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I. (a) Michigan State Farm Bureau in its function of co-ordinating and 



hannonizing the commodity exchanges in the state and, also, 

 promoting and assisting this type of organization. 



(b) New Membership campaigns of Michigan State Farm Bureau. 



II. FARM BUREAU ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES. 



(a) Traffic. 



(b) Purchasing. 



(c) Wool and Minor Products. 



(d) Publicity. 



(e) Produce Marketing Department. 



(f) Legislative. 



(g) Seed Department. 



III. COMMODITY EXCHANGES. 



(a) Michigan Potato Growers Exchange. 



(b) Michigan Elevator Exchange. 



(c) Michigan Livestock Exchange. 



(d) Michigan Milk Producers Association. 



(e) Michigan Fruit Growers Exchange. 



(f ) Michigan Sugar Beet Growers Exchange. 



IV. PROBLEMS OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 



V. GENERAL EDUCATIONAL WORK. 



I. (a) Farm Bureau Function in Uniting Commodity Exchanges. 



The Markets Department has assisted the Michigan State Farm Bureau 

 in the development of plans for co-ordinating the work of the Michigan 

 Potato Growers Exchange with the Michigan Elevator Exchange through 

 which locals in each Exchange can receive recriprocal service. Similar 

 work is planned in co-ordinating the efforts of other commodities ex- 

 changed. 



Assistance has also been given to overcoming the suspicion fostered 

 by certain factors that the Farm Bureau was attempting to absorb 

 Commodity exchanges, rather than build a federation of the same. Sug- 

 gestions of various kinds have been elaborated for the combined use of 

 the services of the State Farm Bureau by the Commodity Exchanges 

 and the uniting of the efforts of all on certain major problems, such as 

 transportation and legislation. This Department has also given direct 

 assistance to the Farm Bureau and the Michigan Live-stock Exchange 

 in their joint plans for the establishment of a co-operative Live-stock Com- 

 mission House at Buffalo. The assistance of this Department was also 

 given to the Farm Bureau's efforts and plans made to promote a fed- 

 eration of the existing Co-operative Fruit Associations. Considerable 

 progress was made so that the completion of this project is expected 

 during the coming year, which will make the fifth major commodity 

 organization affiliated with the Michigan State Farm Bureau. 



The Farm Bureau, through its Produce Department, has served the 

 celery and onion growers and now, in response to a general demand, the 

 Markets Department is suggesting plans for the development of a state- 

 wide organization of the Muck crop interests. 



