»y 23, 192S ^iiUy 23,192S 



the pool was 

 irice of 15.31 

 ibers received 



ilow the aver- 

 id with extra 



>i doz.) 14.95 

 .6 doz.) 1.00 

 .9 doz.) .28 



The niinoU Agricultural A»»ociation Record 



Pe«e 3 



16.23 

 above current 

 llty (ares dlf- 



3doi.) I .66 

 2 doz.) 2.76 

 6 doz.) 2.25 



15.67 

 rough the co- 

 received had 

 goes to show 

 upon quality 



ted with fair 

 procedure to 

 ! a big, favor- 

 ring the next 



c marketing, 



I co-operative 

 ry promising 

 . three years 

 vestock Com- 

 commisslon 

 !r cent of the 



the farmers 

 JiMlity of m- 

 le percentage 

 ent is a good 

 aks. 



rmers, if 100 

 peratively, it 

 )00. 



shipping as- 

 s farmers in 

 I of livesfoclc 

 ndred. With 

 Ired, this in- 

 Illlnois farm- 

 ere marketed 

 rould be rea- 

 come for our 



;lt pTDducrrs 

 ! into consid- 

 vative figure, 



000 in 1924. 

 handling of 



lip, which at 

 ely $100,000 



001 had been 



of serum or- 

 0. You can 



I the farmers 

 ts purchased 



[or those in- 

 erative mar- 

 ine the next 



II farmers, to 

 through the 

 :ent through 

 ons, 50 per 

 the purchas- 

 lois farmers. 



35 per cent 

 i eliminating 

 will call for 

 Inois farmers 

 one else will 



ting depart- 



ble. 



COMMERCE BODY PROMISES MORE ATTENTION TO PROPERTY RIGHTS 



UNITY IN FARM LIFE 

 IS HOME BUREAU AIM 

 AS PROGRAM DEVELOPS 



Federation Head TeUs of the 

 County Play Day as First Step 

 Farm Women's Scheme 



m 



The Illinois Home Bureau Federa- 

 tion, state association of county 

 Home Bureaus, now in the fifth 

 month of its existence, is planning a 

 "County Play Day" as the first step 

 in its program to unify farm and 

 community life. 



V, Mrs. Spencer Ewing, Bloomington, 

 president of the Federation, in com- 

 menting on the plan, says that here- 

 tofore in Illinois, Home Bureaus 

 have had in mind the county as their 

 largest unit. "Local groups bav« 

 worked in the township or communi- 

 ty ^nd have been thrilled and in- 

 ( spired on coming to a county meet- 

 ing by getting a vision of larger 

 membership. Now, with the Home 

 Bureau Federation this county view- 

 point is still further enlarged to a 

 state-wide point of view and the In- 

 dividual member passes on from her 

 local point of view through the coun- 

 ty view-point to one embracing state- 

 wide conditions. She begins to think 

 m terms of the state, and her idea 

 of home bureau is correspondingly 

 changed and broadened." 



Unity the Coming Thing 

 '^V In the past, county Home Bureaus 

 X h&ve gone their own way and done 

 / their work as isolated units, states 

 .r Mrs. Ewing. "Occasionally news has 

 I sifted in from other counties, but 

 J. there has been no feeling of 'to- 

 I getherness' and working for the same 

 '' big ends. With the coming of the 

 Federation, committees have been 

 appointed of women from widely 

 separated parts of the state, corre- 

 spondence has taken place, acquaint- 

 ance made, mutual aims discussed, 

 and the county organizations drawn 

 together by a dozen bonds. Isola- 

 tion is a thing of the past, unity and 

 co-operation are the coming char- 

 acteristics." 



The Federation works with the 

 force of members, the Home Bureau 

 head believes. "Where the counties 

 represent hundreds, the Federation 

 numbers thousands, and numbers 

 count. When in' army tactics any 

 big thing needs to be done, regi- 

 ments, not companies, are used. No 

 general would think of attacking 

 with a single company. So the Fed- 

 eration with its larger membership, 

 with the momentum of numbers can 

 do more than a single county work- 

 ing alone. It is also In a position 

 to work with other state organiza- 

 tions; it has a state machinery which 

 corresponds and fits into that of the 

 others; it can look them in the eye; 

 can meet them on equal terms, and 

 work for proportionate ends. Its 

 own self-respect and value is en- 

 hanced thereby. 



Let's Play 

 "As its first piece of work, the 

 Illinois Home Bureau Federation is 

 suggesting a County Play Day this 

 summer. In such a play day every- 

 body, young and old. takes part, even 

 the children of kindergarten age. 

 There is a general assembly in the 

 morning, with flag ceremonies, fol- 

 lowed by some special events like 

 singing, games or folk dances. Then 

 the crowd separates into various 

 \j groups for team and individual ath- 

 •Jr letlcs, games, etc., each with its 

 \|i group leader. At the end of the day, 

 *' the crowd comes together again for 

 some general event like a base ball 

 * *■ game. Negotiations are on foot for 

 the co-operation of the farm bureaus 

 In this County Play Day, and it Is 

 , hoped that their active assistance 

 1 will be obuined." 



■} 





WITH THE PRODUCERS 



-» During the fiscal year of April 

 .1 1. 1924 to March 31, 1925, Illinois 



■<V shipping associations contributed 

 \ 2,521 cars to the Producers at In- 



' \ dtanapolis, which represented 

 .,i75.3 per cent of all shipping associa- 



ition business to that market. 

 The high association in Illinois 

 was the Charleston Shipping Asso- 

 ciation in Coles county with 119 

 cars. This association consigned 

 -»_iclose to 100 per cent of its live 



• Mock to the Producers. 



, Y The high county in Illinois was 



I Coles with 301 cars. ' Clark was 



, >. second with 253 cars. Eleven 1111- 



I nois counties shipped 100 per cent 



' • °i' "'®*' shipping association con- 



I signmentg that came to Indianapo- 



. «.^ll8. to the Producers. 



CROP PROSPECTS IN 

 STORM AREA NORMAL 



(Continued from page 1) 

 some references to the "local Illinois 

 Farm Relief Committee" at McLeans- 

 boro in Hamilton county. The Illi- 

 nois Farm Relief Committee does 

 not function through local commit- 

 tees and has none. The reference 

 was to the local Hamilton County 

 disaster relief committee, upon 

 which is included tUe emergency 

 farm adviser furnished to Hamilton 

 county by the Extension Department 

 of the College of Agriculture, and 

 other representatives of the farmers. 

 The Red Cross functions through 

 this committee in Hamilton county 

 and through similar committees in 

 other counties. 



The detailed statement of contri- 

 butions to the Illinois Farm Relief 

 Fund follows: 



Attorney General Rules 

 Poisoning of Ground Hogs 

 Is Legal If Done Right 



After fox hunters and game ward- 

 ens in Tazweli county had opposed 

 the Tazewell County Farm Bureau's 

 ground hog poisoning demonstra- 

 tions, Ralph E. Arnett, the farm ad- 

 viser^ made a trip to Springfield to 

 get an interpretation of the law. 



His reply from Oscar F. Carlstrom, 

 attorney general, is of state-wide im- 

 portance. The attorney general's 

 opinion is that it is permissible to 

 poison ground hogs and other pests 

 of similar nature and that are not 

 protected as fur bearing or game 

 animals. However, the poisoning 

 must be under supervision of some 

 authority who knows where and how 

 to place the poison.^ Farm bureaus 

 are classified as authorities, provid- 

 ing the adviser has received and is 

 readily conversant upon animal 

 poisoning as prescribed by the 

 United States Department of Agri- 

 culture. The Tazewell County Farm 

 Bureau's demonstrations were car- 

 ried out. 



Committee Determines 

 Taylorville as Scene Of 

 Year's I. A. A. Picnic 



TaylorrlUe, county seat of 

 Christian county, will be the 

 scene of this year's annual 

 I. A. A. state picnic, according 

 to the decision of the executive 

 committee at its .Hay meeting. 



t'hrlstian and Tazewell Coun- 

 ty Kami Bureaus sent repre- 

 sentatives who api>eared be- 

 fore the executive committee 

 asking for the picnic. Altliougli 

 both countie.s have good picnic 

 facilities, the committee de- 

 cided to 'accept the Invitation 

 of the Christian County Farm 

 Bureau and extended its thanks 

 and appreciation to tlie Taze- 

 well County Farm Bureau. 

 Other counties were Interesteil 

 also. 



Christian county was taken 

 because It Is slightly farther 

 from last year's big picnic 

 which was at Lincoln In Logan 

 county. Traveling conditions 

 were described as being of the 

 best to Taylor%ille. 



Pending the selection of 

 some nationally known figure 

 as chief s|ieaker of the occasion 

 the exact date of the i)icnic has 

 not been set. The time now 

 ap|>earing most suitable is some 

 day In the first three weeks of 

 August, with the second week 

 preferred. More detailed an- 

 nouncements will be made 

 later. 



SAVE $20 TO $40 A CAR 

 ON CO-OP MANURE BUY 



A reduction from $20 to $40 per 

 car is the record of the co-operative 

 manure buying project of a southern 

 Illinois county. 



Union County Farm Bureau on 

 February 1, 1925 sponsored a move- 

 ment to purchase manure from job- 

 bers in Chicago and St. Louis for 

 the benefit of fruit grower members. 

 According to R. E. Blaylock, county 

 Farm Bureau president, farmers 

 contracted for 500 cars for 1925, to 

 be delivered in varying amounts 

 each month. 



While individual farmers formerly 

 bought manure irregularly and paid 

 high prices for the fertilizer, they 

 now have the advantage of orderly 

 buying and so are able to realize big 

 savings, according to Mr. Blaylock. 



The first shipments were received 

 on March 1. While most of the ma- 

 nure is shipped to Union county 

 points, some of it reaches Johnson 

 and Pulaski counties, according to 

 G. E. Eager, Anna, farm adviser of 

 Union County Farm Bureau. 



GAS TAX SENTIMENT 

 GAINING MOMENTUM 



(Continued from pa^e 1) 

 ship. Consequently the I. A. A. will 

 fight for the farmers' pocketbooks 

 by endeavoring to keep the bill from 

 passing in the House. 



If it is necessary to keep narrow- 

 tired vehicles off the roads, it would 

 be more fair to require all manufac- 

 turers to make and sell only the 

 wider-tired wheels. This requirement 

 would automatically replace present 

 vehicles with those having uniform- 

 ly wide tires and the change would 

 cause no material hardship on any- 

 one. Or, as an alternative, the %. A. 

 A. may suggest an amendment to the 

 bill deferring the enactment until 

 1930 thus giving all farmers a chance 

 to be prepared for the change, which 

 is only fair. 



T. B. .Appropriation In Danger 



Obtaining a three million dollar 

 appropriation for paying t.b. indem- 

 nities became rather doubtful when 

 Senator Barr introduced an amend- 

 ment to his original bill which cut 

 the appropriation to two million for 

 the biennium. The three million dol- 

 lar appropriation is deemed neces- 

 sary by the I. A. A. if the present 

 program of eradication is to be car- 

 ried out with efficiency. Strong sup- 

 port was accorded the three million 

 appropriation in the Senate, there 

 being so much opposition to the cut 

 that action was deferred. By the 

 time this Record reaches the reader, 

 it is likely that the Senate will have 

 reached a decision. 



Constitutional .\mendment 



The Lantz resolution, which pro- 

 vides for an amendment to the state 

 constitution untying the legislature's 

 hands and permitting levying of 

 taxes in accordance with present day 

 taxing methods, is resting with fa- 

 vorable support from all state or- 

 ganizations excepting the Illinois 

 Manufacturers' Association. Unless 

 some amendment for a constitutional 

 restriction upon Cook county's repre- 

 sentation in the legislature is given 

 precedence, the Lantz resolution will 

 be the most favorably considered 

 when the time comes to consider 

 which one possible constitutional 

 amendment shall be submitted to the 

 voter*. 



SuiHiort School BUI 



Support is being given House Bill 

 566 which allows the detachment of 

 territory from a community or high 

 school district, and the attachment 

 of such territory to an adjacent com- 

 munity high school district or to an 

 adjacent township high school dis- 

 trict, when 75 per cent of the voters 

 SO vote. The legislative committee 

 feels that this bill. If passed, would 

 provide means of correcting many 

 school muddles. 



Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Growers 



Adopt Indian Name for Quality Products 



An Indian tribe is responsible for 

 the trade name of southern Illinois 

 fruit and vegetables. 



Following the example of the lUini 

 Indian tribe, whose maneuvers were 

 the news of the day in pre-WTiitc 

 Illinois history, the Illinois Fruit 

 Growers' Exchange, co-operative fruit 

 and vegetable growers sales agency 

 in southern Illinois, has adopted as 

 its trade name, "ILLINI." 



A. B. Leeper, general manager of 

 the exchange and fruit and vegetable 



directly from local assembling points 

 to destination, the exchange does 

 not act in the capacity of warehouse, 

 but only as a central agency. 

 ILLI.VI for Quality 

 The trade name "ILLINI" will be 

 used on every package of quality 

 fruit or vegetables sold through the 

 exchange. According to Mr. Law- 

 rence, sales manager, the name was 

 chosen for its appropriateness. "The 

 mini Indians." he says, "were 'chief- 

 of-air when it came to war and they 



RIGHTS OF PROPERTY 

 NOT TO BE IGNORED, 

 UTILITY BODIES FIND 



Right of EmineBt Domain Sub- 

 ject to Fanners' Inconveni- 

 ence; DeKalb Case Dropped 



The time has passed ^hen public 

 utility corporations in Illinois can 

 get right-of-way privileges from the 

 Illinois Commerce Commission, with- 

 out consideration of inconveniences 

 imposed on the farming classes. 



According to the I. A. A. transpor- 

 Ution department, the Illinois Com- 

 merce Commission has declared that 

 whenever public untility companies 

 apply to it for a certificate of con 

 venlence and necessity, the Commis- 

 sion will consider the side of proper- 

 ty owners whose lands are in the 

 territory to be crossed by the trans- 

 mission lines. State laws require 

 utility companies to notify only other 

 public utiities, and not property own- 

 ers, of intended action, before ap 

 plying to the Commerce Commission 

 for permission to construct tbelr 

 lines. 



"When a public utility company 

 at Galesburg asked the stale t.'oni- 

 merce Commission for permission to 

 extend its power lines over a cer- 

 tain territory, the farmers concerned 

 objected to the move." says L. J. 

 Quasey. I. A. A. transporution di- 

 rector. "The chairman of the Com- 

 merce Commission accordingly has 

 set aside the first week in June for 

 a conference on the matwr. The 

 farmers from Galesburg lo Galva ' 

 want the lines to extend over another 

 route than the one proposed, and 

 will be represented by a committee 

 at the conference." 



Rate Increase Not Granted 



The DeKalb County Telephone 

 Company Case, in which the com 

 pany asked permission to increase 

 its telephone rates to subscribers, 

 has been ordered dismissed by the 

 Illinois Commerce Commission. The 

 increase in toll rates has not been 

 granted. 



The 1. A. A. transportation depart- 

 ment in behalf of the farmers in- 

 volved, had filed a brief with the 

 Commission bearing on the .case, 

 pointing out that the esublisbment 

 of further toll rates would fall un- 

 duly on the rural subscribers, also 

 that the company had made substan 

 tial returns and therefore was not 

 entitled to an advance in rates in 

 any form. 



Rate schedules filed by the DeKalb 

 County Telephone Company with the 

 Commission on December 22. 1920 

 and February 3. 1925, have been de- 

 clared permanently canceled and an- 

 nulled. 



LiLINI 



»H. !/.«. XT. 0.». 



SOUTHERN ILUNOIS 



smareERRiEs 



ILLINOIS FRUIT GROWERS EXCHANGE 



CBNTIUIUA. ILUNOIS 



marketing director of the Illinois Ag- 

 ricultural .\ssoclation. states that the 

 exchange is built on a co-operative 

 marketing basis and operates on 

 much the same way as the California 

 Fruit Growers* Elxchange, successful 

 western commodity marketing or- 

 ganization. Contracts are drawn 

 with brokers throughout the middle 

 west and the east in the shipment of 

 its produce. As shipments are made 



also were leaders when it came to 

 sports. At the time of the organiza- 

 tion of the exchange, it was decided 

 that this name of 'ILLINI' could very 

 fittingly be used by an association 

 which was comiwsed of the better 

 growers, the chiefs, and the leaders." 

 The work of the fruit growers in 

 southern Illinois has progressed un- 

 til today the label is used on all the 



Deferring Peach Rate 



Increase Saved Union 

 Bureau's Yearly Cost 



In discussing problems as en- 

 countered by the transportation de- 

 partment before the May meeting of 

 the 1. A. A. executive committee. 

 R. K. Loomis. the representative of 

 the 25th district, told of an instance 

 wherein the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association had been of inestimable 

 service to the peach growers of 

 Union county last year. 



"Deferment of a peach rate in- 

 crease for 60 days." said Mr. Loomis. 

 "saved enough money in Union coun- 

 ty to pay farm bureau dues in Union 

 county for a year. This is an illus- 

 tration of how farmers can benefit 

 by working together in a state-wide 

 way, combining their strength, both 

 financial and moral, to secure the 

 best possible representation on our 

 common problems. This saving is 

 appreciated in Union countv. 



best grade products shipped by the 

 growers Formerly only tree fruits 

 were given that name by the ex- 

 change. 

 Quality Baaed on HooeKl Puking 



"This year." declares Mr. Law- 

 rence, "due to the progress made 

 and the success achieved In getting 

 honest pack and true grading, the 

 growers have reached their goal and 

 can now carry out the original idea 

 of the organizers, which was to use 

 the 'ILLINI' label on all commodi- 

 ties of the bang-up quality type " 



May 10 marked the first day when 

 a shipment of strawberries left Villa 

 Ridge. This is the first shipment of 

 the fruit from an Illinois point this 

 season, according to Mr. Lawrence 



