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THE I. A. A. RECORD 



I. A. A. TO BROiVDCAST FROM STATION WJJD DAILY 



PROGRAM OPENS HAIL INSURANCE 



ON JULY 18 



To Have Fifteen Minute Period 

 Betwen 12:00 and 12:15 P. M, 



THE Illinois Agricultural Assoc a- 

 tion will be on the air again da ly 

 by the time this issue of the Record 

 is off the press. 



A 15-minute program beginning at 

 12 o'clock noon was arranged recenlly 

 with Station WJJD, owned and con- 

 trolled by the Mooseheart Foundatitn. 

 Preliminary to the official opening )n 

 Monday, July 18, the period will >e 

 used in announcing the coming pio- 

 gram and news of the Association. 



The radio connection with the Moos e- 

 heart station follows an invitation ex- 

 tended by the latter six months ajo. 

 An official agreement signed by oi fl- 

 eers of the Loyal Order of Moose and 

 the I. A. A. insures the latter free- 

 dom of speech and unhampered u se 

 of the 15-minute period for a definite 

 time after which either party may can- 

 cel on due notice. J j 



Wave Length 370 Meters 



Station WJJD operates on a wave 

 length of 370 meters. It is on tlie 

 Radio Commissioner's preferred list 

 and is included in a small group )f 

 the most powerful stations in tlie 

 United States, 



WJJD divides time with Station 

 W^EBH at Edgewater Beach. Boh 

 have the same wave length but broai- 

 cast from different stations. Music il 

 programs of the stations are in charj;e 

 of the Chicago Herald-Examiner. F(tr 

 the present, the I. A. A. period will be 

 devoted to speaking. News of the A \- 

 sociation, educational talks from staff 

 members and others, crop reports, ard 

 the truth about the I. A. A.'s interest 

 and activity in legislation and con- 

 troversial questions will be told fear- 

 lessly. 



Delay in getting the program und<r 

 way earlier in the year due to unce;'- 

 tainties of new wave length and power 

 allotments by the Radio Commission. 



Send Letters 



"There is nothing in the way nov 

 to hinder us in developing the most 

 powerful station in the Middle West" 

 said C. A. Howell, radio director fcr 

 the Mooseheart foundation, recently. 

 "We have been assured by the Radio 

 Commission that if we need moie 

 power to reach out over the country 

 we can get it. We are ready to spend 

 whatever money is necessary. 



"Our letters from over the state iii- 

 dicate that we reach every section cf 

 Illinois." 



Comments from members will help 

 us in checking up on reception. Le1- 

 ters are invited giving news of locf 1 

 and county organizations, community 

 clubs, meetings and other events. 



ILLINOIS BANKERS 



HITS $2,755,000 WORK WITH L A. A. 



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HAIL insurance written in 1927 al 

 ready has exceeded that for 1926 

 by $1,155,000 according to a report 

 submitted by George TuUock, chair- 

 man of the Business Service Commit- 

 tee, on July 8. 



On that date, a total of $2,755,000 of 

 hail coverage was in force on Illinois 

 farm crops, and an additional coverage 

 totaling $652,000 on fruit and garden 

 truck. On June 29, Western Illinois 

 counties were leading in the amounts 

 subscribed with Henry, Mercer, Knox, 

 Madison, and Warren counties in the 

 order named. 



Statistics reveal that in 1926 farm- 

 ers were saved from $8 to $13 per 

 $1,000 of hail insurance through the 

 mutual company. The cost last year 

 was $22 per $1000 of insurance cov- 

 erage. 



Express Approval of Committee's 



Action In Cooperating With 



Association 



95 PER CENT OF 



BORERS KILLED 



DESTRUCTION of more than 95 per 

 cent of the European corn borers 

 is the estimated result of a four 

 months intensive spring campaign in 

 defense of the nation's corn crop ac- 

 cording to the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. This campaign 

 in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, 

 Michigan, and Indiana is one of the 

 most intensive ever waged against an 

 insect pest in the United States. It 

 was begun March 14 under authority 

 of an act of Congress appropriating 

 $10,000,000 for control of the borer, 

 after the necessary legislation had been 

 enacted by the States concerned. 



Our Privilege in 1928 



(Continued from page 4) 

 idea meets with support in Rock Is- 

 land county, and it will be a pleasure 

 for our people to meet the leaders of 

 this great movement. This is to be 

 their privilege because of the united 

 efforts of Mr. Moody, our farm ad- 

 visor, Sidney S. Carney, and Walter 

 F. Archer, secretary of the retail bu- 

 reau of the Rock Island chamber of 

 commerce, strongly supported by lead- 

 ing business men. The convention is 

 to be held in January and will bring 

 in all probability more than 3,000 dele- 

 gfates to this community. The new 

 year could hardly open more aus- 

 piciously. — Rock Island (111.) Argus. 



Preparation of programs and broad- 

 casting will be in charge of the Direc- 

 tor of Information. 



When Chicago goes back on Stand- 

 ard Time in October, the period can 

 be changed to 12:30 p. m. or later if 

 listeners find such advisable. All let- 

 ters should be addressed to George 

 Thiem, radio director, 608 South Dear- 

 bom St., Chicago. 



'X'HE following resolutions adopted 

 -*- at the 37th annual convention of 

 the Illinois Bankers Association, June 

 24, at Danville reveals the cooperative 

 spirit and close working relationship 

 existing between the bankers and the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association: 



"Of the many situations affecting 

 our economic and social welfare, not 

 only in Illinois, but throughout our 

 country, none has more troublesome 

 aspects than that in which agriculture 

 finds itself. The causes are well known 

 and need not be catalogued. Suffice 

 to say that after these eight years 

 since the World War, the farmer's 

 crop dollar remains below the p^irchas- 

 ing power of the industrial dollar. 

 Equilibrium has not been restored to 

 his relationship with industry, mer- 

 chandising and manufactures. On the 

 average the income from the farmer's 

 investment of capital and energy in 

 his business is not equitable. 



"As banks are necessarily and in- 

 herently connected with, and their 

 prosperity is based on the success of 

 all legitimate business, and none more 

 than agriculture, it, therefore, behooves 

 us to give earnest consideration to all 

 corrective and constructive measures. 



"We charge the officers of our Asso- 

 ciation with the responsibility for close 

 cooperation with the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association and other agencies 

 dealing with relief for agriculture. 

 Our Association should give most care- 

 ss cul study to any plans proposed and 

 lend its emphatic support to any sound 

 proposal for the ultimate good for this 

 fundamental Illinois industry, and we 

 heartily approve the work of the com- 

 mittee on Agricultural Relations as 

 shown by its report of the current year. 



"As stated by President Crawford, 

 the Committee on Agricultural Rela- 

 tions has sought to consistently pursue 

 a course of cooperation with the estab- 

 lished and recognized leaders for the 

 solution of our farm problem, and we 

 respectfully refer the suggestions con- 

 tained in the splendid address of Mr. 

 Chas. A. Ewing to the thoughtful con- 

 sideration of the Administrative and 

 Agricultural Committees." , .^ 



I. A. A. AUDIT SERVICE 

 TO HELP IOWA BUREAU 



FRED E. RINGHAM of the I. A. A. 

 audit service is on his way to Iowa 

 to help the Iowa Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion set up an accounting system for 

 their supply department. The request 

 for aid came through President Charles 

 Hearst. The I. A. A. audit service was 

 organized three years ago. 





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