Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 213, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1920 — AGRICULTURAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

AGRICULTURAL NEWS.

Farman Federation Organizing. On the 13th of September' the fanners of Jasper county will begin to organize thejr federation. Mr. Mathison, a fanner, will be with us during the organizing in the thirteen townships. He is a live wire but he can not do a successful job unless we are willing to be out and help. The other counties are organized all around us and are doing work and are getting ready for the agricultural problems that may come up at any time. The Prairie Farmer 9 full of the good that the federations are doing in the west. Come and hear Mathison on the first hand news of what the state of Indiana is doing along this line. The following schedule is the order in which the townships will be organized together with the places and dates of holding the meetings: Manon township, South school house, September 13. Jordan township, Egypt school house, September 14. Carpenter "township, Remington, September 15. Hanging Grove township, Banta school house, September 16. Milroy township, Milroy Church, (Drive on Monday, September 17. Barkley township, Barkley church, September 20. Newton township, Blue grass school, September 21. Union township, Center school house, September 22. Gillam township, Independence church, September 23. Walker township, Walker Center school, September 24. Kankakee township, Tefft, September 25. (Drive on Monday. Wheatfield township, Wheatfield Center school, September 28. Keener township, DeMotte, September 29. County meeting, Rensselaer Oct. 1/ 1920, 10 a. m., at the court house. All day meeting. The other meetings are at night and the next day is the drive for membership. Judging Team. Jasper county will be represented by a boys’ judging team at the State Fair boys’ judging contest. The team is composed of Messrs. Murrey Yeoman, Darold Fleming and Harold Fleming. The boys were taken by County Agent Whorter to Purdue last Monday to receive instructions fin judging. The boys are showing a great deal of interest and it is hoped that we will hear from them at the fair. The contest at the fair is held on Tuesday, September 7, beginning at 8:00 in the mornifig. The boys have already received passes into the fair for all the days if they want to stay that long. Poultry Culling Demonstration*. There will be two more culling

.demonstrations held this season. One Will be held at Mr. Van Hook’s Friday morning, September 10th, at 9:30 a. m.. The other will.be held out at Geo. Myers' farm in Jordan township Friday afternoon, Sept. 10th, at 2:00 p. m. Everybody is invited to attend. They are worth while. Please remember the dates and come. • Don’t tow your wheat until after th* 26th of September. Last spring, was a good lesson for sowing early. Going to the picnic at Winamac September 9th? Tractor Plowing Demonstration. There will, be a tractor demon siration near Rensselaer Saturday, September 11,'in the afternoon. Watch for notice of place. The driers "of Rensselaer are behind this project. They wish to pull off a clean demonstration which will not only show. up the different tractors but be a benefit to you, giving you an idea of the anfount of ground that you can turn over in - just a short time,, etc. They are certainly a labor saving device and by actual experience I have found this to be true. Good plowing and a well pulverized and packed seed bed always produces the best wheat. Come and see the demonstration. The New Birth—The A. F. B. F. Farmers bestir themselves slowly. Like the 'good Quaker, they desire to ponder any matter well. The very nature of their employment makes the opportunity for contemplation. There is no need for a private office shut off from the ever-shifting throng. Behind the plow, astride the binder, or wherever he may be, he has the beasts of the field and the birds of the air for his companions. The setting is not only, suggestive, but prompts thinking in a straight line. This, no doubt, explains the sanity of the farmer’s judgment, onee it has crystalized. To many people it is simply astounding to see the farmer organizing so rapidly and putting up his own good money to back up his belief. He is scarcely a year old as a state organization, until he launches a National organization, well represented, splendidly backed and wisely directed. ' There are 700,000 farmers now who are members of the American 'Farm Bureau Federation. Can you i believe it? They come from 28 , States. They have a budget of < $200,000 for the first year. J. R. ‘Howard of Clemons, lowa, a farmer «of National reputation, was chosen ’president. He is to receive $15,000 ipr year salary and $3,000 per year • for traveling expenses. The national headquarters are located in Chicago. The officers and twelve - national directors are neither faddists nor I theorists; just observe the prdgram work. The Executive Committee was instructed to set up without delay a business organisation under

the direction of trained experts and create Bureaus, or divisions as follows: 1. A bureau of transportation which will look into transportation matters by both rail and water, to the end that we may secure rates on farm products which shall be fair as compared with rates on other commodities,. and which shall give to the farmers of the United States ocean rates which will enable him to compete on a fair basis with the farmers of other nations of the world. ~ 2. A bureau of trade relations which shall investigate dur. dealings with foreign countries to the end that the interests of agriculture may be promoted. 3. A bureau of distribution which shall make a thorough study of the distribution of farm products. 4. A bureau of statistics which shall inquire into world conditions which influence supply and demand, and which shall especially study the mechanics of prices. 5. A legislative bureau which shall have to do with matters of National legislation which affect farming and fanners. 6. A bureau of co-operation which wiH- make a special study of co-operation methods which have been found to be successful, both here and in other countries. 7. A bureau of publicity. The conspicuous feature of this whole plan is that farmers without further ado are developing ways and means of ascertaining the facts. They are not leaping into the dark without looking for a lighting place. When the facts are discovered, whether it be transportation,, trade relations, .or whatever it may be, the procedure will be orderly, in the open and in a straight-forward manner. We have gone on record as opposed to radicals and reactionaries. We declare the strike no longer justifiable and no longer to be tolerated by a long suffering public. Whatever attitude other groups of society may take, this guarantees to the public that farmers understand their duty.