Arizona republican., 1921-03-02
FARM BUREAU IS
 ORGANIZED IN THE
 MADISON DISTRICT

of ,,ay ,,sy night marked the beginn;np u,,,t sIaulson Farm Bureau affiliatad rea,, a Mar1copa County Farm Ru rn~as..i i1 tnc state and National Earn o,t- au rederations The mcefirfs- wa. teral5 uihaf1ly Interesting and was at- lav,'. py nearly 200 farmers. They vatism. slnerihs was conser- .,a..ree were humorous addresses the 5.Ners Including o. II. Kunce nresi- ~ rr VI tne Chandler Farm Bureau: IT pras Su county agricultural agent:
 TOT. ID. C. Humm. Marvin Younp Sy "ight K. Heard, Dr. ]. c. Norton and Ir,f,.i:oh. I"oh.. extension director of the
 ,.,iNersity of Arizona.
 Mir. Young brought oi,f rosn,, anr,as n-h present agricultural situation ,w.ISn need improving. or particular .it,portance was the fact that. as the D.sses. industry in the United States usriculture is the basis of business pnosperity or depression. When the ,.uSing power of the farmer is limited ,. puyihs power of the majority. of ,,16oi popuia.ion IS restricted to the point ~here hard times. is the rule He fur tier pointed out that the lack of or ~eriy marketing and the failure of the arner 10 control the rate with which s sns product goes on the market. and tor mat matter. the failure of the farrn :
 
 70 the produce he has for sale allows ine greatest price fluctuations. which sIe uetrimental to business He stressed me point that the organization needed rs Aslf inerS was not something to revo- lutlon1ze agriculture or to destroy in dustrfes but an associatiop of Tarmars .or the purpose of co-operatinr with pusiness interests in order to stabilize both agriculture and business.
 Dwight E. Heard. in short talk !ecouhted some interesting facts about tne immediate need for farmers organi- .allons 10 stabilize agriculture, and through stability and the employment < or system, to materially increase re- turns from farming. He emphasized the desirability of the Farm Bureau. since it has been organized from the ground Up and has connections in inc form of county and local organizations in all parts of the country. He told of a few incidents. where he had been impressed with the character and ability of T. c. Howard, president the American Farm Bureau Fedora tion. Howard was described as man of depth of vision and sterling charac- ter. typical of the sort Of men the farm bureaus~all over the country are seek ing for the responsible positions. The conservatism and definition of purpose of the farm bureau movement were 'hot d~At t1tfu dS dtfftHS US ftloSI prom = inent and valuable attributes.
 Dr. J. C. Norton. first president of the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation, reviewed. to a certain extent, the his- tory of farmers organizations in Ari- zona, and spoke at length on the pres ent needs for organization. He ex- plained the relation between the farm bureau and commodity marketing as- sociations.
 c. S. Brown. president of the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation. acted as chairman for the meeting. His re- marks when introducing speakers were entertaining and instructive He ex- plained the plan of membership, and at recess taken following Dr. Nor toms address gave the farmers in at tendance an opportunity to join the Farm Bureau. A great many indi- cated their intent to fall in line, and if the Madison district is a fair sample Maricopa county will very shortly be intensively active in the great Farm Bureau program.