The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-02-03
REPORT OF YEARS WORK

The nrSt year OF the oOutn OakOtd
Farm Bureau federation was marked
by much constructive work, according
to the report of Secretary P. J. Gran
dali. delivered at the state farm bu-
reau convention here last week. AL
though the work of the first year was
expected to center mainly around that
of organizing county membership CAM
paigns, the federation has stepped out
out into a program of real accomplish
ments for the business of farming.
The report showed hat of the As
organized county farm bureaus in the
state % have conducted membership
campaigns at IS a year and four at
$40 a year membership fee. Eleven
counties are ready for campaigns in
the near future. The total paid-up
membership is 1874.
Officers and representatives of the
state farm bureau have attended III
meetings, hearings and conferences,
SO organization and community meet
ing in the state and u conferences
and hearings u Of the state.
Some Of the outstanding events Of
the year as outlined by Mr.. Crandall
since the state federation was organ
lied n year ago are:
l Helped organize American Farm
Bureau federation at Chicago on Mar. 5.
2. Co-operated with middle west
state farm bureaus for the purpose of
bringing state wool pools into one big
pool at Chicago, in which South Da-
kota has more than a million pounds
of wool. The county farm bureaus and
the state Wool Growers association
were largely responsible for the state
pool. The South Dakota Farm Bureau
federation is cooperating with the
American Farm Bureau on the market
ing Of the wool. 1t is probable hat
the state federation will take definite
steps this year to help South Dakota
growers create a permanent marketing
organization.
8. Put the Michigan Farm Bureau
seed department into touch with South
Dakota alfalfa growers with the re-
suit that considerable amounts of our
home grown seed will be planted in
Michigan next year.
4. Made a survey of the alfalfa seed
situation to determine the feasibility
OF seed marketing development.
5. Has taken active part in hear
ings in this state and Detroit, Mich,
relative to the development of the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence deep water
way project.
6. C~o-operated with other states in
June and July in developing livestock
marketing plans. Studied livestock re-
porting plans and made preliminary
plans for a reporting system in South
Dakota. Co-operated with the state
federation of cooperative shippers
with a view to increased activity in
livestock marketing.
7. Took an active part in the ma
tional conference of the American
Farm Bureau in Chicago, July 1924.
8. Assisted in preliminary plans for
organizing the grain marketing COM
mittee Of seventeen and agreed to sup
port the work with funds.
9. Named a South Dakota repre-
sentative on the grain marketing COM
mittee of seventeen.
10. Represented South Dakota farm.
ers at Washington at car distribution
hearing before the Interstate Com
merce Commission, and secured better
distribution of cars for moving OF the
grain in the northwest.
IL. Took steps during summer and
fall to protect farmers against ex,
ploitation by various schemes for grain
marketing.
y. Kept state farm bureau men,
bers informed as to the world grain
market situation.
Is. Appointed a joint grain market
ing committee for South Dakota rem
resenting all the farmers grain mar
keting organizations in the state. The