Howard, James Raley, 1873-
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Howard, James Raley, 1873-
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Howard, James Raley
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Howard, James R., 1873-1954
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James Raley Howard
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Howard, James R. 1873- (James Raley),
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James R. Howard was a college graduate, a farmer, leader and promoter of U.S. farmers, and an official of farm organizations. He helped in the first Iowa rural school consolidation; was an Extension Service agent for the USDA; and was first Iowa Farm Bureau Federation president and first president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. He assisted in the success of the Farm Bloc; influenced better marketing of agricultural products; member of the St. Lawrence Seaway Commission; prominent in the Stockyards and Packers Act; campaigned for Herbert Hoover; on the Board of Governors of the American Farm Congress and was a field man for the Federal Farm Board. After his term of office as AFBF president he was also actively involved in farming. He wrote articles and speeches and became a much sought after speaker. Howard collected materials for writing an autobiography, but only completed an outline.
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Agriculture
Farm produce
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