The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-10-28
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU RE.
VIEWS ACHIEVEMENTS

cember /, 19ZO, and July 81, 1871,
are reviewed by Secretary j. w. Gov
erdale in a recently issued circular.
The circular lists definite accom-
plishments of the national organiZa-
ton as follows:
/. Secured endorsement of At
states for organized farmers into eff
fective working farm bureaus-coun-
ty, state and national.
2. Called national commodity
marketing conferences on grain, live
stock, fruit, dairy products, cotton
and wool.
8. Appointed a committee of II
to work out a National Grain Mar
keting Plan, which was accepted by
producers organizations and is now
known as the u. S. Grain Growers,
Inc.
a. Appointed a committee of Is
to formulate a National Live Stock
Marketing Plan.
5. Appointed a committee of 81
to work out National Fruit Market
ing Plan.
6. Appointed a committee of IL
to work out a National Dairy Market
ing Plan.
7. Appointed a committee Of 10
to develop uniform Vegetable Mar
keting System.
8. Appointed a Committee of rs
to develop the cooperative wool
pools, which handled 10000, 900
pounds of the 1920 clip in 10 states.
8. Endorsed the American Cotton
Growers Exchange plan for the CO.
operative marketing of cotton.
10. Reduced railway valuation, for
purposes of computing guaranteed
earnings, 81, 100000, 900, making an
average saving of $50 each for every
farmer in the United States.
IL. Secured millions of additional
credit for farmers by fathering bill
lion-dollar War Finance Corporation
farm export measure, by advocating
extension of Federal Farm Loan Sys-
ten, and by inducing Federal Reserve
System to favor commodity financing
principles. ..sy 800.
IL. Assisted in securing regula-
.tion, Of .packers and grain exchanges:
by supporting Federal control meas
10. Directed national attention to
agriculture's legislative problems
and secured favorable attitude to-
ward appointment of farmer-minded
men to high places in councils of the
nation.
Ia. Established Department of
Organization to assist farmers to or
ganize county farm bureaus for self
help.
Is. Established a Department of
Cooperative Marketing to promote
farmer-owned and controlled dis
tributive systems.
16. Established a Washington Of
fee for studying national legislative
policies and voicing the farmers
II. Established a Department of
Transportation to aid shippers in
solving traffic problems and in adjust
ing rate inequities.
IS. Established a Research De-
partment for a study of the farmers
economic problems.
10. Established a Department of
Information to acquaint farmers with
the farm bureau movement and to
the public to a sympathetic
understanding of the farmers prob
lens.
20. Gained confidence of the pub
lie in the farmers ability to handle
their business in an organized way
and in manner that serves the best
interests of the nation as well as the
farming industry.
FL. Established a Taxation Ser
vice and outlined definite policy for
justly collecting federal revenue.
%. Gathered and shipped to
Europe 100000 bushels of farmers
gift corn, thereby saving from star
walton thousands of children.
%. Issued QUESTIONABLE in
volving 16 definite problems of ma
tional policy and presented Eyes" and
mo" vote of entire farm bureau
to Congress.
"a. Conducted County Farm Bur-
eau hearings all over America and
presented the farmers own case to
Congress and the public