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Grant County Agricultural Association History Review
The Grant County Agricultural Association formed from farm clubs in January 1919 to unite farmers and secure representation. It started with about 800 members, elected officers, and a district system under state and national farm bureaus. The 1920 fire destroyed the office. later moves and key leaders such as O W Florea and Louis Needler guided steady progress toward a growing service organization for farmers.
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Grant County Agricultural Association
Baderal
Marion
Chas. F. Boxell
Elmer
Julius Stallings
van Buren Austin Ferguson
Washington
Clare Bradford
Pleasant
George Dunn
Richland
Ross Doggett
Sims
Ernes Pence
Franklin
Bert Malott
Sec’y
W. J. Bosson
Reas
H. T. Walker
Montpelier
Tipton
Toward
Miami
Iowa
The
American Farm Bureau
Grant County Association
Sweetser
Kiley
First National Bank
O. W. Florea
Monroe Township
Louis Needler
Frank Brizendine
Green Township
Bert Todd
See’y
Elmer Creviston
Treas
Nogin
Farm Bureau