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TTie lllinoig Agricultural Agsociation RECORD 



May 1, 1926 



EIOTH lUINOIS PARTY CONVENTIONS URGE FARM RELIEF 



Democrats 



POST war readjustments have inflicted tragic penalties 

 upon tlie farmers of Illinois. 

 "Thousands of farm families have been forced through 

 lankruptcy. They have lost their homes, their land and their 

 I lopes for their future. 



"Other thousands are confronted hj the terrors of in- 

 olvency and are dependent upon the generosity of those who 

 lold their mortgagen and notes to permit them to enjoy the 

 : belter of the only home they know. 



"Illinois' one great and rich basic industry, which made 

 I icr famous throughout the world as the biggest producer of 

 arm products, is in desperate straits. 



"The farmers carried their case to President Coolidge'and 

 1 le came to Chicago a fevr months ago and offered the farmers 

 1 lo ralief of any kind, but told them to get together and co- 

 I iperate and do the best they could for themselves. He offered 

 I hem nothing. He gave them a stone. The Republicans in Con- 

 { iress, under orders from the White House, are getting ready 

 1 o adjourn without giving the farmers any adequate or benefi- 

 cial relief. 



"We believe that if the Government, by tariff, puts up 

 the price for the eastern manufacturer and- for the labor he 

 t mploys; if the Government by law puts up railroad rates, so 

 1 hat the railroads shall not lose money, then we contend that 

 the Government shall enact appropriate legislation so that the 

 I armers, who are the bone and sinew of the nation, shall not 

 le sacrificed," 



Illinois Republicans 

 Snub Administration 's 

 Fake Farm Relief Plan 



DURING the month the state 

 conventions of both the Demo- 

 cratic and Republican parties 

 drafted their platforms. Their 

 promises to agriculture are printed 

 herewith. 



It is noteworthy that the Illinois 

 Republicans, in contrast to the ex- 

 pressed policy of the Republican 

 administration, vigorously endorsed 

 the "equalization fee" principle 

 which places the loss — if any — of 

 the control of the surplus distribu- 

 tion on the producer, a principle 

 which has been vigorously advanced 

 by the united farm organizations, in- 

 cluding the Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation. The "equalization fee" 

 principle is embodied in the Federal 

 Farm Board measure, now pending 

 in both branches of Congress and is 

 supported by the Farm Bureaus and 

 I. A. A. Note also that the Illinois 

 Republicans did not so much as men- 

 tion the Tincher bill, the administra- 

 tion's "give-thcm-a-board" measure 

 which the I. A. A. opposes. 



Republicans 



llYJLTE recognize that because of the wide expanse of our 

 W country, the industrial needs of one section may be dif- 

 ferent from those of another section, therefore, we regard it to 

 be the special duty of lUinoisans in the national service to be 

 alert to protect the particular interests of this state and of the 

 Middle West, of which Illinois is the heart. We believe the 

 following insistant needs of the Middle West should command 

 the immediate and careful consideration of all representatives 

 of the Republican party who are charged with the enactment 

 and administration of national laws: 



"(a) The earliest possible relief of the great industry of 

 agriculture and the continuing protection of that industry 

 equal to the protection given other industries by our tariff 

 system. This should include emergency legislation for the 

 establishment of federal agencies effectively to control 

 the distribution of our exportable surplus of farm products 

 in such manner as will restore the industry to a profitable 

 basis and give to the producer an American price for his 

 products, the loss — if any — of such control of surplus dis- 

 tribution to be borne by the producer. This we deem to 

 be imperative for the preservation of the> greatest industry 

 of our State, and to be essential to the welfare of the 

 Middle West, of the nation and of our party," ^ 



Producers to Pool 

 Lambs on National 

 Basis This Season 



Corn 



Belt Feeders Were 

 Sav^ $1 to $2 on Feeder 

 Lanlbs Last Year by Pool- 

 ing Operations of Co-op. 



A saijing of $1 to %2 a hundred- 



* '^ to farmers who 



'oducers' lamb 



.. i' ng to the Na- 



» 1 - • ' icers Associa- 



which is arranging for a larg- 



this year. 



year 68,000 feeder lambs 



based direct from the 



through the National Pro- 



vith the branch agencies at 



St. Louis and Kansas City 



the animals. 



l4mb pool proved so satisfac- 



he livestock producers that 



lamb pool on a national 



been organized by the 



4gencies for this year. 



I> 



tional Ilvesu 



tion, 



er pool 



Last 

 were pprc 

 range 

 ducers 

 Chicago 

 handlini 



The 

 tory to 

 a feede 

 basis 

 branch 



h£s 



To 



The 

 general 

 though 

 the ter^iinal 

 forward 

 ters 

 the Mo 

 averaging 

 pounds. 

 inspecte( 1 

 an table 

 fore load': 



Arerage 55 to 65 Pounds. 



The 



Appro [imate 

 Belt 



Corn- 



The pry 



pooling ' 



tingent 



changes 



lambs 



cars at 



mission 



for 



losses f 



shortage 



An 

 onrf 

 275 hei 

 of $1 per 

 which 



ac. 



price, 

 feed 

 place an 

 14 Produlcer 

 advised 

 that the 

 the l(?ss 

 pected 

 about 



she< p 



ly 



Sejt 



^ation^I Producers will have 



supervision of the pool, al- 



irders will be received by 



agencies which will 



them to national headquar- 



lambs will be mostly from 



ina and Wyoming ranges, 



between 55 and 65 



They will be only from 



flocks and all unmerch- 



ambs will be rejected be- 



ng on cars in the West. 



prices will be quoted 



purchasers in advance. 



will be determined by 



' he costs at intervals, con- 



vith volume received and 



in price conditions. The 



be billed at cost, f. o. b. 



l<|ading point, plus $15 com- 



car and 5 cenbi per head 



which will cover all 



om deads, cripples and 



in transit. 



WGN Abruptly Stops 

 I. A. A. Farm Period, 

 Refusing Reason Why 



will 



jepc 

 insui ance. 



How to Order. 



^.ny 



ortier must be for at least 

 douqle-deck car, approximately 

 and an advance payment 

 hundredweight is required, 

 credited to the purchase 

 farmer who wants to 

 this fall and winter can 

 order with any one of the 

 agencies. Growers are 

 the National Producers 

 >arlier the order is placed, 

 I he price will be. It is ex- 

 shipments will begin 

 1. 



that 



Many members who listened in on 

 the I. A. A. farm program from 

 WGN, the Chicago Tribune station, 

 during the one week which it was 

 on the air, must have wondered why 

 the association was not on WGN's 

 program after Monday, April 26. 

 Xhe reason is partially explained in 

 yie following statement which was 

 issued Tuesday, April 27, to the 

 press because wide publicity was 

 given in the newspapers of the Mid- 

 dle West to the association's farm 

 radio program from WGN: 



"An arrangement was recently 

 announced whereby the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association would 

 broadcast a daily noon farm pro- 

 gram from its offices over WGN, the 

 Chicago Tribune station. 



'*The announcement gave the 

 names of speakers for two weeks in 

 advance, beginning with April 19 

 when the program was started, and 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 had scheduled speakers for a com- 

 plete program as far in advance as 

 May 15, which was in line with a 

 written memorandum between WGN 

 and the association calling for one 

 year's participation with a 30-day 

 termination clause. 



"After one week, WGN officials 

 abruptly terminated the arrange- 

 ment on three hours' written notice, 

 and refused to give a reason. Dur- 

 ing the week the following speakers 

 and organizations were on the pro- 

 gram: 



Sam B. Thompson, president, American 

 Farm Byreau Federation. (Personal mes- 

 sage read whicli was sent from WashinK- 

 ton, D. C.) 



C. B. Denman, president. National Live- 

 stock Producers Association, and J. D. 

 Harper, editor of the National Livestocit 

 Producer, who gave daily liveatocit mar- 

 ket analyses based on reports from Pro- 

 ducer aitencies on 13 markets. 



Arthur C. Page, editor. Orange Judd 

 Illinois Farmer. 



Miss Edna Walls, specialist in Child 

 Care and Training. IJniversity of Illinois. 

 C. V. Gregory, editor, Prairie Farmer. 

 Earl C. Smith, president. Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association. 



C. E. Durst, editor, American Fruit 

 Grower. 



A. C. Hughes, editor, Barrel and Box. 

 A. Sykes. president, Chicago Producers 

 Commission Association. 



A. D. Lynch, director of dairy market- 

 ing. Illinois Agricultural Association. 



Uncle Bert, the Garden Expert, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. 



"Reports direct from the country 

 concerning the I. A. A. Farm pro- 

 gram over WGN were favorable, sev- 

 eral characterizing it as 'a real farm 

 program expressing honest-to-good- 

 ness farmer thought.' , 



"No criticism was given either by 

 WGN or the federal supervision of 

 radio. The termination became ef- 

 fective following the program given 

 Saturday, April 24, without WGN 

 stating the cause." 



5am Thompson Calls 

 Administration Bill 

 "An Empty Proposal" 



President of A. F. B. F. Says 

 Tincher Bill Devoid of Any 

 Real Promise to Agriculture 

 — a Half Measure. 



THE admistration's farm relief 

 plan is an 'empty proposal de 

 void of any real promise to agri- 

 culture," declares Sam H. Thomp 

 son, president of the American 

 Farm Bureau Federation. 



The American Farm Bureau "is 

 not seeking palliatives and half 

 measures" declared President 

 Thompson in issuing the statement 

 which analyzes the position of the 

 Farm Bureau in regard to the 

 Administration Bill introduced by 

 Congressman Tincher of Kansas, 

 in the House during the month 

 Thfe statement also heavily scores 

 the "give-them-a-Federal Board" at 

 titude adopted by Senators and 

 Congressmen seeking to defeat 

 farm relief measures. 



Reviews History of Situation 



The full statement as issued by 

 President Thompson, of the Farm 

 Bureau, setting forth the attitude 

 of the organization upon the im- 

 portant agricultural relief measures 

 now before Congress, is as follows: 



"When the representatives of the 

 Farm Bureau, together with spokes- 

 men for other farm groups, ap- 

 peared before the House Agri- 

 cultural Committee on March 5, 

 1926, they were requested by the 

 Committee to file a' written state- 

 ment of the principles upon which 

 an adequate relief measure might 

 be based. This statement was pre- 

 pared by an authorized representa- 

 tive of the Farm Bureau and an 



CaurtMy St. Limit TinM-o- ITivA Globfltemaerat 



authorized representative of other 

 farm groups, and after being sub- 

 mitted to and approved by a meet- 

 ing of the leaders of all these farm 

 organizations it was filed with the 

 Agricultural Committee of the 

 House. This statement was pub- 

 lished in full and sent to all State 

 Farm Bureaus, and it brought forth 

 many expressions of approval and 

 no statements of disapproval. ^ 



Farm Organizations Told to Draw 

 Up Bill 



"After consideration had been 

 given to these proposals by the 

 Committee, the farm representa- 

 tives were requested to prepare a 

 bill for the use of the Committee, 

 according to the principles set forth 

 in this proposal. For 10 days the 

 persons who prepared the proposals, 

 with the assistance of the House 

 Drafting Committee, applied them- 

 selves to the task of preparing the 

 bill requested by the House Com- 

 mittee. On Tuesday, March 16, this 

 bill, designated as House Print No. 

 1, together with a graphic analysis 

 of the bill, was tendered to the 

 Committee. This bill followed 

 closely the lines of the Dickinson 

 bill with some important changes. 



Bill Followed A. F. B. F. Resolution 



"Special care was taken to 

 formulate this bill in accordance 

 with the resolutions adopted at our 

 Annual Meeting and by our Board 

 of "Directors, and an effort was 

 made to conform to the declared 

 policies of the administration. Ex- 

 tended hearings were conducted 

 and one by one all objections to the 

 measures were swept away, except- 

 ing for one feature — namely, the 

 equalization fee. There recently 

 appeared a measure sponsored by 

 Representative Tincher of Kansas, 

 which is said to have the support 

 of the administration, which follows 

 closely the provisions of House 

 Print No. 1, excepting that it fails 

 to provide for an equalization fee 

 or an equalization fund. It does, 

 however, provide for a revolving 

 fund, but contains no provision 

 whatever for replenishing this fund. 

 In fact it is nothing more nor less 

 than a loan fund from which the 

 Federal Agricultural Board would 

 make loans to any cooperative as- 

 sociation or agency which would 

 undertake to deal with a given com- 

 modity in an attempt at stabiliza- 

 tion. 

 "Tincher Bill An Empty Proposal" 



"Farm Bureau representatives 

 have made careful analysis of the 

 Tincher measure with the hope of 

 discovering that its provisions might 

 be acceptable, but have reached the 

 decision that it an empty proposal. 

 Although the Tincher Bill recogn 



able way in which any one of the 

 great "surplus" commodities, such 

 as wheat or cotton, could be stab- 

 ilized through this machinery, 

 namely: by securing co-operative 

 action on the part of substantially 

 all the producers of the commodity. 

 A wheat association composed of 

 ull the wheat growers or an asso- 

 ciation made up of all the producers 

 of swine, dairy products, cotton or 

 potatoes, if adequately financed and 

 properly conducted would, we be- 

 Ii9'.-e,ibe capable of stabilizing the 

 pBoduct. A 100 per cent sign-up 

 is a worthy ideal. It is the millen- 

 nium in co-operative marketing. 

 Notwithstanding the remarkable 

 progress made in the organization 

 of co-operative associations in rec- 

 ent years, the percentage of cotton, 

 wheat, hogs, potatoes, dairy and 

 other products which are handled 

 co-operatively is comparatively 

 sinall. It is obviously hopeless to 

 expect relief from a plan that would 

 impose the burden of stabilization 

 upon the comparatively few who 

 compose these respective co-operat- 

 ing groups. 



Tincher Bill "Gives-them-a-Board" 



"During the course of the hear- 

 ings on House Print No. 1, op- 

 ponents of agricultural relief legis- 

 lation Were continually seeking a 

 place for compromise, and the 

 phrase "Give them a federal board," 

 became a commonplace. The Tinch- 

 er bill does just that. The Amer- 

 ican Farm Bureau Federation has 

 no disposition to enter into any 

 such compromise. This organiza- 

 tion is not seeking palliatives and 

 half measures. It demands a whole- 

 some straight-forward provision 

 which will enable agricultural prod- 

 ucers to stabilize their industry so 

 that they will receive the benefit of 

 the American protective system. 

 We do not begrudge the stability 

 and the independence of American 

 labor and American industry. We 

 demand the same stability and in- 

 dependence for American Agri- 

 culture." 



500 More Added 



to Our Ranks 



(Continutd Jram po^e I, col. 4.) 



snow storm over part of the state 

 April 17 made it necessary to post- 

 pone some of the meetings. Several 

 counties report that more meetings 

 are coming. Marshall-Putnam re- 

 ports 385 attendance at four meet- 

 ings. 



"Strong resolutions have been 

 adopted by practically all Farm Bu- 

 reau and community clubs and a con- 

 tinuous flow of letters is going to 

 Congressmen to tell them what Illi- 

 izes the surplus problem, yet there I nois farmers want in the way of 

 is, in our opinion, only one conceiv- farm relief legislation." 



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