Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21

 " this. on through the state to the Ma tional Farm. Bureau organization. You can if you are willing to put your own money back of this proposition in mem berships.
 Today the farmers are demanding more than purely. educational organ i2ation to encourage more economical | production. They want something done l in solving the marketing .probleus. the | finance problems and an organization to 1 look after the legislative matters af- fectong our farming. population. The farmer Is interested in our transpor- tation, problems both by rail, by water and on the public highways since he pays over one-han the freight bill of this nation. The farmer sees that he can do practically snothing by having a meeting and passing resolutions concern ing these problems. He now knows that he must. through a unihed movement properly financed gather the information necessary and present this information to our commissions, state and national to our regulating bodies and to our leg islative bodies.
 The American farmer realizes today that he hopes that others will that that the farming industry is of prime im- portance and that true conception of its relationship with other business ele- ments makes It imperative that he clear ly and directly explain and assert an economic policy. not merely designed for the sole benefit of the farmer, but for the strengthening and upbuilding of our national civilization. Agriculture seeks no selfish purpose or end but wishes to support and work with all elements but 1t expects them to respond in equal measure with a broad national pur- pose.
 The American Farm Bureau Fedora tioh through It's transportation depart ment last year was able to save at least thirty dollars to every American farm CT by presenting evidence which caus- ed the interstate commerce commission to reduce the total valuation of all the railroads $1,70o, ,0o0. .oo0 below that which
 the railroads asked to have their valua- tion placed in deriving at amount on
 which they were to be reimbursed under
 the government guarantee, when they were to be returred to the owners. This transportation department has also been able to secure more equitable freight tariffs for shippers. It has been also able to secure cars where needed to | handle the farmers products and Is at all times looking after the farmers transportation problems.
 The American Farni Bureau Fedora 1 tion has 2 marketing department which i has had a grain marketing commit ] tee working for eight months on grain
 a national sales agency and finance cor poration to handle the surplus grain oi 1 the country more direct from the farm :, CT to the final retailer and consumer i This is the biggest attempt ever. made
 to eliminate speculation in foodstuffs
 This marketing department has 1 livestock committee at work on thu livestock marketing, problems. A frui ! marketing committee is soon to begin | work. A big cotton marketing confer 1 ence is to be held in Memphis Tennessee
 on Apr:l 2sth. On May 3rd, and 4th
 big milk producers conference is als
 to be held under the auspices of tn
 American Farm Bureau Federation il
 Chicago to begin work on the milk mar ketirg problems of this country.
 The American Farm Bureau Fedora tion has also had men at work study ing the taxation problems as they af feet the farmers in a national way. has Washington representative to loo l after legislation affecting the farmer ] and the consumers as well concerning tn
 great agricultural problems in this ns tion. What the national organization is dc
 ing along these lines the various stat . | far as now planning a membership can , paign to enable the state organizatlo . to have more finances with which to loo I after the farmers interests of this stat i with. It wishes to be of the greates possible service to the farmers of Cor 7 nectfcut in state way as well as strengthen the Farm Bureau in each (
 the counties.
 At the close of MT. Heaton's addres hF aya4z
 for the state federation called particu
 lar attention to the fact that the S1
 membership campaign was bound to g
 across since the directors in the var
 ous towns were taking such an activ part in the work already. He urge I everyone who had any part to play 7 this campaign to not question whethe a 1 the s10 membership fec could be pr 7 across but to look at 1t the way some ( l the men are already considering th S proposition that it Is bound to go acros
 MT. Wolcott called special attention als e to some of the big marketing problem y before. the state and national federation ,. He feels that the' time is not far di ,- tant when farmers of the west throue r their national sales agencies fer grai |. marketing will be able to connect wit 0 farmers of the east in a direct marketir 1 of grain. 1, e00,0o0 tons of grain cro 2 the Hudson river each year to be col
 stunned by the farmers Of New Enslan ,. There is no reason why under prop -- management such direct marketing ca l. not be carried out He also called atte d ton to the fact that agriculture Is ol IS of the major industries of Connecticr
 that s226,ooo,00O are invested in Ian of buildings. machinery and live stock asi F. from crops raised here in Connecticut. i, ! 1a1a ernns and live stock nroducts to f re value of S650, ,00o, ,0o0 were raised in tt rs state. The s1o membership. fee fro Id each farmer in Connecticut would me- III only 1-1o of per cent. of actual inve: re uellt at the nresent time.
 r. Miss Dor1Oly Buckley spoke on f Id woman's side of the farm bureau wo m calling particular attention to some r. ithe needs of the farm women as brous he out in a circulated auestionairre show in that the women on the farm is net | an ing on the same scale as the woman IS, the city and lacks great many advs tn taees. Many labor saving devices wol ts make farm life much easier for tho V ad men and there Is no question but what n- part of the farm income should be
 aside for such improvement The req! an why so many young people leave Fly farm Is because of the drudGery, lack a- improvements and lack of up-to-d; In things, such as are found in our lal tn centers.
 oi- George A., Kahn the director of or organization work in this county VI is vividly illustrated the needs of the ia sh bureau. In one of his points he told ,or story of two men. one of which asked ne conundrum of the other as to how l. es- should be the legs of a man six feet t
 After all manner of guesses on the p