The Princeton union., 1922-09-14
Farm Bureau News Service.

tion, stands on matters pertaining 10
agriculture, and that it is a duty of
the federation to give them such facts.
After debate the motion carried unani-
mously.
Directors voted to lend the influence
of the whole farm bureau movement
to the campaign now being waged to
obtain favorable action on Amend
ment No. 1, which will permit Mime
sofa to organize state rural credits
system. Every director is to do his
part in getting farm bureau township
units solidly behind the amendment.
Ways in which the county farm
bureaus can be made productive of
greater dollar-and-c results were
discussed at length. Several delegates
explained how their farmers had been
helped by supplying them with posts
and Paris Green at considerable
saving.
A resolution endorsing area testing
to eradicate bovine tuberculosis, pre-
sented by w. A. Peck, livestock COM
missioner at South St. Paul, was dis
cussed. Mr.. Peck suggested that the
project be started in two counties to
demonstrate it's efficiency. Opposi-
ton to action at this time was ex-
pressed, because of the cost. The
resolution was referred to the legisla-
tive committee without recommenda
ton.
A special committee was authorized
to make a thorough investigation of
the ship subsidy and to report to the
annual meeting in January, so that
the federation would be able to take
an intelligent stand on that issue.
Another committee was authorize ed to
draft the federation's agricultural
program for 1923. A third commit
tee was empowered to consider new
county agent and county farm bureau
legislation, and to report at the winter
meeting. Personnel of all committees
will be announced by President Reed
shortly.
A discussion of how the business
of farming can be made more profita-
BILE by Chester H. Gray, former presi-
dent of the Missouri Farm Bureau
federation and a pioneer in the move
ment, was a feature Of a general pro-
gram in the horse show building,
which proceeded the business session.
Mr.. Gray discussed the farm bu-
reau movement in it's national phase.
The Washington office of the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau federation, he said,
scored one of the greatest victories
when it established the principle that
the national debt, now about $500 for
each person in the county, should be
paid by income taxes. "This," he
said, throws the burden on the
shoulders of those best able to carry
it. For the first time in all history,
the tax load has been shifted from
those least able to pay"
Mr.. Gray said railroad rates are too
high, despite recent cuts. eff the
railroads say they can not stand furth-
er reductions, we farmers reply that
they should reduce their overhead
and run the lines more efficiently"
Speaking on production, he said
farmers are entitled to "cost, plus a
reasonable profit" only when they use
good business practices in their work.
Farmers must produce efficiently,
produce what the world wants and as
much as the world wants." he said.
He advocated the commodity market
ing program of the national farm bu-
reau organization and said the farm
er's problem will never be solved as
long as he is content to confine CO.
operative marketing to local points.
eve must become factors in the
terminal markets." he said.
F. w. Peck, director of agricul-
tural extension, University of Mime
sofa, reviewed farm bureau and coun-
ty agent work in the state during the
ten years since the first bureau was
organized in Traverse county. He
said the future of Minnesota farming
depends upon efficient marketing and
production, more attractive rural
home life and cultivation in the
minds of the boys and girls Of high
regard for the calling cf their faith
ers and mothers.
Curtiss Johnson of Rush City, a
member of the state fair board, well
coined farm bureau folks to the fail
and stressed the necessity for close
cooperation between town and coun-
try.
President Reed, acting as chairman
Of the meeting, said that the founda-