Smyrna times., 1925-01-21
INIION Of FARM PROBLEMS
.IFg ONLY IN COOPERATION
], WAS URGENTLY IMPRESS
4 M STATE FARM BUREAU

b on STALE fAi'-i DO MA =
annual Session Well ATTENDED
Ss,.dav and Some Able Addresses
9s,rd-OppOse Labor Amendment
4. 6fth annual meeting of the
!. Farm Bureau Federation was
,t Dover, Thursday in the Dover
.n,r Club. The morning session
,ttended by about rs people, but
II afternoon session the hall was
~Ied. The morning session was
m in reading the minutes of
rsar's meeting, also the minutes
u several executive meetings and
,soorts of officers of the bureau.
Dresident, John D. Reynolds of
iFetOwn, gave a verbal report in
M he made mention of advance
along several lines of farm work
4 last year, particularly the CO.
.sive buying feature which had
Rsi out successfully all over the
N He stressed the necessity of
,,Osration among the farmers, be-
lrg this to be the one thing that
gentually bring the farmer into
own. He expressed the opinion
The failure of the farmers to CO.
sste with each other had been one
iae reasons why they had not sue
Lid in the past any more than they
He also stated that if the farm
would intellectually support the
zlive committee in their efforts to
b about better conditions, that all
La be benefited beyond all expec-
sns, in that the farmer would be
position to name his price for
S any kind of produce he raises.
ssEare Farmers Need to Cooperate
closing his remarks, Mr.. Reyn-
said that with cooperation bet
HDmes, better communities and an
s3und better condition would pre-
Mr.. Reynolds told of his trip
lcagO, to the National Farm Bu-
Federation and the work that
Is accomplishing. Reports from
county presidents were then called
and the first being w. V. Cosden
OTer. Mr.. COsden's report was
|-caly the same he gave before
|Mnual meeting of the Kent Coun-
Bureau, held at Dover last week.
also emphasized the benefits de-
y rom cooperative buying, CO.
aave canning and the continued
p growing industry, all of which
L wonderful strides in Kent coun-
Frank F. Yearsley, the president
ae New Castle County Bureau,
reported progress of the work of
bureau in his county. He spoke
ae cooperative buying of seed
noes by the farmers of New Cas-
0unty, which had been most sat-
aOry and profitable in many ways.
q SmOOt Of Seaford, president of
SuSSex County Farm Bureau,g gave
report for his county in that they
been steadily advancing and hop
De able to report next year even
iI increases along all lines.
gainst Child Labor Amendment
solutions were adopted to the eff
mat the Delaware tSate Farm
'aa go on record as opposing the
: laOor amendment to the Federal
SltutiOn and request that the Leg
.Ie Of the State of Delaware de-
said amendment; favoring the
'alent Of legislation which will
nO1 shipment of inferior grades
immature fruits and vegetables
Slch products do interfere with
proper merchandising of superior
e Oh fruit and vegetables; ia
Y recommendations contained in
-uent Smiths address (of PENN
| horticultural 20 Society,", relating
aao,l,AOltlng by legislative enact
ue sale and shipping out of the
VI fresh food products of in
I grade and immature picked !
? al'er proper provision has been |
iOf their utilization within the |
! brown, of Arizona, a Speaker
\ 'arger part Of the afternoon |
Ol was taken up with an address
( { D Brown of Arizona, who gave |
u ] Ol Iarm work, including Coop |
~ and urged all to be true and.I
j. 7" the principles of the Farm |
~ ! N m It's efforts to help one an
.,. me nominating committee
s..i ,''a It's report for officers for
sung year as follows: Presi-
.0,.,. :, u Reynolds, Middletown:
NM, rrra'uent' m W. V. Cosden, Dover;
1sr' Ito0a Frank F. Yearsley, Mar
n \, secretary, Thomas N. Raw
nit,a. s report Of the nominating
Ts,a 'e I, was adopted and the offic-
ueclared elected by acclama-
RENADr,