Show FARMINGTON II GIRL tam HONORED IIO In the Farm Bu Bureau ei au Essay Con Con- Contest Contest Contest test conducted this year Annie Rig Rig- Rigby Rigby Rig Rig-by by of North ton Farning-ton won the prize on the following Essay that we think worth worthy f fOr r every farmer In Davis county to read Why Dad is a Member of the I Farm arm armB B Bureau u r c a u 11 uIn In the world today there exists a great gleat number of organizations all of which have been Leen Ot to pro pro- promote promote pro promote mote the generals general g welfare elfare of different groups g or of hum humanity nit pity as a whole It is with these or 01 organizations as it is with all other class's classes some few exe excel l some some few contri contribute contribute ute more thane than others to the wet wel re I and progress of the human rte 1 e Among this group of organizations Bons ions that excels in useful qualities is the Farm Bur Bur- Bureau Bureau eau The Time farm bure bureau u idea was fir first t b by Tl TI Roosevelt about 1910 1010 HO but Dut that some organization organization tion among the farmers is necessary has been d for ages yet not until the veal'S years tween lA-tween 1 tween 1910 and 1 1920 20 which which the f mers be began an to or- or organize or organize g-anize g themselves into community groups was any d finite action taken talen These little organ grew rapid rapid- rapidly rapidly rapidly ly in popularity nd consequently in membership and numbers lUmbers until in inI November 1920 r I r from I thirty states in these group organizations exi exis ed el met and form form- forme formed e ed the American arm Bureau Fed Fed- Federation Federation cration whose ail aim is to give service to and amid promote t tie the le general welfare of the farmers o oJ America From this Far p Bureau organization organization organization tion Dad as well weld well as all other members mem mem- members members bers receives great benefits First he receives ec gnat advantages Thou Though h the powerful purchasing abil- abil ability ability abil ability ity of the farm farm bureau the farmers are arc able to procure commodities such as seeds eeds livestock feed for livestock coal etc at almost cost prices Through h the bur bureaus bureau's aus au's methods of co- co cooperative cooperative operative co-operative operative marketing marketing the farmers can market their pr products ducts with a great deal less expense and can also receive much higher pr prices ces For example an average of onions marketed marketed under the plan will net approximately file fife hundred dollars more moro than mn n another average acre of onions marketed by the in- in individual individual in individual farmer farmel Again the farm bureau encouraged d the use of certified seed which is lure sure to bring better financial result results to the grower In general it enables cs Da Dad and his fam fanc- fancily family ily to live in th countr country community a and d yet vet to hav fure the luxuries of city life I Second The parm arm bureau bene bene- benefits bene- bene benefits benefits fits its member educationally In each local organization tion every mem menn- member member ber herr has the op opportunity to actually participate and an t y participation only does an individual al grow It brings its members in loser closer contract with learned men nn and and women it teaches them newer an anJi more efficient me- me methods me methods of doing t work it stimulates lates mental gro growth th by helping them to systematically solve their every everyday everyday everyday day problem and aid it gives them n a common undersea understanding iding and sympathy for the other fell ws w's difficulties Third The rhe f m bureau develops its members so socially Tally Every year farmers en encamp encampments amp are arc held in whIch the farmer farmel and their 1 families A 1 I r in a n common c make a 11 three or four day cx ex Irs ion to some design design- designated designated designated place u us ally lally the a agricultural co 11 0 gt of th it il state where they Join oin in social of var var- varIOUS various various ious kinds as yell ell as in meetings s of education educational l am nl com al interests interest's DUl During nl the ye yo r 1 many other social gatherings s are arc icid eld all of which en- en enrich enrich en enrich rich the lives O of the members Above Aboe all it instills in ts ls members desires to achieve and ad ad nee yet to have nor mol noral moral al charity for those hose who fail The farm bur bui tose au nu not only gives nIl all of these advant alvan es to its individual members advani but i it benefits the public in general It pro rotes notes the general wel welfare welfare welfare fare of the a group and the welfare an nn progress of any group roup means t ie e welfare and pro pro- progress progress pro progress gress of the e a ci tire community and ultimately the al s v hole nation Therefore fo these reasons sons Dad ld Dadis Dadis is a member o 0 the farm bureau first because it benefits him person person- personally personally personally ally in economic educational and so- so social so social cial lines and S sc wid ond ond because it bene bene- benefits bene- bene benefits benefits fits Dads Dad's comm community as a whole |