The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-17
UNITY is AIM OF
WEED GROWERS.
Seek Way To Hold The
Crop.

rams Tor an important meeting
Of leaders in the tobacco and farm.
ing industry Of the State and nation
through which !, is hoped solution
for the States tobacco market prob
lens will be found. are being made
by the Executive Committee Of the
Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
in cooperation with all other farm
ing organizations in the State, it
was announced recently.
The meeting, which was suggested
at a recent executive session Of the
federation by +. II. Woods, Page.
Vile. president, will be held in the
auditorium Of The Seelbach at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning. March 20.
Among the important steps that
will be considered with a view to
working out a definite plan for the
growers and Others in the market
INK and handling Of tobacco crops.
are the formation Of an organization
to receive, handle and sell the weed.
adoption Of a system Of United
States tobacco bonded warehouse
and a movement TO get the United
States Department Of Agriculture
to establish grades for the commodi.
~.
Although various leaders in the
industry have given aid 20 tobacco
men in meeting their problems. those
in charge Of arrangements for the
meeting hope the outgrowth Of the
conference will be a sound plan
through which action can be gotten
within a short time.
IL grading the crops is decided on.
il Is pointed out that farmer. not
satisfied with the price offered for
his crop will be able TO store Il in
one Of the warehouses and raise
cash on its value pending final dis
position.
In addition to Representatives Of
various farming organizations among
them John W. Newman, Versailles,
president Of the Kentucky Burley
Growers Association; Felix G..
Ewing, Clarksville. Tenn. president
Of the Planters and Growers Pro-
tective Association and Louis Han
cock, Dixon. Ky. many agricultural
and tobacco men Of the State are
expected to attend the meeting.
W. c. Hanna, Commissioner Of Agri-
culture; W. T. Fowler. Assistant
Attorney General Of Kentucky; re-
personalities Of the Kentucky State
College Of Agriculture and of the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture, Bureau Of Markets. will
take part.
c. A. Gustafson. Meade, Neb.,
head Of the cooperative marketing
department Of the American Farm
Bureau Federation. president Of the
Nebraska Farmers Union and the
Farmers Grain marketing Committee
of Seventeen. will be one Of the
principal speakers. He also will at
tend the State convention Of the
Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation.
which will be held during the two
days following this meeting.
While no definite plans have been
decided on for the proposed meeting.
James r. Howard. president Of the
Farm Bureau Federation,
which represents a membership Of
100000 in forty-six States, will
be among those delivering addresses.
Godfrey Morgan, secretary Of the
Kentucky federation who is in
charge Of plans. will confer with
Judge Robert W. Bingham to dis
euss plans for the meeting and 20
get him TO make the address Of wei
come
Judge Bingham arranged confer
ence recently with Bernard NJ.
Baruch, former chairman Of the War
Industries Board. for the tobacco
growers and warehousemen through
which beneficial information and
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