The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
FARM BUREAU COMMITTEE
MAKES REPORT
Appointed To Study New Federal
Farm Marketing Act

APPOHecu 1U oeuuy New Ccuera
Farm Marketing Act
The joint Committee representing tn
State Grange, Maryland Farm Bureau
Federation and University of Maryland
authorized to give consideration to tn,
applicability of the agricultural Market
ing Act recently enacted by Congress tt
the marketing of farm products in thi
State and the cooperation and assistanc,
that Maryland agricultural forces car
give and receive from the Federal Farm
Board, have arrived at the following
conclusion:
Inasmuch as the Federal Farm Board
has publicly announced its policy o.
working with and through established
groups of farmers who are organized OF
who may be organized, on the basis Of
specific farm commodities, it is recog-
nized by this Committee that proper
steps should be taken to organize such
commodity groups as are ready for COOP
erative action in order to accept any OF
the benefits of this legislation. 1t must
be recognized by our farmers generally
that the individual farmer can only prof
it directly through the functioning of
this act by being member of a recog-
nized cooperative association.
Much interest has been manifested BY
growers, dealers and professors of grain
in the different sections of the State
relative to organizing one or more COOP
erative grain associations. 1t is our
Judgment that all such grain coopera-
tives should be at least countrywide and
formulated upon such basis as to con-
solidate their business through state
or regional Association. In one section
of this state. both farmers and dealers
are apparently ready to act upon this
proposal when the Federal Farm Board
is ready to give consideration to the
project
1t must be recognized that this pro-
posal is large and important one to
work out The formation of grain
cooperative by the farmers may possibly
necessitate the raising Of private capital
by the farmers in becoming members
Iofthe cooperatix
This Committee feels that as grain
covers such large territory and as
there are apparent differences OF opinion
between many OF the largest existing
grain cooperatives that it will probably
be some time before the Federal Farm
Board will give consideration to pro-
posal covering such small area as the
grain territory of Maryland.
The Committee is giving careful con-
sideration to the whole subject and it is
believed that we should proceed slowly
with this proposal until we are assured
of definite assistance by the Federal
Farm Board without which the project
obviously cannot succeed.
Most fortunately the dairy and to-
bacco interests of tx entire state are
served by strong cooperation by this
committee at this time. Doubtless
these cooperatives will take advantage
Of any assistance which may be avail
able under this legislation as conditions
may from time to time require.
Inasmuch as the poultry. vegetable
and fruit industries enjoy only limited
service through cooperative organizations
the passage of the legislation would
seem to present an unusual opportunity
for efforts in organizing the producers in
these branches of agricultural indus
try in the state. Efforts in these direc-
tons have been made in the past largely
without success. The presnt situation
presents challenge to the leaders who
should prepare plans to enable them
to take advantage of this national legis-
lation.
1t is believed that the live stock situa-
ton in the state presents problem for
further study from the standpoint Of
forming statewide live stock associa-
ton at this time, but we feel that local
or regional cooperatives should be form
ed in number of sections with ad-
vantage to producers.