Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-07-09
IMPROVEMENT OF RURAL CON-
DITI0NS is AIM OF COUNTY
FARM BUREAU.
Organization Enables Farmers and
Farm Women to Cooperate in
all Problems of Community
Interest.


This is organization time for the
Farm Bureau in Colorado. In 29
counties OF the state, representatives
of the tSate Farm Bureau and lead
ing farmers are preparing for a
campaign for the organization OF
reorganization of County Farm Blu
reaus and for members.
The following explanation of the
Farm Bureau will be interesting
at this time, to the farmers and peo.
pie generally of Ebert County. II
was prepared by r. r. Lancaster
assistant county agent leader, of the
Colorado Agricultural College;
THE county farm bureau is an
organization of the representative
rural people of the county. They
are brought together in this organ
ization to work out some of the out
standing farm and home problems
of the county under their own lead
ership. They are the people of a
the more profitable development OF
farming and the development OF
more satisfactory home and social
conditions, brought together to de
terine just which are the most i'm.
portant problems that stand in the
way. They look about for men ant
women of experience, best fitted tt
lead in the solution of these problems
and, with help of the county agen
or other county extension leaders
get to work to meet these problemi
in organized fashion. In all this
| they will draw ON the experience, in
terest and enthusiasm of the rura
leaders throughout the county
Through the farm bureau, plan II
carefully worked out to determine
just how each problem may best be
solved with the help of these lead
ers.
Thus, for example. a certain di-
cattle throughout the county thai
profits are materially cut down. Th'
frs essential is to recognize the prob
lem over the county by getting ev
cry one to help. The third, to show
a practical method OF meeting tn,
problem with the help of local liv,
stockmen of experience and livestocl
specialists from the State or Fedora
Government. Then a campaign ma.
be made. Farmers throughout th
county are shown the cheapest ant
most effective way of preventing
losses from the disease. Farmers
themselves lead other farmers to be
come interested in the methods ant
in getting everyone to do 1t. Th'
great majority are interested ant
through the results obtained, taxi
more active interest in the othel
problems a farm bureau may hav'
outlined.
1.-THE governing head of the farm
| bureau is an executive committee
This is made up of president. vic
| pIe5lueul, beCItldiJ anu tichoui Q
and from five to seven other mem
bers, elected by the members. Eacl
is chosen because of special fitness
by experience to lead some phase .
the program on which the farm bu
reau is working and to guide lad
wise and help the county agent Il
carrying forward tht program.
"The executive committee appoint
a leader In each community to serv
as chairman of a community com
mittee. This community commit
tee, comprised of from three to seye
leaders is selected again because c
the experience and leadership of tn
individuals. Every committee
member represents the farm burea
in his or her community, and tn
community in the farm bureau. Fac
serves to interest the people of tina
community in the problems on whic
the farm bureau is working. Fac
acquaints the farm bureau as
whole with thelo problems of tina
community. This committee is tn
working unit of the farm bureau in
community, the force through whic
1.-THE farm bureau reaches the peopl