Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-22
COLORADO STATE FARM BUREAU
News Letter No. 10.
NATIONAL NEWS ITEMS.
May 8, Conference Vital to Milk
Producers.


May 8, Conference Vital to Milk
Producers.
The National Dairy Marketing Con
ference, called by the American Farm
Buretu Federation, to he held In Oh
cago on May 3, promises to be one .
the most vital meetings OF milk produc
ers ever held in America. The confer
ence will probably occupy two full
days. The program includes the dis
cussion of milk marketing In large eli
les, milk marketing In towns, the ca
operative marketing Of butter am
cheese, and the cooperative condens
cry us n market for skim-milk an,
whey. That portion of the program
dealing with milk marketing In larg
cities Will deal specifically with tn
New York, Chicago, Detroit, Twin City
oregon, California and Pittsburg
plans. Beaver, Pa, and Janesville, o.
nre cities which have demonstrate,
something helpful with regard to mill
marketing in smaller cities. Eacl
phase of the program will be outline,
by lenders who speak from actual con
tact with the problem&and then fol
lowed by discussion Every milk pro
ducers' organization in America vii
be Invited to send representatives I,
the conference
Working on Legislation.
The executive committee of tn
American Farm Bureau Federation, to
gether with n representative from eacl
state federation, is in session in Wash
ington this week formulating an agri
cultural program. Arrangements hav,
been made for conferences with til
President, members of the cabinet, an
for joint meetings with the ngricultur
al committees of the Senate and House
During the past week, the Washing
ton office of the federation was bus,
gathing Information and statistic
bearing on various problems which tn,
conference will consider.
The interest of the present Congress
In agricultural problems Is reflected b.
the choice of Representative Sidne.
Anderson of Minnesota as a membe
of the Republican steering committee
Representative Anderson has been on
of the foremost lenders in agricultural
thought in Congress and it is well
known fact that Ire was chosen on tn
steering committee to better represen
agriculture on this body which largel
governs legislative policy.
Members of the executive committe
emphasize. the fact that the farm bu
reau has no selfish interests to serv,
and will seek no class preference, bu
will formulate It's program with tn
safety and prosperity of the American
nation at heart
Side Lights on Grain
Marketing Plan.
J. ID. Pancake of Loyeland, who wa
one of Colorado's representatives n
the conference in Chicago. reports tina
the meeting was II memorable one ant
that new issues We're made that ar,
destined to make history. He state,
that the decision reached is the farm
ers' "Bill of Rights" or Declaration o
Independence" in agriculture at wa,
worth goodly portion of n lifetime t,
have been one of the actors Mt this
meeting" Henry Wallace, secretary o
agriculture, stated that 1t is as much
the governments duty to aid the farm
err to market his crops as 1t is to ale
him 10 produce them.
Under the plan. as approved by tho
conference. the farmer markets his
own crop in his own way and is under
obligation not to create n MONOPOLY
nor TO fix prices. The guiding princl
pies as worked ont by the farmers
themselves form n plan that has long
been dreamed Of
II is planned to start action immedi-
ntely. ANY grain grower can become
n life member for $40 and his contract
will provide for consignment and i'm.
mediate sale or pool for future sale
One main advantage is that the grain
will be sold as the market demands.