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The Illinois Agricultural Association RECORD 



July 1, 1926 



^all Community Meetings OK'd; Institute 



Asked to Chicago; Peoria Gets Annual Meet 



i ere are the detailed minutes of 

 the Executive Committee meeting 

 on lune 11. 



loll call showed the following 

 members present: 



W n. Webb. Will County. 

 G« >. F. Tullock. Wtnnebwro County. 

 C. E. BamborouRh. Otrle County. 

 W n. H. Moody. Rock Island County. 

 A. R. WriEht. Mkrshall County. 

 Fr ink D. Barton. Livinjrston County. 

 R F. Karr, Iroquois County. 

 J. L. Whisnand. Coles County. 

 CI arlea Bonri?lt. Mason County. 

 Sh wiuel Sorrplls. MontKomery County. 

 Ki ink Oexner. Monroe County. 

 W L. Cope. Marion County. 

 O arl«B Marshall. Johnson County. 

 R. K. Loomis. Jackson County. 

 CI arlcs R. Finley. Vermilion County. 

 E. A. Camcroes (Substituting). Dupage 

 Com ty. 



Ej rl C. Smith, president. Pike County. 

 G< 5. A. Fox. secretary. 

 R. A. Cowles. treasurer. 



I resident Smith called for the ac- 

 tior of the Committee on approval 

 .of 1 he minutes of the May 7, 1926, 

 J me< ting. 

 MOriON— Mr. Moody: 



That the minutes of the last 

 me< ting be approved. 

 Sec >nd — Mr. Webb — Carried. 



I resident Smith called the Com- 

 mit ee's attention to a Suggested 

 Declaration of Policy. A copy of 

 the suggested policy was handed 

 eac 1 member of the Committee. 

 President Smith asked that con- 

 sid( ration be given to this prepared 

 sug festion by each member and sug- 

 ges ions regarding the same be com- 

 municated to Secretary Fox or Mr. 

 Tullock, Chairman of the Financial 

 Bui iness Service Committee, before 

 the next meeting in order that the 

 material may be gotten into definite 

 forn for full consideration at the 

 next meeting. 



Erookhart Makes Few Remarka 



Senator S. W. Brookhart, of 

 loHB, was introduced by President 

 Sm th and addressed a few remarks 

 to the Committee. 



I Resident Smith asked that con- 

 sid< ration of the selection of the 

 pla^ e for the next annual meeting 

 So nvea at this time. 



J serf*- T^' ''\' ated that invita- 

 i'M.s hjr: ' ■ r. : ceived from the 

 uu .cAo.tj .- 'is, Urbana, Peo- 



ria, Springfield. Montreal, Canada, 

 and Chicago. He reported that he 

 had made a trip to Peoria, with Mr. 

 Wr fht, for the purpose of looking 

 over facilities there. He reported 

 tha ; Peoria has ample facilities for 

 har dling the meeting. He reported 

 that an investigation of facilities 

 hac been made at Springfield and 

 the^ also were in a position to take 

 cars of the annual meeting. 



f annal Meetiof to Be at Peoria 

 MCTION — Mr. Wright: 



1 move that the next annual meet- 

 ing be held at Peoria and that 

 proper officials negotiate arrange- 

 me its for the meeting. 

 . Set onded — Mr. Barton — Carried. 



1 'resident Smith stated that a 

 tell gram had been received from 

 Washington stating that it was im- 

 peTBtive that either Mr. Cowles or 

 himself go there immediately. It 

 was decided that Mr. Cowles should 

 leave immediately for Washington. 



He stated that in the absence of 

 Trjasurer Cowles, copies of the 

 fimncial statement for the month 

 of May would be handed to each 

 me nber of the Committee. 

 MCTION — Mr. Whisnand: 



That the Financial Statement be 

 rec Mved and placed on file. 

 Sec ond — Mr. -. Karr — Carried. 



Hr. Wright reported that the 

 Special Committee, consisting of 

 hinself and Mr. Potter, had visited 

 Mr Allen of the Fanners' Grain 

 Dei lers' Association of Illinois in the 

 interest of the sale of stock of the 

 National Farmers' Elevator Grain 

 Coiipany, Co-operative. 

 MCTION — Mr. Barton: 



That the officers of this Associaj 

 tioi , together with the Chairman of 

 the Grain Marketing Committee, 

 inc uding Mr. Wright, a member of 

 the last Grain Marketing Commit- 

 tee be authorized to meet with the 

 Fa mers' Grain Dealers' Associa- 

 tion of Illinois at such time and 

 pla ;e as the Elevator people suggest, 

 provided that assurance be given 

 out Association that the Elevator 

 pet pie will be represented at such 

 V me (ting with sufficient representa- 

 tion and power to enter into con- 

 tract if such a plan should be 

 de\ eloped. 

 Sec onded — Mr. Moody — Carried. 



Fall Community Meetings Approved 



Secretary Fox brought up the 

 matter of holding fall community 

 meetings over the State in conjunc- 

 tion with district conferences. He 

 asked for expressions from the 

 members of tht Committee as to 

 whether they approved of this ar- 

 rangement and all seemed to be 

 thoroughly in accord with the plan. 



Mr. Tullock, chairman of the 

 financial business service commit- 

 tee, reported on the activities of the 

 Re-Insurance Company. He stated 

 that recently representatives from 

 13 counties interested in hail insur- 

 ance had been invited to meet to 

 confer with the board of the Re- 

 Insurance Company on the matter 

 of policy to be pursued in selling 

 hail insurance; fhat representatives 

 of the Farm Bui-eaus were anxious 

 to have a policy adopted which 

 would insure friendly cooperation 

 between the Farm Bureaus and rep- 

 resentatives of mutual companies in 

 their counties. The Farm Bureaus 

 expressed a willingness to lend ac- 

 tive support to all farm mutual ac- 

 tivities but also stated it was their 

 belief that the Re-Insurance Com- 

 pany should compensate the Farm 

 Bureaus for their activities in this 

 behalf. The Re-Insurance Board 

 considered the suggestion from the 

 Farm Bureaus but did not take 

 any definite action at this time. 



The Committee then went into 

 Executive Session and discussed the 

 relationship existing between the 

 niinbis Agricultural Association and 

 Farm Bureaus — the Re-Insurance 

 Company and farm mutuals. At 

 the conclusion of the discussion, the 

 following motion was offered by Mr. 

 Tullock: 



MOTION— Mr. Tullock: 



Tkeft, Life and Anto Insurance 



The Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion has fostered the promotion of 

 the Farmers Mutual Re-Insurance 

 Company solely for the benefit of 

 the farmers mutual, fire, lightning 

 and windstorm companies. It has 

 no intention of entering the fire, 

 lightning or windstorm field. The 

 executive committee of the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association authorizes 

 the officers of the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association, to investi- 

 gate the advisability of theft, life 

 and automobile insurance for its 

 members. 



Sedond — Mr. Karr. Unanimously 

 carried. 



Mr. Barton, Chairman of the 

 Public Relations Committee, report- 

 ed that a conference was held at 

 Springfield, May 26, with officers of 

 the Illinois Anti-Horse Thief Asso- 

 ciation and the Illinois State Detec- 

 tive Association. He stated the 

 advisability of forming a Farm 

 Bureau Protective Association in 

 each county and providing theft in- 

 surance for the members of such 

 Associations was discussed in the 

 conference and favorably received. 

 It was the opinion of all present 

 that Farm Bureau Protective As- 

 sociations would not attempt to 

 duplicate activities where other 

 Protective Associations were active- 

 ly functioning but would cooperate 

 in such territory. Representatives 

 of the Illinois Anti-Horse Thief As- 

 sociation and the Illinois State 

 Detective Association expressed 

 themselves as believing that theft 

 insurance and cooperation on the 

 part of the Farm Bureaus would be 

 helpful to their organizations. 

 Institute of Cooperation To Chicafo 



Secretary Fox stated that the 

 American Institute of Cooperation 

 is being held at the University of 

 Minnesota this year at which time 

 the Executive Committee ol the In- 

 stitute will receive invitations for 

 the 1927 session. He stateci that 

 several meetings had been held with 

 Dr. Taylor, of the Northwestern 

 University and Mr. Evans of the 

 American Farm Bureau Federation. 

 He said that it will be necessary to 

 pledge a sufficient sum of money to 

 make up the amount necessary to 

 finance the Institute. The Laura 

 Spellman Memorial Fund has raised 

 its offer to duplicate dollar for dol- 

 lar cash contribution to the Institute 

 up to $15,000 for this year and has 

 extended this offer to apply upon 

 next year's donations; that it was 

 thought the farm organizations 

 might assume $2,000 or $3,000 of 

 the total amount necessary to hoM 

 the Institute in Chicago. 



THE TARIFF REGISTERS* "CONCERN" 



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CtMrUtii Ckieato TViAane 



MOTION — Mr. Moody: 



That the committee authorize a 

 contribution of $500 toward the 

 amount necessary to finance holding 

 the 1927 session of the American 

 Institute of Cooperation in Chicago, 

 discretion on the part of the officers 

 to be used in contributing an ad- 

 ditional $500, if necessary, in order 

 that the required amount may be 

 raised. 



Seconded — Mr. Whisnand — Roll 

 call showed motion unanimously 

 carried. 



Secretary Fox stated further that 

 the Association had been asked to 

 contribute toward financing the 

 1926 session of the American In- 

 stitute of Cooperation which is be- 

 ing held at Minneapolis. 

 MOTION— Mr. Whisnand : 



I move that we appropriate $200 

 towards financing this year's session 

 of the American Institute of Co- 

 operation. 



Seconded — Mr. Karr — Roll call 

 vote was taken and motion unani- 

 mously carried. 



Illinois Milk Producers Contract 



Secretary Fox asked that the 

 Committee consider the matter of 

 an agreement between the Illinois 

 Milk Producers' Association and the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association. He 

 stated that the contract is identical 

 with the one adopted a month ago 

 with the Pure Milk Association with 

 the exception that the deduction is 

 5c per cwt. instead of Ic. The 

 Illinois Milk Producers' Association 

 has been in promotion for the past 

 ten months and includes the coun- 

 ties of Tazewell, Peoria, Woodford 

 and Fulton. He stated that the 

 contract has been passed upon by 

 the Board of the Illinois Milk Pro- 

 ducers' Association. 



Mr. Finley, Chairman of the 

 Marketing Committee, stated that 

 the Marketing Committee met with 

 Mr. Fox, before the Executive Com- 

 mittee went into session, and went 

 over the agreement rather thorough- 

 ly. He stated that the Marketing 

 Committee recommended the con- 

 tract and also that the officers sign 

 the same. 



Organization Conferehce to Be Held 



Secretary Fox stated that plans 

 were under way for holding an or- 

 ganization school or conference, 

 perhaps during the middle of 

 August, at which time a definite pro- 

 gram on organization would be 

 worked out for that week. He 

 stateci that the surrounding states 

 are interested in a conference of 

 this kind and it had appealed to 

 them to have their men actively 

 engaged in organization work parti- 

 cipate in this conference. He stated 

 that Mrs. Sewell had been appoint- 

 ed as Chairman of the Committee 

 to work out plans for the school at 

 the last Mid-West conference and 

 she had asked Mr. Lincoln, of 

 Ohio, and himself to serve on this 



committee. A meeting was held on 

 June 3 and another meeting is 

 scheduled for June 16. He stated 

 that it was thought the cost of hold- 

 ing this conference would probably 

 amount to $1,000 which would be 

 divided between five different states. 

 He asked whether or not the Com- 

 mittee approved of having this con- 

 ference and spending $200 or $300 

 as the Association's share of ex- 

 pense covering same. 

 MOTION — Mr. Barton: 



That this matter be referrecj to 

 the officers of this Association and 

 the Organization Committee, With 

 power to act. 



Seconded — Mr. Moody — Caj-ried. 



New Director of Information Em- 

 ployed 



Mr. Karr reported that applica- 

 tions for the position of director of 

 the department of information had 

 been considered at a meeting with 

 President Smith, Secretary Fox and 

 Mr. Bamborough on May 14, at 

 which time it was decided to em- 

 ploy Mr. E. G. Thiem. 

 MOTION — Mr. Karr: 



I move that the Committee concur' 

 in the action of the committee ap 

 pointed to employ a director for the 

 department of information. 



Seconded — Mr. Whisnand — Roll 

 call vote resulted in motion being un 

 animously carried. 



The next subject to be acted upon 

 by the Committee was the annual 

 appropriation towards the expenses 

 of the winning judging teams in at 

 tending the International Live Stock 

 Show. Mr. Hedgcock explained to 

 the Committee that the money con 

 tributed would be used in defray- 

 ing the expenses of the winning 

 judging teams in attending the 

 jutlging contest and also for the vo- 

 cational winning judging team ir 

 attending the International Live 

 Stock Show. 

 MOTION — Mr. Webb: 



That the Association appropriate 

 $200 towards the expenses of the 

 winning judging teams. 



Seconded — Mr. Marshall — Roll call 

 vote resulted in motion being 

 unanimously carried. 

 MOTION— Mr. Whisnand: 



That the picture of our former 

 President, Mr. S. H. Thompson, be 

 framed and placed on the wall in 

 the Executive Committee room. 



Seconded by Mr. Moody — Carried. 

 MOTION— Mr. Wright: 



That the committee authorize the 

 completion of the remaining six 

 photographs into transparencies for 

 use in the windows of the Executive 

 Committee room. 



Seconded — Mr. Karr — Carried. 

 MOTION— Mr. Moody: 



That the next meeting of the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee be held Friday, 

 July 9. 



Seconded — Mr. Whisnand — Car- 

 ried. 



Adjournment. 



Farm Bureau Baseball 

 Teams Sw ing into Play 

 for State Championship 



Hard Struggle For Honort in 

 District 4 Between Taze- 

 well, Marshall-Putnam and 

 Woodford. 



Although the late spring delayed 

 Farm Bureau baseball, there has 

 been considerable activity lately. 



A report by L. R. Welk, of Mor- 

 ton, Tazewell County, chairman of 

 the district which includes Tazewell, 

 Marshall-Putnam, Woodford and 

 Peoria Farm Bureaus, says: 



"The first games in this district 

 were played on May 29, Tazewell 

 winning over Woodford 14-7, and 

 Marshall-Putnam defeating Peoria 

 17-5. On June 5, Marshall-Putnam 

 defeated Tazewell 4-2, the winning 

 team putting over 3 runs in the 

 ninth. On the same date Woodford 

 won from Peoria 8-1. 



"On June 12, Marshall-Putnam 

 beat Woodford in a hotly contested 

 game 2-1. This was a pitchers' duel 

 between Hallem and Vogel of 

 Woodford and Earl Hinman of 

 Tazewell. 



"It appears there will be a real 

 struggle for first honors in this dis- 

 trict." 



Adams, Brown and Schuyler 

 ■Counties constitute another district. 

 The first ga,me was scheduled for 

 June 26 at Quincy between Brown 

 and Adams. The remainder of the 

 schedule is: July 3, at Mt. Sterling, 

 Brown vs. Schuyler; July 16, at 

 Quincy, Adams vs. Schuyler; Aug. 

 6, at Rushville, Adams vs. Schuyler; 

 Aug. 26 or 28, at Mt. Sterling, 

 Brown vs. Adams; Sept. 2, at Rush- 

 ville, Brown vs. Schnyler. 



Earnest D. Walker, farm adviser 

 in Henderson County, sent in the 

 following report of a game between 

 Warren and Henderson: 



' "With the score tied at one each 

 in a game played Saturday, June 

 19, and both pitchers going like a 

 house afire, John Painter came to 

 bat in the eighth with one down. 

 He placed one into center field 

 which was good for four bases. This 

 {iroved to be enough to win, but the 

 Henderson team made one more for 

 good measure on hits by Steffey, E. 

 Pence and Fryrear. 



"The first score for Warren coun- 

 ty came in the second inning when 

 Bradley reached first on an error 

 and stole second. A throw to catch 

 him at third bounced off Fryrear's 

 glove into the crowd and the umpire 

 allowed the score to count on the 

 ground that the ball was blocked. 



"This run looked big until the 

 fifth when Keener reached first on 

 an error. Ricketts was safe on 

 Keener's out at second, stole second 

 and scored on a hit by Painter. This 

 tied the score and it remained so 

 until the fireworks opened in the 

 eighth. 



"Both pitchers were going fine, 

 each allowing six hits and getting 14 

 strikeouts. 



"The return game with Warren 

 county will be played Saturday af- 

 ternoon, Ji^jy 3, at Little York. 



"The line-up: 



Warren 



AB H R E 



J. Kinney, ss 4 10 



Whitman, cr . 4 



F. Kinney, rf 4 



L. Peterson, lb 4 10 



Bradley, c S 1 1 



Anderson. If . 8 10 



RiSKle. 3b 4 10 



E. Peterson. 2b 4 1 



Turner, p 4 10 



S4 e 1 1 



Hamiarson 



. AB H R E 



Steiley. c( 4 110 



E. Pence, e 4 10 



Fryrear, 3b 4 2 1 



Felton, 2b 2 2 



Downes, 2b 10 



Keener, lb 8 2 



C. Pence, ss 3 1 



Ricketts, If 3 10 



Painter, rt 3 2 10 



H. Pence, p 8 



80 6 S 6 



The championship game is expect- 

 ed to be played at the annual state- 

 wide picnic of the I. A. A. which is 

 to be at Mt. Vernon, Jefferson coun- 

 ty, Aug. 12. Some playing sche- 

 dules will have to be revised if the 

 championship game is played on this 

 date. 



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54.326.000,000 POUNDS OF MILK AND CREAM 

 in fluid form were consumed in the United 

 States la.'it year accordinR to the United 

 States Department of Aftriculture. This is 

 the lamest year's record in the Natiorfs 

 history and represents an increase of 1,5M(> 

 (KH>,000 pounds over 1024. 



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