The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-31
FARM BUREAU MEN
MEET WITHFARMERS
NATIONAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY
POLLOCK DISCUSSES WORK OF
AMERICAN FEDERATION

AMERICAN FEDERATION
X. G. Pollock, assistant secretary
OF the American Farm Bureau feder-
atlon, and G. B. Ross, executive Sec
retary OF the Idaho farm bureau fed
Grafton, arrived in Moscow Monday
Tor conference with Latah county
farmers and representatives of the
northern Idaho county farm bureaus
The meeting with the farm bureau
representatives was postponed until
later date and Monday evening at
O'Clock at the Moscow hotel the
state and national men will meet
with representative farmers of Latah
county.
The Moscow meeting, to be held in
the near future, will be the last of a
series or four meetings called by Mr..
Ross. Meetings were held last week
at Caldwell, Gooding and Pocatello
where representatives of 16 counties
pledged their support to a state or
ganizatlon. In perfecting a state or
ganization the membership drive
plans call for total membership for
Idaho Of 10000. At the present time
IN the national body there are 46
states affiliated with total men,
bership of one million three hundred
thousand farmers.
Problems taken up by the American
Farm Bureau federation are marketing
transportation, financing, and legis-
lation along with an educational pro-
gram. Monday afternoon Mr.. Pollock
and Mr.. Ross along with w. 3. Kjos-
ness, state agricultural agent leader,
held conference with Dean E. J.
Iddings of the college of agriculture
and other University of Idaho extern
sion service officials.
Mr.. Pollock in speaking of the Am
erican Farm Bureau federation, stated
that the association has a member
ship of over a million three hundred
thousand farmers and is represented
in practically every state in the
union. The work of this national
organization is gaining international
as will be shown at the
National meeting which is to be held
in Atlanta, Ca, in November At the
present time, information has been
received that delegates from agricul-
tural associations from eleven for
eign countries will be in attendance
At the annual meeting.
These delegates are coming for the
purpose Of studying the methods
which the American farmers are fol-
owing, and solving their social and
economic problems" he said.
"a short time ago the American
farm Bureau association took a defi-
lite stand on the marketing of farm
after a careful study and
I'll III
found that our present marketing
Methods in use worked both TO the
disadvantage of the producer and con-
umer; with this in mind the nat
onal organization decided that COM
nittees should be appointed to work
ut a national grain marketing plan,
national livestock marketing plan,
ruit marketing, dairy marketing,
egetable marketing, wool marketing
nd so forth.
1.-The farmer has larger invest
lents, works more hours than any
ther laboring men, has to econo-
nize and in many cases has not the
he should have. 1t is
ime to ooperate-declare war
eacefuI but determined war-on and
gainst all hostile influences that
end to create monopoly detrimen-
al to the best interests Of our coun-
ry. 1T is only thru organizations
hat the farmers have realized in
road way, that the problem of the
1dividual farm is largely national
roblem-or a problem of all farm
RS. Some of the enemies which we
ave to combat are the courses OF
dam, "Thorns and Thistles," soil de-
letion, garden, field and orchard
ests, animal and poultry diseases,
Ugh transportation rates, profiteer-
lg, control of wheat marketing, with
S bulls, bears, longs, shorts and op-
ons, all of which tend to make the
of the farm anything but
leasant
The American Farm Bureau, is not,
owever, taking the attitude that the
lrmer is a downtrodden man, but 1t
going ahead in an open forceful
anner, willing and wishing to live
nd let live, nevertheless, we must
We no quarter. Problems are many,
owever, the Farm Bureau is the one
rganization which care for all and
S success depends entirely upon
zen minded methods, clear thinking,
telligent effort, and working to-
ether of the various states, counties
Id local communities. The farm
lreau is going fast and strong and
wv has the support of practically
cry state in the union"