572 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



At this time I wish to state that I have taken up a number of local 

 stock yards and other matters in different parts of the state and secured 

 very satisfactory settlements in each case and have received some very 

 appreciative letters from the farmers in those localities, and this leads 

 me to again remind you that if you have transportation troubles, write 

 your officers about them. They cannot help you unless they know about 

 your troubles, but they are always ready and willing to do their part 

 when you make your complaint. 



FARM BUREAU FEDERATION. 



In circulating among the farmers the question is frequently asked as 

 to the attitude of the Farm Bureau Federation and the Corn Belt Meat 

 Producers' Association to each other, and what will their policies be in 

 the future. To such inquiries we wish to publicly state that there exists 

 between the officers of the two organizations the kindliest feeling of co- 

 operation and helpfulness and in the end to serve the farmers to the 

 best of their abilities. 



During the summer the secretary of the Farm Bureau Federation and 

 county agents have referred to your president a number of complaints 

 of various natures. These have been taken up and adjusted and I be- 

 lieve that all agree that we have been of mutual benefit to each other. 



There is no question but what there is a place for each of these or- 

 ganizations, and plenty of work for each to do in its respective sphere, 

 and the farmer should make each and both organizations of power and 

 influence for their own protection, and not worry about this or that phase 

 of the work, as the officers will no doubt see that that is properly dis- 

 tributed, so let us all boost our farmers' organizations during the coming 

 year and make them what they should be. 



In closing, I feel it my duty as well as a privilege to publicly thank 

 one and all of the loyal men in the country who have contributed so 

 liberally of their time and money during the past season to make our 

 membership campaign a success, without which it would have been a 

 failure. Had I the time and space these men all deserve special men- 

 tion, for we certainly appreciate and admire their self-sacrificing efforts 

 on behalf of this association, and again I wish to say, we thank you, and 

 we shall always remember with pleasure and gratitude our associations 

 together and the splendid assistance you rendered. 



And to the board of directors and all who have co-operated so loyally 

 in making your association a success, and in this number I wish to in- 

 clude the public press both daily and weekly, to all I wish to say, we 

 thank you most heartily and assure you that we appreciate most fully 

 your help and support. And now let us turn to the future: Your associa- 

 tion has a long and honorable record back of it, and there lies before it 

 a long and useful one. Yours is one of the pioneer organizations that 

 has blazed the way, fought the farmer's battles and protected his inter- 

 ests for the last sixteen years. No one need apologize for the record it 

 has made or be ashamed or abashed on account of being affiliated with it. 

 It is one of the few live stock organizations that has properly focused 

 and been a most potent factor in protecting and shaping the destinies of 



