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Show Farmers Are Urged To Support Their Own Organization The American farmer is losing $5,000,000,000 per year in profits which now go to unnecessary un-necessary middlemen as a result re-sult of his unwillingness to support farmer organizations, declared VV. T. Martindale, Indiana In-diana farm bureau official, Tuesday, in addressing the annual convention of the Utah State Farm Bureau at the Newhouse hotel. Only one remedy can be found to stop this tremendous loss, according ac-cording to the speakerorganization. speakerorganiza-tion. Agriculture lags far behind Industry and labor in this regard, he declared. According to statistics compiled by government bureaus, the total Income of the United States during 1929 was apportioned among these interests as follows: Industry, 55 cents on every dollar; labor, 28 cents, and agriculture, only 17 cents, Mr. Martindale said. Other speakers at the Tuesday afternoon session were Miss Edna Rosencrantz, secretary of the state farm bureau; and W. J. Martin, agricultural supervisor for the Union Pacific railroad. Mr. Martin urged the formation of dairy development league to develop de-velop the California market for Utah dairy products. Ephraim Bergeson, president of the state farm bureau, announced at the morning meeting that he would not be a candidate for reelection. re-election. This leaves the field clear to J. R. Beus, Weber county, the other nominee for the office. L. L. Bunnell of Provo, vice president of the stato farm bureau, was in charge of the opening session ses-sion of the convention. In his annual address, Mr. Bergeron Berge-ron deplored the present tax system sys-tem which is leaving the heavier share of the tax burden on farms and other forms of real estate and tangible property. |