The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-23
Farm Bureau Group
Urges Producers
To Vote On 9Th
1910 Program Planned
By Assn; To Make
Recommendations

Stoneville, Miss.-November 22-Mis-
| sissippi Farm Bureau Association In
annual meeting recently urged all Mis-
sissippi cotton producers to vote In
the special election December 8 in ia
vor of compulsory marketing quotas
| for 1910. Acknowledging the benefi
cial effects Of the program this yeai
in stimulating the price of cottor
through production control and COM
mending those responsible for the
establishment Of the 1899 cotton loan
the association laid = basis for iss
next years program.
Further, the Bureau recommended
that transportation legislation spec
ifically provide for the movement Of
agricultural commodities for domestic
consumption and for export. at rates
comparable to those for industrial
products for domestic consumption
and for export. and that 1t provide
specially for that all transportation
operations shall be allowed to reduce
rates as long as those rates are COM
pensatory with the cost Of such SER
vice.
Recommending legislative commit
tee study Of the present forestry prob
lens and repeal of the out-of-data
laws taxing woodland and enactment
Of a severance tax, and legislation to
provide for complete classification Of
the farm land in the state in coopera
ton with services available through
the Federal Government; and an ex-
tension in the facilities Of the soil
testing laboratories of The state ex-
permen stations to make available
services to the farmers Of the state,
the Farm Bureau took action on mat
tiers of vita, concern to The people
OF the State in a program similar to
the one propounded by the Delta
Council.
Joe Pritchard of Inverness was
named vicepresident representing the
Delta Of the Mississippi Farm Blu
reau Association and Fox Hicks was
chosen a director and a voting dele
gate to the national confab in Chicago
the first week in September at the
Meridian meeting. Both Pritchard
and Hicks are prominently identified
with the Delta Council.
Oscar Johnston Of Scott, the third
Deltan to be elected to the Board of
Direcors, Is q Council director. Read
Dunn, Jr.. Greenville, Secretary of the
Delta Council served as adviser to
the legislative and resolutions COM
mittee at the annual meeting. Ran
som Aidrich Of Michigan City was re-
elected president for another year.
Attending from this section were
Pritchard. Hicks, Dunn, Larry Pryor
OF Longwood, Bill Anderson of Clarks-
dale. c. C. Smith OF Greenwood, ).
w Lacy of Lyon, r. r. Bell, Lam
bert: and d. L. Edison. Quitman cou.i.
ty agent.
Cooperating with the Delta Council
on matters OF national farm inter,
ests and legislation, the Mississippi
Farm Bureau through Is Resolutions
Committee also took steps to better
he farm situation in the state with
recommendations on soil classified
ton and analysis, forestry research
and reiterated its position Of last
year requesting continuation Of the
AAA program and parity payments
to cotton producers to be received
from revenues provided by tariff re-
ceipts.
Recently the Board of Directors OF
the Delta Council accepted member
ship in the Mississippi unit of the
American Farm Bureau.