The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-22

In the U. s. G. G.. formidable oppo-
nent to their business, that only puts
tho stamp OF approval on the plan and
shows hat Il Is almost perfect, and
will work, else they would ignore IL.
} Farmers. get this plan solidly fixed
in your minds. boost for Il and when
the time comes, We know what you are
going to 90 or at least We think we do.
As fast Us machinery can be put in
operation, just that fast will the U. s.
G. G. develop into the most powerful
} farmers marketing organization ever
known.
IT. strength lies In the individual
Farmer a. supporter Will you be
ooes
Farmers Welcome Probe BY Congress
Committee.
Congress is going TO investigate ag-
riculture and. contrary TO the usual
turn Of events, the farmers Of Missouri
and the nation are going to see to IL
that the investigation is q real one.
Whereas, most industries and con-
Germs attempt TO dodge and hamper
cong ressioral Investigations, the farm
erS are not only welcoming this move
bu; have pu, in action machinery that
, will materially sssist the committee In
its work.
Arrangements are being made for q
serics Of hearings TO be held in most Of
, the 900 co;nties in America that
have Farm Bureaus organized. These
hearings will be miniature editions OF
} the big hearings at Washington. In
most cases the county president will
preside, and the executive committee
of the county organization will act a
, the Investigation committee.
Leading farmers from all sections Of
the counties will be summoned TO ap-
pear a. witnesses. Efforts will be
made g. summon the leading grain
growers, the leading dairymen, the
leading cattle breeders and feeders,
, ard in fact, the various leaders OF all
kinds in the county.
Complete Stenograhphic reports will
} be- made OF the county hearing and
comics Of these will be forwarded TO
the state and national (American)
Farm Bureau Federations, where the
, results will be tabulated by the fedora
tons economies experts and the whole
laid before the Congres ssional Commit
} tee so that the committee cannot help
but discover "What Ails Agriculture
The Congressional Committee hear
ings were started Monday, July ii.
, The county hearings are 10 be held aS
quickly as " practicable and the re-
suits given TO the committee at Wash
ington within month II possible so
that a final report will be possible
within the so days allotted to the com
mittee for its Deliberations.
This great nationwide project,
which Is certain TO gain for the farm
els a lot Of favorable recognition, Is
made possible because Of the efficient
Farm Bureau organizations, county,
state and nationwide. A.,
The Congressional committee, which
has been named Is composed OF repre-
sentatiyes Anderson, Of Minnesota
, Chairman Funk, Of Illinois,; Mills, OF
New York; TenEyck, OF New YORK,
and Summers, of Texas, and Senators
l., nroot, Of Wisconsin; Capper,, OF
Kansas; McNary, Of Oregon; Robin
son, of Arkansas, and Pat NJ. Harri-
ION, Of Mississippi.
Items Of Interest.
The Farmers Live Stock Marketing
Committee of Fifteen met in Chicago,
Wednesday, July l3. This committee Is
! working on a plan to solve the market
! cting problems of the live stock farm
ers that will do for them what the u
s. Grain Growers, Inc, plans to do for
the grain growers-namely provide a
method of marketing farm products
that will return to the farmer pr"tlt
commensurate vita his toll ana invest
ment. 49,.
The Ray County Farm Bureau,
, which recently staged a successiul
membership renewal campaign, has
. laid out one of the biggest programs
of work in the state. Organization OF
a marketing company at Excelsior
Springs is planned and solicitors al
ready are at work. The county has
, contributed $4,000 pounds OF wool 10
, the regional pool at st. Joseph. Poul-
|, try culling demonstrations will be
started August 25. Pigs were distrib-
,, uted TO members of a pig club, July 2.
Stewart Leaning, county agent, re-
ports the smut has reduced the oats
crop in Ray county about seven per
cent and arrangements are being made
for treating seed in the future. The
solicitors of the U. S. Grain Growers
are expected to begin work in Ray
county within month and 1t is report
ed that elevator operators and grain
: growers are ready to meet them
! little more than halfway.
Mrs. C. C. Schuttler, member Of the
executive committee Of the Missouri
Farm Bureau Federation, has accepted
: an invitation to address the annual
; meeting of the Clay County Farm Bu-
3 reau, Friday, July Is, and the Farm
Bureau picnic at Big Lake in Holt
. county on September I.
Two expert wool growers are now
at work In Missouri, the farmers get