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THE 1. 1 A. A. RECORD 



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CCLTIJIIAL ASSOCIA 



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To a^vanc* the parpot* for which the farm bureau waa organised, 

 itmmely to promote, protect and represent the butinee; eeonownic, 

 social and educational interests of the farmers of Illinois and the nation, 

 mnd to develop agriculture. 



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

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

 E. G. Thiem, Director, 608 South Uearbom Street, Cnicago, IHinois. Entered 

 aa 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. 1925, authorized 

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

 Association is five dollars a year. The fee includes payment of fifty cents for 

 Subscription to the Illinois Agricultural Association Record. Postmaster: 

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OFFICERS 



President, Earl C. Smith Detroit 



l^ce-President, Frank D. Barton Cornell 



1>c«surer, R. A. Cowles Bloomington 



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[•EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

 ■([By Congressional Districts) 



lit to 11th ^ H. C. Vial, Downers Grove 



12th G. F. Tullock, Rockford 



t3th.. ;.C. E. Bamborough, Polo 



14th W. H. Moody, Port Byron 



iSth A. M. Skinner, Yates City 



16th A. R. WHght, Varna 



17th Geo. J. Stoll, Chestnut 



IStfa R. F. Karr, Iroquois 



19th J. L. Whisnand, Chcu-leston 



20th ....;.... Charles Borgelt, Havana 



21st .........^ Samuel Sorrells, Raymond 



23ad Frank Oezner, Waterloo 



23rd W. L. Cope, Salem 



2401 Charles Marshall, Belknap 



2Ctb Fred Diets, De Soto 



DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS 



Business Service Geo. R. Wicker 



Dairy Marketinc A. D. Lynch 



Paxm Supply J. R. Bent 



Finance R. A. Cowles 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing A. B. Leeper 



General Office J. H. Kelker 



Informatk]*! .^ B. G. Thiem 



Auto Insurance J. P. Gibson 



Legal Counsel /. Donald Kirkpatrick 



Live Stock Marketing ". Ray E. Miller 



Organization ; G. E. Metzger- 



Field Service V. Vaniman 



Pmiltry and Egg Marketing F. A. Gougler 



Taxation and Statistics J. C. Watson 



Transportation L. J. Quasey 



The Man With The Hammer 



'X'HE I. A. A. is no one man organization. Nor is it 

 -*■ run by a clique or a group. It is a great democratic 

 institution in which every member has a chance to be 

 heard. He can voice his objection or his approval. He can 

 criticize and kick where kicking counts. The place to do 

 it is in one or all of the four gn^oup conferences to be held 

 on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 19, 1928, at Rock Island. 



These conferences have become as important a part of 

 the I. A. A. annual meeting as the banquet and the giant 

 luncheon on Friday. 



If you know a good, vigorous, two-fisted kicker, one who 

 carries his hammer around with him regularly, and uses 

 it conscientiously, urge hin^ to come to the annual meet- 

 ing and put on a first class demonstration. That's what 

 these meetings ^re for. 



The L AL A. 'Executive Committee and officers are anx- 



ious to meet these people. They are at least stimulating, 

 and often they do a great deal of good. We're for the man 

 with the hammer, if he's honest and sincere. He cani be 

 taught to help build something. 



In the Society Columns 



'T'HE farmer has arrived. He has made the society col- 

 umns of a great metropolitan daily. The gold coast 

 has learned that thefe is such a person. Here is the proof 

 just as it was lifted out of the newspaper: • ;V : - ^; f ■ 

 "Mrs. William E. Clow of Lake Forest will open her 

 home in Sunset Lane next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock 

 for a talk on "The Problems of the Farmer," by Miss 

 Julie R. Adams. Miss Adams will: give the same talk 

 Monday morning at 10:45 o'clock at the home of Mrs. 

 Edward T. Jeffery, 915 North Dearborn Street." ; . , ^ 



Who shall say we are not making progress?- 



Appreciation ' ? 



'T'HE last meeting of the 1927 Executive -gommittee of 

 -*- the I. A. A. will be held Friday, Jan. 6, 1928. It is 

 fitting that a word of appreciation be expressed for the 

 faithful service these men have given during the past year. 

 In all the history of the Association there is no record, to 

 the writer's knowledge, of an executive meeting that 

 lacked a quorum. During 1927 an absence of a single 

 member was very unusual. It was a hundred per cent 

 committee at nearly every session. 



It's this kind of faithfulness that makes the L A. A. a 

 great organization. It has been blest with able leadership. 

 Personal sacrifice is necessary to carry on the work of this 

 democratic institution. There is no fee worthy of the 

 name for those who assume its responsibilities. Most of 

 the committeemen are active farm operators. Oftentimes 

 they can ill afford to be away. The membership owes its 

 representatives a vote of thanks. All in favor say aye. 



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Ousley to Illinois ' ' ^ 



\ DISTINGUISHED southerner from the sunny cotton 

 -^*- fields of Texas will address four farm audiences in 

 Illinois between the Christmas and New Year holidays. 



The Hon. Clarence Ousley, assistant 

 secretaiy of agriculture during the 

 Wilson administration, a prominent 

 newspaper man, and now director of 

 the Texas Safe Farming Association 

 of Dallas will present a §ou'-herner's 

 viewpoint on the national agricultural 

 problem at the annual Farm Bureau 

 meetings, in Woodford, McLean, and 

 Iroquois comities, and before a farmer- 

 business men's gathering in DeKalb 

 county. The dates are Dec. 28, 29, 

 30, 31 respectively. - s; ; I f| 



Mr. Ousley is not only a student of 

 economics, he is a student of government. He represents 

 an organization made up of Texas business men. There- 

 fore, his advocacy of a surplus control plan for agricul- 

 tural products is doubly significant. 1 k 

 Col. Ousley has a way of saying things that cut deep. 

 He is a master linguist. He doesn't mince words. He im- 

 presses you with the idea that he knows what he's talking 

 about. He is a believer in the possibilities of an economic 

 and political alliance between the South and West. The 

 four counties in which he will speak are to be congratulated 

 in securing such an outstanding man. l! * 



Clarenca 

 Ousley 



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