Gratiot County Farm Bureau Inc

“County office building 24,739 bcbs service revenue 5,277 farm bureau ins. Promotion 2,202 total 32,218”

“County office building non-investment depreciation 5,500 expenses office supplies 546 telephone 885 shredder service 43 office equipment maintenance 545 business charges 623 office equipment depreciation 106 insurance 158 field communications 1,101 promotion 1,011 farm bureau ins promotion 397 youth projects 1,000 contributions 410 other promotion 433 organization 2,940 program 7,495 total 23,193”

“MORTGAGE 137,696 126,627”

“Farm bureau is a free independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization of farm families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and formulating action to achieve educational improvement, economic opportunity, and social advancement and thereby promote national welfare. Farm bureau is local, statewide, national and international in its scope and influence and is non-partisan, non-sectarian, and non-secret in character.”

“Public policy - using a grass roots philosophy, volunteer members formulate current and emerging agricultural issues into areas of interest. Membership, with a unified voice, provides direction to the state organization. The state-wide organization then develops a local, state, & national level strategy.”