>une 1, 1923 



IISTRICT 

 I PLAN IS 

 AT MEET 



f A. f . B. F., 



littee For 

 |)eration 



the iiiHk pro- 

 coiiiiiiiltce of 

 •tiiit, held at 

 ^. n. ll.'atoii, 

 Mjirli.'iiiijr fur 

 .. was clci-tiMl 

 v.. liic-liiirdson 



itlltT nU'llllllTS 



ro: 



eretary of the 

 il AFscoiation; 

 rcsid' nt of the 

 •uu Fdleration; 

 'resident of the 

 Milk Producers' 



iented ihe fol- 

 3 basis for re- 

 riet for the co- 

 tion of dairy 



rty stanilinc of 

 ri ro-oiH-rativ.' 

 ipiiiiy 1.1- maiii- 

 •■ of prifprnd 

 ilitors. 



urs of Iho mar 

 nit thfir resitr- 

 itti-... 



ntry ri'D'ivine 

 till' niarlO'tini; 

 local fo-op*'ra^ 



ganizpr I.e em- 

 :«'tiin? comt^iiy 

 Top'-rty of ttie 

 'St in the for- 

 fiatlons. etc. 

 "nt Ipf imnu-ili- 

 ifr forward to 

 non-stork, non- 

 nnoniy for the 

 an.l tliat this^ 

 feed along the 



n of J.>c al ro- " 

 and non-profit 

 hippipK points 

 ip a minimum 

 ■ nds of mlk 



asso,ciation« 

 or purcha^ti a 

 y of Hufflclpnt 

 n t-mcrprncies 

 *\r mombers. 

 i'oriation aliall 

 to finance lo- . 



fioiations shall 



irira as mem- 



^ahlt' rontrart 



in which shall 



Ihat when 75 

 tal milk pro- 

 "Is district in 



r associations 

 ■ts the title to 



and thl- milk 

 tra! non-stock 

 fiation to be 



Iso that -when 

 on bef^ins to 

 al association 

 buildlne and 

 ntral associa- 



ciation to own 



lat a commit- 

 the farm ad- 

 epts of the St. 

 rmtno when 

 al milk in the 

 1 by contracts 



IS. 



arketinfir asso- 

 Southern 1111- 

 I Association 

 I'- dealers for 



in the district. 



marketinpr as- 

 it shall enter 



Illinois-Mis- 

 ilk Marketing 

 he property of 



understand- 



may be ab- 



mpafty or made 



this Depart- 

 eneflt to the 

 of the buUe- 

 A. Live Stock 

 'nt. "If you 

 send them in. 

 cannot help 

 may be pos- 

 contact with 

 can be of as- 

 all the live 

 the State to 

 tte that this 

 I created for 

 assisting the 

 ly with b'' ■ 



June 1, 1923 



The niinoU Agricultural Association Record 



MANY MEMBERSHIP 

 CAMPAIGNS UNDER 

 WAY DURING 1923 



Thirteen Counties Complete 



Drives; Wabash County 



Signs 149.4% 



Tliii-tw'i Illinois cniint.v farm 

 buivaiis have iMiiii|ili'ti'il iiviii- 

 hirrship n'Ori.'iiiii/iiti(in cam- 

 paiL'ii>; since the first of .laiiii- 

 ar.v. 1:12:!. Tliese I'oiinties iii- 

 cliiil.' Diil'affe, Fulton. Kenilall. 

 Lawrenee. Mai-shall - I'litnani. 

 Mason. I'ilie, Saiij;ainon. t'liion. 

 Wabash, Will, Williamson, nnd 



iV:.o,ll-.)r<l. 



Ilich liet'ord 



Of this nuiiibor. Waliasli county 

 made the best record. 149.4 i>er 

 cent of the old membership liav- 

 int .been signed up. J. P. Lyons. 

 LivinKston county, was manager 

 'of the campaiKn. 



Countie.s that .started can> 

 pai.^ns between January 1 and 

 May 1, but which have not made 

 iina! reports, are McDonough. 

 Hancock, Pike, .Mason. .Menard, 

 Cass, DeWitt, Morgan, . Mason. 

 Boone. Lee, Madison, Ocle, Ad- 

 an>8 and Cook. 



Four schools of instruction pre- 

 paratory to campaigns, were held 

 in .May. These were held in Bu- 

 reau, I.aSalle, Douglas, and I'ord 

 counties. 



4une Campaiuns 



Stark, Winnebago, Carroll and 

 Marion county farm bureaus will 

 start campaigns in June, while 

 Jackson, Franklin, Pulaski, St. 

 Clair, Scott, Iticbland, and John- 

 ton counties have schools plan- 

 ned for later in the season. Sev- 

 eral other counties will probably 

 be added to this list when they 

 complete plans. 



"Co-op" Marketing 

 Highly Commended 

 By Henry Wallace 



"When we get down to the 

 principles of co-operative market- 

 ing," said Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture Henry C. Wallaci^ recently, 

 after an e.xtensive trip into the 

 South to study late developments 

 in commodity co-operative mar- 

 keting, "it is simplv a matter of 

 applied Christianity." 



"In years past, we have had in 

 operation a number of what we 

 call co-operative marketing or- 

 ganizations. We started out in 

 the old days with creamery as 

 sociations, etc, but we have 

 learned by the experience of the 

 past two years that these old 

 fashioned organizations were 

 founded on the wrong principles 

 of marketing. 



"We knoy now that we must 

 improve the economics of mar- 

 keting. Where the oW-fashioned 

 organizations saved pennies, the 

 present organizations are saving 

 dimes and dollars. 



"It is through this kind of co- 

 operative marketing that the 

 'farmers of America are to get an 

 a sound economic footing and en- 

 joy a standard of living equal to 

 that of workers, of other indus- 

 tries." 



A survey made of over 6,000 

 representative faYms by the De- 

 partment of Agriculture shows 

 that a return of $917 was made 

 for the use of $16,400 of capital 

 and the labor of his family during 

 the year 1922. 



$100,000 Plant, $102,000 Business, 

 , 560 Members — that's Co-operation! 



Page 3 



ITS VALUABLE! 



DdlWT miss the 

 ptate Picnic to b ^ 

 UrbaLa. June 29. It 



thin 



-fi: 



struc tonal and educa 



Fo'l it ofTffrs a c lan^ to 

 tHkt tt> ' the Univers ty I Open 



Hau^ and see what 

 bf Agriculture 

 l^e advancement 



It was almost twelve years rtpi — the sniiinier oi 1:')1, r.o !"• 

 <-\aet — that housewives in the sontli siil.- of tlie eit.\^ of Waii- 

 ke^'an went oir the war-path airaiiist private milk dealers, claim- 

 ing' that the product was of poor (iiialit,v and too hijrh in price. 

 Toda.v; as a result of that action. Waiikciran has a prodiicers- 

 consuiiiers co-op, rat ive association that did a husiness' of over 

 >^l(l"J.(l!in ill dairy products alone in l!t22, siijiplies milk; trii over 

 l.".^()0 Waukef-'an families, handles one-t'ourll! of the Htiid inilk 

 trade of the cit.v. aiuf has projiert.v valued at nearly IJ^IW.IKK). 

 The name of the organization is the Co-operative Trading Com- 

 iiany, one of the best examples of true co-operation in Illinois. It 

 has nearly SOO consumers and about 6<i farmer shareholders at pres- 

 ent. Organizers of the co-operative were l-^inns, but the majority of 

 the membership is now- composed of other nationalities. 



TH 

 QL 



The growtli of the company 

 has been slow but steady. When 

 organized in ftl'll with 120 con 

 sumer - shareholders, its begin- 

 nings were very modest. Milk 

 •>va.. flrst di.Htributed fronj the 

 basement of a residence on Cum 

 niings avenue, Waukegan. for 

 about a year, when a buildinf; 

 was erected on McAllister ave 

 nue. A co-operative grocery 

 store of the comi>any was estab- 

 lished on the ground floor of the 

 structure ahd the milk business 

 was handled in the basement. 



Kniarge .Accommodations 



The addition of a meat depart- 

 ment and the growth of business 

 during the years that followed 

 the establishment of the co-o|>er 

 ative made an enlargement of ac 

 commodations essential. For tlnJ 

 reason, a $30,000 addition w.as 

 completed in April, l!i22, to 

 house the daiiy equipment and 

 saica department. 



Dairy fixtures and machinery 

 were added to the new addition 

 at a cost of, over $21,000. and 

 comprise the most up-to-date and 

 sanitary equipment for ^he effi- 

 cient handling of dairy products. 

 The equipmeiit incl-udes a refrig- 

 eration plant,^ pasteurization and 

 clarification njachinery, bottle fil- 

 ler and Capper, churn, and other 

 necessities of a modern dairy 

 plant. 



I. A. A. Helps 



With the enlargement in the 

 spring of 1922, the consumer co- 

 opt^rators decided to sell shares 

 of stock to farmers who sujiplied 

 milk to the compan.v t.o allow 

 them to secure the ' benefits of 

 co-operation. The Dairy .Market- 

 ing Department- of the I. A. A. 

 was secured to serve In an ad- 

 visory capacity when, this step 

 was taken. .\ satisfactory agree- 

 ment was reached between pro- 

 ducers and consumers. 

 The Plan 



The agreement reached stipu- 

 lated that the farmers should 

 subscribe for suQicient capital 

 stock to cover the dairy invest- 



ment. It guaranteed the farni'T 

 a Satisfactory basic price fpr h\i 

 milk. It was further agret^i tliat 

 the profits from the dairy de- 

 partment should be pni-rated 

 hnek to th,e produe*-r* nrd con- 

 sumers in proportion to thq price 

 received by the producer!! I and 

 paid by the consumers for^ jiillk. 

 resj>ectively. ] ' » 



The association is- capijajlized 

 at $30,000. Members ma^ lUir- 

 chase shares costing $10. Kt» in- 

 dividual may hold over 10 shares 

 of company stock. Six per cent 

 intt.'rest was paid ctn.all shares in 

 1922. Prior to that, fivie per 

 cent was the dividend paid. Th<- 

 present prosperous condition of 

 the company indicates th^t the 

 higher rate of dividend will pre- 

 vail henceforth. 



In addition to the diviidend, 

 consumer-shareholders receiive a 

 five per cent rebate on al| pur- 

 chases. For example, if a mem- 

 ber purchases goods to the ' value 

 of $1,000 during t^ie year, |ie re- 

 reives $50 rebate \at tlie eind of 

 the year. At the present time, 

 this rebate is given in isharos to 

 members who own less thlin 

 shares of Mock. This is dom 

 order to. provide the coitipany 

 with sulhcient working fcapiital to 

 allow expansion. ■" 



It is interesting to noto that 

 comparatively little capital *«ock 

 has actually been sold to mem- 

 bers, most of ir having been Jiur- 

 ch.ised through dividing memb<rs' 



profits into shares. 

 . I 

 The genera! plan of the Co-op- 

 erative Trading Company is 

 based upon the Rochdale sy.4tem j*' 

 which originated in Eii.gla'iid 

 nearly a hundred years agot I 



Farinei^' Share 

 Producer-members who supply 

 the Qpmpany with milk receive a 

 pro rata share in the dairy prut- 

 its besides their stock dividends. 

 In 1922, this sum antounted to 

 $1,000, which, when divided 

 among the thirty fa^-mer-mcm- 

 bers of last year, added five cents ' 

 per hundred pounds of milk sold 1 1 



IS 'Picture snows the nead- 

 quariers of the. Co-operative 

 Trading Company at Waukegan — 

 the only producer-consumer concern 

 in lllino s. When first formed in 

 1911 it was a co-operative buying 



I association for consumers only. 



I L.ast ye*r milk producers in the 

 Waukegan district were admitted 

 to share in the, benefits of the com- 

 pany^ ani the Dairy Marketing De- 

 partment of the I. A. A. helped to 

 work out the plans for tihis new 

 feature O.f the- organizatiDn. The 

 building icontains the grocery, meat 

 market, end modern dafry plant of 

 the Co-operative. r 



duVint; (he year. Suifle received 

 n^ hit'li »s S*!* in rehat**. 



In addition to th<' pro6t-shar- 

 ng l)ei; {tit^. of the company, 

 tarhier-n emhers found it to th.-ir 

 lidAiantatc to s«'ll to tin- ca-op»r 

 atiVe during 192i Ix'cause they 

 wer.- pad from 30- to 15 Cents 

 per hutdn-d pounds morv-* for 

 their mlk than private dea^i'rs of 

 Wauk>-i.'4n were paying. 



ing five 



than otii -r deah' 



time tht^ retail 



standard 



At lire Bent tpe company 



f pa: 



f<nts more i>er luimired 



rs. At Xh>\ siini' 



price for lailk'is 



for all dealers i|ii the 



city. Tie price paid to 'farnn rs 



marketing in Waukegun ;t\erages 



tl cents iiiore |H>r hunitreil 



tha,n that paid when d'I:ver*'<l at 



nearby cpuntry bottling w<'l"ks of 



dealers. This '(iigliei 



Waukiegan is attributed 



I I 



DJrr 



org:jni|t^li 



Daiij: 

 giddr ' 

 atid 'ni 



Til 

 $S.«i!ii3 



fest I 

 wert 



$T<;jiii 



a still 



dairy 



total 



k mere outing. 



th4 Col 



doing 

 of Ifarm- 



presents add! essfs by 



i^rs who have 

 lor farmers. 



a eal mes- 



"I 



1M-. <.ti< 



il'vc Tr.:t!:li:- C. 

 'L-^ ilie lllll.l' mill 



r.ii.lh-d. III.- •-( 

 tt*T. Vol ;.!;:•* rll 

 and < ho/-olii^>d 

 .nt 



a I 



lt(-s 



. niil 



J t'lu i Is n;i;r,\ , Oiily i<} 



"uil of butf. r is n..t 



c-r. 

 hi;;li 



s lili;--; je 

 flili.l-^'iTll 



J^un^'U" <><er sk; AUt 



I'l'.'.' rill sal 



III 



If-'-- 

 d. 



111 III. -in. 

 iiarti:.<nl 

 dt d.-partnu'iit,.$L^-(J 

 s^uri.lus for th' 

 ii>. T*lie increas 



sale* Irriiii .vear to yeai 



h«ld art 

 is ' more 

 It lis -in- 

 on^l. 



If tl-- 

 ni*any. 

 .sijlil an.l 

 ;i1ive 

 but 



nijlk 



Homii 

 It 



ifil m 

 jitie. .". 



$11 !,') 



. $1 K 



Ihe sab^s of i; 

 2.5S1.3S. and 



jn 



i:i|.94. Indications 

 reat^-r incr.-as« 

 skiles, as they pl-oir 

 :u,O»0 tor the prsi 

 'ir a)9ne. 



Tlie|<to-oi.erative has k n*-w ca- 



wag 



coistr^C' 



viji cost 



ons,' anjri hoKses under 



tion 

 $7,000. 



Tl. 

 IKirtf 

 look, r< 

 gro^tl 

 abouft 

 milk 

 sharl'h 

 sales 

 llotti 

 S"eiq 

 op<-rtitki 



lanag.'r^ Jack L 

 generally «jptiiii 

 tile roiupany.' 

 in Ijusinwsrf* is 

 i\ gradual expansi^a 



roduc<-r» aje 

 >|tl.-rs a 

 rraiits 



oduc'rs and jiSit 

 11 satisfied wit: 1 tli 

 ciimpany. Mf. I 



y.-ari 



dep 



are 



Of: 



romtiai : 

 of in i u 



h.-rs qit 



,presld 



^.re.-^UI. 



tar.\ 



SOTj^ 



kin I 



tila k 



4d barn for tru -ks 



this <inie. 



It 



has |i"-|i , manager fry i early tiv 



aviiif charge 

 t^i^-tits of the"C<»-o| 



mploves in all 

 lc|-t-s and directorji 

 l.'cted froui 



cer and consiJaKif-iieni 



«.s roiuj 



r^t, Vaino K. l^^xut 



rt, Lincoln y.Jb< 

 N. H^utala: Klu 

 l;1rhard Maki. 



Mike livarim-n, 

 nil Karl Helander 



r.r th.. 



f<4l.iws: 



i9.ir»: 



2i;99; 



'a)r< Wits 

 it) dairy 

 inani-- 

 which 

 19tl. 

 I>^nit to 

 I5i2:;. 

 .• to 

 liair- 



ukku, n 



istif out- 



ts steady ^j 



Bi|lllKTi.i. 1 



Mor*. I 



bedoiuiQg i 



the in 7re, ise- in i 



a largt; r liupply. 



■■i; 

 er 

 ri 



all th-. 

 V Thei*.- 



<if ih-i 

 ranks 



192:; 



\ ic.' 

 «**cr'- 

 Kf irk _ 

 ' kik- 



; lati Mar- 



umMA 



tSS/Ht;. /| /lOMiNf/f fci'/lVtV thlt 



lure ncv hofe and »i<-v vi%iir 0.1 1 ; 

 reftil>lu' Out z<ork rrfti>ri-i tl\f 

 ht'lut-cit the ctmnlry ami eil 

 i^'ther. Rut. most HKi^orlant. f^rHf: 

 po.nt of' riezi-. it thj futtiiti; <>■' 

 bii inesi tontidalion$,-and imfriK 

 oi- liirmiiie and thereby inuinnt: 

 striDv^ and hapf'V Tttt^l populatU'r 

 cot{ntr\' uill jorever feed .'.'■<• ^j/i 

 f'e^ple tffe country sendi to iht 

 ku^ of d, eity life ue are to kavt 

 lui^^orjtiiif: Amerieatt farm life 



ani preieninf; the Nation. 

 OTsatiuJJion 



void 



.ray 



Hi or, F:l 



V" 



Washlnfftou. .Ill r.-; rtj . 



initie* of Amoru-ii 



ruitio\ .al 

 >n- ■Rtvin-^ azriril- 

 I e refreKeyatina J ft' 

 , an trade haU:^t e 



t be\ pro. 



'■arm Hwfju lu J- 



•iO- 



irom ji naii.yi a! 



.'.'vrc .(i; fr 



ihi,' the utanJaf 



■e' ferpetuUiy ol ,1 



': .1 tuertea 7 ' e 



ttr.J '7e irtrt ^t 



'.-. dtlerfr.inei / ^^ 



. IK ft" .'tIir'.; a id 



'Ji are- rr;,e7urati 



T fv •■ -Tore o'ur -jsate e- 



i. I viee 



I i rn. Ituriv&u Fcd« a 



