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NATIONAL NEWS ITEMS
May Three Conference Vital to Milk
Producers.

The National Dairy Marketing Con-
ference, called by the American Farm
Bureau Federation, to be held in Chi
cago on May 8, promises to be one
of the most vital meetings of milk
PRODUCERS ever held in America. The
conference will probably occupy two
full days. The progress includes the
discussion OF milk marketing in large
cities, milk marketing in towns, the
cooperative marketing of butter and
cheese, and the cooperative condens-
cry as a market for skim-milk and
whey. That portion of the program
dealing with milk marketing in large
cities will deal specifically with the
New York, Chicago, Detroit, Twin
City, Oregon, California and Pitts
burg plans. Beaver, Pa, and James
yilles, O., are cities which have DEM
onstrated something helpful with re-
gard to milk marketing in smaller
cities. Each phase of the program
will be outlined by leaders who speak
from actual contact with the problem,
end then followed by discussion. Every
milk producers organization in Ameri-
ca will be invited to send representa-
tives to the conference.
Working on Legislation.
The Executive Committee of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
together with a representative from
each state federation, is in session in
Washington this week formulating an
agricultural program. Arrangements
have been made for conferences with
the President, members of the Cabinet
and for joint meetings with the Agri-
cultural Committees of the Senate and
House.
During the past week, the Washing
ton office of the Federation was busy
gathering information and statistics
bearing on various problems which the
conference will consider.
The interest OF the present Congress
in agricultural problems is reflected
by the choice of Representative Sid
ney Anderson of Minnesota as a mem
Der of the Republican Steering Com
mittee. Representative Anderson has
been one of the foremost leaders in
agricultural thought in Congress and
it is a well known fact that he was
chosen on the Steering Committee to
better represent agriculture on this
body which largely governs Legislative
policy.
Members of the Executive Commit
tee emphasize the fact that the farm
bureau has no selfish interests to serve
and will seek no class preference, but
will formulate its program with the
safety and prosperity of the American
nation at heart.
Side Lights on Grain Marketing Plan.
j. D. Pancake of Loveland, who was
ii conference in Chicago, reports that
the meeting was a memorable one and
that new issues were made that are
destined to make history. He states
that the decision reached is the farm
ers' "Bill of Rights" or Declaration
of independence" in agriculture. 1t
was worth a goodly portion of a life
time to have been one of the actors at
this meeting" Henry Wallace Secre-
tary of Agriculture stated that it is
as much the governments duty to aid
the farmer to market his crops as it
it to aid him to produce them.
Under the plan, as approved by the
conference. the farmer markets his
own crop in his own way and is under
obligation not to create monopoly
nor to fix prices. The guiding prin-
ciples as worked out by the farmers
themselves form plan that has long
been dreamed of.
1t is planned to start action immed-
lately. Any grain grower can become
life member for $1,000 and his con-
tract will provide for consignment and