may be properly
understood. 8 ~.
LEGISLATION @.s3. d
/. Investigation with al view OF de.
termining the advisability of establishs
ing state department Of agriculture
under commissioner of agriculture,
with the idea of concentrating under q
single responsible head all agricultural
work of a regulatory 0character, and
leave that of an educational nature to