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THE I. A. A. RECORD 



M. G. Lambert 



I. A. A. Conference At 

 Macomb Hear Insurance, 

 Voting Records Discussed 



To Hold District Picnic, Kirkpatrick 

 Presents New Life Proposal 



VOTING records of candidates, the 

 status of the McNary-Haugen bill, 

 proposed gas tax legislation, insur- 

 ance, district pic- 

 nics, and other 

 subjects were dis- 

 cussed at the Illi- 

 nois Agrricultural 

 Association con- 

 ference in the 

 14th district, held 

 on Thursday, Mar. 

 22, at Macomb. M. 

 G. Lambert, I. A. 

 A. Executive Com- 

 mitteeman, presid- 

 ed. 



Farm Adviser J. H. Lloyd of Han- 

 cock County discussed the hog cholera 

 control project in Western Illinois. It 

 was suggested that the counties in 

 that district might come to an under- 

 standing reg:arding prices for serum 

 and virus to avoid confusion at coun- 

 ty border lines. 



Donald Kirkpatrick of the I. A. A. 

 discussed the new limestone contract 

 and explained how it would operate. 



District Picnic Planned 



It was moved by P. B. Scott of Mer- 

 cer County and seconded by W. A. 

 Stevenson of Henderson County that 

 the 14th congressional district hold a 

 district picnic this year. Each county 

 Farm Bureau was asked to appoint a 

 representative to act on a joint picnic 

 committee. Mr. Lambert was elected 

 chairman of the committee, and was 

 asked to call the first meeting. 



Farm advisers in the district re- 

 ported on livestock marketing prog- 

 ress in their various counties. 



It was moved by Cooper of Hender- 

 son County and seconded by Scott of 

 Mercer County that meetings be held 

 quarterly in the district, and that the 

 next conference be held on May 22. 

 Carried. Aledo was suggested for the 

 next meeting, but on motion it was 

 decided to leave the choice to the dis- 

 trict picnic committee. 



R. J. Hamilton, district manager, 

 spoke briefly on organization. 



Butterfat Prices Higher 



Farm Adviser Doneghue of McDon- 

 ough County discussed co-operative 

 produce marketing and told about 

 activities in his county where 170 

 farmers are selling their produce co- 

 operatively. He stated that butterfat 

 prices have risen considerably in that 

 section since the organization of the 

 cream-buying station at Macomb. 



Donald Kirkpatrick presented the 



I. A. A. insurance progn^am and spoke 

 at length on the proposed plan for 

 initiating life insurance as a new serv- 

 ice. When 60 per cent of the county 

 Farm Bureaus endorse the project the 

 service will be made available. 



Mr. Lambert led the discussion on 

 the voting records of local candidates 

 for the legislature. The members were 

 urged to support those who had voted 

 for the interests of their farm con- 

 stituents. 



Farm Adviser A. A. Olsen of War- 

 ren County acted as secretary of the 

 meeting. 



Frank Oezner 



22nd District Votes To 



Picnic At Highland Pk. 



Life Insurance Plan Creates Much 

 Interest 



THE district picnic plan was unani- 

 mously endorsed at the 22nd I. 

 A. A. district conference held in East 

 St. Louis on 

 March 24. Frank 

 Oexner presided 

 and B. W. Till- 

 man of St. Clair 

 county acted as 

 secretary. 



Donald Kirkpat- 

 rick, legal counsel 

 for the I. A. A., 

 outlined in detail 

 the proposed life 

 insurance project 

 in which he stated 

 that the plan had been developed after 

 more than a year's investigation. Much 

 interest was shown in the new service, 

 although it was decided not to take 

 any action. Each County Farm Bu- 

 reau was asked to act upon the pro- 

 posal as soon as possible. When 60 

 per cent of all the counties endorse 

 the plan, the service will be made 

 available. 



Stanley Castle and Mr. Miller of 

 Madison county suggested Highland 

 Park as a suitable place for the 22nd 

 district picnic. It was moved, second- 

 ed, and carried that the Madison coun- 

 ty invitation be accepted. The chair- 

 man was authorized to appoint a com- 

 mittee of five to set the date and make 

 all arrangements. 



It was suggested that the I. A. A. 

 prepare a standard poster for the dis- 

 trict picnics. 



Representatives from all the counties 

 in the district attended. 



Visits I. A. A. Offices 



Charles W. Holman, secretary of 

 the National Co-operative Milk Pro- 

 ducers' Marketing Federation, and L. 

 Smith, a director in the Dairymen's 

 League of New York, visited the Illi- 

 nois Agricultural Association offices 

 recently. 



21st District Meets At 

 Carlinville, Endorse New 

 Picnic Plan, Insurance 



Bid 



'Farmer" Rusk Goodbye In 

 Resolution 



Sam Sorrella 



EVERY county in the 21st congres- 

 sional district was represented 

 at the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 conference held 

 on March 29 at 

 Carlinville at the 

 call of Samuel 

 Sorrells of Ray- 

 mond, I. A. A. Ex- 

 ecutive Commit- 

 teeman. 



H. J. Schultz, 

 president of the 

 Macoupin County 

 Farm Bureau, pre- 

 sided. Mr. Sorrells 

 led the discussion 

 on candidates for the legislature from 

 that section, and presented the voting 

 records of members of the 55th Gen- 

 eral Assembly. 



V. Vaniman, director of insurance 

 service, outlined the proposed life in- 

 surance plan which the Association 

 will initiate when 60 per cent of the 

 County Farm Bureaus of the state de- 

 mand this service. The life insurance 

 program apparently was favorably re- 

 ceived. 



Serum Association 



Mr. Sorrells also explained the work 

 of the Illinois Farm Bureau Serum As- 

 sociation in buying the needs for 63 

 county members engaged in active hog 

 cholera control campaigns. 



The district picnic plan was unani- 

 mously endorsed. 



In view of the fact that Farm Ad- 

 viser E. W. Rusk of Macoupin county 

 resigned recently to become agricul- 

 tural agent for the Chicago and Illi- 

 nois Midland Railroad, the following 

 resolution was off'ered by Dwight Hart 

 of Christian county and unanimously 

 adopted : J w 



Bouquet to Rusk 



"Be it hereby resolved that the rep- 

 resentatives of the executive commit- 

 tees of the four Farm Bureaus of the 

 21st district, comprising the counties 

 of Macoupin, Montgomery, Christian, 

 and Sangamon do hereby extend to E. 

 W. Rusk, the retiring adviser of Ma- 

 coupin county, the sincere apprecia- 

 tion of this 21st district for his un- 

 tiring and faithful services to the 

 Farm Bureau, not only in his own 

 county, but in the entire district as 

 well. We feel his counsel and accom- 

 plishments have been an inspiration 

 which has not been confined to Ma- 

 coupin county and the 21st district 

 alone, but has been felt all over the 

 state. 



"Be it further resolved that we ex- 

 tend to him in his new field of labor 

 our best wishes for his success, and 

 also our sincere good will." 



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