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The niinoU Agricultural Anodation Record 



September 27, 1924 



ILtLiI NOIS 



^Acp^TVItAL ASSOCIA1 



RECOR 



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 llllnoia. Edited by Department of Information, H. C. 

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OFFICERS 

 FNaldent, S. H. Thompson, Qnincy. 

 ' Vice-President, C. B. Watson, DeKalb. 

 Treasnrer, li. A. Cowles^^Ioomiagton. 

 Secretary, Geo. A. Fox, Sycamore. 

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EXEOCTIVB OOMMITTEB 



By Congressional Districts 



11th.-. Jacob Olbrlch, Harvard 



12th G. F. Tullbck, Rockford 



13th.. ......,, C. E. Bamborough, Polo 



14th W. H. Moody, Port Byron 



15th H. E. Qoombel, Hooppole 



1Sth..« A. R. Wright, Varna 



17th... F. D. Barton, Cornell 



18th. .i.. R. F. Karr, Iroquois 



19th.. I .J. I_ Whlsnand, Charieaton 



20th. .j ; Earl C. Smith, Detroit 



21st.., 

 22nd.. 

 23 rd.. 

 24th.. 

 2Sth.. 



Samuel Sorrells, Raymond 



Stanley Castle, Alton 



J. E. LIngenfelter, Lawraacevllle 



Curt Anderson, Xenia 



VemoB Lesslsy, Sparta 



Directors of Departments 

 I. A. A. Offlce 



General Office and Assistant to Secretary, J. H. Kelker; 

 Organisation, G. E. Metzger; Information, H.C. Butcher, 

 Transportstlon, L. J. Quasey, Statistics, J. C. Watson; 

 Finance, R. A. Cowles; Fruit and Vegetable Marketing, 

 A. B. Leeper; Live Stock Marketing, Wm. E. Hedgcock; 

 Dairy Marketing, A. D, Lynch; Phosphate-Limestone, 

 J. R, Bent; In charge Poultry and Egg Marketing, F. A. 

 Gougler; special representative on Tuberculosis Eradi- 

 cation, M. H. Petersen; Legal Counsel. Donald Kirk- 

 Patrick: Cooperative Accounting, Geo, R. Wicke r. 



The A. F. B. F. Grain Marketing Reaolution 



WHEatE.tS, The Farm Bnreao's leclslative progTaai 

 on co-operative aiarketlaK darlag tke past fear year*, 

 reaoltlaa la the paaaaae of the Capper-VolsteaS act, 

 which authorlaea the farmera to get together la a co-op* 

 erative way far the marketing of their prodaetal the 

 paNaaae of the Inlrrmediate t'redlla act, provldlag fl- 

 nances for co-opernlivr marketlnai the anteadmeat to 

 the FeSerni \Varrh«uNina art nuthnrlxing the develop- 

 meat of public wnrehouNen from the largeat warehouse 

 doira'to the farm granary, vve Sad the grain growing 

 latere*! la need of » farther step In the marketing pro- 

 gram, which will allow them to more fnlly avail them- 

 ■elvea af these various legislative provisions and pro- 

 vide a merchandising organiaatlOB for the parpoae et 

 better Sad more economical diatrlbatloa of their grala, 

 aad 



^'Hli^iEAS, A proposal to establish a co-operative 

 grain sales agency which would eoatraet with fonr of 

 the leading grala companies (or the necessary phyalcal 

 e^Blpment amfi the services of their managers and neeea- 

 sary eMployeea, was placed before the Rxecntlve Com- 

 mittee «( the .\merlean Farm Bureau Federation laat 

 June, and 



WMimE.AS. The special Crain Marketing Committee 

 appolated by the A. P. B. P. haa made Its report to the 

 ExecuIKe Committee, wherein It Suds the Grain Mar- 

 ■ ketiag Company to be duly set up aad established ac- 

 cording to the sentiment expressed by the Executive 

 Committee laat June, which "carries out the policies of 

 protecting the Interests of the consnnier as well as pro- 

 viding advantages for the prodiicerw." nnd 



WHEKEA!), It has studied fhoroiiKhly the orgaa- 

 laatloa of the company, Ita purposes and accompliah- 

 ments to date as preaeated by the (irain Comaklttee. be 

 It thelrefore 



RE.saLVED. That the Executive <*ommlttee also does 

 hereby endorse, commend aad urge the use of the Grain 

 Marketing Company to farmers everywhere, either 

 through their co-operative elevators, pools, agenclea, 

 private elevators, or directly, and that they may partici- 

 pate In the patronnge divldeads aad thus asarket their 

 grain at cost. 



Our Position ' | ' 



The Illinois Agricultural As-sociation respect- 

 full}' recognizes and respects its relationship as a 

 unit of our national organization, the American 

 Farm Bureau Federation. 



In questions which are particularly vital to Illi- 

 nois farm bureau members, the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association has in the past raised a question- 

 ing voice when necessary which usually has led to a 

 better Solution of those vital questions. "With the 

 sting ojf the well-known failure of the United States 

 Grain Growers burning extra deep in Illinois, is it 

 to be wondered at that the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association is proceeding with extra caution when 

 another grain marketing problem comes up for 

 considciration t 



In itp grain marketing resolution, printed above, 

 which was not passed unanimously, th^ executive 

 commilltee of the American Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion 'indorses, commends and urges the use of the 

 facilities of the Grain Marketing Company every- 

 where I — ." 



It isl well known that the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association is investigating this grain marketing 

 step albng unbiased business, legal and economic 

 angles. This investigation has been carried on with 



diligence. Those having the investigation in hand 

 will make a report at the earliest possible moment. 

 Certain important data has not been furnished our 

 Association by the Grain Marketing Compan.v, al- 

 though specific request has been made for it. 



As a matter of accepted business prudence, such 

 a large venture should not be gone into hastily. 

 The facts on the business side in particular should 

 be delved into deeply for herein may lie the suc- 

 cess or failure of any business enterprise. 



The investigation is being continued and a full 

 report will be given to Illinois farm bureau mem- 

 bers just as soon as it is completed. 



That Fight'* Over— Where' t the Next One? 



Pittsburgh plus is no more. 



There will be no long drawn out legal battle as 

 many people expected. The dominating steel com- 

 panies have cried quits. They've cried quits, but 

 in doing so they've crossed their fingers, if one 

 looks closely. 



Crossed fingers, the framing of a legal loophole, 

 is seen in a part of the phraseolog>- of the United 

 States Steel corporation compliance : "In so far as 

 it is practicable to do so" and "without admitting 

 the validity of said order or the jurisdiction of the 

 commission to make the same," 



At the federal trade commission, the belief is 

 expressed that the case is now entirely closed. It 

 is recognized that Pittsburgh plus has not been in 

 practice for some timi? — especially since the fight 

 against it became so hot, 



• Close co-operation in the Middle West has made 

 it possible to carr.v the Pittsburgh case to a victori- 

 ous close. The Farm Bureau, through the American 

 Farm Bureau Federation and the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association, has devoted considerable time 

 and energy in the fight. It has worked shoulder 

 to shoulder with all interests knowing that victory 

 would benefit all in the Middle West, 



Looking to the future — looking for another fight 

 equally as great — the Farm Bureau will have to 

 devote even greater resource to get a useable water- 

 way to the Gulf and to the Atlantic. That is the 

 next major problem. 



Why Howl! 



The food-consuming East set up a fearful howl 

 during the recent McNary-Haugen bill campaign. 

 They said its enactment would increase the cost of 

 living to the serious detriment of the East. 



Just how much the raising of the price of a 

 bushel of wheat affects the cost of a loaf of bread 

 is now shown by authentic government figures. 



The Bureau of Agricultural Economics made an 

 investigation into the retail price of bread in seven 

 cities and kept careful records on bread prices in 

 these cities from October, 1922, to March, 1923. 



In the report on the investigation which has been 

 made public recently, the cost of a one-pound loaf 

 of bread bought in New York during the period 

 cost on the average 9.75 Cents — retail. Of this total 

 cost, it was found that the wheat which went into 

 the one-pound loaf cost a cent and a half. And in 

 Minneapolis, one of the seven cities investigated, 

 the wheat cost 1.53 cents and the one-pound loaf 

 9 cents. In Kansas City it was 1.43 cents, in Chi- 

 cago 1.53 cents, in New Orleans 1,43 cents, in San 

 Francisco 1,41 cents and in Boston 1,50 cents. 



This investigation shows that the farmer who 

 produces the wheat gets only 15 to 18 per cent of 

 the retail price of bread. The value of the flour 

 in a loaf of bread is entirely submerged in the 

 service cost of getting that loaf to the consumer, 



"It is apparent from these figures that to in- 

 crease the price of wheat to the ratio price pro- 

 posed by the McNary-Haugen bill would have in- 

 creased the cost of living verj-, very little," says 

 George N. Peek, president of the American Council 

 of Agriculture. "An increase of 25 cents a bashel 

 in the price of wheat would increase the cost of 

 producing a one-pound loaf of bread about three- 

 tenths of one per cent (.003 per cent), 



"This would impose no hardship on any one. 

 On the other hand, it would mean an annual in- 

 crease of $200,000,000 in the buying power of the 

 farmer. ' ' 



Our opponents who lambasted the McNarj--Hau- 

 gen bill behind the smoke screen of "higher food 

 costs" are now predicting better business and gen- 

 eral industrial prosperity because wheat has risen 

 to around $1,29, "They have been active through 

 the city papers in claiming that the farmers are 

 now able and ready to buy and that industry will 

 awake from its semi-dormant life and will hum 

 along, cog meshing into cog, with the increase in 

 the wheat price. 



What if the McNarj--Haugen bill had been en- 

 acted! The ratio price for September wheat would 

 have been around $1.53, Would not have the in- 

 dustrial sections enjoyed even more activity than 

 the $1.29 price is bringing? 



The Voice of the Members 



Membfn art invittd lo Ipeak thfir minds in Ihis (olmmn. As 

 many Utters jrom members viU tie printed each issue ts space 

 wilt permit. Letters should be shnrt and snappy; all must be 

 signed to be printed. Alt constructive criticism of tke Farm Bu- 

 reau — county, slate or national units — is welcomed. II yen kave 

 any grievances, praise or suggestions, kere is tke place to tell 

 tkem. It's your column, make it wkat you will. Address letters 

 to H. C. Butcker, I. A. A. Record, hoS S. Dearborn, Ckicago. 



Dear Editort That fellow Chas. AVelnecke of Barring- 

 ton. III., who wrote la tiw Record Inst time that he missed 

 his dinner while he wrote you that he did not get his SI5 

 worth out of the Knrni Blirenil must hnvr missed a lot 

 of other thlnas bcMldcs his dinner. I think the way t» 

 get my Sl,% worth out of the Farm Bureau Is to get right 

 Into thlugil, 1 limed my upper Mi two years ago upon 

 the advice of the Farm Bureau, and 1 have been more 

 thein repaid from the better yields. As for a man to 

 come around to see each one of us farmers, that's the 

 Fnrtn Adviser's Job and we can make It easier for him If 

 we'll go half wu>. The I. A. A. Is O. K, We must admit 

 our sh€»rtcomlngM nnd try to repair them, 'i'he farmer 

 must be organised, 



G, B. B, Mrl.eaa roanty. 



That's the way we feel, C, B. B. — Editor, 



How would you sell the Farm Bureau if you were to go 

 after a flood neighbor tvho does not belong? Following are 

 some letters from members telling their ideas. Write and 

 tell us yours. 



I>ear HIrt If the farmers don't organise and work as 

 oae maa they will heconie the same ns the peasants of 

 Europe. 



W. Kern, Bristol, III, 



Hear Nirt la reply to your tiuestlon. what would I like 

 to liave the Farm Bureau do for me. I will say. flrat, that 

 the tiuestion might be more enNlly answered hy asklnat 

 "What C.W the Farm Bureau do for mef" I have always 

 been of the opinion that the Farm Burenti could not ac- 

 complish very much by working with farmers Individual- 

 ly, but I thlak much caa be done working with the^ as 

 a unit. 



Coming bark to your question of "What would I like 

 for the Farm Bureau to do for me." The Farm Bureau 

 working as a unit Is In n position to do thlst they rep- 

 resent me before all national and state legislative bodies 

 that enact measures that affect my welfare, such as tar- 

 iffs, taxes, trauNportation, highways, etc. .\m a unit they 

 do not only deninnd but conininnd recognition relative 

 to rights and privileges that ivould place agriculture on 

 an equal basis with all the other great Industries of our 

 country, j I'uless the Farm Bureau Is backed up by the 

 men and women, who not only till the soil but who owrn 

 It as well, little will ever be ncconipllshed. We must 

 give the Bureau our Individual niipiiort if we expect any 

 beneflts from It. In short, my answer to your question Is 

 thist Work to complete the orgnnlxntlon as fully as pos- 

 albleft work with It as a nail. 



J. Jay Owen. Laeau, III. 

 Good letter. Jay. — Editor. 



Dear sir: lu selling a Farm Bureau memberahip to a 

 nelghlior who Is not a naember, I would t 



First, appeal to him for the need of an organisation. 



Second, tell him some of the things the F'urm Bureau 

 has done, such as getting farm land value reduced, etc. 



Third, talk to him about co-operation, the need of every 

 farmer backing his organisation, team worlE. etc. 



Foiirth. tell iilm or remind him wrhat otller organiaa- 

 tlons are doing to get things in the way of legislation 

 and the nt^ed of the farm Interest being looked after, 



Maay other things could be said, 



.4. A. Hill. Decatur. III. 



Another good one, A. A. — Editor. 



Dear Sirt Practically ail other tradea, biuiaeas aad 

 profeaatons have their associations nnd organlaations. 

 why not the farmer have the Farm Bureau f 



J. J. EIred, Carrollton. III. 



Here are some answers on "If/iy did you quit the Farm 

 Bureau?** All the replies received from the 50 letters sent to its 

 m4my former members were tmswered by men who had 

 quit farming. This leads tis to believe tlutt farm bureau 

 cttsualties are largely those who quit farming. 



Dear Editori Down aad out. Quit farming — nothing 

 to It. . Wm. DarllUKton. Graftoa, 111. 



Illiaola Agricultural .Association i 



I was compelled to quit farming on acconat of III 

 health. Thia is my only reason for dropping out of the 

 Couaty Farm Bureau and the 1. A. A, I believe In both 

 and wiah them success. 



Eh Henderson, \ew Lenox, III. 



Dear SIrt 1 am very much interested In the County 

 Fnrm Bureau work, and have done quite a lot of work 

 In getting Farm Bureau memberships In the campaigns. 

 I had to quit farming on nccount of my wife's health, and 

 moved to Tucson. Arizona. Me are now doing nicely 

 out here. 



W. A. HIsetter. Tucson. Aria. 



Dear Sin In regard t» me not renewing my member- 

 ship In the County Fairm Bureau. I have moved from 

 Illliiols to Cass County, Indiana, and will have my mem- 

 bership In this state. 



Hoping this will answer your question all riaht. 



Floyd Boldry. Twelve Mile, lad. 



THE LIARS' CORNER 



WE'VE HRARD K.\>SA«( IS A r.RKAT NTATR 

 FOR BXPKRIKXCK.H 

 D«ar F^dttori 



I am mow n rltlaen of llllnolH. but while vre 

 llvrd In (be atate of KaimaH we had Home pretty 

 tonich expeiienreH trrlnfr to farm. \%'e tried dif- 

 ferent kladH of icrain hut It waM alwayii a failure. 

 Finally we concluded to put the whole farm Into 

 popcorn. We bad an enormouH crop which, when 

 pirked. flUed our crlba. The children playing with 

 matchea around the cribit MPt them on Are, The 

 heat popped the cora. leavlnx n buR-e white drift 

 where the erlbn bad been. We bad an old blind 

 horae out In the yard, and when he na'vw that blfc 

 white pile he thoufcht It waa a anow bank nnd lay 

 down by It and froae to death. — Levi .\. Martin. 

 at. Anae, III. 



A WINDY 0\i: 



Dear Strt ftpenklns: of bl|r atorma. we had a 

 wind atorm thla aumraer that waa pretty acvere. 

 It may BVt have been the moat aevere we have 

 had. but It eauaed ua aome concern. It waa a 

 wind atorm, ^vblcb came up ho anddenly that even 

 the anlmala In the barnynrd didn't hnve flme to 

 And abetter. We bad a flock of line cbickena. and 

 thla wind waa ao violent that It blew the feathera 

 off of them $nmt like an ordinary wind blowa 

 leavea off of treea la the fall. 



A ehlcken-eatlnir aow^ bad evidently been roving 

 around In the nelichborhood of tbe chicken yard. 

 and ahe wan blown mo full of featheri* abc looked 

 like a portmplne. She waa mo aHtonlahed and 

 frightened at her appearance that It waa three 

 days before we eonid catch her and de-feather 

 her. The experience eomplelely cured her of 



chicken eatlnjc. 



After the atorm we gathered up aeveral dry- 

 plrked chlckena. Belns both modeat and humane, 

 we made clotbea for them to wear until they feath- 

 ered out aaraln.— Elmer L.. Waddeli. Tnyiorvilie, 111. 



