The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-15
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY Is, 1920.
FARM BUREAUS WILL
BE FEDERATED SOON

At a conference OF agricultural de-
partments head of extension Of the
people held in Berkeley in the latter
part OF December at which represen.
tativs from Washington were in at
tendance as we'll as representatives
from all the eleven western states;
it was the united opinion expressed
that the National Federation of Farm
Bureaus was here to stay and thai
II was the biggest single advancement
made in the agricultural interests in
the history of America. The final or
ganization OF this movement will be
enected on the 3rd of March, 1920.
1t had been hoped that Oregon could
be represented at this time. How
ever, it seems that this is at present
impossible. 1t is thought that the
State OF Washington will probably be
represented. If that is true all the
rest OF the western states with the ex-
ception of Oregon will be in the
game There is not a man in connec-
tion with the Agricultural Depart
ment either state or national, who is
not absolutely and unQualifiedly in
favor OF this movement. Not only
will it stimulate production and
make possible better educational
methods but it will also make posi-
Bile more definite study of real
costs of production and cost of dis
trlbution than are possible at the pre-
sent time and these practices should
be worked out by the man who is on
the ground, the man who knows all
the real conditions. Following this
conference, the conference of the
State Agricultural Agents was held in
. Corvallis, at which representatives
from Idaho, and three representatives
from the National Department of Ag-
riculture at Washington D. C. attend
ed, as we'll as one representative of
the Oregon Agricultural Agents, who
was sent by this organization to at
tend the conference in Chicago in De-
cember. Everyone is impressed by
the real work that is being done by
the farmers organizations in the
middle states and in other places
where they are really on the job. II
was hoped that this organization
could he brought into the State OF
| oregon in time for the national meet
ing at Chicago; however, after care.
ful consideration of the situation Iii
the various counties it was found
that only three or four would be in
position to form definite organiZa-
tlon to affiliate with the state organ
iZatiOn before the first of March. In
some counties the difficulties of ira
vel in the winter time is quite severe
J and the conditions demanded by the
! National Organization are somewhat
different from those anticipated. 1t
developed that Morrow county, Wal
Iowa, Klamath, Josephine and Des-
chutes were practically the only coun-
ties in position to affiliate with the
State organization at the present
y time. 1t was the desire of the office
+ OF the state leader that this organiza
, tion be created by March if possible,
, but after further consideration it was
: determined by everyone concerned
= that this would not be a practical
plan. The farmers would not really
. understand the workings of the sys-
q TEN and the organizations could
a hardly be worked out in that time.
= 1t was finally determined however,
, that ii possible such an organization
as is now being adopted by the farm
8 ers Of other states would be put in eff
r feet in the State of Oregon before DC.
tober of next year. The various
counties are proceeding to organize
l on this plan during the spring
q months. 1t is somewhat gratifying
to know that Morrow county is in
r line for this development 1t is
\ worth considering also that where
4 the state Farm Bureaus have become
r organized and where the best work
S is being done that the organization
: work is being maintained without the
assistance of the County Agent; that
s the County Agents are working un-
= der the direction of the farmers
themselves but that the farmers and
not the Agents are the ones who are
4 taking care of the organization of the
| various localities. We commend to
e every farmer and every business man
= in Morrow County a careful consider.
i alton of the plans and methods of the
s State and National Farm Bureau
| Federation to the end that when the
q time comes, the people of Morrow
g County may be in position to act
g intelligently and wisely upon this
8 proposition.
L. A. HUNT, County Agent.