The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-12-31

visiting John RoSke's since Christ
mas. Joe and Buddie will return to
Poison soon.
/ Leon Sells and family are visiting
In the LeadOre nelghbOrhoOd.
Mrs. Hovey Is expected In from
Boise by the frst.
We are all enjoying sleigh rides.
there being several inches of snow.
THE AMERICAN FARM
DuREAu FEDERATioN
(Contributed.)
The past few months has seen the
working out or nation wide plan
lof organized farm interests. policies
and development. II Is the purpose
lof this sketch to give briefly an out
line Of the work 1t proposes and the
Iplan OF organization. s N
Officers Of the American Farm Blu
/ reau Federation.
4 President, J., n. Howard. !(Clem-
Ions, Iowa). addresses, Chicago, Ill:
tvice-president. s. r.. Strivings, Cas-
title. N. II; secretary. r. w. Cover
dale. Chicago, ILL.,; assistant secre-
Itary. G. II. Gunnels, Chicago, Ill;
treasurer. ]. s. Crcnshaw, Cadix,
kentucky.
lMembsrs Of Executive committse.
Northern Region.
4 r. b. Cornwall, Middlebury, YER
mont; r.. r. Richardson. Mills. Mass;
II. Il, Taylor. Freehold. N, J.
! Central Region.
| Howard Leonard, Eureka, H.: G.
III. Gray, Nevada, Mo-; o. E. Brad
fate, xenia, Ohio.
Il Western Region.
w. r. Walker, Willows. Calf: w
G. Jamison, La veta, Colo; John +
Burton. Garland. Utah (.
Southern Region NJ
Gray Silver. Martinsburg, W. Va;
: James w. Morton. Athens, Ca; Geo
Bishop, Cordell. Okla I
American Farm DursAu Fedsrati6m
4 The American Farm Bureau Fed
: eration Is a league Of the farm bu
Ircaus OF the nation IN which the corn
. mon interests Of all county Organiza
Itions are united In the advancement
of agriculture In the United States
I0f America. economically. education
, laliy and socially on constructive
T basis.
The American Farm Bureau Fed
leratlon was organized March 4. 1926
:. lat Chicago. Twenty,eight state farm
: bureau foaeratiors were representa-
lat this meeting.
: The affairs OF the American Farm
! fDureau Federation are directed an
controlled BY farmers through 4
' board Of directors. consisting OF on
J. lofficial and one additional represer
. ltatiye frcm every state for eac
: 10000 and> By an executive commi
Itee consisting OF 3 members OF tn
board OF directors from each OF tn
q -four regional districts Of the Unite
n States. all oil which officers and q
+ rcctoss shall be actually engaged |
r farming,
q The American Farm Bureau Fec
n eration Is purely representativ,
Through the various state farm b,
reau federation.
l. II representes 81 states wh.c
! have been accepted into the organ
Z cation. The total membership In tn
= 81 states Is over 100000.
2. Il represents 197 county farr
bureaus each of which has an of
!. cial board o. farmers.
3. 1t represents every communit,
:. Each county farm bureau provide
9 for director from each communit
7 Tor township. co operator from eac
community or township. cooperate
y from each school district. and we
J. distributed membership.
Y a. II represents all Agriculture
y interests: The members, officers an
directors of the various county farl
bureaus include individuals engage
y in all at the general and specialize
|. lines of farming, ana all are unite
= in the advancement OF agrlcultur,
: economically. Internationally and $,
4 lcially,
(. s.. II represents the various agr
d cultural organizations. The farm b,
il lrcaus do not aim to replace any OH
n Ter organization. They include anon
!. their membership representatives Z
a Eall farmers organizations. The fes
I. Ieratiou encourages community o
q tganization and cooperation.
!. The American Farm Bureau Ee,
:. lcration Is not political organix,
Ition--helieving that more can be a,
lcomplished in safeguarding and prv
a lnioting the AGRICULTURAL interests r,
:. lgardiess OF faesional or political di
e !ferences.
Q The American Farm Bureau Fe,
E leration IL not panaeea, or cure al
4 II depends for its strength upon III
n kind Of support given to It by tn
: local. county and state organization
n land the quality OF cooperation II n
r lceives from the various agencies Il
e Iterested In the welfare OF agricultprv
e The American Farm bureau E<g
|. leration is representative of its men
lhership BY using the referendum 1
getting the viewpoint Of its membe
ship upon all great public questions
: The American Farm Bureau Re,
y leration IL free from political ental
e lglements. Whenever any cfficers q
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