Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
FARM BUREAU
HAD TOPICS
OF INTEREST

AmongAhe papers that were placed
before the annual meeting of the State
Farm Bureau of Colorado at its con-
vention last week was the report of
c. L. Hover, committeeman of project
enterprises or statewide problems.
Principal points in his message were:
First, membership campaign, treating
of the incentives for farmers to be-
come members OF the Farm bureau,
Second. publicity. which is necessary
to reach, the country people with in
formation about the bureau and IT'S
activities. Third, registered seed show.
Fourth, farm tenancy and tenancy
commissions. Fifth, legislation, espe-
cially laws that should promote agri-
cultural development Sixth and most
urgent, the topic of marketing, includ-
ing the subjects Of transportation,
market report systems, inspection
regulations, grading and storage. AS
to the disposal of farm produce the
project committees report says:
The subject of marketing is thing
quite apart from the operation of mar
keting. This is something that the
farmers do not seem to clearly under
stand. In all undertakings that group
themselves under the head of the SUD-
ject of marketing the farmer may eS-
pect valuable assistance from our
farm bureaus and other farm orGani-
zations. government and public insu-
tutions; but when it comes to the op-
GRAFTON of marketing the farmer must
understand once for all that his sue
cess in this. field rests entirely in his
own unaided efforts. Neither govern
ment nor society will market his prod
ucts for him. The farmer must do
that for himself through his own in
dividual efforts or through his legal
agent. the cooperative or joint stock
company
"A sympathetic and reasonable gov
ernuent will remove all restrictions
from cooperative buying and selling
and manufacturing. Government and
society will smooth the way as long
as his marketing efforts take the di-
rection of the economic distribution of
his products, but the moment his plans
contemplate a monopoly OF these aru-
cles, tho control OF fixing prices. he
may expect, whether he likes it or not,
that government compelled by public
opinion will take vigorous action
which might go so far as to disrupt
the whole system that he may have
In aboriously built up.
The way stands open for the farmer
to develop his marketing system just
as it has stood open for the other in
dustrics of tho country to develop
theirs, and the only lmrediment is his
own inertia and his failure to under
stand that in the operating OF market
ing nc must act alone, unlloeu py OtH-
err organiza tions or by government or
BY institutions. In matters that group
themselves under the subject OF mar
ketinE he may justly and reasonably
expect help. advice and ENCOURAGEMENT
from outside. Indeed this Is the way
with other industries. They do not lean
upon their commercial associations or
chambers OF commerce to market their
goods for them, but expect and receive
from them an entirely different line of
service.
Thus II is that this committee has
the subtcct-not the op-
GRAFTON of marketing as a state
project"
Tho committee recommends that the
following subjects be topics OF fire. |
luent conversation in its advisory and
conference capacity with the extern |
sion department OF tho Agricultural
Farm Management ane Accounting.
Boys and Girls Club Work.
Better Livestock.
Campaign OF Education Relative to
Securities versus Specula-
tive Securities and Gambling Ven
lures.
Local option Law Investigations.
Salaries and Conditions of Work Of
Local Extension Workers.
Pest Control.
Introduction of Agricultural Educa-
lion in Country Schools.
crop Rotation and Crop Improve
nent.
improvements in tho Farm Homo.
Crop Reporting.