The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-04
FARM BUREAU NOTES

/ fARM BUREAU Mules /
The first Of the large farm organiza-
tons to indorse the plan Of the farm
ers' grain-marketing committee Of sew
enteen is the American Farm Bureau
Federation. A member Of the commit
tee Of seventeen appeared before the
executive committee Of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, meeting II
Chicago. February 17-19, and explained
the details of the plan. The executive
committee thereupon unanimously votet
to approve the plan, and directed thu
message OF congratulation to the com.
mittee Of seventeen.
! II want to join the big movement thai
Jamison," said Governor o. H. Shoup o.
Colorado. as he handed his check fol-
farm bureau membership to the count,
cent Stockmen's Convention. Gov
Shoups decision came at the close Of ar
address by w. G.. Jamison, La Veta
committees Of tSe American Gr aae Farm
Bureau Federation. That the governor
may be expected to become an active
mmber Of the Farm Bureau is indicated
stockmen of his state; he breeds Perch
eron horses and won championship rib.
bons at the Colorado state fair last fall
and at the National Western Live Stock
show in Denver last month.
c. II. Gustafson. chairman of the
committee of seventeen. has. issued an
America to meet in the Congress hotel
March Z. to discuss the erain.marketine
plan. Several members of the commit
plain every phase OF the plan.s
wr Assistant 9nt,, Secretary b E. Pollock ,I
Bureau organization work is progress.
ing. Farmers here are alive to the real
necessity Of strong State and National
organizations: The ,poultrymen. dairy
problems in this state. The farmers see
the necessity of getting together so as
TO assist one another. not as local units.
resenting all interests" =
! Herbert Hoover. chairman of the Eu-
S ao relief council having accepted
In feeding the, children of Central Eu-
Howard: of the American Farm Bureau
and shippers of corn that think must
be made clear to all the generous farm
ers who will give corn to the European
ished and sick children; thew must have
corn -four etc. Ordinary cornmeal will
going rancid. ' The anu products shipped shipped
must be of the highest quality, not only
in the interest Of the children, but in
who must furnish real Representation
Of the value Of corn products. For
these purposes we must use the quality
Of corn best adapted to these products.
Equality which we should use. and there
| is no way to determine this in advance.
Therefore. where the corn given us is
pose that it should be ESQ., sold and its full
equivalent in value invested in other
corn of the required color and grade. /
believe every intelligent giver will I'M
being in the combined interests OF the
children and farmers. The corn millers
have undertaken to process the corn
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be under the Joint direction of the
American Farm Bureau Federation and
the e. Relief Adm mini tr consider
clear to the farmers in advance. do
not wish a bushel under any misunder-
standing. / wish to add that know all
which we will be proud
matelv Is per cent of the Farm Bureau
pooled woods has been moved at con-
servative values. The importation OF
foreign woods has been bearish factor
domestic woods. However. 5000. 00O
pounds have been sold from the Ohio.
Michigan North Dakota. Iowa, Illinois.
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The prices average about 40 per cent OF
last years values for the various grades.
For quarter blood. this means that the
price per pound ranges from 20 to %
cents; for three-eights blood from &c to
30 cents; for fine staples from 33 to 40
, cents; and for low quarter from 20 to %
cents. Farmers should understand that
this price was based fundamentally up
on the figure at which the same grade
Of foreign wool could be placed in the
Boston ITO ~, market; c: J. Faweett who a., is
american Farm Bureau Federation
Department of Cooperative Marketing.
states that so long. as the wool grower
has no protection in the way of tariff
and so long as foreign exchange is de-
moralized. the clip from abroad will
continue to set the price.
! The first renuisitions from county
Farm Bureau officials for empty cars to
load with gift-corn for the starving
were met with prompt response by sew
| TO match the generosity Of the farmer
by hauling the grain free. Among the
roads which have offered free transpor-
tation are the Illinois Central Chicago
and Northwestern. Elgin and Joliet
Eastern, Baltimore and Ohio. Chicago
and Alton. New York Central. Burling-
ton. Rock Island. Pennsylvania and
Santa Fe. Other roads are expected to
donate their equipment to be, manned
by the men who on January q donated
their services to the great humanitar-
ian project. On Feb. o. the gift-corn
began to move. Carl S. vrooman. di-
for the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton. after arranging for the gathering.
milling and transportation of the gift
corn, paused long enough to say: THE
/ most amazing feature of this work is
the increasing push from the farmers
themselves in demanding cars and de-
tailed instructions for shipping their
corn Thousands of farmers for weeks
have been champing at the bit. ready
and anxious to haul corn to their local
stations, but the machinery for trans
porting. drying and milling ii had not
yet been perfected. In my opinion. the
of thanks for his magnificent generosity.
and not only that, but also for the spirit
which one finds among the donors gath
cred about any local shipping station on
gift-corn day." At a meeting on Feb
ruary 10. in the office Of the president. OF
the Chicago Board of Trade, the work
of all the various agencies engaged in
this vast humanitarian project was An
ally co-ordinated. In this conference.
I Director vrooman met officials OF the
| United States Grain CORPORATION. the
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