Farm Bureau Federation forms for national body
The movement to form a national Farm Bureau Federation progresses from a February Ithaca meeting with delegates from several states. D R Howard elected president, S L Strivings vice president, J W Coverdale temporary secretary. Ames Iowa relocates headquarters as aims for March 3rd permanent organization. The constitution favors plain language and broad scope, with dues debated and adjusted beyond a flat $1000 per state. The Iowa federation notes include repeal of daylight saving, wool market efforts, and livestock legislation support.
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Federation of
Farm Bureau
Ithica
New York
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bureau
California
D. R. Howard
Clemens
Iowa
S. L. Strivings
J. W. Coverdale
Aimes
Ames
Coverdale
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General Assembly
J. R. Howard
Washington
Farm Bureau Demonstrations And Club Work Summary
About thirty attended farm management and fruit demonstrations with twenty farmers at a session on farm accounts. Seventy five participated in small fruit product demonstrations and ten acre orchard spraying. Five sheep and wool meetings drew one hundred fifty. Two tractor schools hosted seventy five. One hundred fifty people got income tax help. The federation promotes pure bred livestock. catalogs will be published in January. Boys and girls clubs yielded prize winners in pig, baby beef, and corn clubs with cash awards and trips. two long trips were rewards. Five thousand circulars mailed, five hundred fifty farm visits, sixteen meetings with twenty five hundred total attendees. A membership drive asks farmers how much they will contribute to a working fund for future farm bureau activities. The article argues the farmer needs organization to influence pricing, noting Iowa farm products last year exceeded $950 million in value. A complete American Farm Bureau Federation constitution was received but not printed.
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Fremont County
Burea
Farm Bureau
Labor Bureau
Farmers Elevator
Jfarm Bureau
Farmers’ Elevator
Randolph
Hubert L. Brown
Hamburg
Iowa
Charles C. Heezen
William Lang
Sidney
Byron Tyner
Shenandoah
Harold Laird
Tabor
Des Moines
Chisago
Franklin Green
William Long
Omaha
Farmer
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Commission
Board of Trade
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Bigham
Michigan
East
Middle West
Alleghany Hills
Iowa Federation
Iowa Fleece Wool Brewers’ Association
National Farm Bureau Federation
Union Stock Yards
Cooperative Livestock Shipping Association
Red Cross
Liberty
Salvation Army
Packer Et. al
Farm Bureau Federation
Packer
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The
Christian Herald
L. £. Orcutt
Bible House
New York City
Everwear
Eilger’s Shoe Store
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