The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1921-01-13
Will Conduct Farm Bureau
Campaign in this County

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On January Gath an intensive cam
paign will be launched in Webster
county in the interests Of the Me-
braska Farm Bureau federation with
both the view Of acquainting the
farmers of the county with the aims
of the farm bureau and the securing
of memberships in the Webster Coun-
ty Farm Bureau.
The campaign in Webster county
will be conducted along lines similar
to those adopted in counties which
have already been organized. Two
meetings will be held on Monday,
Jan. Gath, at the most convenient
point in the county.
Both meetings will be addressed by
j. A. Crawford of Kansas who is in
charge Of the campaign in Nebraska.
Mr.. Crawford has been engaged in
farm organization work for many
years and is practical farmer. He
is forceful speaker and under
stands the work well. The purpose
of having him in Webster county is
to explain the purposes Of the farm
bureau in such way that it's value
to the agricultural interests of the
state and nation cannot be misunder-
stood.
At the recent meeting of the Ne
braska Farm Bureau it was announc-
ed that there were 1854 members
in the seventeen counties that have
been canvassed to date. No work
was done during the holidays but the
forces were strengthened and the Of
ficers in charge are in the hopes Of
adding 5000 names to the list each
week. In most Of the counties a
percentage Of close to 30 per cent Of
all farmers solicited has been main
tanned.
Some idea Of how the farm bu-
reau movement is sweeping over the
United States may be gained from
the fact that, though the American
Farm Bureau Federation is only a
little over one year old, it has $780,
600 members in thirty one states. e.
However, said H. D. Lutte, secre-
tary Of the Nebraska Farm Bureau,
lit might be good idea to offer the
suggestion at this time why the
farmers of Webster county should get
into the organization along with the
farmers Of Nebraska as well as
throughout the United States. =
1T is not the idea Of the farm bu-
reau to supplant or usurp any exist
ing farm organization, but rather to
cooperate with them and thus bring
the millions Of farmers throughout
the country into an organizatiSA to
carry out the plans, Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture. SET
in motion several years ago to 'stimu:-
late organization and eo-Npet6ti6d
among farmers.
LAC Aoim Uufcdu HAS huCCeEOSu III
securing financial aid from the fed
eral reserve banks to help wool grow
ers hold their clip for better prices;
it succeeded in securing the repeal Of
the daylight saving law over the
presidents veto, and and so far has
prevented the passage Of the Nolan
bill which proposes to place one per
cent tax on all farm land held by an
individual farmer in excess of $10,-
600, improvements exempted. "o'nA
1.-THE federation secured better rec
ignition for the farming industry in
the recent national platforms !, than
was ever secured before and it Or
ganized the Committee of Seventeen
made up Of the leaders Of all the vari-
Gus farm organizations which is now
devising plans for lettering the mar
keting conditions Of the products of
the farm.
"These things are just suggestions
why the farmers Of Webster county
should prepare to take a part in the
meeting to be held in this county and
learn more about the farm bureau"
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