The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
EDWARD O'NEAL REELECTED HEAD
 OF FARM BUREAU
Membership In Cotton Association Has In-
 creased To 22,O0O

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. L. Edward A. O'Neal, of Florence, will head the Alabama Farm bureau fedora fion another year, as the result of Nan [ election of officers held by this or ganization at the closing session of the 1924 convention held Friday aftefnoon, zat the Montgomery auditorium.
 In addition to electing Mir. O'Neal president, the federation also reelected John R. Witt, of Limestone, and R. F. Groom, of Conecuh, as first and second vice presidents, respectively. Choice of seecretary and treasurer is with the s@executive committee, and in addition to these other members of the executive Committee were elected Friday after noon as follows: Mrs. J. S. Morris, sIalladega; pr. T. H. Appleton, De sIkalb; w. w. Beasley, Pickens ;; S. P. Storrs, Fillmore and J. B. Epsy, Henry. Edward O'Neal and T. J. Whatley were elected delegates of the Alamara Farm Bureau Federation to the annual con- vention of the American Farm Bureau, to be held next year in Chicago.
 To Study Taxation
 E A program and policy drafted by President O'Neal was adopted by the convention before adjournment Among other things this program called for a complete study of taxation in Alabama in order that the cost of our gov ernment may be borne equally and fair ly by all classes of property and by all our citizens" Another section of the program recited statistics that only half of the farm land acreage in Alabama is developed and that 579 per cent of the farms in the state are op- erated by tenants. "To improve this condition we pledge ourselves to de Telop proper land settlement system" the program stated.
 Among the resolutions submitted by tbe resolutions committee and adopted by the federation was one "deploring the meagre appropriation by the state" for agricultural research work at the Auburn. experiment station and one calling for all divisions of the Alabama Polytechnic institute at Auburn"
 Favor Ford Bid
 sSAcceptance of the. Ford offer for Muscle Shoals was also urged in a resolution adopted.
 The Southern Exposition, to be heidi at New York, was formally endorsed in a resolution and a copy. of the resolution ordered sent to Governor Brandon. .ri
 { The federation also adopted q resoiti. | tion paying tribute to General Joseph | Wheeler, Alabama leader in the war between the states, and urging that | memorial of the hero be placed on the Confederate monument in Stone Noun tain, near Atlanta.
 Cotton Members Increase
 Membership in the Farm Bureau Cot ton Association has increased from about 12,000 the first season to more than 22,OO0 at the present time, accord ing to reports ofyAllen Northington, manager of the association, submitted Friday to the annual meeting of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation.
 The most difficult problem faced by the association this season has been l the wild fluctuations in the price of cotton, it was stated. Another source | of trouble for the association was the very large percentage of low grade cotton that has been handled during this : season. S1 Cites Propaganda
 2 A third source of trouble, Mir. North 1 ington stated, arouse out of the con- stant malicious and false propaganda. which Is spread throughout the state | concerning the associa tion.
 Before Mir. Northingtons report was read the convention listened to a fewf remarks from J. $. Kerraehan, presi- | dent of the Alabama Farm Bureau Hay Association, in which Mir. Kernachan l paid tribute to the work Auburn was doing for the farmers of the state. 5 Mort L. Bixler spoke on behalf of | the agricultural fair to be held in Montgomery next fall. He said the idea , of the fair management was to have the exhibits show what the average farm in Alabama was, doing. He urged the cooperation of all present in making the fair a success. 1S5,000 Hens Signed ! Edward O'Neal reported that from incomplete returns in the egg campaign 185,000 hens had been signed up in 34 counties of the state.
 Jesse B. Hearin, manager of the farm section, Montgomery Chamber of Con- merce, spoke on behalf of the South ern Exposition, to be held in New York city in the near future and also on be- half of the fat stock show, to be held in Montgomery next fall.
 F. W. Gist, federal statistician for Alabama, spoke on hisswork in gather ing crop data for the national govern ment, and Prof. l.. N. Duncan spoke on cooperative purchasing before the . meeting adjourned for luncheon. ! Charles W. Rittenour, president of the Alabama Farm Bureau Hay Asso- citation, submitted his annual report The report shows that the association , handled during the past year a total A 4 -G l. T.