Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-11
FARM BUREAU FAvORS
TUBERCULOSIS FUND
Requests Legislature to Con-
tlnue $4,000 Appropriation
7 for Next Two Years.

Special Correspondence Every tHening.
Dover, Jan. 1.-THE second annual
meeting of tho Delaware state Farm
Bureau Federation was held here yes
terday, with representative gather
ing from all over the state.
President Harry II. Clark of Ken
ton submitted HE annual report. AS
Farm Bureau members" he said. 1--WE
feel that we have worked together
more during the past year than ever
before. especially do we believe THE
is true with regard TO legislation. As
agriculturists we have been recog-
nized by Congress the pact year more
than ever before. due largely TO the
states and county farm bureaus, CO.
operating with the American Farm
Bureau Federation, and through our
represe n atlves. we feel that among
come of the most important things
the state Farm Bureau has done dur
ing the past year wac to keep In
touch with bills OF Interest 20 far
mere that were pending before Con
aress. letting them know just where
We R,ood and what we wanted. Among
aome cf the bills we We're interested
I'm and took action on were those pro
hihitlng filled milk compounds. ap-
proval ot Federal land loan bond act.
approval of the Ford proposal for
Muscle Shoals. opposed the daylight
saving hill: opposed the soldier bonus
bill. opopeed the duty of sac per ton
on potash We stand opposed TO any
bill that will burden or work hard
shipe ~ our farmers and To- agriCul-
ture
"In our State I,egiela ture tuet now
there Ia some talk Of cutting down the
annual appropriation OF $4,000 for
| tuberculosis eradication among cattle
/ To- fao.0 II will no great mis-
take Il this " done. now that We have
made ouch good Roadway. such good
progree- towards stamping out this
dreaded disease 40 destructive 80 ant
mails and 20 human life. The H,plsteir
/ rrierian Association and Or Middle
ton, tho government veterinarian
have looked into the situation and tel
ms that the appropriation of $4,000
per year should etand for two more
wear~ then they believe II can "
safely cut down To 500 600. The gov
| ernor IN hi. message spoke OF cuttini
down the appropriation. but he 10 NO
opposed ~ the APPROPRIATION "a & nov
etanda OF $4,000 annually We asl
that our preeent Legislature let thu
augmentation stand ae II IA for
least Two more yearz. when We heliev'
that moot Of the disease will he stamp
ed out and we will DO able - keep u gu
with $4,000 annually.
II believe that the ioinlnE or link
ing ~ tho Delaware state Farm 1'u
reau with the Eastern States Farmers
Exchange vse q etep In the right II
rectlon. II has been the meana q
. eavins the farmers thouss nds ~ dol
: lare tho pact year in Fertilizers, feeds
etc.
I'm tho vicinity q, Clayton an
Kenton. on dairy feed alone thor
we saving Of about 5000. and 4
the vicinity Of Dover 81 OO0 Their
, was saving ~ about S. n hundre
pound. on binder Irvine. enough q
100 pounds ~ binder Irvine alone {
, moro than pay our dues to- the FAR
. bureau Now farmers who sre NJ
! farm bureau membee. tho line is ~
Ing 90 10 drawn and Nhose who AZ
not farm bureau members wifi No -
A out ~ the farm bureau Ts-ices. CON
|, over and ioin US"
a = r. Howard Of Iowa. form'
!. precedent Of the National Farm n,
|, reau Federation. spoke ~ Co-oper'
= tion IN the sale OF fruits. vegetable
i and practically an kinds ~ farm pr
A.. - ~
a length on the necessity ~ vo-opcrS
n ton ~ communities IN church. sCho
and in everything that Focs 10 NAL
- up a successful community. whic
eventually aids the farmer IN hts ~
q OF work lie urged the owning
q property and tho conserving 81 q
70 same. which IS ono of tho most potel
: factoss towards home Nfe and whi'
l. after al controls in a great measu
l. the destinics of communities.
n Resolutions were adopted sdvoca
ing the appropriation OF $4,000 z
d tuberculosis eradication among ca
& tic: continuation OF the annual a
n nropriation OF $1,000 COR ,cadscati,
& of diseases among poultry. cppoei-
q The "hlior in" 81 milk and ice cream
y advocating tho continuance OF q
n $4,000 appropriation FOR hog chcle
.- serum
- officers elected for the ensuing We
4 were: President. John Ponder
y Milton: vice-president. W. V Cosde
a Dover: secretary, Thomas y. Ra'
q Inns OF Seaford: treasurer. Prank
;, Ncarslcy. Marshalron; legislati
: committee. Frank Yearsley. y,
a Castle county: Harry r. Clark. kei
and T. y Rawlins. Sussex.
-, II was announced that a farnei
, shoT course will be given at Mllfo
- in February.