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The Olinou Agricuhoral Association Record 



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20, 1923 



New State Departmefif of Standards 



ILLINOIS TO HAVE 

 NEW DIVISION OF 

 STANDARD GRADES 



Office Credited By S. B.460; 



H. W. Day To Head 



Viork 



You didn't hear so much 

 about Senate Bill 460 when the 

 Illinois Legislature was in ses- 

 sion. It is now a law and it 

 saj-s that the Department of 

 Agriculture can fix standard 

 grades and standard packages 

 of fairm products. 



Director B. M. Davidson of tlie 

 Department of Agriculture has 

 estat>li<iied a new division in his 

 department to have charge of 

 the inspection and standardiza- 

 tion service authorized under tlie 

 law, and a Farm Bureau man 

 has b«en named to head this new 

 work. 



. Day Employed 

 H. W. Day, for three years as- 

 sociate Farm Adviser in Cook 

 county, has been employed to 

 bead this work. Mr. Day was 

 raised in Sbalby county, Illinois 

 and Is a gradukte of the 17 

 vergity of Illinois. Later' he was 

 on the staff of the Horticultural 

 Department of the College for 

 several "years. 



Let's see what this means to 

 Illinoig agriculture: 



One of the first things that 

 the fruit exchange found out 

 MAS lUAi'ii. wao necessary to have 

 a standard product before a repu- 

 tation and name could be gained. 

 It was not profitable tor every 

 grower to have his own standard 

 for grading and for every fellow 

 to put up the kind of package 

 that looked best tq him. It 

 meant that when the commission 

 man found a consignment on the 

 door step from Illinois, there 

 was no way of telling just what 

 quality it was. There was no 

 standard, and no guarantee, of 

 reputation for the package. Of 

 course the result was in terms of 

 less money to the grower. 

 Other lines, too 

 If Illinois enters poultry or 

 egg marketing work, the first 

 questioo up will be a standard 

 grade and any kind of package 

 aad here is a law that will take 

 care of it. The new law takes 

 In all hind o* farm products. 



Before standard grades or 

 packages are determined upon 

 the Department makes an investi- 

 eation »t"? holds public hearings. 

 Several conferences of growers 

 were held at Carbondale, Cen- 

 traiia and Quincy by Director 

 Davidson to explain the new law 

 and to secure the advice and Co- 

 operation of growers for putting 

 the new law s*rvice into opera- 

 tion. I 



Both (he Fruit and Vegetable 

 Marketing Department and Leg- 

 islative QommittSe of the I. -A. A. 

 had a b^g hand in securing the 

 new law, .\ standard product is 

 one of the very first business 

 principlea in cooperative market- 

 ing. Thib is a very definite for- 

 ward step. 



New York farmers who pooled 

 wool this fall will receive far 

 higher • prices than those who 

 didn't, according to F. E. Rob- 

 ertson, manager of the New York I presided over Iby Enos Lee, presi- 

 State Sheep Growers' Co-opera- 1 <lent of the New York State 

 tlve Association. Y ■ I Farm Bureau i Federation, 



I. A. A. MEN APPEAR 

 BEFORE 16 COUNTY 

 BOARDS OF REVIEW 



J. C. Watson, Statistician for 

 the I. A. A., has appeared before 

 Tax Boards of Review in thir- 

 teen different counties, assisting 

 County Farm Bureaus to get ad- 

 justments on valuation of farm 

 lauds and farm animals. G. E. 

 Metzger, of the Organization De- 

 partment, has appeared before 

 three additional counties, mak 

 ing a total of sixteen. 



Doing this work in cooperation 

 with County Farm Bureaus, in- 

 formation was presented on the 

 levels of the different classes of 

 property «9ed in assessments for 

 tax purposes. In most cases, Mr. 

 Watson states, land was assessed 

 considerably higher in relation 

 to Its value than town and city 

 lots. In some counties all prop- 

 erty was assessed higher than 

 the general average of property 

 in the state. 



All of the facts presented were 

 based on sale value and full 

 valuations of real"* estate sold 

 within th« last few months and 

 upon a comparison of average 

 full valuations and average De- 

 partment of Agriculture esti- 

 mates on values of farm animals. 



Counties in which hearings 

 have been held with Boards of 

 Review are Champaign, Shelby 

 Clinton, Cass, Macoupin, John- 

 son, DuPage, Kane, Marion, Clay 

 Montgomery, Franklin, Richland 

 Lawrence and Stark. Hearings 

 are scheduled in several other 

 counties. 



East and West 

 Hold Big Group 

 F. B. Conferences 



Two state federation group 

 meetings were a part of farm 

 bureau: national: activities during 

 Augusti In the West represehta- 

 tiyes ^rom six states met at Salt 

 Lake City. Eleven states were 

 represented at the annual east- 

 ern get-together, held at Albany, 

 N. Y., on tke same two days, 

 .\ug. 2 and 3. 



J. W. Coverdale, A. R. Simp- 

 son and E.- P. Taylor, of the 

 .American Farm Bureau Fed- 

 eration, were present at the 

 western meeting. 



The meeting at Albany was 



ANALYSIS MADE OF 

 MILK SITUATION IN 

 CHICAGO^MSTRICT 



Prof. H. A. Ross Carries On 

 Dairy Research Author- 

 ized By I. A. A. 



More than a year ago the Ex- 

 ecutive committee appropriated 

 $750 for the purpose of helping 

 pay the -expense of carrying on 

 some special dairy research work. 

 At that time it was the opinion 

 that more facts and information 

 were needed to go forward with 

 cooperative marketing in the 

 most intelligent manner. 



This belief was sustained at 

 the Executive Committee meeting 

 held August 3, when Prof. H. 

 A. Robs, of the University of Illi- 

 nois who was employed to carry 

 on the work made a preliminary 

 report to the committee. Only a 

 few fragments of information are 

 ready for announcement. A full 

 statement of Prof. Ross's findings 

 win be in the hands of the asso- 

 ciation later. 



The study aims at a thorough 

 analysis of the milk market situ- 

 ation in the Chicago dlstr.ci. 

 Prof. Ross declared that the big 

 problem centers around the sur- 

 plus supply of milk. 



His Statement 

 Following is the statement: 

 "The Chicago dairy district has 

 grown rapidly in the last few 

 years, extending further and fur- 

 ther into Wisconsin. Here is 

 found a tremendous reservoir of 

 milk that is now made into but- 

 ter or cheese or is condensed. A 

 difference of only 5 cents cwt. in 

 the transportation rate makes 

 this great supply of milk avail- 

 able for the Chicago market. Tois 

 difference in the cost of trans- 

 portation is not sufficient to 

 counterbalance the lower cost 'of 

 production of the Wisconsin farm- 

 ers, which is due .to lower wages, 

 cheaper land and higher produc-' 

 ing cows. 



"The tank car system which is 

 already being used by two Chi- 

 cago dealers makes economical 

 the bringing of milk from long 

 distances. Milk is shipped in 

 this manner a distance of 118 

 miles at a cost of 27 cents cwt. 

 The rate for milk shipped in ten 

 gallon cans from the same point 

 is 46 cents cwt. Handled in 

 tank cars milk can come great 

 distances at lower cost than it 

 can be shipped in eight or ten 

 gallon cans from points compara- 

 tively near the city. 



Have .Advantage 

 "On the other hand Illinois 

 dairymen have the advantage of 

 a large investment in country 

 plants, the successful competition 

 of motor trucks with the rail- 

 roads and a more uniform sea- 

 sonal production of milk. These 

 will tend to keep dairying in 

 Illinois. 



"The surplus production in one 

 season and the shortage in anoth- 

 er increases the cost of handling 

 milk and necessarily increases tfte 

 margin between the price paid by 

 the consumer and that received 

 by the farmer. Consumption var- 

 ies from month to month and 

 even from day to day, but this 

 variation Is less than the vari- 

 ation in production. By adjust- 

 ing production to demand, prices 



Offer $900,000 

 In Prize Money 

 To Boys, Girls 



Nearly $900,000 is being ot- 

 tered in prize money by all 

 agencies in the support of boys' 

 and girls' club work in the 

 United States in 192 3. The 

 amounts range from a few hun- 

 dred dollars in some of the 

 smaller or more sparsely settled 

 states to as high as $75,000 in 

 the larger and more thickly pop- 

 ulated states. 



This total exceeds considerably 

 the amount offered last year, 

 $734,000, and is an Indication 

 of the increased Interest in the 

 club movement. 



Out of thirty-five states re- 

 porting, sixteen - have state club 

 builjii*gs7most 'of them located 

 eh the state fair grounds. The 

 best of these buildings cost from 

 $15,000 to $35,0«0. 



A number ttl' the expositions 

 have provided space in their reg- 

 ular buildings to care for club 

 members, exhibits and demon- 

 strations, while a number fur- 

 nish tents. 



Five Counties 

 Start Drives 

 During August 



Five counties are scheduled to 

 start reorganization campaigns 

 during this month. 



Piatt and Monroe County 

 Farm Bureaus will lead off with 

 drives on the same day, August 

 13, proving that they're not su- 

 perstitious. 



Schuyler, Scott and Jo Daviess 

 counties have arranged for their 

 campaigns on Aug. 20. 



New Hampshire 

 Celebrates Its 

 Tenth Birthday 



The Decennial Anniversary of 

 the Farm Bureau in New Hamp- 

 shire was celebrated 'in connec- 

 tion with the annual Farmers' 

 and' Homemakers' Week at the 

 University of New Hampshire, 

 August 14-17. 



Aug. 17, Friday, was cele- 

 brated as Farm Bureau Day. 



will not only be stabilized, but 

 the dealers' margin can be de- 

 creased. This means lower 

 prices to the consumers, greater 

 consumption of milk and higher 

 prices to the producers." 



Too Many Dealers 



Another point brought out by 

 Prof. Ross was the fact that 

 there are too many milk dealers in 

 Chicago. He said that a few 

 companies could do -the same 

 work of the many and do It 

 more efficiently and at less cost. 

 The small dealers must travel a 

 loqi; way to sell bis milk and 

 must "kid" the house wife to 

 keep her in good humor. This 

 makes his cost more and it makes 

 it possible for the larger com- 

 panies to charge more. 



Several times in the commit- 

 tee meeting, members commented 

 on the t&tt that this basic re- 

 search work, getting at the real 

 facts of the situation, was needed 

 for all commodities. Secretarj' 

 Fox expressed the opinion that 

 the University should supply this 

 sort of information. 



A.O.ECKERT NAMED 

 AS A DIRECTOR OF 

 FEDERATEDGROWERS 



i.A.A. V. President Appointed 



At Deth>it; Represents 



Illinois Exchange 



A. 0. Eckert, Vice-President 

 of the Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation, was elected to the 

 board of directors of the Fed- 

 erated. Fruit and Vegetable ' 

 Growers, Inc., at the meeting 

 in Detroit, August 10. Mr. 

 Eckert will represent the Illi- 

 nois Fruit Exchange on the 

 bo^rd. 



A. B. Leeper, manager and 

 Loomis, Vice-President of the 

 Illinois Fruit Exchange, both at- 

 tended the Detroit meeting. These 

 men state that the Federated 

 Fruit and 'Vegetable Growers Is 

 now doing business far in ad- 

 vance of expectations. Manager 

 Leeper says the Illinois Fruit 

 Exchange Is well pleased with 

 the selling service it has re- 

 ceived from the Federated. 

 "At 160 Markets 



The Federated has sales repre- 

 sentatives in 160 markets of the 

 United States. In fourteen of 

 these markets the J-ederated has 

 its own ofllce and representa- 

 tives. To the fruit grower of 

 southern Illinois who has a car- 

 load of peaches or apples to sell, 

 this means he has the advantage 

 of the salesmen of all of these 

 markets, says Mr. Leeper. 



Other Members 



Other members elected to~the 

 Board of Directors of the Fed- 

 erated Fruit and Vegetable 

 Growers, Inc., are J. A, Worman, 

 representing the Wenatchee- 

 Okanagon Cooperative Federation 

 of Okanagon, Washington, and 

 John Walangdon, representing 

 the Inland Empire Cooperative 

 Association of Walla Walla, Wash- 

 ington. 



E. T. Early, representing tte 

 Mutual Orange Distributors of 

 Los Angeles, California, was 

 elected to the Executive Com- 

 mittee to fill the vacancy caused 

 by the resignation of C. E. Durst. 

 Mr. Durst was recently employed 

 as Secretary for the association. 



Live Stock and 

 Meat Board To 

 Continue Work 



The National Live Stock and 

 Meat Board, at a meeting held 

 in Chicago, organized a compre- 

 hensive educational program for 

 the coming year. This program 

 is^ designed to promote knowledge 

 of the food value of meat and to 

 teach how to select and prepare 

 it. . 



R. C. Pollock, secretary of the 

 board, reviewing Meat for Health 

 Week, declared that more than 

 four million pieces of educational 

 literature had been distributed. 

 Howard Leonard. President. 

 Thomas. E. Wilson, Vice Presidont 

 and E. C. Brow^n, Treasurer, Were 

 reelected unanimously. 



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The American Farm Bureau 

 Federation urges shippers to 

 load promptly and load to ca- 

 pacity in order to avoid another 

 car shortage thia (alL 



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