Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation An-
nual Convention.

The second annual convention OF the
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation was !.
held at Des Moines on January 5th
and 9Th. The toal attendance exceed
ed twelve hundred farmers, many
bringing their wives. They came fromA
all parts of the state II really was
larger than was anticipated by those
who had the arrangements in charge,
and this gave the officers great en-
couragement, inasmuch as It caused
them to feel that the Federation was
filling a place at this time which is
measuring up to the Farmers needs
and expectations, and showed to them
that he wanted to cene and con
suit with those in charge in order
that the activities OF the Federation
might be so conducted as to meet the
present day situation.
The delegates and visitors commen-
ced reporting at the headquarters
Tuesday afternoon. A very pleasant
evening was spent registering them
and in their visiting together. The
committees that were appointed be-
gun their sessions at once, particularly
the resolutions committee, and also
the committee to amend the Fedora
ton constitution.
The opening session was called to
order at the Auditorium Wednesday
morning by President @. W. Hunt OF
Logan. The audience readily fell into
line by the singing together OF some
community songs OF a patriotic ma
ture and some parodies pertaining to
Farm Bureau organization work. Mr..
Hunt in his opening address reviewed
the work of the past year and brought
out the plans for the future.
Secretary-Treasurer Cunningham
had prepared lengthy and complete
report on his activities during the
months that he was in charge. An as
founding amount of work was brought
to the attention of the delegates and
members. While the Federation has
done a great many lines OF work, per-
haps the biggest thing was putting
the cause of the farmers OF
the state in the proper hgn&
before the public and establishing It's
relationship with other conferences
that were held with the bankers over
the State undoubtedly did a great
amount Of good, inasmuch as it has
tided us over critical financial sltua-
tion that might have been disastrous
If proper understanding had not been
brought out.
The meeting Wednesday afternoon
was one that those who attended will
remember for some time to come. Mrs.
c. w. Sewell Of Otterbein, Indiana,
brought out wildly in her talk, Keep
ing up with Father and the Boys
the part that the farm women must
play in the Farm Bureau and in the
sphere which they occupy. The pleas
ing and entertaining manner, together
with the great amount OF good sense
which Mrs. SewelPs talk contained
has brought unlimited requests fof
COPIES of her address from various
parts of the state.
County Agent Leader Mcdonald gave
very complete report of the program
OF work which the County Farm Bu-
reaus have conducted tbs past yeiar.
President L. A. Andrews of the
State Bankers Association, deplored
the necessity of farmers marketing
their crops in two or three months,
and declared that properly stored.
graded and insured, the products could
be made sound basis of credit for
short time investments.
The evening program of the first
day was one that those who attended
considered well worth their trip there.
Elk congressman A. F. Lever of South