The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1921-01-14
ny Harry II. O'Brein, in The Country
Gentleman, Dec. 4, 1920

Notc-President Howard SAYS,
"'rhe County Agent is the Key Man"
At the annual meeting of the Ameri,
can Farm Bureau Federation, Pfesi-
dent Howard said the unit of our work
is the County Farm Bureau, and the
Key Man is the County Agent. To
accomplish the big things the farmer
is after, he advised the farmers Of the
nation TO tie their work around the
County Agent and the Home Demon
stration Agent. The Holt County
Farm Bureau has requested that the
following article he reprinted from the
Country Gentleman, so that the farm
crs Of Holt county may learn the Ie-
suits accomplished by their national
organization and it, aims for the fu-
ture.--Robcrt A. Brown, Secretary Of
Holt County Farm HNcau.
One million five hundred thousand
farmers in particular and some six
million farmers in general will have
their eyes focused on Indianapolis next
week. Many of the remaining ninety
odd million Americans will turn their
eyes in The same direction. For in
that town the directors, delegates and
executive committee of the American
Farm Bureau Federation will assemble
for the second annual meeting of this.
the newest, largest and most potential
Of all farm organization. ever set in
motion in this land.
When delegates from more than
thirty states met at Chicago year
ago, adopted tentative form Of orga-
nization and elected Jim Howard. an
Iowa farmer, n temporary president.
the federation fac1l tho world an un-
known factor The organization, It's
aims and purposes, were unknown.
misunderstood or underestimate.
Today IL Is known from one end of
the country to the other. It, officers
are put on the font pages Of The big
city newspapers when they come to
town and are invited a. address the
most influential gatherings in the
land. Presidential candidates, cabinet
members, cOngrcssmcn, governors,
other men high In affairs, listen to
the Farm Bureau with respect, and
Sonic ~ them, " tho truth wcr" known
with fear. The bureau has taken it,
place "a great national farm voice.
There j. u certain club in Washing
ton which, from time to time, certain
men are invited TO address. No re-
poltcrs being present, the speakers are
At liberty to talk quite frc ly and dis
cusS matters Of official and scmi.ofrl.
cal nature.
Fifteen minute after one of thcyc
meetings had closed Gray Silver.
Washington representative Of the
American Farm Bureau Federal ION
was called on the telephone by a man
who has u synpathic interest in the
welfare Of the live stock farmers Of
the country. He had just cone from
the-club meeting, he said, and he told
MIR. Silver that certain government
official In addressing the club had
said that the Shipping Board was plan
ming 10 break the high price of meat IN
this country by equpping u line of
ships with refrigerator space, hauling
cheap meat from Argentine and Aus
rlla and throwing il on the markets
of the United States.
Early next morning MI Silver war
at the offices Of the Shipping Board.
From his description Of what followed
he mrSt have made noise enough to
compoit with the volume of farmer
interest which he represents. Unable
to secure audience with the official he
had come To sec. he served verbal mo-
tice on subordinate that he would
send out statement 10 the farmers
Of the nation regarding the remarks
alleged TO have been made NJ the meet
ing the previous night unless the
Shipping Board cared 10 make an off
rinl AtutamIpt nm tho unnttar