try 5, 1924 



lion 



n Use 



of the coun- 

 it and future 

 g associations 



organizations 

 present need." 

 atur, Macon 

 it found a city 

 3d purchasing 

 lendable milk 

 dividuals and 

 nd to be ped- 

 le conclusion 

 re existed on 

 rtunity for a 

 ributing asso- 

 lairymen who 

 s in order to 

 uct and mer- 



to approved 



'airymen 

 y has gone 

 year in many 

 Lynch in his 

 if butter has 

 s higher than 

 las been par- 

 !ssive fluctua- 

 }n of a larger 

 products into 

 judging from 

 primary and 



milk around 

 :nters is gen- 

 t the country, 

 lilk evidently 

 en to patron- 

 : extensively, 

 oduction Jias 

 igo territory 

 already feel 

 be in order 

 more effec- 

 keting plan. " 



Rates, 

 nt Finds 



agricultural 



file in the 

 tion Depart- 



Every time 

 sr a reissue, 

 ully checks 

 any changes 

 le farmer, 

 ok place the 

 fear, the de- 



new ruling 

 live stock as 

 Interstate 



on Septem- 

 adc effective 

 rlington & 



inois traffic 



up with the 

 oad. It ap- 



Commerce 

 :y to refund 

 i shipments 



September 



time, the 

 ent has filed 

 ing to ap- 

 he C. B. & 



s. 



5RVICE 



Marketing 



1 employ- 

 zations de- 

 endents, or 

 the annual 

 director. A 

 lective men 

 it boards 



with pros- 

 t aids them 



with men 

 sted. 



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Jwrawy 21, 1924 



NnndMr 2 



I ORGANIZATION IS 

 ESSENTIAL, SAYS 

 PRES. THOMPSON 



:ient Production Alone Will 

 Not Solvejarm Problems Is 

 Opinion of I. A. A. Chief 



i 



"Future progress of agricul- 

 ture depends today more than 

 at any time in the history of our 

 country on strong organization 

 of farmers," said President 

 S. H. Thompson in his address 

 at the opening of the ninth an 

 nual meeting of the I. A. A. at 

 Galesburg, Jan. 16. "EfScient 

 production alone will not solve 

 the present day problems. 



"We must put agriculture on a 

 ■ound basis, on equal footing with 

 every otber sue- 

 cessful buBineaa 

 ot our conntry. 

 It we would 

 keep onr chil- 

 dren on the 

 farm and con- 

 tinue tlie busi- 

 ness, we must 

 put agriculture 

 on a substantial 

 paying basis 

 that will brinx 

 returns that are 

 a. H. TkoBpwm aaUsfactory so 

 that tbey can make the home and 

 farm attractive and really worth 

 while for the best uf men. 

 Farm Bureau Worn Toiee. 

 "We have through the efforts 

 ot the farm bureau, won a voice 

 in the affairs of county, state, and 

 nation and have been instrumental 

 In securing the passage ot con- 

 ■tmctive legislation that will help 

 the farmer to get his business on 

 an equal basis enjoyed by the 

 other businesses of the country 

 and thus have opened the way for 

 cooperative effort, making it pos- 

 ■ible for him not only to produce 

 efficiently, bat also to Join with 

 (Continued on par* i) 



John Had Talk All 

 Ready But Censors 

 - Didnt Approve It 



John C. Watson, Director of 

 Taxation for the I. A. A. was 

 ■diednled to teU the world abont 

 "Taxation as a Farm Bnreau Pro- 

 ject," over the American Farm 

 Bureau radio from Station KTW, 

 Chicago, January 4, bnt his man- 

 uacript, prepared in advance, was 

 rejected as "polltlcar by KYW 

 censors. SUUon KTW is owned 

 and controlled by the Westing- 

 house corporation. If you w|ant 

 a copy of John's "censored" talk, 

 write the I. A. A. 



^lE 



Aimuat Metting Jieport 



As the itecerd gees to 

 press on tHe eve of the 

 ninth annual meeting, ad- 

 vance copies of several ad- 

 dressee have been secured 

 and are summarized In this 

 Issue. The next Issue of the 

 Record will contain further 

 report of this meeting. 



Series of Shipping 

 Association Schools 

 To Start on Feb. 12 



Farm advisers, directors, mana- 

 gers, and members of livestock 

 shipping associations are invited 

 to attend one-day shipping asso- 

 ciation schodls in their districts, 

 which will be held ' starting Feb- 

 ruary 12, by the I. A. A, College 

 of Agriculture, and National Live 

 Stock Producers Association, co- 

 operating. 



The discussions will be led by 

 C. A. Stewart and L. J. Quasey 

 ot the I. A. A.; E. T. Robbins and 

 V. Vaniman of the College ot Ag- 

 riculture; and F. M. Simpson, gen- 

 eral manager ot the National Pro- 

 ducers. The managers of each of 

 the four Producers selling agencies 

 at Chicago, Peoria, E. St Louis, 

 and Indianapolis will attend the 

 schools in their respective terri- 

 tories and the three I, A- A. field- 

 men, F. H. Kelley, R. B. Omdorff, 

 and I. C. Grimes will divide their 

 time between the meetings. 



The schools are scheduled as 

 follows: Olney, Feb. 12; Carbon- 

 dale, Feb. 13; Centralia, Feb. 14; 

 Springfield, Feb. 19; Decatur, Feb. 

 20; Oilman, Feb. 21; Galesburg, 

 Feb. 26; Dixon, Feb. 27; and Chi- 

 cago, Feb. 28. 



UP TO BAT WITH 1924 



I.A.A. NET WORTH 

 TOTALS $214,293 

 START OF NEW YEAR 



$150,000 In United States Bonds 



And Cash— Treasurer R. A. 



Cowles Commeits 



Uniform Purchase 

 Plans Being Made 

 For Limestone 



Two more district meetings have 

 been held to discuss plans tor the 

 future purchase ot limestone on a 

 uniform basis among the county 

 farm bureaus, according to J. R. 

 Bent, Director of the Phosphate- 

 Limestone Department. A meet- 

 ing was held at Joliet on January 

 9, and one was planned for Gales- 

 burg on January 17 in connection 

 with the annual meeting. 



One is planned for Sonthem Il- 

 linois on February 6, at Centralia. 



Mr. Bent sUtes that the state- 

 wide conference which representa- 

 tives selected at the district meet- 

 ings will attend, will probably be 

 held at Springfield, February 20 

 and 21. , 



"The meetings are evidencing 

 that the use of limestone is rap- 

 idly increasing in all parts ot the 

 state, especially in tie northern 

 and central parts," Hr. Bent says. 



Secretary Fox Charts New 

 Year's Program of Work 



In his address at the ninth an- 

 nual meeting. Secretary George A. 

 Fox reviewed and discussed the 

 work ot the past five years. He 

 pointed to the failures and strong- 

 holds, and made recommenda- 

 tions tor the future. 



Following are a few outstand- 

 ing tUngs said by Hr. Fox: 



Cooperative MttAMiag 

 "We have had tour years ot in- 

 tensive experience with marketing 

 problems, some satisfactory and 

 some not. We may become dis- 

 couraged and overwhelmed ot we 

 may capitalize upon our mistakes 

 and make them serve us. The 

 greatest obstacle to overcome at 

 this time is the strife over lead- 

 ership. 



Livestock Mart^etiiig 



"Where possible livestock ship- 

 ping associations membership 

 should be confined to farm bureau 

 membership and a differential 

 charge be made for handling in 

 favor of meml>ers. Each associa- 

 tion would profit by requiring Its 

 members to enter into a binding 

 agreement which will be Just and 

 fair and at the. same time secure 

 the maximum effleleney. Boards 

 of directors need control. Mana- 

 gers need not fear this control. 

 The members do need to fear the 



lack ot control by a board of di 

 rectors. Well-established locals 

 are the guarantee ot successful 

 terminals. 



Grain Marketing 



"If nUnoU U willing to accept 

 U. S. Grain Growers' obligations in 

 Illinois as Illinois obligations, and 

 no longer regard them as obli- 

 gations ot the national institu- 

 tion, then Illinois may contemplate 

 a state grain marketing program. 

 The resolution passed by the mid- 

 west presidents and secretaries in 

 July and later approved by the 

 A. F. B. F. Executive Committee 

 is the best expression of a nation- 

 al policy that has been put for- 

 ward. 



"The National Wheat Commit- 

 tee and the U. S. Grain Growers 

 have not defined their position 

 with reference to this resolution. 

 Until the policy of these two or- 

 ganizations are made clear and 

 points ot antagonism between the 

 two removed, there can be no na- 

 tional program upon which Illi- 

 nois can embark with safety with- 

 out first accepting that the C. S. 

 Grain Growers obligations in Illi- 

 nois are state obligations, and 

 thereby assuming the hazard of 

 Impairing, it not destroying, the 

 (Ceatlnned ob pace 4) 



With a net worth of $214,293, 

 of which $150,000 is in Govern- 

 ment bonds and cash, the Illi- 

 nois Agriculttir&l ABsociation 

 starts the year 1924 



On another page is printed the 

 balance sheet of the association, 

 certified by public accountants, 

 and following are comments by 

 Treasurer Robert A. Cowles; 



"The balance sheet of the asso- 

 ciation shows its general fund re- 

 serve balance at December 81, 

 1923 to be $214,291.64. Thtae 

 figures represent the conservat i ve 

 net worth' of the aasodatflfli, 

 after having made dednctions in 

 ample amount tor probable losses, 

 donbttui accounts receivable and 

 advances to affiliated organisa- 

 tions, and reserves tor deprecia- 

 tion, and, having listed under it* 

 liabilities all accounts pafable and 

 other obligations, ot every nature. 



Other Pmpertj 



"There might have been listed 

 with some propriety among the 

 assets of the association as a de- 

 terred eliarge, an additional item 

 of suiwtaatial amount represent- 

 ing prepaid organization riTprnsns. 

 since during 1922 and 1923 the 

 greater part of the membership in 

 the farm bureaus and thf Illinois 

 Agricultural Association has been 

 signed to new three year eontracta. 



"The item listed under aoeonnts 

 receivable, tl8.409.93, represents 

 membership dues collected by the 

 farm bureaus and unremitted at 

 December 31, 1923. A snbetaa* 

 tial part of these nnremitted bal- 

 ances were received during the 

 first days of January following. 



tiae.000 In IT. S. Baoks 



"The association has been able 

 daring the year to Increase its 

 (Continued on par* t) 



Chronic Kickers 

 Past Redemption 

 Says Rlpllnger 



"That banqnet given to the 

 boys' and girls' dub winners waa 

 a hundred per cent good act." 

 writes Henry N. Riplinger ot Ga- 

 lena. "The young Americans oa 

 the farm are the people (hat wm 

 make America worth while. 



"The old chronic kickers are 

 past redemption. They should 

 keep quiet. Keep going and all 

 wUl be well before tone." 



