The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-30

different grain HOrghumr growing
districts. u l.. A. Williams OF
Floydada. president Of the Floyd
County Farm Bureau, the organlga-
ton that will assist In the grain
sorghums growers sign-up IN the
banner kaffir and milo growing
county in the United States.
n. y. Bates Of Hale Center. Hale
county, who was a member Of the
organization committee Of the Tex
as Wheat Growers Association, and
who assisted In making his conf
munity Farm Bureau one Of the
leading organizations In Northwest
Texas, will represent large dis
trict.
A. J. Embree Of Bolton, Bell
county, one Of the most successful
organizers in Texas, and the man
who led in the formation Of one Of
the leading farmers cooperative
fire insurance companies in Texas,
long before the Farm Bureau was
first organized IN the state, will re-
present n very great territory.
f. NJ. McCracken Of Pampa and
Groom. president of the Texas
Wheat Growers Association, secre-
tary Of the Texas-Oklahoma Zone
Selling agency Of the two states
wheat growers associations, and J.
s. Howard Of Mclean, vice president
of the Gray County Farm Bureau
Melon Growers association, the
first to be organized in Northwest
Texas. will be on the committee.
]. s. Jordon of Mclean, trustee
of the Texas Melon Growers FIX
change. and one Of the most sue
cessfu Farm Bureau organizers in
the state, was persuaded 20 accept
place on the organization COM
mittee. and 20 give his time and d.
rection 20 field work in Wheelcr,
Collingsworth, Donley, Hall and
other "million bushel" counties. He
will Immediately take charge az
membership work for Farm Bureau,
grain sorghums, wheat, cotton, wool
and mohair and melon association
in counties where he has become
famous for organizing melon grow
ers' associations.
George Menke Of Canyon, Ran
dali county, who assisted in making
the Umbarger community IN that
county the first 100 per cent wheat
growers association community" in
Texas, viii represent the people
among whom he is so well known
and trusted.
George II. Afford Of Dallas, sec
retary-manager Of the Texas Farm
Bureau federation, and a director
Of both the cotton and wheat asso-
Citations, was unanimously selected
as a member Of the committee, in
recognition Of the great work he
has been doing through the Farm
Bureau and as former editor Of the
Progressive Farmer, one Of the lead
ing agricultural friends Of the
grain sorghums growers.
Organization Committee Active
Although IL had been raining
practically every day for a week
prior 10 the Amarillo meeting, the
attendance from over the kaffir,
milo, feterita and other grain sor-
ghums growing territory was gener-
Gus. Many delegations Of farmers
we're kept from attending the meet
ing, but they generally secured re-
presentation.
The first meeting of the organi-
cation committee, after their sclec-
ton az the state meeting in Amar-
lilo. was held at the office Of the
panhEndle-Plains supervisor Of the
Farm Bureau in Amarillo. Saturday
afternoon, June 10, and complete
plans for the membership drive
Of the association made. Il was
found at the meeting that organi-
zers TO work in fifteen more coun-
ties were most urgently needed, but
seemingly impossible TO get. All
county and community Farm Bu-
reau officers in the grain sorghums
territory Of the state were called
upon 20 secure the signers Of the
contract of the Texas Grain Sor-
ghums association possible. They
were Informed that organizers will
be supplied to them in order Of the
assurances received for cooperation.
j. A. Draper, one Of the most
successful organizers from the
northwest, where he assisted in the
formation Of the Washington, Ore