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in 1920, over that first adopted, which called for ten per 

 cent of the dues paid in in each of the member states. 

 This was found to be inequitable as well as insufficient to 

 pay necessary expenses. A few states which did not have 

 a paid membership in the beginning are provided for by 

 a flat assessment of from two hundred and fifty to one 

 thousand dollars, as determined by the executive committee. 



DEPARTMENTS 



As at present organized the American Federation con- 

 sists of seven departments, as follows: Organization, 

 Legislation, Cooperative Marketing, Transportation, Ee- 

 search, Legal and Information; and in addition, General 

 Administration and Finance Divisions, headed respectively 

 by the President and the Treasurer. For all other depart- 

 ments, except Organization, a director is employed. 



The Organization Department, headed by the Assistant 

 Secretary and Treasurer, has been very active in assisting 

 the weaker member states and the non-member states when 

 requested to do so, in completing their organization. The 

 Department of Legislation is located in and does most of its 

 work at the national capital. It has been successful in 

 securing the adoption by Congress of a large part of the 

 Federation's agricultural legislative program for 1921, 

 chiefly through the organization of the now famous "agri- 

 cultural bloc." The Federation, through its Department 

 of Transportation, has done much good work in securing 

 reductions and adjustments in railroad rates, and has well 

 represented American farmers at many rate hearings. 

 Directors of Grain Marketing, Wool Marketing and Dairy 

 Marketing have been appointed in the Department of Mar- 

 keting. 



The President has also appointed special committees on 



