The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-03-04
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CFrom Morrow County Farm Bureau News.J

that may elect the farmers or their
business interests, as we'll as the
usual educational features OF the ex-
tension service.
Fourth: The annual membership
ran as high as $15 per member in
some and many counties. In one
county they are building under the
auspices OF the Farm Bureau with
these funds a $4,000 sale ring, un-
dOubledly these men are going out
Tor business. In this county the or
ganization has been going for ten
years.
Fifth: We have not been in the
game very long as yet, ourselves. We
must crawl before We can walk, and
walk before we can run.
Sixth: The plans and activities
are not the same in all States. Diff
ferent State organizations have diff
ferent regulations concerning their
own activities. This will be probably
true in this state.
Seventh: These will undoubtedly
be determined largely by the State
Farm Bureau constitution and until
ii has been framed and discussed |
believe that we will gain little by
quibbling over any Of the things that
we can or cannot do at the present
time. One thing is certain that the
Farm Bureau is the farmers busi-
ness organization and what ever the
best interest of the farmers dictates
as the policy Of the Bureau will be
the line followed by it. In other words
the members will settle the status of
the organization.
Eighth: The first duty as | see it
individually of every member is to
give the plan Of the state, county and
national Farm Bureau the most pos
sible consideration that we may all
of us get better understanding Of it.
1t is patent that there will be un-
doubtedly many troubles and fric
tions show up within the first year
or two of this organization as no new
machine works perfectly at the start.
Therefore, we should use great eau
tion and considerable patience until
we get this machine going, but at no
time should we allow these small
troubles to interfere with what other
men in other states and counties
have proven to be a real success.
Ninth: 1t is defin.tely planned by
the various Farm Organizations of
the state that State Farm Bureau
will be organized in this state either
in the late spring or early fall and at
least it will be before the first Of Oc
tober. This will give opportunity for
a full discussion of any measure that
may come before the people at the
November election and upon which
the farmers of the state should have
right to express an opinion, will
give an opportunity to place before
the legislature any measures which
may be of interest or to express the
sentiment Of the people upon any
thing which may be TO their disad-
vantage, if this should be found ex
pedient.
One problem stands out as proba-
bly, the most important for us to con-
slider at the present zine and that =,
to really face our inoividuaI business
as a manufacturer faces his to the
end that we may know the absolute
costs of the commodity of which we
specialize in producing so that we
may be able to state without fear of
contradiction whether or not the
price received is a fair and equitable
price therefor, and also to be able to
speak of any division of our private
business in the same respect that any
other business man would speak of
his. In short, we must consider that
farming is a business and should be
followed by business principles.
We trust that the Morrow county
Farm Bureau which now enjoys a
high rank among the county organi-
cations of the state will be in much
stronger position by fall and that we
will be enabled to really stand among
the first counties of the state when
the final organization meeting is held
for the state federation.