The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-04-27

A vi iut HsSSV'""O'''
xusftee OF The Kentucky Farm
fsareau Federation In As
scmbIy At Louisville, n.y.,
March 81, 1921
We, the members of the Kentucky
vs,rn Bureau Federation. in Annual
sauvention assembled. realizing that
farming is not only the Oldest, but
ageu in this complex industrial era
is the basic industry upon which all
C,lher industries depend. and recog-
uiziag that the American farmer Is
The great balance wheel OF the
greatest industrial nation, as not
,onty the most conservative and
.xiurty class of citizens, but that
class in which our most wholesome
yrolieies and virtues have their in
aryricu, now declare these truths to
s,e automatic, and in order that the
yuhsic in general may be advised OF
pur position, hereby submit the fol-
rowing:
RE IT RESOLVED:
We declare the farmer to be en-
titled to compensation for his SER
vices equal to actual cost of efficient
proauction, plus reasonable return
x;lau his capital invested, and we
pledge our efforts to bring about
these results.
We desire to go upon record as
9xvoring the right of the laboring
sEan 10 oranize and sell his labor CO.
eperatively, but we deny the right
of any such organization to enforce
its demands through intimidation or
violence, and we believe the trans
actions of all such organizations
GiahfG be upon the basis of service
rendered. We further maintain ev-
cry mau has right without inter-
ference to increase his efficiency by
Isunruying his skill or increasing
LAS sSpacity.
We commend the work of the Ma
eionai Farm Bureau Federation and
ptlst,sz it our most earnest co-Opera-
tiun in all of it's various activities.
We commend the College OF Ag-
r,DatiEre for its splendid work and
Ks-ossratiOn in the Farm Bureau
xsrk- and organization in the
sxsxis OF Kentucky, as manifested by
.aiN SNrious employees, and especial
xRx1l Home Demonstration Agents,
ssnG desire to have it know that we
ere ready and willing to cooperate
and work with it in solving the
probems that confront the farming
class OF the State and for the bet
torment OF agricultural conditions
En6 hame life.
ybat the most important part of
Che Farm Bureau program is the
bstterment OF rural life and that the
huue is the heart OF rural life and
ttrac better homes will be the effort
Di both men and women: That in
TieT OF these facts the Farm Blu
rRa1 reeds the active support of the
woman, and welcome their co-opera-
tion in all Farm Bureau activities;
Thal we recognize this fact recon-
EIeudiEg the placing of at least two
women on the Executive Board OF
the County Farm Bureaus; That a
1ews letters be devoted to the wo-
msns work and that we recognize
End endorse the splendid work
which is being done by our Home
DEMONSTRATION Agents and that the
support OF this Federation be pledg-
sd ia furthering this work and in
re'cing, To place Home Demonstra-
assE Agents in other Counties where
nheir services are greatly needed.
We urge the enactment of sys-
TEN AT rural credits that may f.
uxnce- the farmer over a period of
consumption as we'll as of produc-
zion and to make credits as cheap
and as available to agriculture as to
my other legitimate and RESPONSE
ale industry.
. We demand that there be no fur
ther delay In the enactment of such
State and National legislation as
usxy be necessary to secure to far
maxS che full. free, and unrestricted
aght 10 bargain collectively and to
ssurec tie right of cooperative buy
ing and selling on the part of both
producer and consumer. but by de-
SKIING such right to use such systems
~e do not desire to form combina-
ffms or create monopolies to with