The Penn's Grove record., 1920-12-24
What The Farmers Drive Means

What The Farmers Drive Means
Did you read the article in this paper
last week. explaining the National
EARN Bureau Federation. You are
perhaps asking now,-"What good can
this organization 10 US as Salem County
farmers?" Other farmers in the differ
ent counties in New Jersey who are
joining the County Boards of Agricul-
ture are asking the same question.
1t may be of interest to know that
the New Jersey State Grange at Allan
tic City, December I, 8 and 9, indorsed
this Farm Bureau Federation and that
the National Grange is also heartily in
accord with the movement.
There are many measures of direct
Importance to New Jersey farmers that
are being pushed by the National Farm
Bureau Federation. They are all too
numerous to mention. A few of the
more important are, opposition to day
light saving, extension of rural credits,
a protective tariff, the development of
foreign markets, etc.
over 10000 farmers ave already
Joined the movement in the United
States, When the drive comes off in
Salem County, January 3rd to January
Sth, lend your support and get lined up
with the largest farmers organization
ever dreamed of.
By joining the county board they
automatically become members of the
State Council of County Boards and the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
Aside from the benefits which they de-
rive from their local county organiza-
ton, then, and the state body, they are
supporting a great national movement.
Just what the national body stands for
and is accomplishing is well illustrated
by the action of the federation at its
second annual meeting at Indianapolis,
December 6, Z and s. New Jersey is
represented by DR.. Frank App, Secre-
tary, and H. E Taylor, President, of the
State Council, and Prof. l.. A. Clinton,
Director of Extension of the State
Agricultural College.
The society took action covering the
following measures:
/. A welcome of women to the or
ganization.
2. Study of cost of production and
markets by the Federation.
8. Need of legislation for rural per-
sonal credits.
4. Study of taxation.
5. Extension of cooperative market
ing.
6. Federal inspection of Interstate
agencies which prepare meat and grain
| for consumption.
I. Request that Pre~sident-elect
Harding appoint as Secretary of Agri-
culture a man familiar with practical
farming problems.
s.. Increase of the limit of the Fed
eral Farm Loan to $4,000.
8. Opposition to organized strikes
and lock-outs.
10. Request of Interstate Commerce
Commission to grant preferential rail-
road rates for fertilizers.
II. Increase of appropriation by
Congress for eradication of tuberculo-
sis in cattle and pink boll-worm.
II. Opposition to 'cost-plus" plan
for fixing price of steel, which has
caused the excessive price of farm
machinery.
10. State control of local Transport
tation and the distribution of cars.
IA. Opposition to any kind of day
light saving law.
is. Opposition to guaranteeing a
fixed return to railroads and public
utilities on the "c~ost-plus" basis.
16. Demanding that clothing CON
tanning shoddy or other wool suostl-
tutes be marked as such.
It. Simplification of the income-taX
law.
IS. Rigid economy in the national
administration.
10. Appointment of farmer represen-
tatives on public boards n commits
sions.
20. adequate return to the farmer
for services and capital invested.
q. Legislation assuring farmers the
right of collective bargaining.
%. Extension of the work of the
Bureau of Crop Estimates and Markets
of the Department of Agriculture.
%. Prohibition of short-selling of
agricultural products.
"a. Favoring of Great-Lakes to the
sea-waterway.
25. Opposition to drastic defiation.
26. A tariff protecting the American
farmer.
27. Endorsement of agricultural ex-
tension and experiment station work.
%. Request of assistance of bank
n present economic crisis
30. Invitation to other farm organi-
cations to cooperate with Federation.
80. Request of the Federal Reserve
Bank to extend credits to farmers.
81. Embargo on agricultural inn
ports that would come into destructive
competition with American farm prod
ucts, pending the enactment of a pro-
tective tariff.
go. Development of foreign markets
and the ouragem of trade rela-
lions.
This looks like an ambitious pro-
gram, but it represents the many prob
lens which the farmers are facing TO-
day. Steps were Immediately taken 10
put the program into effect, and mes
sages were telegraphed to Washington,
to the President, to Congress, and to
other branches of the national govern
ment. covering the more important
measures. From the reports coming
from the meeting, New Jersey farmers
may be assured that their interests are
being ably represented by the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation.
WOODSTOWN
Mrs William H. L%ippincott has gone
70 CT Petersburg Fla for the winter.