The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-15
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EVERY FARMER


rye,y fsrmer in this county ID to
= invited to join the farm bureau,
.seording to announcement issued
- county farm bureau headquar-
- today. All plans are carefully
m for the big membership drive.
n. viii hear little else for the
~ month, and after that you will
q working in your county farm bu-
-. state farm bureau, and the
smerican farm bureau to accom-
,lish for agriculture in an organic
a vay what no man can do for
timself alone.
N county farm bureau office is
boehive of industry. Representa-
tives q the American farm bureau
~ IL state farm bureau have
bea here and set up all the mach
inery for the most successful coun-
~ membership drive in the state.
Posters and pole cards have been
received and are being displayed
everywhere. Our business men,
living up to their reputation Of
serving their farmer friends at ev-
ery opportunity, are calling for
more posters to put in their VIM
dows. Have you seen the farm bu-
reau posters? Well, then, this re-
porter will not spoil your surprise.
Oh boy! Those big red, yellow,
blue and green posters Just make
sou wart t. get right up and join.
They tell the whole story. Some of
Some of the best known artists in
Chicago and New York have de-
clared that the farm bureau display
sands among the mos. successful
examples Of the poste.. art. They
are outranked only by two of the
posters used so e1fc ctively in the
Liberty loan drives.
Showing Farm Films.
The first showing of farm bu-
reau films is scheduled for next
week. Spring Valley" is the name
Of the first photoplay to be shown
on farm bureau night. This film
was specially produced by the
American farm bureau in Chicago
in order to get the real rural set.
ting. Spring Valley" is said to be
a most pleasing story of farmers
organization and cooperative mar.
keting.
The churches of the county have
studied the farm bureau movement
and find that it is worthy of theil
entire support. Several minister:
have declared that it is nothing
more or less than practical relig
ion, putting into actual practice tn
Golden Rule. They cite the coop
erative marketing pools wher'
neighbors 60 together and take tn
same price; the Gift-Grain move
ment which saved hundreds Of thou
sands of children in Europe an,
Asia from starvation: the sendini
of city urchins to the farms for
real summer vacation; and othe
similar projects fostered by tn
farm bureau.
School Children Interested.
The boys and girls of the count.
are greatly excited over the essa,
contest announced in the schools
this week. A big list of prizes il
offered to the boys and girls writ
ing the best essays on why Da'
Joined the Farm Bureau" Tn
contest is limited to boys and girl
under 16. The youngsters ar
studying the booklets and other lit
erature very carefully before begin
ming their essays. The prize-win
ners will be published in this pa
per. Watch for them.
In two weeks we will have sur
prise for you ourselves. Watch 70
it. 1t will mark a big step in tn
history of journalism in this count
and make you proud you live herr
Campaign Is Nationwide.
What is happening here is sched
, uled to happen in every other coun
ty in the United States within tn