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Volume 2 



bsued Every Other Saturday — November 8, 1924 



Number 22 



ILL-MO CREAMERY 

 PUTS OLD COMPANY 

 ON A PAYING BASIS 



Farmers' Co-op Now Making 



Quality Product — Illini 



Brand Butter 



What is bettrr than bread and bultrr? 



This is the appetizing slogan of 

 the Ill-Mo Dairy Company of East 

 St. Louis, a 

 fanner - owned 

 co-op erative 

 creamery and 

 makers of Illini 

 brand bntter, a 

 product rapidly 

 growing In pop- 

 ularity among 

 butter consum- 

 ers in the St. 

 I..ouis district. 



One year ago 

 there was, n o 



Ill-Mo Dairy . •*■ e. Ric-karii«oii 

 Company. In its stead was a 

 bankrupt milk marketing com- 

 pany, the old Illinois-Missouri 

 Milk Producers' Association. 



How the 6,000 farmer-members 

 of the Illinois-Missouri Milk Pro- 

 ducers' Association suddenly woke 

 up and found that they owed 

 themselves $130,000 for unpaid 

 milk shipments has been heralded 

 the length and breadth of Illinois 

 and Missouri as an example of 

 farmers' co-ops that slid into the 

 chasm of bankruptcy and bad re- 

 pute. 



Co-operation Ijooked Bad 

 That was back in the fall of 

 1922 when, to the milk producers 

 of the St. Louis district, the fu- 

 ture of co-operative marketing 

 looked dark. In the face of their 

 milk co-op failure it seemed that 

 the hopes of the co-operative ef- 

 fort were blasted for good. 



But the principles of co-opera- 

 tion are bigger than was this Illi- 

 nois-Missouri milk association. 

 An advisory committee appointed 

 by O. E. Bradfute, president of 

 the American Farm Bureau Fed- 

 eration, outlined a plan to pay 

 off the debts of the old company 

 and, with legal, financial and ad- 

 visory help from the Illinois Ag- 

 ricultural Association, organized, 

 to accomplish this, the present 

 Ill-Mo Dairy Company. 



Today the Ill-Mo company, leas 

 than 12 months old, stands as a 

 monument to a co-operative mar- 

 keting spirit that refused to ad 

 mit defeat. 



Took Over Old Company 

 The Ill-Mo creamery took over 

 the facilities owned by the old 

 milk marketing company and 

 opened its doors to the cream 

 shipping world Jan. 1, 1924. No 

 cream came that day, nor the 

 next, but on Jan. 3, three cans 

 arrived and Ill-Mo creamery busi- 

 ness started. 



"Maybe you think I wasn't 

 tickled to see that first can of 

 cream," said A. E. Richardson, 

 who was delegated by the ad- 

 visory committee to manage the 

 creamery, and he laughed as he 

 looked back on the incident. "It 

 wjis frozen hard as a brick and 

 there was nothing funny about it 

 then. We'd been operating a 

 creamery for two whole days 

 without a pound of cream." 



January 4 came and with it 

 came more cans of cream, Jan. 5 

 arrived with a further Increase in 

 shipments and so on, day after 

 day, business picked up until the 

 peak was reached in May and 

 June. The largest number of 

 cans received in one day was 130. 

 30,000 Pounds Per Month 

 Once the cream shipments be- 

 gan arriving In satisfactory vol- 

 ume the Ill-Mo dairy company 

 turned its attention to producing 

 a quality butter product. The 

 plant is equipped with every 

 (Continued on page 3, col. 2) 



Late Bulletin: 



The r«'tl«etiea of Calvin C«olld|« 

 to succood hlMsoir as protldent of 

 the United States and the general 

 republican landslide places keen in- 

 terest from an agricultural view- 

 point, upon the selection of the next 

 Secretary of Agriculture. The re- 

 sponsibility for the department of 

 agriculture rests with the incoming 

 administration. This department is 

 one of the most Important from the 

 standpoint of the country as a 

 whole. It represents the nation's 

 largest and most important indus- 

 try. Recognition of farm organiza- 

 tions, in conference on the seiertlon 

 of a new Secretary, appears to us 

 as entirely proper in order that the 

 new Secretary shalT have the cen- 

 Adence and fullest co-operation of 

 organized agriculture. 



A WORTHY COMMENDATION 



Essays Pour In As 

 Contest Nears Elnd 



Several hundred boys and girls 

 in 22 Illinois counties have turned 

 over, to their respective county 

 Farm Bureaus, essays on "Why 

 Dad is a Farm Bureau Member" 

 or "Why Dad Should Join the 

 Farm Bureau." 



The last week has been the 

 final and busiest lap of the 

 whole contest. During the week 

 hundreds and hundreds of names 

 of boys and girls have poured 

 into the ofllce of H. R. Klbler, 

 director of the national contest. 

 They came from each of the 27 

 farm bureau states conducting 

 county contests. 



In Illinois, La Salle county re- 

 ported 143 In their contest, the 

 largest number turned in by any 

 Illinois county so far. Macon 

 county is one that is running La 

 Salle a close race and there may 

 be other counties with large en- 

 tries, which have not been re- 

 ported. 



Contest Cloees Nov. 10 



November 10 Is the last day 

 that essays can be received as 

 the contest ofllclally closes that 

 day. Nearly all counties have 

 selected their committee of 

 judges, which will soon choose 

 the winners in each county. 



Copies of the first prize es- 

 says in each county will be mailed 

 to the I. A. A. contest director 

 and to the American Farm Bu- 

 reau Federation. The I. A. A. 

 judges, C. V. Gregory, editor of 

 Prairie Farmer; Arthur C. Page, 

 editor of Orange Judd Illinois 

 Farmer; Francis G. Blair, state 

 school superintendent: C. E. Hay, 

 farm adviser in Christian county; 

 and President Sam Thompson, 

 will pick, from the 22 county 

 winners, the essays for which the 

 I. A. A. prizes will be awarded. 



D«an and Professor Emcrltiis 

 College of Agrlrulture 

 rnlveniil.v of Illinois 



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 Woodland. Michigan 



8. H. Thompson, President, jj j ,^ . ' '• 



Illinois Agricultural Asaociation, '{ I -' . ■'_ 



Quincy, Illinois. < 



Dear Mr. Thompson: 



I am writing to express my congratulations and my keen sat- 

 isfaction that you, as president of the Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation and an Illinois man, had the foresight and the cour- 

 age to stand out against tlie grain marketing scheme that took 

 over a large machine of another's building. 



You have done agriculture and your (our) good State a great 

 service and after the craze passes the reconstruction of sound 

 agricultural policies will be rebuilt upon and around such wise 

 men as yourself who refuse to be stampeded. 



Faithfully yours, 



E. Davenport. 



COOLIDGE REQUESTS 

 FARM BUREAUS HELP 

 HIM PICK SECRETARY 



President Thompson Wants 



Time Taken To Get Bert 



Man Possible 



PRESIDENT COOLIDGE 

 ARRANGES TO ATTEND 

 INTERNATIONAL SHOW 



To 



84 Co-<^>s in L A. C. A. 



More farmers' elevator com- 

 panies have subscribed for the 

 auditing services of the Illinois 

 Agricultural Co-operatives Asso- 

 ciation than any other class of 

 farmer co-ops, according to Geo. 

 R. Wicker, general manager of 

 the audit service. Thirty-eight 

 of the 84 organizations in the 

 association are farmers' elevators. 



Farm Bureaus are second, 28 

 county Farm Bureaus, having 

 subscribed for the auditing and 

 accounting service. County live 

 stock shipping associations total 

 eight. Three live stock terminal 

 agencies, three dairy associations 

 and four miscellaneous organiza- 

 tions complete the list. 



Be 25th Anniversary; 

 U.S.D.A. Will Award 

 Official Medals 



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I.A.A. Annual Meeting 

 Set For Jan. 16 and 17 



Thursday and Friday. Jaa. IS and 

 17, are the days of the I. A. A. an- 

 nual meeting. This year's meeting 

 will be held In eonneotlon with 

 Farmers' Week at the University of 

 Illinois. Don't forget the date- 

 better mark It en the calendar. An 

 unusual praffaa is already kalag 

 planned. 



The International Live Stock 

 Exposition will celebrate its 25th 

 anniversary at the Chicago Union 

 Stock Yards, Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, 

 with what promises to be one of 

 the greatest gathering of agri- 

 cultural forces ever assembled in 

 the history of the basic industry. 



President Coolidge has con- 

 sented to attend the International 

 Show and speak a number of 

 times during a week's stay in 

 Chicago. High officials in the 

 United States Department of Ag- 

 riculture will be present as well 

 as many prominent men from ag- 

 ricultural colleges and universi- 

 ties. 



U. S. D. A. To Award Medals 



In commemoration of the im- 

 portance of this event. Congress 

 has, by special act, authorized the 

 United States Department of Ag- 

 riculture to award official medals 

 to ail winners of first prizes and 

 championships in the live stock 

 competitions at the coming show. 

 The Department itself will fill an 

 entire exhibit ball with a display 

 of its various lines of activity. 



The exposition will be inter- 

 national in character as well as 

 in name. In addition to the 

 Canadian exhibits and delega- 

 tions, several foreign countries 

 are expected to be represented. 

 Four famous live stock judges 

 from Great Britain, four from 

 Canada, and one from the Argen- 

 tine are coming to act as arbitors 

 in the various contests among 

 breeders and feeders. 



Railroads To Reduce Fare 



Brilliant evening entertain- 

 ments will be held each night in 

 the arena, featuring a society 

 horse show and a program of ex- 

 citing and entertaining events. 

 There will be something of inter- 

 est and value during the Inter- 

 national for every member of the 

 family, both urban and rural 

 dwellers. Reduced railroad rates 

 will be in effect during the week 

 of the show. 



The social side, always an im- 

 portant feature of the Interna- 

 tional, will be especially stressed 

 on this quarter-century annivers- 

 ary with a full program of reun- 

 ions, banquets and formal meet- 

 ings. The International offers an 

 unrivaled opportunity for the 

 stock men and farmers to meet 

 their old friends and make new 



acqnaintances which will prove 

 invaluable in the future. Bo|rs' 

 and girls' club exhibits will be 

 an important feature for ^be 

 youngsters. 



Advanced indications are t^at 

 the exhibits of live stock 4nd 

 crops will far surpass the notable 

 arrays of former shows. Illinois 

 farmers, favored by the nearness 

 of their residence, should take 

 advantage of the reduced rates 

 and attend the coming Inter&a- 

 tional in even greater numbers 

 than on former occasions. I 



Hedg^cock Studies 

 Marketing Work In 

 Ohio and Indiana 



Wm. E. Hedgcock, director of 

 the livestock marketing depart- 

 ment, has made a week's study 

 of the livestock marketing situa- 

 tion in Ohio and Indiana. He 

 has been finding out first hand 

 the most successful co-operative 

 practices on various markets with 

 a view toward applying the more 

 practical ideas to Illinois prob- 

 lems. 



He visited the Ohio and Indi- 

 ana Farm Bureau Federations. It 

 is his opinion that the Producer 

 live stock marketing work is Well 

 established in Ohio and Indiana. 



Mr. Hedgcock made a sii^ilar 

 trip to Iowa and Minnesota some 

 time ago. , 



Mutual Relations 

 Committee Formed 



The committee on mutnal rela- 

 tions between the Farmers Grain 

 Dealers' Association of Illinois 

 and the Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation has been appointed. 



D. H. Allen of Delvan, 0. H. 

 Bonnell of Rosemond and Fred 

 A. Mudge of Peru are to repre- 

 sent the Farmers Grain Dealers' 

 and H. E. Goembel of Hooppole, 

 A. R. Wright of Varna, both of 

 whom are members of I. A. A. 

 grain marketing committee, and 

 Sam H. Thompson, I. A. A. presi- 

 dent, will represent the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association. 



The first meeting of this com- 

 mittee will be held Thursday, Nov. 

 13. The next issue of the Recorb 

 will carry a complete account of 

 the proceedings of the meeting. 



It is expected that a plan for 

 marketing grain will be consid- 

 ered whereby both organizations 

 can work together. The Farmers 

 Grain Dealers' have not indorsed 

 the Grain Marketing Company, 

 either. 



President Coolidge has taken 

 the farm organizations into conn- 

 sel for the selection ot a Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture to fill the 

 vacancy left by the death ot 

 Henry C. Wallace. 



A telegram from President 

 Coolidge was received by O. E. 

 Bradfute, president of the Amer- 

 ican Farm Bureau Federation, 

 asking that he get in touch with 

 the state farm bureau organiza- 

 tions and get their suggestions 

 for a new secretary. President 

 Bradfute immediately relayed 

 President Coolidge's message to 

 each state president. 



Sam H. Thompson, I. A. A. 

 president, has replied by wire 

 from Quincy to President Brad- 

 fute as follows: 



"I wish to acknowledge receipt 

 of telegram requesting me to 

 recommend names of men best 

 qualified to fill position of Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture. Would sug- 

 gest time be given for careful 

 consideration and mature thought 

 so that this most important posi- 

 tion to the agricultural interests 

 of America will be filled by the 

 very beet man possible." 

 Exwotires Will Ooniiider Men 

 Over the telephone from Quincy 

 Tuesday morning. Nov. 4, Presi- 

 dent Thompson stated that it is 

 very essen^al that time enough 

 be allowed for carefal considera- 

 tion to be given so the farm or- 

 ganizations, especially the state 

 units of the Farm Bureau, will 

 not be competing against each 

 other. The recommendation of 

 the I. A. A. will be taken up 

 when the executive committee 

 meets Friday, Nov. 7, whicb Is 

 two days after the Recobd goes 

 to press. 



The American Live Stock As- 

 sociation, the National Grange, 

 the Farmers' Union and the 

 American Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion are the farm organizations 

 asked by President Coolidge to 

 make a suggestion. 



Washington Meet Suggested 

 A movement is on foot as the 

 Rfxx>bd goes to press to have rep- 

 resentatives of the principal farm 

 organizations meet in Washing- 

 ton, D. C, on Nov. 10 to make a 

 unified recommendation. 



Among those prominently men- 

 tioned for the post at this time 

 are: 



H. M. Gore, Assistant Secre- 

 tary, now acting Secretary of Ag- 

 riculture and candidate for Gov- 

 ernor of West Virginia: A. W. 

 Gilbert. Commissioner of Agricul- 

 ture for Massachusetts; L. J. 

 Taber, Master of the National 

 Grange; Frank O. Lowden, form- 

 er Governor of Illinois; Samuel 

 Adams, editor of Public Opinion, 

 Washington, D. C, and formerly 

 publisher of a fruit journal; J. 

 W. Coverdale, treasurer of the 

 American Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion and secretarj'-treasurer of 

 the Grain Marketing Company; 

 Murray D. Lincoln, secretary of 

 the Ohio Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion; J. R. Howard, formerly and 

 successively president of the 

 American Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion and the Transportation In- 

 stitute; C. H. March. Litchfield, 

 Minn., banker and state Republi- 

 can campaign manager for Minne- 

 sota; Dr. John Lee Coulter, presi- 

 dent of the North Dakota Agri- 

 cultural College. 



Ixnrden Says "JTo" 

 Frank O. Lowden, formerly 

 governor of Illinois, and a man 

 (Continuc<t on pace 4, col. S) 



