Axn^B^i 



' Volume 3 



Issued Every Other Saturday for 63,000 ihiiikint: Fanners — Aug^ust 15, 1925 



No. 16 



4 



GRAIN MARKETING PROGRAM OF I.A.A. CONSISTS 

 ] OF THREE CHIEF LINES OF ENDEAVOR WHICH 

 CONCERN IMPORTANT PROBLEMS OF GROWERS 



PICNIC GROUNDS 



Principal Aim Is to Assist Farmers' Elevators in Formation of a 

 Collective General Sales Agency for the Handling of Their 

 Grain in All Markets and to Help Strengthen Farmers' Elevators 



TIIK frraiii |in)jri-iriii of tlic lIliiKiis Airriiiiltmal Assdciiitiuu cdii- 

 liiiiis tlu'cr |)i'iii('i|><il i)liiiscs (if ciidcavdr. iii'coriliii'; ti> ClicstiT 

 ('. Davis, head of tin' <;raiii inarkctiriy: ili'paiiiiicnl of tlic 1. A. A., in 

 his (Icfiiiitioii df tlic irraiii imlii-y of the assdciatidii ami as i-diicnri-iM 

 j in liy till' rxi'cntivi' eommittec. 



"Brii'tiy. " statrs Dircctdr Davis, '"tlic [ri"ain i)rd(riaiii df tin- as- 

 I sdciation aims tu assist tli<' fanni'i-s" I'lcvators in the fciiinatidM df a 

 \ cdllcctivi' fri'iit'i-al sales agency fur tin' liandlin;; df 

 ! thi'ir jrniin in all markets; to cd-diicratf in tlic 

 '. trrowth and iniprdvcnicnt in servici' of the Im-al 

 farnici's" clevatoi-s and other Ideal ed-dperativc (rrain 

 1 liaiidlini; assoeiatidns : and td assist the farmers in 

 ' distriets not served li\- fanners" elevaturs aldn-r the 

 path of collective niarkctin'r of their ^'rain ' 



This jtrofirani covers one ot tlf most important 

 problems of Illinois grain srowers. Illinois' I'lirincrs 

 market more j,'rain tlirou^ii tlieir own farmers" ele- 

 vators than any otiier state in tlie fniiai. Tliere are 

 about fttHt farmers" elevators in I lie state, mostly in 

 tile northern two-tliirds of tlie state, witti the J:l■4■at^'st 

 density in distribution forniinj; a block whose four 

 corners arc at Cliioauo. Danville, Mpline anil .\ltoll. 

 It is with the representatives of tliese elevators --the 

 officers of the Farmers' (irain Dealers" associations of 

 Illinois and Iowa and tlieir national oriianization - 

 that the Illinois .Vuricultural .Vssociation is co-iiperat- 

 iim to help develop a central sales a;;ency to serve 

 these local units, and to be owned and controlled en- 

 tirely by them. 



Such an organization will be co-operative in form 

 and operation and will provide service for the farmers i wliece tlie a ii 

 who mai kei tiieii giain through their own elevators, | "ual I. .». A. |iic 

 in all the princi|ial markets. It will be the aim of this 

 new company to assist in the inovetnent of ^'rain as 

 directly as possible from the points of surjilus to 

 points of manufacture. This new company, known 

 as the Hural Grain Company, has been incorporated 

 and application has been made for a seat on the Chi- 

 cat-'o Hoard of Trade. Tliei farmers' elevators who are 

 partici|)atini; in ami direcjlns this develoimunt which 

 shall take them into the; tertninal , ^^^"^^^^^"^ 

 markets, are liopiiiL; for: a sound, 

 normal Krowtb itito a^ sj'eat and 

 strong; nationahsahs auency for the 

 farmers" elevators. 



Tliere are pleii- 

 f > o r s« iiiuiiiK 

 I'iiitis, cross bars 

 anil other play- 

 Ui'oiiiid I'arilities 

 o f iiiletvst t i» 

 yoiiiiu folks a t 

 .Manner's I'ark. 



iiic »ill Ih" lie 

 oit Til II I- s il a .1. 

 .\uuiisi :i7. 



.\bove at the 

 left is a wailiiiu 

 |H>ol t'oi' rliililreii. 



Would He Hit rio.iecl 



The magnitude of such a sales 

 agency for farmers' eli'vators in Illi- 

 nois alone, as sUHKested by the pro- 

 Ki'am of the I. .\. .\.. is illustrated 

 by the latest available information 

 from the fnited .'States Deiiartment 

 of .Vsriculture which credits Illi- 

 nois farmers' ori:anizations handlini: 

 strain with an annual business of 

 $52.445,01111. This liKUre is 30 per 

 cent above th.e amount of business 

 done by the fatiners" urain mcrclian- 

 disiUM agencies in Iowa, whose rank 

 in this respect is second. Kstimates 

 as to the share of the Krain in the 

 Chicaso terminal market that is 

 sllipped there by local farmers' I'le- 

 vators vary from i;5 to Kii per cent, 

 and the truth is somewhere be- 

 tween. 



In regard to the portion of the 

 state where there are few farmers' 

 elevators -approximately one-third 

 in the southern section — the I. .\. 

 .\. program has two possibilities of 

 approach in solving the grain mar- 

 keting problem. In certain parts 

 of the southern division of the state 

 it may j>rove advisable to follow 

 the commodity pooling plan in 

 w hich the farmer-members of a defi- 

 nite territory band themselves to- 

 gether under contract to market 

 their entile crop of any one grain 

 through an annual pool. This plan 

 was followed by the Indiana Farm 

 liureau Federation wlien it organ- 

 ized the Indiana Wheat Growers 

 .\ssociation two years ago. This 

 year something over 220 farmers in 

 four Illinois counties of the Wa- 

 bash Valley district signed market- 

 ing contracts and have delivered 

 over llto.ooo bushels of wheat to 

 the Indiana pool. It is iiossible that 

 other counties in that porti.on ot 

 Illinois may find it advisable to co- 

 operate with the Indiana wheat as- 

 sociation in the future. 



li'iiiiliiiuecl on ti.iii'' '■>• col. 2.) 



Inslfill Amplifiers at 



Pirnir So J oice Can Be 

 Borne to 75.000 People 



"No neid staying away from the 

 I. .\. A. picnic because you fear you 

 can't hear Secretary Jardine's 

 \oice in the big crowd that is ex- 

 pected. " says Hilly Grimes, presi- 

 dent of the Christian ffounty Farm 

 Bureau. 



"We have contracted for the use 

 of a Western Klectric Public -Ad- 

 dress System from St. I.ouls so that 

 as many as 75.000 people can hear 

 all that is being said. 



"The manager. Mr. O'Neil. was 

 in .Manners I'ark recently taking 

 measurements. He is satisfied that 

 the acoustic properties of the audi- 

 torium are good and that there will 

 be a splendid job of reproduction." 



Illinois' Soft ff heat 



Beinf! Pooled Is Best ' 

 Grade. Official Says 



Illinois soft wheat delivered to i 

 the Indiana Wheat Growers .\s.so- \ 

 ciation this year has been of un- 

 usually line (luality. The hulk of I 

 the wheat has bei-n grading No. 1 [ 

 and the balance nearly all No. 2, I 

 according to a progress report made 

 by Herman Steen. secretary of the 

 Indiana wlieat iiool. to Chester C. 

 Davis, director of the I. .\. .\. grain 

 marketing department. 



This is tile first year that Illinois 

 tanners of the .soft wheat district 

 liave marketed their wheat through 

 the Indiana organization and al- 

 ready something over 130.000 

 bushels have been delivered bv aji- 

 proximately 220 members in (ialla- 

 tin. White. Fdwards and Wabash 

 counties. J 



Tile Indiana wheat association is 

 lostered by the Indiana Farm Bu- 

 reau Federation and, with the I. A. 

 A. co-operating, provides a co-op- 

 erative outlet for the .soft wheat 

 growers in southern Illinois where 

 there are I'elatively tew farmers' 

 elevators. 



TAYLORVILLE CALLS PARK WHERE I.A.A. PICNIC 

 WILL BE HELD "MODERN GARDEN OF EDEN; " IT 

 HAS 60 ACRES QF PLAYGROUND-STUDDED BEAUTY 



Taylorville Is Less Than Hour's Ride Southeast of Sprini 

 State Hard Road System; Christian Cbunty Farm Bu 

 ticipates Record-breaking Crowd ; Special Features 



ri' 



Id on 

 J An- 

 I 'lanned 



'-r-»AVI,<IU\ll,I.K calls II ■ ff. .Mod.rii (ia,.;ei, ,.f I'M. u. 



X ' "It"" is .Mannfr s Park. Taylurvillc". lid atres of pla,v .'roiiinl 



stiiiUlj'd hills and vahs. and it lias all the ca •iiiark'i of iieiii^' a modern 



(iat'<|iin of Kileit for|thi' farm Imrejiii tiiciiiliers »vho iitteiid the an 



iiiial 1. A. A. picnic fliicli is to lie held tin re Thiirsda.v . Ail nisi 27. 



1' park is only tiKe lilocks from ilii' cei Iral sipiare. alioii 1 ivliieli 



i tie cirv is Imiil. Its immerou-. shade ire^ promlsi- 'oiiifdrt 



for pilose who wish to sit iiMil tiilk ; a nesti iik lake 



aiid|ceiiient piHil witf liatldioiisi^ and suits or rent 



olfer s« iiiimiii'.' for .\oiiiii» and i^ld . a ceiiie .it lined 



wadiii'/ piHil of \H iin-hes i|eptli txteiids a s| lashlii;; 



IVefsloll for elM'r:.'>-tie M>lllll.'S<<'rs ; tellllii 



lifer eiitertaiiiiiii'iit fo raiiipiel <iiitlil|siasls 

 lent lioi'seshoe courts aiiij IniseUall diaiiioi 

 their opportnnit.^ to >a.\, ""A |slaie farm 



1 oil tin-; " fii- 



ehaiiipioii^hip was detenu 



cilitie^ insure sii«.tenaiice or tin' iiien'Miiiik 



themselves priHillee the 1* llllie \" '^sin 



|ila\;rroiiiiil riip^'s iaiitali>;i 



he-eat : '" seclttded li.'liell 



Ii e I <k u is ihe 

 swiiiiikiliiu |> o o I 

 I- >i)|itig alHf 

 ulil. Il'> 2 li'^'l 

 deep at oiM' ell»[ 

 and t^ At (he otli^ 

 er, anil llieiv*'* a 

 liatli iHiiise Willi 

 •Hilling siiilx for 

 lent. iNi. 



\lMite al (lie 

 I'iulit is a salll|lle 

 o f till' s« elii"l'> 



iiii^ and old ii 



It jflolllts oVI 



the lake and ad.ii|eeni valifs are IrresiNt ilil. 

 to those who. perhaps, inaii wislj to hide m 

 ami its ."i.lMHI ca|iaeily an^litoriiiiii iiisih-s 



iH-IweeM the tl'ei'S ill ailt jeipat ilill of hulls 



I'nited States' ofliiial leafier of Ajrrii'iiltiiiJ 

 I'.'tar 



courts 

 pernia- 

 I auait 

 liiirejdi 

 line fa 

 •rs who 



illl^'lilej 



"skill 

 I looking' 



'tlticetv 



a liil : 



renelN 



IL' the 



S.1' 



eil States oftieial leader ot Ajrni'iilt 

 r.\ Will. M. .lardiiie ^\hell lie delive 

 i'_'i- to the nation's ear tlij'oneh llo' fiieniek iiir rep 



'.seliliii j-.es of tills olL'.lllil'.al loll ill ll.l.llltll I UUKtnt 



fariiieisi. 



Tayorv 

 less than an 



Close to Springfield 



lie, the eoiinty »eai ot' thrisiian 

 liiiiir's drive south-east of 



aioiiiiil ilic little Iteld on Ihe state liard road system. It is ph 



lake ill the park, aeeessilile liy ailtniiioliile tyoiii all direction 



not a "tiardeii i>f Kdeii "t for pii'tiickers J 



iiiinty. 

 priiiir 

 I asanttv 



Is it 



Janline Sentls II oril 

 Hell Sure Be Here 

 To Sjteali at I'irtiie 



II 1m iiNKiired Ihnl S|.|.rel:ir> 

 .liiriliiit' will Im> |irei«|.|tl t*» tiiiikf- 

 Ihe prlneipiil nililr**M<> iit ilie I. \. 

 \. iiiilliitil |ih*ni«-. "r:i> iiirl illi*. 

 lucuMl 27. iH-eonliiiu 111 :i r»<'«-iil 

 l«.||i.r front F. M. llllssi-ll. |mt- 

 Nonnl nf^Telnrj- lo llii- s«.«T»>i:ir> 

 **i \|sri|.ullurr. 



The ?««*«*retiiry Im n«»w in (hi* 

 \^nlter ilreil h«iH|illtil in \V]i.«h- 

 iliicliin reMfillK from hii> riM-eiil 

 trill Ihmiiich Ih4> \\ ei*l iiiiil laU- 

 iilK Irriilnienl for stoiiiio.li ili«- 

 iinlers friiiii w hieh ht* hiiM hiiI- 

 ferea i»lii£hll.i for the |iji»f t*-\% 

 >«*«rN. 'ihe illlii*MM Im mil «<-riiiii^ 

 mill he Im niulhinK: t.tfr> pijiii lit 

 lie ill llliniiiM on \iikiimi 27. 



"'i'hlM iiiforniiilioii it* iciirn >on 

 so Ihnl thr prrNS ri*|*orlM nin> 

 not lit' (li^turbinK." t«rlt*.» Mr. 



ilUNMI'll. 



I rrifihl Hate Problem 

 (^iien (General .4irini: 

 I By E.m'ku tiles 4 up. 7 



Coiisjideration of tie proposeil 1,1 

 pr r d-fit incniase in freight rates 

 took (lie major portion of ile e\ 

 ecutivii commUtee's meeting of An 

 gust r] The ijiehliclits of ih. dav 

 are ai:]follow|i| 



1. I'linajiciail report appro\.d and 

 idacert ion file, j 



2 Itjepori ot; 1.. J (Juas.v. dii-c 

 (of i>fl the transportation depart- 

 ment, hsulted' in resolution being 

 passed ; authorizing close CO o|n-ra 

 lion Willi till- Illinois Commerce 

 I'omii^ilisiHn irtlaii edort to forestall 

 tie prioiiosed I increase in freight 

 lat.s. ifull d|i|cussio[i, wit 



Farmers in Debate 



Hegardinf! Best H «v 



To Call Hungry Hops 



Is it "wliooey. whooey" or 

 "pooe.v, pooey'*" 



This question is a much mooted 

 argument among farm bureau mem- 

 bers throughout the state these 

 days. Provocation of the discus- 

 sion came from an editorial of a 

 Chicago newspaper which coiii- 

 uiended the idea of a state-wiiK' 

 hog and chicken calling contest as 

 a feature of the I. A. .\. annual pic- 

 nic, which is to be held at Taylor 

 ville. .\ugust 27. 



The editorial started. "Thei.. art- 

 lots of things prisoners of the citv 

 do not know. Itut any one who has 

 ever heard "pooey. ptioey " roarini: 

 across the quarter sections will 

 know that a hog calling contest can 

 have its Havinia or Civic ("Ipera 

 strain." 



.Some farmers vigorously deny 

 that hog callers say "pooey. pooey." 

 claiming it is "wliooey, whoO'-y." 



"What's the difference as long as 

 the hogs come when called?"' Wil- 

 liam Grimes, president of the 

 Christian County Farm Bureau 

 wants to know. ' 



light. 



farmerif 



rale; 



lot« of 

 that 



These kales Will eclio am] 

 when tlll^ first state-wut 

 chicken tiilliiiu contest is {ii 

 Suitable ipti/fs will b. gi 

 winners. ■ 



The c|iristia» Countx Fi 

 nau will' be hoiit of the da 



lllittees appoilMell b\ I' 



William (Iriiies ha\'e bt.en 

 continue tbrtiuglioiit (he pi< nic dav 

 to care fin all alftails W'lii< li go t 

 make lh*l t.\t.|it a pleasant 

 tveryone. Clair Ha.\ . fa 

 \ iser. is ;i;t-iieralisMiiui of 

 .chint-ry. ' 



The omiiiiitttles i hat'ged 4'i)|i die 

 rt'spo(isilililit> of making tli ^ pfcnit 

 the bt St alltl big-esi in I| .\. .\ 

 historv ate as follow .- 



Iliiiiien and Conc< ^>itiii ( ominit 

 let-: Gei^. Siiatei*. chaiMliaq. W. 



:: i; •port li> 

 Gal'sbilrg-GaUk 



.\. .\.'* major stand is thi 

 cant Afford to pai high- 



coll. H I J CuttI 



Music d'oiiimiltet' llwii; 

 harpsbut-i;; l>(»igln, Masoi . 



.Mr. (Juase> fin 'Imiu; W. J. I'aliiier 

 case wherein llli ' 'Ibn Hunjler. Owansr 



rantt'd man. 

 "oiini.v ' 



nois Co|iimerce Conimission 

 I pl.-a of. I. .\ A and Kn 

 Farm Itureau |cliaiiging course of i ).. 

 transmission llio (o one faiored by | j 

 tarmerit. Hereafter the Conimission ; 

 will iiopfy the Illinois .\gricultural 

 .\ssocialtion- liedip granting a cer- 

 tilicat"- |of conVtjiiV iice and necessity 

 to a imjlili!' utility for riglit-ol way. 

 Ill iliejpasi tlif' fa nut IS have not 

 lit ■ II cinisultedi 



I WJni. H ilalou. . chairman of 

 the stale tax ciijmmission. a»l«ln-ssed 

 till cnilimiltee-! •Favors tax it -ad- 

 just meilts for Hariners. 



.'t Keport of. a*l\isor> coiiinuli- ' 

 to the !fruit anti vtgetable di tmri 

 nieiit stiated that beiause of tiuuter 

 ous imijuiries cluicerning the possi 

 bility <5f buyililg potatoes through 

 the illii>ois Fiiiit Kxchange. tli. Kx- 

 change would »:ivt service if tllele 

 is suni;i< nt detnand. The service 

 i; t'o be given tti organizations aifil 



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Itastliall Ctiiimiittt 



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 urtin 



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 tiiiru; J 

 H C. HarJ 

 Itirvil 



Parkin 

 Frank \\ 

 Wallae. . 

 Kt-nwain. 

 vill.-: Th 



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 till.; I 



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 Paw IB- . 



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 Htllbeii. (:-ti w .it-ke . Kdin 

 lialn'is. Milt' lilouiid; 



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liiand fori Inn* siktiu' ainl |>tif>>)ilial* 

 Molt' (ni:irr> t«niiiia1»M*s <•« 

 ini; cm r.-fiitt* s «l l<t r-nti- 

 l« t'anu Uiinau tii»-mlM i-»*. . 

 7. N« \| 111- • tiiii: t4. h. al 



» oju-ral 



bt n«f»t ■ iif inenibtTs. UiImh! re- 

 ceived »nd approvt'd. ' 

 ti. U^parl of jili'ispliart-limt'stone j 

 Id of incn'ast'd d**- 



departtiient 191 



lar iiieciifii: will t>* 

 rirsi Kriddx ni .Sepi.-mtMi 

 Kanii Jtui'-aii iihiiil>»'t> ai 

 Wflruiii' . i 



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('hie^t.'o the 

 usual. 

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