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THE I. A. A. RECORD 



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CCL TURAL ASSOCIA 



RECORiy 



To mdoance thm purpo*e for which the Farm Bureau mat organixed, 

 namely to promote, protect and repreeent the bueineet, economic, 

 political, and educational intereett of the farmer* of lllinoi* and the 

 nation, and to develop agriculture. 



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

 Illinois, by the Illinois Asricultural Association. Entered as second- 

 class matter October 20. 1926, at the post office at Mount Morris. 

 Illinois, under the Act of March J. 1879. Accepted for mailing at 

 special rate of postage provided for in Section 412, Act of February 

 28, 1925, authorized October 27. 1926. 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 Ricoro. Postmaster: In returninB an un- 

 called for or missent copy please indicate key number on address as 

 is required by law. 



OFFICERS 



President, Earl C. Smith ..„ Detroit 



Vice-President, Frank D. Barton _ „ Cornell 



Secretary, Ceo. E. Metzser CUcafO 



Treasurer, R. A. Cowlea „ Bloomington 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

 (By Conxretsional District) 



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H. C. Vial, Downers Crove 



G. F. Tullock, Rockfonl 



C. E. Bamborouch, Polo 



M. G. Lambert, Ferris 



.Ji. N. Skinner, Yates City 



A. R. Wright. Vema 



Geo. J. Stoll, Chestnut 



R. F. Kan> Ira<|uois 



C. J. Gross. Atwood 



nCharlea S. Black, Jacksonville 



., Samuel Sorrells, Raymond 



., Frank Oexner, Waterloo 



+ .^, W. L. Cope^ Salem 



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24th _ Charles Marshall, Belknap 



2Sth J. Fred Dieti, De Soto 



DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS 



Dairy Marketing „ , A. D. Lynch 



Limestone-Phosphate _ i J. R. Bent 



Finance I R. A. Cowles 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing J. A. B. Leeper 



Comptroller...- „. J. H. Kelker 



Information j George Thiem 



Insurance Service \ V. Vaniman 



Legal Counsel „ j Donald Kirkpatrick 



Live Stock Marketing Ray E. Miller 



Organization I G. E. Metzger 



Produce Marketing 1 F. A. Gougler 



Taxation and Statistics i. J. C. Watson 



TransnprtatioB _ L. J. Quasey 



SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS 



Country Life Insurance Co L. A. Williams, Mgr. 



Illinois Agricultural Co-operatives Ass'n F. E. Ringham, Mgr. 



Illinois Agricultural Mutual Insurance Co A. E. Richardson, Mgr. 



Illinois Farm Supply Co. L. R. Marchant, Mgr. 



Important That a Start Be Made 



'« AFTER the many years of effort put forth to solve 

 j\_ the agricultural problem, resulting in divergence 

 of thought and opinion on the question, President Hoov- 

 er's administration is entitled to and should receive full 

 co-operation and support of all sincere friends of agricul- 

 ture," Earl C. Smith, president of the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association declared in a radio address on the I. A. A. 

 Forum from Station WLS, Chicago, on May 7. Mr. Smith 

 returned from Washington only the day before, where he 

 conferred with other farm representatives, officials, and 

 members of Congress. 



Referring to the administration farm relief measure 

 now before Congress, Mr. Smith said, "With the passage 

 of this legislation which centers responsibility for the de- 

 velopment of a solution of the big problems in agricul- 

 ture with the Federal Farm Board, the farmers of Ameri- 

 ca can feel that at least a start has been made. With the 

 correction of any weaknesses that may develop, or the 

 removal of limitations that may exist, this initial effort 

 should finally result in the formulation of a sound perma- 

 nent policy for American agriculture. 



"The position of our organization, both state and na- 

 tional," continued the speaker, "has been consistent with 



the position taken in our recent annual meetings. Our na- 

 tional president, Mr. Thompson, reflected that position in 

 his testimony before the senate committee on agriculture, 

 reported as follows: >' 



" 'The American Farm Bureau Federation has 

 been unable to find a better plan to secure for agri- 

 culture the stability it needs, than that which includes 

 the equalization fee. He (Mr. Thompson) made it 

 definitely clear, however, that under orders from 

 the Farm Bureau membership of more than a million 

 and a quarter families in forty-five states, the Farm 

 Bureau will not insist on this plan, but will co-oper- 

 ate wholeheartedly in developing any plan which will 

 insure economic equality to the American farmer and 

 recognition that the agricultural industry is entitled 

 to the same preferences which have enabled other 

 industrial groups to attain stability.' " 

 Commenting on the Haugen Bill which seems to carry 

 the administration viewpoint, the speaker expressed the 

 opinion that this bill "is a permissive piece of legislation, 

 but in no way mandatory. Its declaration of principles 

 is about all one could ask. While no specific machinery 

 has been provided for carrying out the purpose and in- 



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tent of the legislation, broad powers and authority are 

 vested in the proposed Federal Farm Board, which gives 

 the Board full opportunity to provide and put in opera- 

 tion such machinery as is necessary to carry out the pro- 

 visions of the legislation. 



"Boiled down — and in a word, one would say that the 

 Haugen Bill sets forth very meritorious purposes, gives 

 broad powers and authority to a Federal Farm Board, and 

 provides same with ample funds to assist co-operative in- 

 stitutions in stabilizing the markets of this country." 



Referring to the debenture plan, an optional provision 

 in the McNary Bill in the senate. Smith said: "Neither 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association nor our national or- 

 ganization, the American Farm Bureau Federation, has 

 taken any position either for or against the debenture 

 scheme. Regardless of any merit this proposal may carry, 

 anyone informed on the situation at Washington at the 

 present time knows that it has no opportunity of being 

 included in a farm bill that will pass the present session 

 of Congress. Even its foremost sponsors and supporters 

 in previous sessions are at the present time giving no 

 support to this provision." 





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