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The IllinoU Agricultural A«»ociation Record 



Jannary 24, 192S 



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I LiIjINOIS 



CULTURAL ASSOCIA 



RECORD 



Publiflhed every other Saturday by the Illlnola Agricul- 

 tural Association, 608 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, 

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

 Butcher, Director. 



Entered as second class matter Oct 10, 1921. at the post 

 office at Chicago. Illinois, under the act of March 3, 1879, 

 Acceatance for mailing at special rates of postage pro- 

 vided for In Section 1103. Act of October 3, 1917. author- 

 ized Oct. 31. 1921. 



, The Individual membership fee of the Illihols Agricul- 

 tural Association is Ave dollars a year. This fee includes 



'Payment of fifty cents for subscription to the Illinois Ag- 

 ricultural Association Recoml 



Postmaster; In returning an uncalled-for or Rlissent 

 copy, please Indicate key humber on address as Is re- 

 quired by law. 



OFFICERS 



President, S. H. Thompson, Qnlncy. 

 Vice-Presidmt, H. E. Uoeinbel, Hooppole. 

 Treasurer, R. A. Cowles, Bloomlngton. 

 Secret4kry, Geo. A. Fox, Sycamore. 



EXECUTIVE CO.>IMITTEB 



By Congressional Districts 



11th William Webb, Lockport 



12th G. F. Tullock, Rockford 



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



14th W. H. Moody, Port Byron 



15th B. H. Taylor, Canton 



16th A. R. Wright, Varna 



17th F. D. Barton, Cornell 



18th '. R. F. Karr, Iroquol* 



19th J. L. Whisnand, Charleston 



20th Earl C. Smith, Detroit 



21st Samuel Sorrells, Raymond 



22nd Stanley Cattle, Alton 



23rd W. L. Cope, Tonti 



24th Curt Anderson, Xenia 



25th R. K. Looml» Makanda 



Directors of Departments 

 I. A. A. Office 



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

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

 Transportation, L. J. Quasey; Taxation and Statistics, 

 J. C. Watson; Finance, R. A. Cowles; Fruit and Vege- 

 table Marketing, A. B. Leeper; Live Stock Marketing, 

 Wm. E. IHedgcock; Dairy Marketing, A. D. Lynch; 

 Phosphate-Limestone, J. R. Bent; in charge Poultry and 

 Egg Marketing, F. A. Gougler; special representative 

 en Tuberculosis Eradication, M. H. Petersen; Legal 

 Counsel, Donald KIrkpatrIck; Co-operative Accounting, 

 Geo. R. Wicker. 



I The I. A. A. Constitation Amended 



! Article III, Section 2 of the constitution of the 

 [Uinois Agriculture Association was amended to 

 read as follows: ' 



"Each county Farm Bureau, the majority of the 

 members of which are also paid-up members of the 

 Illinois Agriculture Association, shall be entitled 

 to representation on the board of delegates by one 

 voting delegate, and one additional voting delegate 

 for each 500 paid-up members, or major portion 

 thereof, in the Illinois Agricultural Association." 



The Resolution* 



Resolutions passed by the delegates assembled 

 the tenth annnal meeting follow : 



Thank You! 



We, the board of delegates of the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association, assembled at Urbana in our 

 tenth annual meeting, do hereby express their 

 hearty appreciation for the hospitality extended 

 by the Champaign County Farm Bureau, the Col- 

 lege of Agriculture of the University of Illinois, 

 the Chambers of Commerce of Champaign and Ur- 

 bana, and the citizens of the Twin Cities of Illi- 

 nois and surrounding community and for their 

 co-operation in making the meeting a success. 



Equality for Agriculture 



"We believe the paramount issue before the Amer- 

 ican people today to be the securing of a true 

 equality for agriculture with industry and labor. 

 ■\Ve, therefore, to do everything in their power to 

 Secure legislation that will both in spirit and prac- 

 tice give such equality. 1 



Gasoline Tax ! 



In view of the fact that a tax on gasoline has 

 been levied by thirty-seven states of the Union 

 for the maintenance of highways, compelling citi- 

 zens of Illinois to contribute to the maintenance of 

 tjhe roads when purchasing gasoline in said states 

 4rithout receiving in return any contribution from 

 lion-residents using Illinois highways; and recog- 

 liizing the fairness of such tax for road purposes 

 We recommend the levying of a tax on gasoline used 

 ip motor vehicles upon the highways in Illinois. 

 However, we favor the levj-ing of such tax only if 

 tihe funds thus secured be used for the mainte- 

 nance of the State Aid System of roads as provided 

 by law, and if such tax is levied in lieu of the pres- 

 ent tax authorized by the counties for the mainte- 

 aance of State Aid roads. We oppose the levying 

 of such tax as an additional tax which would ma- 

 terially add to the total tax burden already un- 

 rably heavy upon our people. 



T. B, Eradication 



We recommend thi passage of such laws and the 

 making of such appropriations as will cany for- 

 ward the program for the eradication of bovine 

 tuberculosis in the State of Illinois as rapidly as 

 • possible thereby ridding the State, at the earliest 

 possible date, of the menace to the live stock in- 

 dustry and to the health of our people, especially 

 our children. 



We urge the greatest possible speed upon the 

 State and Federal Department of Agriculture in 

 settling the claims for indemnities for condemned 

 animals and deplore the apparent delay in the set- 

 tlement of such claims in the past. 



Child Labor Amendment 



We endorse the action of the Executive Com- 

 mittee of the Illinois Agriculture Association, and 

 of the American Farm Bureau Federation in their 

 annual meeting assembled in opposition to the 

 Child Labor Amendment to the Constitution of 

 tfce United States. 



American Farm Bureau Federation 



Inasmuch as the Executive Committee have 

 formulated a policy £is regards their relations to 

 the American Farm Bureau Federation as follows : 



' ' Whereas the initial effort of our government in 

 behalf of the farmer has resulted in the Cotmty 

 Farm Bureau movement, and 



"Whereas the County Farm Bureaus have been 

 convinced of the need of State and National As- 

 sociations to solve the larger problems of organ- 

 ized agriculture, and 



"Whereas we believe the County, State and Na- 

 tional units to be integral and necessary parts of 

 the entire Farm Bureau movement, all of which 

 should function exclusively in the interest of ag- 

 riculture, and 



"Whereas the American Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion became recognized as the spokesman in a Na- 

 tional way for the Farm Bureau movement, and 



"Whereas we have grave fear that it is the pur- 

 pose of the commercial interests of our country to 

 dominate the policies of the American Farm Bu- 

 reau Federation and use its influence to their ad- 

 vantage instead of permitting it to function to the 

 advantage of its membership who contribute to 

 its support, and 



"Whereas, there is agitation in some counties 

 favoring withdrawal from the American Farm 

 Bureau Federation, therefore 



"Be it resolved that we look with exceeding dis- 

 favor upon any evidence of the attempt of those 

 of the present or past administration to play poli- 

 tics or use the influence of the American Farm Bu- 

 reau Federation to further any commercial or self- 

 ish interests; that we do not favor disruption of 

 the American Farm Bureau Federation and the 

 establishment of a precedent of withdrawal, believ- 

 ing existing evils may be -corrected to better ad- 

 vantage from within the organization and that we 

 recommend continued support to the American 

 Farm Bureau Federation at this time." 



We, therefore, direct the ofBcers and executive 

 committee to use every prerogative at their com- 

 mand to the end that the American Farm Bureau 

 Federation shall purge itself of aU evil influences 

 that see<n to e^ist at this time. 



Constitutional Amendment 



Recognizing the limitations imposed upon the 

 legislature by the present Constitution preventing 

 adequate legislation to equalize the tax burden, we 

 favor the adoption of such an amendment to said 

 Constitution as will enable legislature to pass such 

 laws as will equitably distribute said burden. 



The Grain Merger , 



We indorse the action of the Executive Com- 

 mittee of the Illinois Agricultural Association rel- 

 ative to the Grain Marketing Company as em- 

 bodied in the following resolution: 



The Illinois Agricultural Association is not in a 

 position to express an opinion as to the value and 

 utility of the warehousing facilities which the 

 Grain Marketing Company has under contract to 

 purchase. The oflScers of the Grain Marketing 

 Company have not made available the records and 

 data necessary to determine the exact or even ap- 

 proximate values even though request has been 

 made therefor. 



The facilities now under lease and to be pur- 

 chased by the Grain Marketing Company in the 

 Chicago district have in our opinion been acquired 

 by the old line grain companies for the purpose of 

 speculative control of grain. The need and lo- 

 cation of facilities for such control is substanti- 

 ally different from the requirements of an associa- 

 tion organized to co-operatively merchandise grain. 



The Grain Marketing Company has and proposes 

 in the future to buy the grain of members and non- 



members and sell such grain to the best possible 

 advantage. Such a plan subjects the company to 

 the possibility of loss as well as profit and is there- 

 fore speculative. True co-operative merchandising 

 of grain or any other agricultural commodity will 

 seek to eliminate speculation and avoid the hazards 

 thereof. We believe that the Grain Marketing 

 Company in its plan of operation violates Jiis 

 cardinal principle. 



Such a grain marketing program as is proposed 

 affects the virtue and security bf the preferred 

 stock which is proposed to be offered to the farmer 

 producers. The common stock issue, one million 

 one dollar shares, is comparatively small and if is- 

 sued in full could not absorb all possible losses 

 in which event the preferred stock contribution 

 of capital would be called upon to absorb such 

 possible losses from such speculation. It appears 

 to us, therefore, that such a plan of financing is 

 unsound. 



The method of grower-control set up by the 

 Grain Marketing Company is in part illegal and 

 impracticable. These defects can possibly be cor- 

 rected by amendment to the by-laws but no steps 

 have yet been taken. 



The Illinois Agricultural Association officers 

 have been hopeful that the Grain Marketing Com- 

 pany would provide a co-operative selling agency 

 for co-operative grain associations and grain pro- 

 ducers who are not in other associations. We doi 

 not believe the Grain Marketing Company as now 

 set up will meet these needs. 



Loyalty and Co-operation 



Whereas, in any organization of this character 

 differences of opinion'as regards matters of policy 

 usually exist, and 



Whereas the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 have obtained their present enviable position in 

 the agricultural world through loyalty and co- 

 operation of the farmers of Illinois, therefore 

 . Be it Resolved that we urge a continuation of 

 such undivided support and loyalty as will assure 

 the continued growth and influence for the better- 

 ment of agriculture in this state. 



The Voice of the Members 



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 m«ny Uttert from mtmbert wiU bo printed eock iasno « ipaco 

 wilt tormU. UUori tkonid bo iborl tni tnapfy: oU muit bo 

 ttptok to bo prmtod, AU conttnutivo criticism of the Form Bn- 

 room — connty, ttoto or notionoi unitt — u welcomed, II you have 

 any pintncM, pmu or tMUOSiionj, here it tk* ploco to teU 

 thim, Jtt yom oobonm, moio it 9kot yon wili. Addreti letteri 

 It B. C. MmUttr, I. A. A. Stcord, tot i. DeorbOm, CUcoio. 



AN ANSWER TO MR. DYROFF 



Adolph Dyroft In a recent issue manifests his en- 

 thusiasm that should be carried in every tanners heart 

 for his own worlc. However, we cannot agree with 

 some of the ideas in his article. 



His proposal to have consumer and producers come 

 in immediate contact with each other is impractical 

 today. The most successful co-operatives in the world 

 do not deal "directly." Some one must handle the 

 commodities and to assume that we will gain the great 

 goal that way might lead to disappointment. The most 

 successful city marketing place run by farmers handle 

 only an insigniScant percentage of that produced. If 

 the farmers wili, the route to the eater can be short- 

 ened materially, but direct buying is to remain limited. 



The suggestion to reduce farm machinery one-halt 

 is fine, but — until you can show the manufacturer 

 where he can buy his iron and labor and freight for 

 half he simply cannot follow the suggestion. 



Until farmers are willing to pay more for pure seeds, 

 some farmer will not take the trouble to produce better 

 or pure seeds. We need to teach the users of seed to 

 be willing to pay for the extra work in it. 



We agree with most of Mr. Dyrotf's suggestions but 

 the solution means a lot of hard work for every man 

 who sees the vision of a. better agricultare. It means 

 creating a desire in every farmer to co-operate, to 

 practice the golden rule, to give more of their time and 

 money to the solution of the problems that single indi- 

 viduals cannot do alone. The Grange movement built 

 solidly because they developed that spirit of co-opera- 

 tion. It is not easy, but we are not asking tor some- 

 thing easy. The old colored fellow spoke the truth 

 when he said, "If you is gwine any whare, the only way 

 is to start from whare you is." 



— F. E. Fuller, Farm Adviser, Marshall-Putnam Farm 

 Bureau. 



THE FARMER WALT MASON 

 My neighbors all say the Farm Bureau of Stark is 

 a very safe place for the farmers to park. It gives us 

 the facts on agrarian matter, that it followed will make 

 our pockets grow fatter. Hog sanitation is one of the 

 best — If you follow the rules you will not have to guess. 

 Sweet clover and limestone for soil that is worn, will 

 fli it up fine for wheat, barley or com; but it you 

 want weeds or bunch grass to grow — worn soil is the 

 berries for them, as you know. The Farm Bureau 

 tells us Just how to spray trees, so we can eat apples 

 whenever we please. Our boy's and girl's club work 

 we view with great pride; ^t is making young farmers 

 wherever it's tried. Tho In testing our cattle we're 

 lagging behind, we're going to make that all up, never 

 mind; for we all know Stark county is up and jilive — 

 Just watch us progress in nineteen twenty-flve! 

 — O. L. Hatch, president, Stark County Farm Bureau. 



