Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-01-13
SUBMITS REPORT
Mrs. William Schiff Submits Report
of State Association.

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The following report of the State
Association of Farmers Clubs, which
was recently held i'm Lansing, has
been submitted to The Record by
Mrs. VIM. Schiff:
THE 2Sth annual meeting of the
State Assn of Farmers Clubs con-
vened in the Senate Chamber in Lam
sing.
Professor W. ID. Henderson of Ex-
tension Dept. of u. of NJ. gave
pointed talk on Centralized Schools
stating that we were on the verge of
a new world. We have the new
church, new woman, new school, and
most important is the school which
deals largely with the rural child.
We must have better teachers, more
connected courses and uniform meth
DDS. Country children today are two
years behind city children due to poor
teaching by young and inexperienced
teachers.
This new plan will cost more to
begin with but will give us more;
and will give us better boys and girls
which will mean that it is a cheaper
plan for the future,
"Hon Jas. Mcbride, State Market
Director, next discussed the reason
for there being no market for wool.
LIST. No foreign market because of
difference in exchange. End. Aus
tralia is importing wool and mutton.
Bird. Last year every wooden manu-
facturer used a certain per cent of
shoddy which permits them to say
it is all wool but not really virgin
wool We need a pure fabric bill to
have each garment and piece of cloth
tagged as to the per cent of pure
wool it contains.
"The State Farrl Bureau are ad-
Nancing the slogan Buy a Blanket"
and are planning to manufacture this
years clip into auto robes and blan-
kets at a nominal cost yet giving
the grower cost of production.
''The Michigan Farm Bureau was
next discussed by State Organizer b.
A. Holden, who explained how our
present system of marketing is in
efficient. There are no profits hence
the trend of all our young people to-
ward the city, and the farmer is
losing out. The remedy for this is
. cooperation through a better system
. of organization. The farmer has
! faith in the Farm Bureau because he
sees in it strictly business organi-
E zation therefore a success.
, Tuesday evenig fine banquet
{ was served by Senior girls of NJ. A,
5 C. at Chamber of Commerce building
= This was followed by several de-
!. lightful toasts, the first being the
5 Presidents address by Alfred Allen
:. of Mason, who said in part that the
: farmer should help himself first by
= organization, the only hope Of this
1 being the Farm Bureau; second, Bet
!. ter farming, more raised on less
4 acres. An alarming fact has beer
: proven in soil fertility in that only
. 90 per cent Of Michigan's soil fer
tility is left.
a Third, Better system of legisla.
1 tion as to taxation and representa-
{ ton in the legislature.
{ REV. w. A. Cutter next spoke OF
4 Church Federation for Rural Com
S munities, explaining a consolidated
e church in a community where severa
S denominations were simply existing
n In one church the Sunday service is
:. held, in another fine library is 10.
S Gated, in another social gatherings
4 and games are enjoyed. Each de-
nomination retains its own property
thus holding it from returning 70 the
state organization of that church
and each group their own faith.
THE Dean of M. A. c. discussed
some of the problems most studied a
NJ. A. c. Health of State should b,
: bettered. 2. Home economics course
i, TO be better developed. It's already
: marvellous growth due TO thorough
ness in study of foods, sewing anC
. buying, and new course of nursing u
i be added soon.
e Hon. j. n. McBde next discussed
T The Farmer
ut has been shown that the manu-
a facturers' prices averaged 100 pc
= cent above the pre-war prices il
1920 while the farmers were pc
cent below pre-war prices. TIL
: farmers should organize on SANE
hours and same wage as other in
! dustries.
a 1--WE need body of men to de
r termine supply and demand. Tn
IS aim Of the Farm Bureau is to estab
q lish such a committee. We are faith
. less to our profession not to provid
:. outlets for our products at prof
TO ourselves.