Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-04

MOVEMENTS
ST. PAUL MEET |
Secretary's Report of MINI.
Farm Bureau Work is
Encouraging.

0l. raul, Jan. or
three interstate co cooperative organiza-
ers, within a few months las year. is
the longest single step ever taken to
improve the distribution of necessi-
ties .of life in the northwest states, F.
L. French. secretary of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation. said in his
annual report before the third annual
convention of the farm bureau in /ses-
sion here today
The convention which opened Tues
day morning, today was given over to
discussion Of various farm movements
and explanation of the different phas-
es OF cooperative farm work. BY
speakers Of state wide prominence.
Among those who addressed. the
meetings today were: Thomas E.
eastman. member Of the board Of di-
rectors OF che state federation: V. e.
Anderson, chairman of the federal
education committee; Frank LETTERS,
member Of the committee and J.. A.
Jones, state manager of the member
ship campaign department, United
State Grain Growers. ms.
OrindaN Speaks.
One cooperative, marketing enter
prise sponsored by the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation has saved
farmers $4,000 in less than five
months. z. c. B. Crandall, president
of the Central Cooperative Commits
sion association. told the delegates.
The commission association opened
for business on the South St. Paul
livestock market on August s.. and
since that time has done a gross bust
ess Of IS, 900, 900. Mr.. Crandall said.
A quarter Of a million animals have
been handled by the organization, be
asserted. at commission charges APP
proximately rs per cent lower than
thos fixed by. private firms.
In less than five months. the con-
vention delegates were told, the farm
ers' central sales agency has accumu-
lated a surplus of $4,000. to be re-
turned to the farmers as patronage
dividends and has saved the producers
at least $4,000 in cash by handling
stock at lower commission rates.
French Makes Report.
MinneSeta farmers have proved that
they car so into business on the ter
minal markets Of the country and sell
their products more efficiently and
Grating under a marketing system
built up in the asst 100 years" F.. L.
French, secretary of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation, said in his
annual report.
THE establishment of three great
interstate corporations organized,
owned and controlled exclusively By
farmers, within a few months this last
year. is the longest single step ever
taken to improve the distribution OF
the necessities Of life in the north
west" Mr.. French declared.
The farm bureau has put every
a1enrA nf ifv @fHovDth hohind fhe
movement to centralize the marketing
of farm crops, because it believes tina;
the farmer has just as much right.
and just as much, ability as the manu-
facturer has t follow his produces
onto the ultimate markets and have a
voice in their price and their method
Of distribution"
Mr.. French summarized the devel-
opnent of the Central COOPERATIVE
Commission association to ma<kes
livestock. of the Minnesota Cooper
tive Creameries association to aid In
distributing dairy products, and OF the
z. S. Grain Growers, Inc. 70 market
grain comparatively. The secretary
annual report also reviewed the pro
made in carrying OFT the STATE
agricultural program for 1874 draft
ed and ratified b: the second zrhuz,
convention of the Acnsc:z Farm
Bureau federation laS yeA-
Work Toward Common Goal
The relationship between the sz-r
bureaus OF Ainae@sca and TIE zzr5eGl-
turaI extension @vics WIS oesr<-sa
and described sy E W Peek Nina
gotta director Of ~excsnsioa wccI - TIE
University Of Ainnescsz fz-- AZ E1-
tualIy beneficial"
The exterston sTTics AID sas cE1c-
-. STATE and national farm bE-szC c.
CARNATIONS are agencies To-Ea< To-
ward a common goal. ". PEEK sa1c-
Their principal aims arg -hs 1sTsto1-
rnent Of a more profitable fam bVsi-
ness the establishing Of 2 Ezter
standard CT farm living ard ths Up
building Of better cor nurtsisa IA
which to live and DO business -
tofd the farm bureau deIegatea-