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alone. Let the whole brotherhood of man go the full route. If 

 increased production will clarify the situation, the American farmer 

 will jointly, with all of his fellow citizens, buckle his belt for a most 

 strenuous campaign for production, but here again he is determined 

 that he will not work alone. 



If capitalistic monopoly wants enough food produced that it may 

 be feasted, if organized labor wants enough food that it may be fed, 

 if the do-nothing dwadlers want enough food produced, so th:il they 

 may occasionally eat, let them stand forth now at this time, when 

 the farmer must determine his 1920 food production program, and 

 declare by deeds — cutting out of profiteering in goods and wages, 

 going honestly to the business of preparing and purveying the neces- 

 sities of life, going honestly to the job of doing a full day's work 

 for a full day's pay — their willingness to co-operate. Failure of these 

 forces to do this now will be a boomerang, that ere the next cycle 

 of the season, will etTect a condition of living now undreamed. 

 (Signed) 



O. E. Bradfute, 



President, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. 

 J. G. Brown, 



President, Indiana Federation of Farmers' Associations. 

 D. O. Thompson, 



Secretary, Illinois Agricultural Associatio)i. 

 J. R. Howard, 



President, lozva Farm Bureau Federation. 

 T. C. Crocker, 



President, Nebraska Farm Bureau Association. 



August 25th was known in Iowa as Farm Bureau Day at the 

 State Fair. Fourteen Farm Bureau exhibits were in ])lacc in the 

 Agricultural Building, a Farm Bureau headquarters was established 

 where people could register, cotmty exhibits of livestock and baby 

 beef were in evidence, a special camp ground for Farm Biu-eau 

 members was established and nearly two hundred tents were pitched 

 for the week. President S. L. Strivings of the New York State 

 Farm Bureau Federation, delivered the principal address of the 

 day to one thousand interested members. Ex-Food Administrator 

 J. F. Deems delivered an address on "Business Agriculture." in 

 which he (juoted education, organization and fertilization as the 

 necessary elements to business agriculture. President j. R. Howard 

 reported on his Washington experience. 



As a result of this splendid gathering it was decided that Iowa 

 should play her part in the organization of the National Farm Ru- 



