Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-07
ATLANTA. MEETING
DECIDES PROGRAM
Food Production Policies for
1922 Affected by Farm Blu
reau Annual Convention

Can the farmers Of America SO
organize their business that the ma
TONS food supply will be assured
This question Of intimate concern
to every city man and farmer alike
is closely related to the third annual
meeting of the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation at Atlanta, Ca, Mo-
vember 21-23. Es t
During the last IL months the
farmers have built in the Farm Blu
reau, a powerful machine ma
chine through which they have ac-
comphshed much. In four lines
have they been particularly active.
In organization. In the securing of
agricultural legislation in seeking
the reduction of freight rates and in
marketing enterprises. Through
these and other activities the Farm
Bureau has become most impor-
tant factor in, the economic welfare
Of the United States. sH
What this organization will do in
the coming IL months will be decid-
ed upon at the annual meeting in At
lanta. Farm Bureau officials pare
ticularly pride themselves upon the
fact that the policies and actions Of
the organization are determined by
the membership-that the Farm Blu
reap truly reflects the wishes Of the
million and e. quarter of farmers
who make up this membership.
Through the state declarations the
national organizatio has sought an
expression of what the. county farm
bureaus want the federation to ac-
complish during the year to come.
From an analysis Of the suggestions
"A general idea can be obtained of
what the farmers hope to do for
their business during 1922.
On some cases the suggestions
from the county and state farm bu-
reaus have been a general en-
dorsement of continuing and expand
ing the present program of work.
Others suggest new activities. The
members in one state wish the ma
tional organization to emphasize the
organization of cooperative market
farmer-controlled marketing agen-
cies to handle the main farm crops
The farm bureau members in this
state suggest that the American
Farm Bureau Federation should so
build its organization as to function
as service station for all of these
marketing companies.
One state urges the national FEEDER
alton to conduct an educational cam
paign that will bring home to the
farmer realization of what he may
accomplish through the entire farm
bureau organization.
The executive committee of still
another state federation makes two
definite proposals: One is the ex-
tension of the Research department
in the national headquarters and the
other is the re-establishment of the
editorial service in the Information
department.
"Push the campaign to secure
longtime credit for agriculture, adj
vocate immediate passage of filed
milk legislation, and include with the
cooperative marketing of farm prod
ucts the organization of cooperative
buying agencies" says still another
State~ ~ 81 ~. s~- -
r. From a summary of these sugges-
tions from the state and county farm
bureaus it is evident that the farm
er is gaining a clear conception of
the necessity for organizing his in
dustry on a scientific and business
like basis and that he is establishing
through cooperative marketing or
CARNATIONS a more extended control
over, his, products.