The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-09-04
BINGHAM COUNTY
FARM BUREAU ACTS
WILL BE ORGANIZED ALONG
STRICTLY BUSINESS AND
COOPERATIVE LINES.

The following communication from
E. w. Stephens, county agricultural
agent of Bingham county, is self-ex-
planatory. Space is being given to it
in the hope that more uniform work
may be attained by the farm bureaus
of Idaho. The letter and resolution
follow:
Dear Sir:
l am enclosing an article the con-
tents of which Should be of interest
to the farmers in your section.
The Bingham County Farm Bureau
is taking the lead in the State of Ida
no in re-organizing on a strong finan-
cial basis with the sole purpose in
view of bettering the farmers con-
ditions not only. educationally but
economically and through the devel-
opment of this organization the far
mers products will be marketed with
special reference to livestock, potatoes
and wheat.
Bingham County by taking the lead
hopes to get the support and cooper
alton of other county organizations
in the State so that all Farm Bureaus
can be developed on sound, fair busi-
ness principles and work for the econ
omic interest of the farmers as well
as the educational interest.
part or all of this article.
Yours very truly,
E. W. STEPHENS,
County Agricultural Agent.
What Farm Bureau Did
The executive board of the Bingham
County Farm Bureau, realizing the
inefficiency of the present organi-
zation in handling the problems of
the farmers of the county, especially
with reference to the marketing Of
the farmers products, met at the
Farm Bureau office Wednesday, Aug
ust 25th to consider plans for re-or- |
ganizing the bureau on basis which |
would enable it to devise ways and |
means to get the farmer the cost OF |
production plus reasonable profit.
The organization has been hamper
ed by certain outside influences which |
made it impossible for it to deal with |
the farmers problems in q business
way especially in marketing, and it
was the unanimous decision of the
board to reorganize the Farm Bureau
on an independent financial basis
which would make it possible for
such an organization to affiliate with
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton and derive the benefits of an af-
with the National Oganiza-
ton.
The following resolution was ad-
opted:
Be is resolved that the Executive
Board Of the Bingham County Farm
Bureau take the proper steps to or
ganize the Bingham County Farm
Bureau on an Independent financial
basis following plan already in sue
:essful operation in Illinois and Mich {
gan, which will make it possible for T,
is to cooperate with and receive the t
support of the American Farm Bu- {
.eau Federation Il
The object of this organization /
shall be to strive for better marketing S
conditions, better facilities for hand v
ing the farmers products and to as c
list in solving any and all problems b
conducive to his better welfare.
The plan of the American Farm +
Bureau Federation was started from h
he County Agent system. To pool l
heir products under the supervision il
f a man who had nothing to do but S
urther their collective interests was t
ut step toward marketing that p
uickly appealed to the farmers. Ex- t
eriments proved satisfactory. From "
he vantage ground of several state
ride federations, such as in Illinois
nd Michigan, the all-state, national G
rganization could easily be seen as a n
atural development. lir