Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23
NECESSITY OF
COOPERATION,
ORGANIZATION
Contributor Tells Of Great Problems Con-
fronting Agricultural Interests
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU
LOOKING AFTER FEATURES
Is Not In Conflict With Any Other
Organization, This Writer Says.

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The great problems confronting the
agricultural interests of the county
today cannot be solved efficiently on
the old basis of individual effort of
each farmer acting Independently of
the other. To successfully bring into
being better agricultural conditions
along all lines pertaining to the great
farming industry is no one mans job.
1t, however, becomes a gigantic task
when undertaken collectively. Con-
slider for a moment the vastness Of the
field for action. The American Farm
Bureau Federation is today function
ing with the looking after many fea-
lures that demands special organiza-
ton, for instance the Grain Marketing
Plan, the National Live Stock Market
ing plan, the National Dairy Market
ing the National Fruit Marketing, a
better and more uniform vegetable
marketing system, cooperative wool
selling agencies, cooperative market
ing of cotton, general terminal mark
citing problem and not least the trans
portation problem. 1t is clear to me
and must be clear to all interested OBJ
servers that the American Farm Bu-
rau has accomplished more in Amer
ican agriculture in the past two
years than has been realized in a
much longer period of time than any
other organization. There is a rea-
son surely for this accomplishment.
The Farm Bureau has been organized
from below up through community,
the county, the State and the Ma
tion, and never attempted to function
before complete organization. This
fact alone tells most Of the story.
The Grange derived its strength from
the same source and consequently is
here to stay. Unfortunately many
movements in the past looking, along
cooperative and organization lines
are weak in influence from the fact
that an attempt to function really
before complete organization is eff
fected, consequently, they will grad
ually be absorbed and merged into
the stronger organization.-The Amer
lean Farm Bureau as / see it is in no
conflict whatever with an other farm
organization, but on the other hand
is willing and ready at all times to
assist them in any way with their
problems locally. The Farmers
Clubs, the Farmers Association and
the Oranges now functioning in our
county will not be antagonized in any
way nor can the Bureau in any case
be detrimental to the interests for
which they came into being. In a
broad and national way however, the
Federal Bureau will be Of immense
benefit to all the local organizations.
The Grange being a national organi-
cation has been and will continue
to be a co-worker organization with
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
tion, each cooperating along a spe-
cial designated line. There is no rea-
son why every member Of the Grange
who is farmer or identified with
farming, interests, all members Of
farmers clubs and associations should
not become members of the Farm Blu
reau. In fact it is highly essential so
to do, to get more complete benefit
both locally and nationally through
improved market conditions, ETC., and
not least through existing Legislative
channels. Farmers of Charles county
the success Of this effort Of organi-
cation of the Farm Bureau in our
great county depends upon your at
titude of the next four weeks, it can
not be done without your hearty CO.
operation. Charles county is the
banner county of our State, first in
wealth perhaps, and easy first in agri-
cultural production. We have always
been efficient and especially prolific
in production in more ways than one
but we have utterly fallen down ii
efficiency relative to marketing that
production. That is one of the CHIEF
reasons for organizing the Farm Blu
reau in our county. Let cooperation
and efficient organization be the pas;
word from now on, and when the drive
for membership is consumated let Vi
see to it that the minimum shall no
be less than one thousand members
There never was a period perhaps il
the whole history at agriculture tina
it has passed through more acut'
crisis than at the present time, am
with the purchasing power of tn
farmer at the minimum stage it i
absolutely impossible so long as pres
ent conditions exist to expect bushes
generally to prosper or to even func
ton normally.
We might as well expect watcl
with its main spring removed to ru
and keep accurate time, considering
.6 the fact that agriculture demands tn
greatest diversified purchasing Of an
business in the world and reduces it
purchasing power to minimum mus
necessarily mean something relativ
to the source from which its suppl
comes. Let it be remembered, how
ever, by those engaged in agricultur
that they must get in position to ei
fectively help remedy the strenuou
present conditions by more effe'
tive cooperation with each other,
better market system for their pr'