The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-16
LINCOLN COUNTY'S
FARMERS ORGANIZE
For Educational, Social and Ma
tetiaI PrOgress-Vital Facts
Concerning Movement.

At meeting called by COUNTY
Agent Henry Legett, June IT, abou
thirty farmers from the differeni
beats Of the county were present
Addresses we've made by County
Agents Legett and c. c. Bearden. o.
Copiah county. Following Messrs
Legett and Bearden, Messrs. j. w
Willis, State Agent and L. A. Olson
District Agent for North Mississippi
explained the organization OF Farm
Bureau and what it would mean tc
the farmers of the county.
OF the thirty farmers present, 27
of them pledged $1,000 each as q
membership fee. Every farmer in the
house voted for the organization and
went home to get more farmers in
terested in the organization.
Mr.. N. F. Jacks was appointed
Chairman Pro Tenn and Mr.. John M.
May Secretary Pro Tenn. Meeting
adjourned to meet again when called
by the County Agent.
SECOND MEETING
On July 9th, at the call of County
Agent Legett, crowd of very inter-
ested farmers met at the Court House
and was called to order by temper
airy chairman N. F. Jacks, at 1000
a. m. Mr.. Jacks stated the object
of the meeting and Messrs. Legett
and Albert G.. Spinks, Market Agent
Tor Mississippi, discussed the Farm
Bureau, its good and what may be
expected of an organization of the
kind.
In order to perfect a permanent
organization, Chairman Jacks ap-
pointed a nominating committee of
three, Messrs. E. L. Herring, A. C.
Davis and J. L. Burns. The COM
mittee then retired.
The Bylaws and Constitution
were read by paragraphs, each para
graph being discussed by Mr.. Spinks
and adopted by the meeting. After
this the nominating committee made
its report as follows:-
N. F. Jacks, Beat 2, President;
John M. May, Beat 1, Secretary
Treasurer; ]. M. Wroten, Beat S,
Vice-President; w. L. McG-aw, Beat
3, Director; w. E. Brent, Beat 4,
Director.
On motion the report of the nomi-
mating committee was unanimously
adopted.
The newly-elected President then
addressed the audience, expressing
his appreciation of the honor be-
slowed upon him and urged the full
est and heartiest cooperation of all
members and farmers of the county.
Talks were then made by Messrs.
Henry Legett and L. e. Herring, who
urged the farmers to cooperate with
one another and to back up their
organization.
Ordered that County Agent Legett
have printed as many copies of the
Bylaws and Constitution as may be
required in the publicity work Of the
organization, and that each member
OF the Farm Bureau work as a COM
mittee to get new members.
Ordered that the Board of Direc-
tors be called by the Secretary to
meet at the office of the County
Agent at 1000 on July 18th.
A vote of thanks was given Messrs.
Spinks and Legett for the excellent
service which they had rendered in
explaining the Farm Bureau to the
farmers and in helping to perfect
the organization.
On motion it was ordered that the
meeting adjourn.
N. F. Jacks, President.
John M. May, Sec.- Treas.
VITAL FACTS CONCERNING THE
FARM BUREAU.
i. 1t stands for the educational,
social and material progress of the
people Of the farms.
2. 1t is absolutely non-political
and non-secret.
3. 1t is not radical or revolution
airy in any way.
4. 1t is not opposed to any other
farm organization or to any neces-
sary business.
s. 1t organizes the farmer and
puts him on a business basis to do
business in business-like way.
6. 1t works for better and cheap
er production and improved living
conditions.
Z. 1t provides the machinery for
the cooperative marketing of all
farm products.
8. 1t is operated, officered and f.
nanced by the farmers themselves 1t
is Of, by and for the farmers.
8. 1t provides a medium through
which farm people collectively can
express themselves on affairs of
county, state and nation and receive
the recognition to which they are
entitled by reason of their basic vo-
cation and numerical strength.