Warren sheaf., 1922-03-01
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BERVE WRITES AGAIN
Germantown, Mimi. Feb. 25.
| Editor Warren Sheaf:: go 2t
I have read Mr.. j ohnson's letter
and also your editorial, both replying
| to my criticisms of the Farm Bureau,
and with the EDITORS kind permission
II should like. to reply to same as
briefly as possible 5-5
First Il wish to thank the editor
for his fairness in giving space to
this discussion. We need to hear both
sides of a question as the editor sug-
gests in order to getsat the truth. Il
am quite sure that tive all appreciate
the fairness Of the editor in permit
ing both sides to express themselves,
instead of seeking to stife. the critic
isns of expressions Of one side
Will Mr.. Johnson Indicate specitical-
" which of my statements are un-
true, either maliciously or otherwise
Did not the Bureau demand Eight
Thousand ($8,00O.00) Dollars from
Marshall county for agricultural work
last spring? If l have been misin-
formed in regard to the amount, kind
ly let us know the correct amount, SO
that my statement may be corrected.
But give us the amount in dollars, in
stead Of hiding behind lot of talk
about fractional or hundreth parts of
mills, that most of the people do not
know what would amount. Give us
the correct amount in dollars, if i
did not have it correct. AS for the
aid to the Farm Bureau that comes
from the National Government, L
would like to ask who pays that, if
not the taxpayers? That does not
make it any cheaper, just because the
government does the taxing, instead
Of the county or state. It seems TO
me that it is high time that we begin
to look into the expenses and taxes
Of the National Government as well as
other subdivisions Of our government.
There was no criticism of the coun-
ty agent, either personal or otherwise
In my letter. In fact the work OF
the county agent along strictly agri-
cultural extension lines, is what has
made the Bureau possible and en-
abled it to get crack at the public
treasury. Personally / have been
quite favorable to the idea Of strictly
agricultural eXtentiOn work, as done
the present time the large majority
OF the farmers do not care for the
work. Be that as it may. if the far
mers want county agent, or If we
are to have one in spite of the far
mers, and against their wishes, he
should be made a regular county off
cial, just as much so as the county
auditor, the superintendent of schools,
or the treasurer He should be a
regular public official, entirely free
from and separate from the Farm Bu-
reau, and not mere vermiform ap-
pendix of that organization as he is
now under the law. - ;st@ sE>>e:,s..-s :
|, AS the law now stands the Bureau
practically owns the county agent, but
the public pays for his services. He
Is practically nothing but servant
of employee of the Bureau Now
while We may all, or perhaps good
many of us be willing ITO support a
county agent for strictly agricult tiral
extension work, that certainly, does
not mean that we are willing to sup
port the Bureau in all it's work salong
pOAAtANeAA CIV OSO1AOnACE 1AlSeS.iiE 1uHG
does not mean that we. are willing to
pay taxes, to either directly or indi-
rectly, help the Bureau to. fight q
guaranteed wheat price, ,or squeeze
down the wages Of working people, or
to bring in reports favoring taxes of
tea, coffee and sugar,ssas they did two
or three years ago: That is; an EN-
tierly different matter. Let those who
wish to have private organization
like the Farm Bureau: support and
maintain their organization themselves
instead of trying to keep alive Iby
hitching up! their organization Il. to
whatever merits there may be in the
work Of the county agent. Would it
be fair to hitch up the y Nonpartisan
League, the Republican Or Democratic
parties, with the work Of the county
agent, and practically make him their
agent? >,c ~. a. ass l.. a
AS to the guaranteed wheat price
| that is an economic question and a
matter of Judgment Most Of us, how
ever, are willing to take chance on
q guaranteed minimum price on wheat
corn, cotton, hides, wool, etc, for 8
year or two at least, until we gel
something better. BY the wayssswhy
should the farmer be asked to make
a gift to- all the rest? That IS just
what he does every time he sells fol
less than the cost Of production.
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