The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-07-15
PRIZE TO ARTHUR Kick FOR
FARM PAPER
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what no other organization can do. 1t
can act as clearing house for infor-
nation and as a central dynamo of
political or economic power when a
united action of all farmers is needed
against any evil or injustice.
Farmers nowadays do not fully
realize the Importance of cooperating
and in uniting thru a central and
concentrated organization such as the
Farm Bureau. Organized and central
lied efforts are unquestionably the
best, as seen in other branches of in
dustry. Why not apply the same met
hods to flaming, dairying and fruit
culture? Mistakes made should not be
overlooked, but we should be truth
fully represented TO others, so they
avoid them and thus gain. Most farm
ers are too busy to write down their
experiences, say less about printing
them and distributing them so that
others can profit by their plumbers
However, farmer can write letter
to the Farm Bureau, a centralized
organization, which, in turn would put
said mans letter in practical form
print it with other valuable informa-
ton and distribute it to farmers in the
county.
The national wealth is suffering
staggering losses which amount to
great sums of millions each year. By
stopping little losses or leaks, those
millions annually lost would be the far
mers' gain as well as establish nu-
merous useful methods which will be
the future inheritances of generations
to come. The Farm Bureau will &C
complish this.
There are great things to be done
by the Farm Bureau Federation that
cannot be done by any one of the
other farmer organizations. These
are worthy of the best brains and the
generous financial support of the fed
Grafton. This great organization
should grow slowly and normally,
from the lesser to the greater.
The mission of the Farm Bureau is
to teach and persuade, not to dicker
and trade; to foster and aid the CO.
operative efforts which the farmers
derive, but not to take over these en-
terprises. 1t will be necessary to aid
in the formation of cooperative live
stock shipping associations, elevators.
farmers union stores, or what not,
but it will not go in and take the
place of these established organiza-
lions in the name of the Farm Bureau.
1t is essential that the people of
the county or community take upon
themselves certain responsibilities in
determining the particular kinds of
work to be undertaken and in execu-
ting that work. Accomplishment will
depend upon what the people them
selves do than upon the Extension
Service itself. Such an organization
must be non-secretavian and non-com-
The business of this organi-
cation is conducted in it's details by
an Executive committee, designated
for that purpose. The county agent
is the local representative of the EX-
tension Service and his local expen-
ses such as travel in the county, Of
flee equipment, telephone, stenograph
is assistance and so on are paid by
the Farm Bureau which is supported
in part by federal funds and from
the pockets or all the people and, in
part, by the merchants, who natur-
ally would not like to see a compe-
titive Farm Bureau store set up in
their midst.
Thus we see the situation which
confronts the county of Hunterdon, in
state of New Jersey and see the num-
ber-less benefits which could be de-
rived by establishing Farm Bureau.
We hope that in the near future we
shall find at the head of our county |
an established Farm Bureau, which |
will have elevated it to one of the, if
not the leading agricultural counties
Of the United States of America.
Arthur Zich.
Pennington High School.
Address: R. F. D. No.2
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