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Tune m on the I. A. A. half hour program 

 broadcast dailii at 12 SO P. M. from station 

 WJJD, Chicaqn (SS5 meters). The facilitira of 

 station WjJv are loaned the Association 

 throuph the lourtesy of the Loyal Order of 

 Moosf, Mooseh'^art, III. No prbgram on Satur- 

 days and Sundays. 



DEWITT C. Wing, agricultural 

 writer, philosopher, and editor of 

 the American Swineherd will be a 

 regular broad- 

 caster each Mon- 

 day on the I. A. 

 A. daily farm pro- 

 gram. His views 

 on farm life and 

 other subjects are 

 read with interest 

 throughout the 

 United States. Mr. 

 Wing owns a 1100 

 acre farm in 

 Wayne county, H- 

 linois, where he 

 holds a member- 



Dewitt C. Wing 



ship in the Farm Bureau and I. A. A. 

 C. S. Rhode and J. C. Hackleman of 

 the University of Illinois are the 

 sjieakers scheduled for Friday, Mar. 

 2o. Ole Olson will be on the air Mar. 

 26, and L. B. Palmer, president of 

 Ohio Farm Bureau, on Mar. 29. 



THE FARMERS' TALE 



VV'HEN World War came 'twas often said, 

 •' we'll "raise more Wheat" and save the 

 bread. 



The price of land contrived to double and 

 those who bought are still in trouble. 



While those who sold are still afraid the 

 mcttgage never will be paid. 



The younpr men mostly left the farms, to 

 factories, shipyards, some to arms. 



Old men and women tilled the land ; the tax 

 went up on every hand. 



With spuds so high it seemed like fun, one 

 hundred dollars for a ton. 



War caused a mushroom valuation, and gave 

 high tax unjust foundation. 



We paid high tax without much care, while 

 pr' -^s nil were in the air. 



Put now the price has dropped so low, to 

 pay our tax we have no shew. 



Sometimes our crops are only half; we milk 

 the cow and kill the calf. 



And if we try to sell the skin, the price will 

 hnrdly make you grin. 



But if you buy a piece of leather, the price 

 has gone up like a feather. 



We used to love the noble steed, who pulled 

 the plow and gave us speed. 



But now no matter where you go, the 

 factory man takes in the dough. 



Price is fixed by some "combine," and tariff 

 helps to make it shine. 



sweet, but farmers 



War is over, peace is 

 can't keep on their feet. 



The price for produce does not pay, the cost 

 of growing grain or hay. 



And if you turn to hogs and veal, all you 

 will clear will be the squeal. 



Farmers produce now is sold, in open mar- 

 l(tt« of the world. 



When he buys he meets "protection," I hope 

 by votes, he'll make objection. 



And ask for laws to make his pay as good 

 as in the factory. 



Industry can never stand, when farmers die 

 and quit the land, for workmen need good food 

 to eat. 



From where will come their bread and meat? 



P'armers claim an equal share, "to live and 

 let live" through the year. 



Courtesy A. M. Hodgson, Chatsworth, III. 



Auto Insurance Policy 



Applications In I. A. A. 

 Company Now Total 7200 



Anniversary Week Scheduled For March 

 26 to 31, Company Year Old April 1 



APPLICATIONS for auto insurance 

 -'^ policies in the Illinois Ag^ricultur- 

 al Mutual Insurance Company totaled 

 7,200 on Thursday, March 15, two 

 weeks before the first anniversary ol 

 the new company. 



"This is the greatest record ever 

 made by a mutual insurance company 

 of this kind, to our knowledge ' states 

 V. Vaniman, director of insurance 

 acquisition for the I. A. A., in com- 

 menting on the growth of the com- 

 pany. 



Steady Growth 



"We started less than a year ago 

 with some 2,000 applications for poli- 

 cies and since that time the company 

 has had a steady natural growth. In 

 most counties the members themselves 

 signed up voluntarily or at the sugges- 

 tions of their neighbors. The company 

 has not found it necessary to use high 

 pressure salesmanship in firmly estab- 

 lishing itself as a service institution 

 for the Farm Bureau members of Il- 

 linois." 



The company expects to celebrate 

 by holding Anniversary Week from 

 March 26 to April 1 with the idea of 

 ushering in the second year with a 

 substantial increase in policy holders. 



New Coverage 



Three forms of additional coverage 

 recently added to the policy have 

 proved popular. These include pro- 

 tection against stationary object col- 

 lision, windstorm and tornado, and 

 theft of spare tires, rims, etc., when 

 locked. 



The stationary object collision .vill 

 be put into effect as of noon on March 

 26. All members desiring this cov- 

 erage should send in their $10 check 

 so their coverage for this insurance 

 can be made eflFective as of that date. 



Windstorm, Tornado 



The windstorm, tornado, cyclone, 

 hail, earthquake and explosion cover- 

 age was made effective February 1. 

 This coverage goes along with the fire 

 and theft coverage and will cost about 

 the same as fire insurance. It is in- 

 cluded in the policy the same as trans- 

 portation insurance, and is given the 

 insured unless they otherwise specify. 



Theft coverage includes spare tire?, 

 tubes, and wheels when locked to the 

 car. Theft coverage went into effect 

 on Feb. 1. This coverage is optional 

 and is not given unless desired. There 

 is no additional initial cost. 



Initial Payment 



The initial payment for public lia- 

 bility and property damage has been 

 reduced from $25 to $15. The same 

 is true for fire and theft. In case of 

 cancellation $10 is returned to the 

 insured. 



' "Farm Bureau members like the 

 special features of the policy, namely, 

 paying the actual value of the car at 

 the time of loss by fire or theft," says 

 Vaniman. In case of collision accident 

 where insured recovers for collision 

 loss, he is also paid for damage to 

 tires. The special feature of the pol- 

 icy giving protection to anyone the 

 insured gives permission to drive the 

 car is meeting with general approval. 

 Not only is the reduction in cost of 

 the insurance appealing to Farm Bu- 

 reau members but also the coverage 

 offered in the policy which meets their 

 needs. 



Many I. A. A. District 



Conferences In March 



DISTRICT I. A. A. conferences al- 

 ready held or to be held durin»t 

 March were scheduled at the March 

 meeting of the I. A. A. Executive Com- 

 mittee on the 9th. 



District 15 started the spring sched- 

 ule with a meeting at Canton on March 

 6 called by Committeeman A. N. Skin- 

 ner of Yates City. A report of this 

 conference appears elsewhere in this 

 issue. 



The 12th District followed with a 

 conference at Aurora on March 10, the 

 story of which appears on page 1. 

 other meetings scheduled thereafter 

 are as follows: 



Meetings will be scheduled in the 

 16th and 18th districts and announced 

 as soon as the necessary arrangements 

 can be made. Life insurance will be 

 discussed at all the district conferences 

 by either Donald Kirkpatrick, legal 

 counsel.'or V. Vaniman, director of in- 

 surance acquisition. President Smit;t 

 will attend most of the conferences to 

 discuss policies of the Association par- 

 ticularly with reference to legislation. 

 The district picnic plan which has al- 

 ready been favorably received in sev- 

 eral districts will be presepted for vote . 

 at all the conferences. 



Ninety-five speakers includins farm- 

 ers, merchants, business, and profes- 

 sional men of Logan county will ad- 

 dress a series of 80 community meet- 

 ings scheduled by Farm adviser J. II. 

 Checkiey of the Logan County Farm 

 Bureau. 



The meetings will be held for the 

 most part in the country churches, 

 school houses, and town hiiUs. Check- 

 ley has enrolled nearly all the eligible 

 broadcasters of Logan county in his 

 speaker's bureau, among whom are 

 doctors, lawyers, preachers, merchants, 

 and others. Experiences in and out of 

 the profession or occupation provide a 

 variety of interesting material. 



