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CCLTIJIIAL ASSOCIA 



RECORD 



To advtaice th* purpose for which the farm bureau warn organixed, 

 namely to promote, protect and represent the butinets, economic, 

 »ocial and educational interetta of the farmer » of lllinoi* and the nation , 

 and to develop agriculture. 



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Published once a month at 404 North Wesley Ave., Mount Morris, Illinois, 

 by the Illinois Agricultural Association. Edited by Depsirtment of Information, 

 E. G. Thiem, Director, 608 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois. Entered 

 as second-class matter October 20, 1925, at the post office at Mount Morris, 

 Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of 

 postage provided for in Section 412, Act of February 28, 1926, authorized 

 October 27, 1925. The individual membership fee of the Illinois Agricultural 

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OFFICERS 



President, Earl C. Smith Detroit 



Vice-President, Frank D. Barton Cornell 



Treasurer, R. A. Cowles BkxMnington 



- :''\ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ' '^ ■ ; 



.. ' (By Congressional Districts) 



I«t to 11th H. C. Vial, Downers Grove 



12th G. F. TuUock, Rockford 



13th C. E. Bamborough, Polo 



14th W. H. Moody, Port Byron 



15th A. M. Skinner, Yates City 



16th A. R. Wright, Varna 



17th Geo. J. Stoll, Chestnut 



18th R. F. Karr, Iroquois 



19th J. L. Whisnand, Charleston 



20th Charles Borgelt, Havana 



21st Scunuel Sorrells, Raymond 



22nd Frank Oexner, Waterloo 



23rd W. L. Cope, Salem 



24th Charles Marshall, Belknap 



2Sth Fred Diets, De Soto 



DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS 



Business Service Geo. R. Wicker 



Dairy Marketing A. D. Lynch 



Farm Supply J. R. Bent 



Finance R. A. Cowles 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing A. B. Leeper 



General Office J. H. Kelker 



Information E. G. Thiem 



Insurance ". J- P- Gibson 



Legal Counael Donald Kirkpatrick 



Live Stock Marketing Ray E. Miller 



Organization G. E. Metzger 



Promotional Service V.« Vaniman 



Poultry and Egg Marketing F. A. Gougler 



Taxation and Statistics J. C. Watson 



Transportation L. J. Quasey 



s Hope From Geneva 



. '. "The farmer needs the assistance of his gov- 

 ernment. This was one of the conclusions of the 

 ' . Economic Conference. Although it was found 

 that the most progress toward an improvement 

 . of this condition could be made by the farmer 

 ', • himself, particularly through co-operation, this 

 • fact did not lessen the recognition of the need of 

 legislation and other governmental aids." 



This quotation is taken from a recent news let- 

 ter regarding the deliberations of the international 

 Economic Conference held at Geneva, Switzerland. 

 Representatives of all the larger nations partici- 

 pated. It was freely admitted at the conference 

 that trade barriers such as high protective tariffs 

 hamper agriculture. We have presented this view 

 repeatedly. It was suggested that an equitable 

 balance be maintained between industry and agri- 

 culture that one may not be stifled at the expense 

 of the other. This is what organized agriculture 

 is fighting for — a national policy that will prevent 



the submergence of its industry. It is to be hoped 

 that these expressions signify a change of heart 

 on the part of certain industrial groups repre- 

 sented at the conference from this country; that 

 these who have admitted and deplored the condi- 

 tion of agriculture will now go a step farther and 

 support farmers in their efforts to establish an 

 equitable balance with industry. ; ■: . 



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Another Friend in the Senate v 



THE McNARY-Haugen measure, or one sim-, 

 ilar to it, will get at least one vote from my 

 state in the next Congress that it didn't get 

 in the last session," said Senator Alben W. Bark- 

 ley of Kentucky in addressing a recent luncheon of 

 agricultural, labor, and business interests given 

 by the Illinois Agricultural Association complimen- 

 tary to the Senator. . / >; j *, /- . , . ' | g ;^v 



Both senators from Kentucky voted against the 

 measure in the 69th Congress. 



Against Switching Support 



EXPRESSIONS from members received by 

 speakers at County Farm Bureau picnics held 

 during the past few months throughout the state 

 indicate that Illinois farmers are opposed to any 

 switching or dividing of support that might 

 weaken the standing of the surplus control meas- 

 ure known as the McNary-Haugen bill. 



This stand has been taken consistently by our 

 Executive Committee. It was reaffirmed at a con- 

 ference of officials from various state organiza- 

 tions held recently at Decatur, when advances 

 were made to secure support for the so-called "ex- 

 port debenture" proposal. i. ; v • t' # ' • 



The argument was made that the McNary- 

 Haugen bill hasn't enough support to become law. 

 On the other hand, the plan has gained consistent- 

 ly. It passed the last Congress and would now be 

 law except for the veto of the President. The lack 

 of popularity of that veto was subsequently dis- 

 closed. Whether or not the disclosure influenced 

 Mr. Coolidge's recent decision is food for specula- 

 tion. Farmers will stand firm in the next Con- 

 gress for something more substantial than loans 

 to cooperatives. They will resist attempts to 

 divide support that will lose a cause almost 



won. 



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Cooperate 30 Years 



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FARMERS at Luck, Wis., have been operating 

 a co-operative creamery for more than thirty 

 years. Who said farmers couldn't stick together? 



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