The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-05-25
Farm Bureau Is
Active Force
(By j. F. Reed, President National

(By j. r. Reed, President National
Farm Bureau Federation.)
The Minnesota Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton is a federation of 62 County
Farm Bureaus in the state.
ganization in Minnesota. 1t is also
the largest in membership of any in
dustrial, professional, or business Or
ganization in the state.
Its purpose is to bring to the in
dustry of agriculture the benefits of
organized effort along educational,
economic, and legislative lines that
will be helpful to the farmer.
In it's educational activities it works
in complete harmony with the extern
sion service of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture and the Col
lege of Agriculture of Minnesota
through County Agents and Home
Demonstration Agents whose purpose
it is to bring to our farmers and farm
homes the best practices in husbandry
and home management, as developed
by the federal and state departments.
The necessity for farm organization
to enable the farmer to sustain his
position in the business and economic
field, is now fully realized by the far
mer and readily conceded by all other
groups in our national life. That it
is impossible for the farmer with his
100000 individual units to cope in a
business way with group organiza-
tions in other fields of human en-
deavor is obvious.
From the beginning the farmer, al
ways thrown upon his own resources
and efforts, has strongly followed in
dividualistic lines controlling his in
dustry and economic condition. He
now sees this position does not bring
him equal status with other industries
and professions moving in group for
nation. AS our population grows and
competition tightens between indivi-
duals and industries, agriculture must
change its methods and policies in this
regard in order to maintain it's posi-
ton in our national life. Those out
side of agriculture, who has been
prone to view farm organization with
suspicion as seeking to establish a
barrier between the farmer and other
groups and industries, now realize
that an organization of farmers for
the benefit of their industry, is as
essential to those engaged in the pro-
fession of agriculture as similar or
CARNATIONS are to other groups.
Tho occoptio1 ohioof of fho To-
Bureau is to better the economic con-
dition of our members, improve living
conditions in the open country, and
provide an organization for our far
mers through which their voice may
be heard on all matters of interest to
them, or affecting their industry.
In Minnesota, the Farm Bureau has
promoted the activities of the extern
sion service of the Department of
Agriculture, giving it the most I'M
stinted support, both morally and
financially. The various counties
have contributed over $4,000 during
the past year to this service, besides
constantly bringing to the attention
of the farmers of the state the adj
vantage to them of keeping abreast of
production and marketing of farm
products.
The State Federation has promoted
in every legitimate way the co-opera-
tive marketing farm products, know
ing that cooperative organizations,
properly formed and managed will in
sure better price to the producer,
without additional cost to the consum-
er. The result is constantly increas-
ing loyalty on the part of producers
to their organizations and very
gratifying increase in the volume of