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Th« IllinoM Agricultural AMociation RECORD 



April 1, IftM 



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well-known gentlemen of 



I linois, the Honorables Slim 



Spud, cartoon characters of 



trie Farmer who find fun, 



and adventure about an 



ordinary farm at the beck and call 



pen of Cartoonist E. Ray Iii- 



have joined the Peppy County 



Bureau and the Illinois Agri- 



cultu^^ Association. 



Pnjof of their membership is fur- 

 in the reproduction of the 

 membership agreement shown 



nishep 



joint 



above. 



Recently Hon. Slim had the good 

 to sell a plug horse for $50,- 



fortupe 

 000. 



N »w that you've got all that 



mone r, what are you going to do with 



it?" isked his partner, Hon. Spud. 



Well, first of all, I think I'll 



1 he I. A. A.," declared Slim. 



•* A.!! . . . Gee, 

 Tie ... I can't 

 the Sam Hill you 

 A. A." 

 Wjeiii loi une thing, I'm _ 

 THIl IKING farmer!" rejoined Slim. 

 "0! i-ho-ho-ho-ho — a thinking 

 _ f armi r ! Har-har-har — Where do 

 ~" you I ;et that noise? You, a think 

 mg fjirmer!" 



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"Say!" returned Slim, hotly, 

 "Didn't I sell an ol' horse that 

 wasn't worth more'n a dim^ for 

 $50,000. That's 500,000 per c^nt on 

 vour money, isn't it? I gues^ that 

 makes me a THINKING farmer." 



"I never thought of that.f 



"In fact, I think I am almost a 

 Master Farmer!" 



So Slim took Spud to the farkn bu- 

 reau office where they got a special 

 joint membership for both of them. 

 Both are prominent and favdrably 

 known in their home community, 

 which is Porkshank townshipj near 

 the town of Cassarole, Peppy coun- 

 ty, "somewhere in Illinois." 



With $49,985 still in his posses- 

 sion. Slim has turned his thdughts 

 to the solution of the problim of 

 the surplus. It is undcr.stood that 

 the financial wizard of Porkshank 

 township will have a definite solu- 

 tion to the agricultural problem in a 

 week or so. Anyway we welcome 

 .'=lim and Spud into the ranks of the 

 Farm Bureau, and trust that Slim's 

 efforts to solve the problem are- more 

 successful than many who have 

 tried before him. 1 



Fin t Week of Chicago 

 Pppducers' Suspension 

 rings More Shipment 



Although the thirty days' suspen- 

 sion irder against the Chicago Pro 

 duceis' went into effect March 20, 

 more business was done the first 

 week of the suspension than the 

 week before it went into effect. The 

 St. L>Uis Producers', with authority 

 of S<cretary Jardine, established 

 branch in Chicago, using the Chi- 

 cago Producers' personnel under the 

 mana gement of C. t). Denman, pres 

 ident of the St. Louis and National 

 Prod icers 



At 

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the special meeting held 



18, in Chicago, attended by 



six hundred representatives of 



000 shippers to the Chicago 



cers' located in Illinois, Iowa, 



niesota, Wisconsin and Indiana, 



;signation3 of the seven direc- 



i ,nd manager, S. W. Doty, were 



; but those of the board 



vigorously refused. FiVe new 



ors were added to the board, 



,er, and the executive cpmmit- 



instituted, (insisting of the 



secretary and three di- 



to be elected by the twelve 



ors. The executive committee 



keep closely in touch with the 



during the intervals be- 



board meetings. Lyle C. 



Bloomington, is the addi- 



director from Illinois. 



board meets April 15, to 

 officers and the executive com- 

 Resolutions of the six hun- 

 commended the honesty of the 

 directors and managers who 

 the case before the meeting 

 farmers themselves could be 

 and juried. In the mean- 

 Secretary Jardine is encour- 

 to carry, on the same stringent 

 r -up process all over the yard, 

 ndications are that he is doing 



tendered 

 were 

 direc: 

 bowe 

 tee 



presi lent, 

 recto -s, 

 direc 

 is to 

 business 

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Reinsurance Companjr 

 Announces Crop Hail 

 Insurance; Low Cost 



Crop hail insurance for Illinois 

 farmers is now available on a mu- 

 tual basis, it is announced by the 

 Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Com- 

 pany, the • state-wide organisation 

 formed about a year ago by joint ac- 

 tion of the Illinois Association of 

 Farm Mutual Insurance Companies 

 and the I. A. A. 



"In order that Illinois farmers 

 may receive this insurance service 

 at the cheapest possible cost, it will 

 be written by agents of local mu- 

 tual insurance companies and by 

 F'arm Bureaus," says Wm. B. Mc- 

 Farland, secretary. 



"Arrangements have been made 

 to reinsure the crop hail insurance 

 with one of the largest mutual hail 

 insurance tjompanies in the World 

 The farmers will be protected 

 against excessive assessments. 



"The policy will be for one year 

 with an automatic renewal privilege 

 for four morj years, making 4ve in 

 all. The cost for the first year will 

 be based on experience tables and in 

 all probability will not exceed $24 

 per $1,000 of insurance. On an 

 average for the five years, the tost is 

 expected to be around $20 to $22 

 per $1,000. The greater the vplume 

 of business, the less the cost. This 

 rate means a saving to the farmers 

 who take advantage of it of from 20 

 to 30 per cent in premium cost;" 



Policy blanks and agent's instruc- 

 tions were sent out from the I.jA. A. 

 loffice last week. ' 



Thb DbKalb County Farm Bukbau suc- 

 cessfully defended a numbe*- of ita members 

 aKBinst a seed company which sold them 

 seed oats at $2 per bushe!. Upon learninK 

 that the oats were not as represented, the 

 order was cancelled. Then it was found they 

 had signed a combination note and order. 



Thb Jackson Coun-ty Farm BtJBBAU is 

 foatcrins a tomato marketine ooopprattr*. 



Milk Consumption 

 Increased by Dry 

 Law , Survey Shows 



Fifty-one Dairy Authorities 

 Answer Questionnaire ; 33 

 Say "Yes," 7 "No" and 11 

 are Non-Committal. 



Prohibition has been a principal 

 factor in the 27 per cent increase 

 in milk consumption from 1918 to 

 1924 according to a nation-wide 

 questionnaire-survey conducted by 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association. 



Fifty-one leading dairy experts 

 employed as heads of dairy depart- 

 ments of agricultural colleges, agri- 

 cultural agents of railroads, man- 

 agers of cooperative milk distribut- 

 ing agencies and milk dealers an- 

 swered the questionnaire which was 

 sent out by A. D. Lynch, director of 

 the association's department of 

 dairy marketing. 



Of the 51, 33 definitely stated 

 that prohibition has had an effect 

 upon the increasing consumption of 

 milk by the American public, 7 said 

 "No" and 11 were non-committal. 



The opinions as to the degree of 

 effect of the Volstead act varied 

 from 50 per cent to "very little" 

 with a majority attributing about 

 one-fourth of the increase to scar- 

 city of beer, wine and other intoxi- 

 cating liquors. Educational adver- 

 tising was given most of the credit. 



More Phosphate Used 

 During 1925 Than in 

 Any Year Since 1920 



During 1925, 26,270 tons of phos- 

 phate were used by Illinois farmers, 

 which is more than has been used 

 during any other year since 1920 

 when 32,000 tons were applied to 

 the soil. 



The I. A. A. maintains a branch 

 of its phosphate-limestone depart- 

 ment at Columbia, Tenn., in the 

 heart of the phosphate-producing 

 country, where analyses are made 

 and reports made direct to farmer- 

 purchasers. Members get this service 

 free as well as a 50-cent per ton 

 lower price than non-members due 

 to group-buying advantages used b.\ 

 the I. A. A. The five outstandirig 

 phosphate-consuming counties dur^ 

 ing 1925 were: Will, Iroquois, Liv- 

 ingston, Grundy and McLean. 



Thb CI.EARINQ HOUSB ASSOCIATION OF 

 Quiney. representinR the banks, is otTerinR 

 $595 for prizes, premiums and trips to mem- 

 bers of Adams County Boys' and Girls' Clubs 

 during 1926. The move i» sponsored by the 

 Farm Bureau. 



Lived Nearly a Century on One Farm 



ABOVE is pictured the gentleman 

 who is thought to be the old- 

 est member of the Farm Bureau 

 and I. A. A. in Illinois. He is Wil- 

 liam Marvin, age 93, of West Union, 

 Clark County. The lady is Mrs. 

 Marvin. The picture was taken 

 only last August, so you can see that 

 Mr. Marvin bears his years well. 



"William Marvin was born, raWd 

 and has lived his entire life on the 

 farm which he now owns," states 

 Worth W. Merritt, farm adviser of 

 the Clark County Farm Bureau. 

 "He is rated as a successful farmer 

 by his many friends in York town- 

 ship. Excepting the time which he 

 spent in the Union army during the 

 Civil war, he has spent his entire 

 life on this farm. At a corn culling 

 demonstration held at West Union 

 recently, Mr. Marvin was an inter- 

 ested spectator, coming with some 

 of his tenants, bringing his corn and 

 remaining during the entire fore- 

 noon session. 



"Judged from all standpoints, Mr. 



Marvin has been a success. He has 

 lived in the same community nearly 

 a century, and he can well be classed 

 as an asset on the balance sheet of 

 mankind." 



Mr. Marvin joined the Farm Bu- 

 reau in January at the solicitation 

 of H. A. Bramlet of Eldorado, 

 Saline county, who has been doing 

 membership work in that county. 



In the spring of 1924, Mr, Marvin 

 planted a peach orchard by himself, 

 and recently purchased i a stump 

 puller. This past winter he has 

 been supervising the clearing of 12 

 acres of brush land. He is also 

 making preparations to so* 12 acres 

 of alfalfa. 



"He is remarkably active for a 

 man of his age and takes a keen in- 

 terest in the affairs of life," says 

 Mr. Bramlet. 



If any reader knows of an older 

 member of the Farm Bureau, or one 

 who is approximately the age of 

 Mr. Marvin, The Record would be 

 glad to have the information. 



Farm Bureau Saved 

 From $45,000-$60,000 

 On Limestone In 1925 



More limestone was used by Illi- 

 nois iarmers during 1925 than ever 

 before. The amount was 800,000 

 tons, which is comparable with 525,- 

 000 tons used in 1924, a record at 

 that time. During, 1925 Illinois 

 farmers used about one-third of all 

 that was applied in the United 



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Stat^. . Indications are that 1926 

 will see 1925's record broken. 



Members get a 10-cent per ton 

 lower price on limestone which 

 amounted to a saving during 1925 of 

 between $45,000 and $60,000. Lower 

 prices, brought about by group bar- 

 gaining, resulted in an additional 

 saving, other than the 10-cent per 

 ton differential, of over $100,000, 

 according to J. R. Bent, director of 

 the I. A. A. phosphate-limestone de- 

 partment. 



Thomas Cumhings, presidbnt of thi 



Jersey County Farm Bureau, spoke right 

 from bis heart in a meseage sent by the 

 Farm Bureau to every member recently. It 

 was addressed "To the Men Who Made 

 Every Fellow Rich Save Himself." 



"Farmers talk too much and think too 

 tittle," he said. "We need less talking, more 

 thinkinK and more willinsrness to give our 

 problems mature consideration of our beat 

 judgment. We should have a greater will- 

 ingness to sit down and work these problems 

 over together and out of thb cooperation 

 we can come to a definite agreement of ways 

 and means to help ourselves. Organisation 

 is th# means for this." 



The Adams County Fakm Buheau has 

 gone on record against old age pensions 

 and daylight savings. 



Foa THE ELEVENTH SOCCESSIVE YEAS, B. H. 

 Taylor, of Rapatee, has been elected presi- 

 <lent of the Fulton County Farm Bureau. 

 Mr. Taylor is also an executive committee- 

 man of the I. A. A. His 11 years of con- 

 tinuous service is thought to be a record 

 in Illinois. Anyone knowing of longer ser\'- 

 ice by any official of a Farin Bureau wotild 

 bestow us a favor by so informing this 

 office. 



Organization work is progressing rapid- 

 ly in Edwards, White and Wabash counties 

 in behalf of the Indiana Wheat Growers 

 Association. Membership in the pool is be* 

 ing limited to members of the Farm Bureau, 

 and dues are to be taken out of proceeds 

 from sales of wheat. About 150.000 bushels 

 of soft wheat in Wabash Valley counties 

 were marketed through the pool last year, 

 and the growers are enthusiastic. 



A rOOPERATIVE OIL COMPANY HAS BEEN 

 started by the Marshall-Putnam Farm Bu- 

 reau which is expected to operate in parts 

 of La Salle and Bureau counties as well. 

 Capital stock is $25 a share, totaling $25.00Q. 

 There are 2,000 shares of comn^on stock to 

 be held by farm bureau members. Preferred 

 stock will pay 8 per cent before refunds are 

 made to members in proportion to their 

 purchases. 



The E. St. Louis Producers handle be- 

 tween 18 and 20 per cent of the total receipts 

 on that market every week. 



Macoupin county livestoci^ shippers con- 

 tributed the most business toi^he E^. St. Liouis 

 Producers during 1925. this county having 

 a refund recently of $1,816.29. Twenty per 

 cent of the paid-in commissions was re- 

 funded by the St. Louis <^p-op totaling 

 $17,694.22. The total Illinois- r«{and was 

 $18,786.94. ; 



