Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-15

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Npeh sfuterest Il aroused In the
~st in the train to Wilkes Barre
Col Ninsr. the owner of the mills
|has- followed the American Farm
bureau Federation Cift-Corn pri-
|1sct. with the .ks4nsst interest and is
processing the corn at s rents a
bushei less than cost. The train
equipment is donated by the rail-
roads and the train crews are serv-
ing with out pay.
0rsnitc State One Hundred Per Cent
r Ersu county in New Hampshire
has adaliatsd with the American
Farm Bureau Federation. This re-
port comes from George Putnam
President Of the New Hampshire
Farm Bureau Federation. So N. Main
st., Concord, N. H.
Tam Bureau Meeting in Washing
tom
The conduct of the Washington
once of the American Farm Bureau
Federation and legislative projects
which should have the support of
organized Agriculture constitute the
chief business to be considered by
tho Executive Committee at its
nesting in Washington, d. c., be-
ginning on April IL, The state
Farm Bureau sFederations have been
invited to sem, Representatives to the
meeting. A score of them have al
ready Indicated that they will be
REPRESENTED by leaders authorized to
aid in the sfopmulation of Legislative
policies which may properly receive
thea endorsement and backing of the
Farm, bureau movement.
State Legislation Affecting Agricul.
tue is 6atisfactoy to farmers -
/ tCo-operation among all the farmer
ORGANIZATIONS of the State Is believed
/ to be responsible. to great extent
for the good results obtained In a
Legislative way from. the session of
our State Legislature just closed
Just before the Legislature convened
rthe legislative representatives of the
four farmers organizations had a
meeting and agreed on what legis-
istion should be asked for by the
farmers of the State. When this
was presented, backed
by the unanimous endorsement OF
these organizations, 1t was given due
consideration and was passed with
very little opposition. The bills
as presented and finally passed, re-
csivinng the Governors signature,
are sas follows:
Establishing q, department of NOR
.kets under the supervision OF the
State; establishing department Of
economics, at the Agricultural Cal
lege in Fort Collins; forbidding the
use Of, the term cooperative" by
cerperations organized for Other
than .pprely cooperative purposes
Strengthening the insurance code fol-
the protsction of mutual insurance
csmpanie1 ;incIeasing appropriations
for pure seed york; increasing ap-
preparations for bee inspection; pes.
'sSge Of tpurebrsd sire law; passage
Of the. tuberculosis testing law; pas
{9ge =, Of the reciprocal demurrage
law; - appropriation Of $12,500 fol-
ne sef Biological Survey for EXTERN.
ration Of predatory animals, to meet
$50 900 appropriation of Federal
flnda desirable changes in the fenc.
ing law; and several measures relat-
ing 10 irrigation matters which were
.bSakea BY the Water Users Associa'
ton.
3 In Appreciatian of this action b,
the Governor and the Legislator,
RESOLUTIONS wene sent to each Hons,
and to the Governor as follows:
1 ITO. the Hon. Oliver H. Shoup,
! Governor OF Colorado.
Sir:
| 9.', We, the members OF the
Legislative Committees of the
Colorado, Farmers Congress, Colo
| RADIO State Grange. Colorado
| Branch of, the Farmers Educa-
| ! ttonai and Cooperative Union
and of the Colorado State Farm
Bureau. desire to give unani-
nous expression to our appreci-
alton. Of. the manner in which
legislation affecting the .agricul-
tural, interests. of the state has
peel given final sanction at your
hands
- Our<uniteds thought on. this