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Issued Every Other Saturday for 63,000 thinking Farmers — July 18, 1925 



No. 14 



EVERYBODY OUT FOR 

 BIG I. A. A. PICNIC AT 

 TAYLORVILLE," IS CRY 



iual and Unusual Stunts Will 



Feature State Picnic Aug. 27; 



t Secretary Jardine on Program 



"Everybody out for the big I. A. 

 annual picnic at Taylorville, 

 August 27!" 



t Baseball, com- 

 munity singing, 

 horseshoe pitch- 

 in', "stunts" by 

 the club boys 

 and girls, "eats," 

 hog calling and 

 chicken call i n g 

 contests just for 

 \ fun, and, best of 

 1 all, a real farm 

 ; message from 

 Secretary of Ag- 

 riculture Jardine 

 [r«. Spencer Ewi»B^th^e are some 

 of the reasons 

 hy every Illinois farm bureau 

 ember wbo possibly can should 

 an to take in the annual picnic. 

 The I. A. A. picnic is one of the 

 ggest events of the farm bureau 

 ■ar. This is the day to run the 

 1 actor into the shed, turn old Pete 

 id Barney out to pasture for a 

 sliday, load the family into the 

 wer and spend a day Just play- 

 'g and getting acquainted with 

 >ur neighbor-farmers in other 

 >unties and refreshing yourself 

 ith new ideas from men of note 

 I the agricultural life of the state 

 :id nation, it you have attended 

 le picnic in previous years, you 

 now its value — and the coming 

 Icnlc is to be the best one yet. If 

 ju have never attended, you have 

 treat coming to you. 



Women's Pro«rani Feature 

 A feature of the picnic which is 

 ew this year is the women's pro- 

 ram in the morning, which will 

 •e conducted by Mrs. Spencer Ew- 

 ig, president of the Illinois Home 

 bureau Federation. Boys and girl.° 

 f the 4-H clubs of Champaign and 

 lacon counties will entertain the 

 udience with folk dances, songs 

 nd stunts. Mrs. J. L. Mitchell, in 

 harge of the Red Cross tornado 

 elief work will speak on "Tornado 

 elief in Southern Illinois." Mrs. 

 ;wing will tell about "The Home 

 iureau and its work." 



In addition to the principal ad- 

 Iress of the day which is to be 

 :iven by Secretary Jardine, Dean 

 rlumford of the University of Illi- 

 lois will speak. 



The baseball and horseshoe 

 hampionships will start in the 

 Qorning and will be finished by the 

 ime the speaking program begins, 

 'resident S. H. Thompson of the 

 . A. A. will present the champion- 

 hip cups to the winning teams in 

 fi» two sporting events. 



"The hog calling contest for men 

 .nd chicken calling contest for 

 vomen is another new feature of 

 he picnic. Each county is urged 

 enter contestants in each event. 



Urges Farmers Who 

 Still Have Wool to 

 Pool to Ship Soon 



"Fanners who wish to pool 

 wool this year in the I. A. A. 

 wool |>ool can still get in by 

 comninnicating with tlietr fann 

 adviser," states Wm. K. Hedg- 

 cock, director of live stock 

 marketing. 



"We are urging farmers who 

 wish to pool wool to ship as 

 early as convenient in order 

 that it may be graded and put 

 in sha|>e to show buyers. "The 

 wool market is showing an im- 

 provement. Indications are that 

 manufacturers are going to be 

 on tlie market early this year." 



5AIRYMEN RUN OWN 

 UTAGONS IN SPRINGFIELD 



The new producers' dairy, organ- 

 led recently by the Sangamon 

 llounty Farm Bureau at Spring- 

 leld. began the first part ot July 

 ^;o deliver milk to patrons. Nine 

 ■etail wagons are being operated 

 3y the farmers' organization, in ad- 

 iition to wholesale business to res- 

 '.aurants, hospitals and grocery 

 itores. 



C. H. Buecker, who has been 

 nanager of tli<? West Side dairy, 

 which was purchased by the Pro- 

 Juccrs' Dairy company, is continu- 

 ing as manager. On about Oct. 1 

 the company will be housed in a 

 new building. On this same corner 

 a building suittble for the offices 

 and warehouse for the Sangamon 

 County Farm Bjreau Is to be con- 

 structed. • 



Here's Gist of What 

 Executive Committee 



Did in July Meeting 



Here is a "read-as-you-run" re- 

 port on the executive committee 

 meeting of July 3: 



1. Treasurer's report read and 

 approved. 



2. Heard report from George 

 R. Wicker, director of co-operative 

 accounting, on status of income ex- 

 emptions for farmers' co-operative 

 companies. Status is unsatisfac- 

 tory. Congressional action will be 

 necessary to clarify and define 

 what a co-operative is in the eyes 

 of the law. 



.Approve Text ot Amendment 



3. J. L. Whisnand, chairman 

 ot committee on taxation and edu- 

 cation, recommended continuing 

 relations with other groups to push 

 revenue amendment. Adopted. 

 Text of final resolution officially 

 endorsed. 



4. E. A. Meyers, Chicago, in- 

 surance counsellor, reported on 

 progress ot Farmers' Mutual Re- 

 insurance Company. Three kinds 

 of policies or contracts are to be 

 issued by the state company. They 

 are: (1) direct policies to individ- 

 ual risks; (2) blanket reinsurance 

 contracts, and (31 specific reinsur- 

 ance contracts. Outlook for new 

 body reported as very favorable. 

 Expect opposition from old-line in- 

 terests, some already apparent. 

 I^et it come. State company as- 

 sists local company only where 

 asked to. Not competitive in any 

 sense. Designed to take care ot 

 all insurance needs of farmer. 



5. Report by R. K. Loomis, 

 chairman of advisory committee to 

 transportation department, stated 

 this department is taking over all 

 claim and transportation work for 

 Chicago Producers, at their re- 

 quest. To get 1250 a month for 

 service. Requires extra help. 



.Annnal .fleeting at University 



6. Decided annual meeting will 

 be at University of Illinois again 

 this year in compliance with invi- 

 tation of Dean Mumford. 



7. Report on exhibit depicting 

 agriculture in Illinois to be shown 

 at Central States Fair and Exposi- 

 tion at Aurora, Illinois State Fair 

 It Springfield and Illinois Products 

 Exposition at Chicago. Received 

 ind placed on file. 



8. Approved report ot legisla- 

 tive committee on work at Spring- 

 field. 



9. Set date of next meeting as 

 Friday, August 7. 



Legislative Committee 

 Overlooked a Point in 

 Its Report Last Issue 



In the report made by the legis- 

 lative committee in the last Rec- 

 OKD, the activity of the I. A. A. in 

 securing an appropriation for in- 

 specting fruit and vegetables was 

 overlooked. 



"The regular list of appropria- 

 tions did not contain one for in- 

 specting fruit and vegetables," 

 Chairman Barton adds. "Through 

 the efforts of the I. A. A. this ap- 

 propriation, which was for $42,000, 

 was re-instated." 



COMMENDS WORK ON TICE BILL 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY 



■->.■; •."■^- ?•<■-.;■- ■ i, I LOCAL OFFICE 



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Chicago, ni., June 27, 1928. 

 Mr. S. H. Thompson, President, 

 niinois .'Vgricnitural Association, 

 608 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, HI. 



The legislature of Illinois has adjonmed and passed two bills — 

 House Bill 176 and Senate Bill 1257 — ^whlch are of vital impor- 

 tance to the agricultural interests and the |>eople as a whole. 



I assure you that I a|)preciate the interest and support yoiu* 

 Association has extended Co-<ii>eratiVe Tuberculosis Eradication 

 in Illinois. Your .Association is cre<Ute<I with writing the (TIce) 

 House Bill 176 which I think is the best piece of legislation of 

 its kind, giving us ways and means to complete this great task 

 undertaken. The Co-operative Tuberculosis Eradication program 

 of Diinois is among the leaders in the United States, which fact 

 is possible only by the loyal supi>ort given it by your .As.sociation 

 and Farm Bureau organization in Illinois due to your direct con- 

 tact with the leading agricultural interests. 



I wish to thank you for the supiiort given us to make such a 

 i-eality and especially do we a|ipreriate the services rendered by 

 your legislative committee in their untiring efforts to secure the 

 imssage of these bills. 



Hoping tliat we may go on and complete this great work, and 

 with kind personal regards, I retnain 



Very truly yours, 

 . • . I (Signed) J. J. lintner, 



'-■:.' -^ Inspector in Charge, 



Tuberculosis Eradication. 



JARDINE SITS IN WITH 

 MIDWEST GROUP IN ITS 

 MIDSUMMER DISCUSSION 



Resolution Passed Ur^ng A. F. 

 B. F. to Fight Protoosed In- 

 CTMse in Rail RatAs; Sea«- 

 tary Foot on P f o g r a i 



ROADSIDE MARKETING 

 IS ONE OF PROBLEMS 

 L A. A. IS STUDYING 



Discuss It at District Conference 

 at Wyoming; Secretary Fox 

 Urges Farmers to Back Rev- 

 enue Amendment to Get 

 More Equitable Taxation 



A. R. Wrlsht 



Illinois might well be that mys- 

 terious land of which the nursery- 

 rhyme says, 

 "Nobody but 

 the farmer 

 knows, where 

 oats, i p e a 8, 

 beans and bar- 

 ley grows," ac- 

 cording to A. B. 

 Leeper, direc- 

 tor of fruit and 

 vegetable mar- 

 keting for the 

 I. A. A., in ad- 

 dressing the last 

 meeting of the 

 farm bureaus of 

 the 16th dis- 

 trict at Wyoming. 



"The many different kinds of 

 crops produced in Illinois calls for 

 much versatility on the part of I. A. 

 A. officials if they are to serve 

 every branch of the agricultural in- 

 dustry in the state," declared Mr. 

 Leeper. 



Committee Is Working 



"A committee of the I. A. .\. is 

 now investigating the possibilities 

 of roadside marketing in Illinois 

 and considering some plan of 

 standardization and inspection 

 w^hereby those who so desire, and 

 will meet the requirements, may 

 obtain standard signs with which 

 to announce to the public that 

 theirs is a market approved by the 

 I. A.' A., the Farm Bureau, or such 

 other agency as may have super- 

 vision, the idea being to assist pro- 

 ducers and protect customers," Mr. 

 Leeper further announced. 



The necessity for more business 

 in agriculture today was empha- 

 sized by Secretary Geo. A. Fox. 

 "The I. A. A. is endeavoring to as- 

 sist its membership in every way 

 possible," he said. He touched on 

 legislative questions, especially the 

 Lantz revenue amendment, provid- 

 ing tor more equitable taxation 

 methods, which is now referred to 

 the vote of the people of Illinois, 

 and to the subjDct of a ^a=;oline tax, 

 which will be pushed vigorously in 

 the next Genera! Assembly. 



A. R. Wright of Varna is execu- 

 tive committeeman ot this district.* 



Chicago Producers to 



Refund 25 Per Cent of 

 Commissions This Year 



Patrons of the Chicago Produc- 

 ers will be receiving a refund chock 

 amounting to 25 per cent of the 

 commission charges in the near fu- 

 ture, it has been decided by the 

 board of directors. 



"As you are all aware," an offi- 

 cial statement of the Chicago co- 

 operative live stock marketing ag- 

 ency reads, "receipts of live stock 

 this past year have shown a con- 

 siderable decrease and prospects 

 are for light supplies for the im- 

 mediate future. 'The board of di- 

 rectors, taking these facts into con- 

 'iideration. voted to return a refund 

 ->t 25 per cent to member shippers 

 m this year's business and to set 

 iside another fund in the reserve, 

 feeling that this is a sound busi- 

 ness policy. 



"The amount of the refund will 

 not be definitely determined until 

 after the auditors finish checking 

 over our books, but it will be ap- 

 proximately 180,000. The refund 

 will be handled in the same man- 

 ner as last year, this office sending 

 back total refund checks to the 

 shipping associations and Individual 

 checks to straight-load feeders. 



"If you have not already made 

 application for membership, do so 

 at onc«, for we are not allowed to 

 refund to non-members " 



The third year of the Chicago 

 Producers was closed on June 19. 

 During the year the co-op handled 

 a total of 16.734 cars, of which^ 

 95.063 were cattle, 26,074 calves, 

 S67.29g hogs and 164,152 sheep. 



On the opening date in 1922, 15 

 employes gathered at the desk of 

 Steve Doty, the manager, preparing 

 to take care of the six loads which 

 were received on the memorable 

 first day. By the end of the week, 

 the receipts had grown to 97 cars 

 and the association was in that 

 short space of time upon a paying 

 basis. Three years later to the 

 day, the receipts were 44 cars, or 

 10 per cent of the entire receipts 

 at Chicago for the day. Fot^the 

 week which ended that day, the 

 Producers' receipts were 244 cars, 

 exactly 72 more than their nearest 

 competitor. 



More details as to the number 

 sold for Illinois farmers during the 

 fiscal year will be given in an early 

 issue of the Re<'Ord. 



The lovra Farm Bareaa Me«aeaa*r* 



official oreran ot the Iowa Farm Bu- 

 reau Federation, recently blossomed 

 out in eisht paees and with adver- 

 tising. It presented feature stories 

 on questions of interest to farm bu- 

 reau members and considerable news 

 of Iowa farm bureau events. 



A three hour confeicnce with 

 Secretary of Agriculture Wm. M. 

 Jardine, brought 

 to a close a two- 

 day conference of 

 Midwest state] 

 Farm Bureau 

 presidents and 

 secretaries o n 

 Saturday after- | 

 noon, July 11. 



In addition to 

 expressing the 

 agricultural 

 thought of the 

 Midwest to the 

 Secretary, the 

 Midwest leaders 

 on Saturday 8e«Te«a«r Jar^lae 

 adopted a resolution uri ently re- 

 questing the American 1 'arm Bu 

 reau Federation to use en ery effort 

 to prevent the proposed f -eight in- 

 crease in western states. 



Present at the regular midsum- 

 mer meeting of the Midw >st group 

 were: Chas. E. Hearst, pn sident of 

 the Iowa Farm Bureau Feleration; 

 Ray L. Gribben. secretar r of the 

 Iowa Farm Boreau Feder ition; M. 

 L. Noon, president of the Michigan 

 State Farm Bureau; L. B Palmer. 

 prc3;d< at of the Ohio F arm Bu 

 reau Federation: W.H. Se tie. pres- 

 ident of the Indiana Faro Bureau 

 Federation; S. H. Thompsi n. presi- 

 dent of the Illinois Agricu tural As- 

 sociation: Geo. A. Fox. get -etary of 

 the Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion; J. F. Reed, presidei t of the 

 Minnesota Farm Bureau Federa 

 tion : C. B. Steward, sect etary of 

 the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion, together with the ] resident 

 and officers and departme it heads 

 of the American Farm Bur sau Fed- 

 eration. 



Commends Farm Bun an 



Meeting with the Seer tary of 

 Agriculture on Saturday. i he Mid- 

 west group frankly outli led the 

 many problems affecting Uidwest 

 agriculture. The Secretar; of Ag- 

 riculture expressed the ke< nest ap- 

 preciation of the Farm Bui eau and 

 the service It is rendering to agri- 

 culture. He emphasized the neces- 

 sity of orderly production [as well 

 as orderly marketing and insisted 

 that the farmers themaelv !s must 

 take the lead ii solving th< Ir prob- 

 lem. He said, "The Depart ment of 

 Agriculture and Departnent of 

 Commerce cannot take tl e lead. 

 The farmers themselves m st take 

 the lead and then the gov Tnment 

 departments will give all of the aid 

 within their power." 



Speaking from his own observa- 

 tion at the end of an eight weeks' 

 trip across the continent, I he Sec- 

 retary said: 



"The agricultural situatio i in dif- 

 ferent parts of the countn varies 

 materially. The relative i urchas- 

 ing power of the farm pro< ucts In 

 terms of non-agricultural [ roducts 

 stood in March at 91 per :ent of 

 the pre-war average, which is the 

 highest point since 1920." 



"The conference resultet in a 

 much better understandin ; with 

 the Secretary," said Pi esident 

 'Thompson. "We feel that » e must 

 pull together if anything worth 

 while is accomplished." 

 Transportation Keaolntion fa— ed 



The transportation rei }lution 

 which was adopted after pi >senta- 

 tion of the transportation si nation 

 by J. F. Reed, chairman at the 

 transportation 8Ub-committe< of the 

 A. F. B. F. executive board, was as 

 follows: 



"In view of the action ta ten by 

 the railroads in the weste n dis- 

 trict in asking for an incn ase in 

 freight rates on all commodi ies In- 

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