The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
AMERICAN FARM
BUREAU FAST CROPPING
Now Has Over a Million Members and
IS State Organizations Affiliated
With 1t.

j. r. Howard, president of the Amer
lean Farm Bureau federation, an
nounees at Chicago that the federation
has now over million members and
has 80 state organizations affiliated
with it. The national federation took
permanent form here last spring and
established headquarters in Chicago
this past summer.
Sketchng the character OF the new
conner among the national farm or
ganizations. together with its program,
Mr. Howard, himself an Iowa farmer,
said:
"Ihe federation il an alliance OF
, county farm bureaus into state farm
bureau declarations and this in turn be-
came federated into u national organi-
zation as the American Farm Bureau
federatio
ITS purpose is TO work for the eco
nomic, social and educational advance
ment Of the farmers OF the United
States and for the general welfare OF
the nation. 1t is proposed to develop
this work by means Of bureaus.
Our, bureau of agricultural economics
and statistics has already been set up.
1t will make study of costs of pro-
ducton of the principal agricultural
products and will direct and compile
statistics in cooperation with the de-
partment of agriculture, and the vari-
Gus state agencies. This work viii
give much better insight into the
supply and demand of agricultural
products, with the thought that this
will lead to more efficient marketing.
"Our bureau of transportation is
making a study of necessary transpor-
tation facilities, both by land and by
water, for the marketing Of our farm
crops. The purpose OF this bureau is
to get at the real facts in the trans
portation problem and govern its ac-
tons accordingly, II purposes to es-
tablish rate and traffic files, which
have never yet been built up for agri-
cultural products
"The bureau of trades relations will
make study of world supply and
world demand as well as Of our ma
tional supply and demand. This intor-
nation, coupled with the work of the
farm economics and statistics bureau,
will give lis accurate worldwide
knowledge upon which to base our
plans.
I'VE are already undertaking impor-
tant investigation of cooperation en-
terprise in marketing, which looks to.
ward the establishment of a bureau OF
cooperation. This will make a study IN
the country and abroad, with the
thought that special industries inter
estedin forming local or district coop
erative organization may profit by the
experience of other people in similar
enterprises before starting their under
taking.
"1'he bureau Of education which we
have planned but which has not yet
been started viii present facts rcla
tive TO the food supply and other ne
eessities produced by agriculture to
the daily papers IN order that there
NAV he more general understanding
of agricultural production and a closer
relationship between producers and
consumer This bureau will be serv-
ice to agricultural papers. presenting
regional and national facts of part ie-
ular Interest to farm people and be OF
service to our own affiliated farm or
CARNATIONS. state and county.
Our bureau OF legislation, which
i already in operation. is keeping
close record Of bills-introduced in Com
gress and is working for the introduc-
tion OF legislation which we consider
essential 10 the proper development o.
a national agricultural policy.