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THE I. A. A. RECORD 



I liLilNOIS 



CCL TDBAL ASSOCIA 



RECORO^ 



To advanea iha purpote for which the Farm Bureau wat organized, 

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

 political, and educational interemta of the farmere of lllinoia and the 

 nation, and to develop agriculture. 



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

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

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

 Illinois, under the Act of March S, 1879. Accepted for mailins 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: In returning 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, Geo. E. Metzger Chicago 



Treasurer, R. A. Cowles _ Bloomlngton 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

 J (By Congressional District) 

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G. F. Tullock, Rockford 



C. E. Bamborough, Polo 



M. G. Lambert, Ferris 



A. N. Skinner, Yates City 



A. R. Wright, Vema 



Geo. J. StoU, Chestnut 



R. F. Karr, Iroquois 



C. J. Gross, Atwood 



..Charles S. Black, Jacksonville 



Samuel Sorrells, Raymond 



Frank Oexner, Waterloo 



W. L. Cope. Salem 



Charles Marshall, Belknap 



Fred Diets, De Soto 



DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS 



Dairy Marketing ., A. D. Lynch 



Limestone-Phosphate J. R- Bent 



Finance i R. A. Cowles 



Fruit and VegeUble Marketing A. B. Leeper 



Comptroller J- H. Kelker 



Information.. 



Insurance Service 



Legal Counsel 



Live Stock Marketing 



Organization 



Produce Marketing 



Taxation and Statistics.. 

 Transportation 



George Thiem 



V. Vaniman 



Donald Kirkpatrick 



Ray E. MiUer 



G. E. Metzger 



F. A. Gougler 



,..J. C. Watson 



L. J. Quasey 



SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS 



Country Ufe Insurance Co L. A. XVilliams, Mgr. 



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



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



Illinois Farm Supply Co 1- R- Marchant, Mgr. 



I. A„ A. Growth 



THE growtjh of the Illinois Agricultural Association and its associated 

 companies during the past ten years is revealed in the tremendous 

 increase in office floor space occupied now compared with that comprising 

 the -first little office establisheld in Room 110), Edison Building, Clark 

 and Adams St., back in 191 9. j Two rooms, one about I4x 14 feet, the 

 other 12x14 feet, a total of j 364 square feet made up the first home 

 of the I. A. A. in Chicago. Today the Association and associated com- 

 panies occupy 78 iO square f^et of floor space or well over half the 

 entire 12th floor of the Traiisportation Building. 



Secretary U. O. ThompsonL Publicity Director Edgar L. Bill, and 

 Organization Director J. C. Sailor together with office help comprised 

 the I. A. A. staff when the first office was established in the Edison 

 Building. 



Early in 1920 the Association had blossomed out with a membership 

 of nearly 50,000. Several ndyf departments were established and the 

 cramped quarters of the Edisdn Building were deserted for more com- 

 modious offices in the Peopled Life Insurance Building at 150 North 

 Wells Street. 



The move to the Transportation Building at Harrison and Dear- 

 born Sts., the present headquirters, was made about two years later. 

 Nearly every year since then Has seen expansion in service to members, 

 and office space to contain all the new activities. Tenants whose ofiBces 

 once adjoined the I. A. A. hjave relinquished their rooms and taken 

 other space to accommodate us 



How the Copper Producers Did It 



COMMENTING upon the recent prosperity of copper producers 

 Glenn Griswold in the Chicago Journal of Commerce says: 



"All sorts of reasons are being given for the advance in the price of 

 copper and for the fact that even now copper is abnormally high and 

 profitable. Most uf these reasons are fairly sound and yet it would 

 seem that the most important reason is the one usually neglected; that 

 is co-operative organization within the industry. 



"No other industry is so soundly organized in its inter-company and 

 competitive relations. After six years of depression and near bankruptcy 

 the full effect of co-operation began to be felt, and despite its price 

 intlaciun copper seems to be one of the strongest industries in the coun- 

 try today." 



Organization and co-operation can do as much for agriculture al- 

 though the farm problem is infinitely more complex. The "Agricultural 

 Marketing Act" and the Federal Farm Board, it is hoped, will point the 

 way to stabilization at a (Profitable level. Farmers recognize their re- 

 sponsibility in the work that lies ahead. We must learn first, however, 

 that co-operation means the individual support of every farmer to his 

 live stock shipping association. Producers' Commission Association, co- 

 operative fruit and vegetable growers' association, seed growers' ex- 

 change, cream shipping association, co-operative farmers' elevator, 

 co-operative farm supply company, and last but not least, the Farm 

 Bureau. I 1 '3 



Gratitude and Ingratitude 



"T AM writing to inform you that they have built my fence along 

 I the railroad," writes Arthur Bestold, a member of the Marshall- 

 Putnam Farm Bureau. "I thank you very much for taking care of 

 this for me. I have a neighbor who says he has been trying to get a 

 fence for three years and has not got it yet. Still he is always knock- 

 ing the Farm Bureau and the I. A. A. I appreciate this service very 

 much." 



This little testimonial reveals one of the minor and less important 

 services made possible by organization. Yet, because it was direct, tangi- 

 ble, and individual it was highly appreciated. I 



Of far more importance are other services rendered by the Farm 

 Bureau and the Illinois Agricultural Association. Initiating co-opera- 

 tive marketing and bargaining associations and protecting farmers' in- 

 terests before taxing bodies, commissions that fix freight rates, telephone 

 rates, and light rates are of greater significance. 



Yet because these services are less tangible, less evident they often go 

 unnoticed and unappreciated. Non-members as well as members benefit 

 from many of these activities. But too often they are taken for granted 

 and evoke no such letters as the one quoted above. 



It is perhaps too much to expect commendation and thanks for work 

 well done. "Ingratitude is the world's reward," said a German phil- 

 osopher with some truth. He who works for the sake of securing credit, 

 recognition, and reward is usually disappointed. The personal joy and 

 satisfaction that comes from work well done must suffice. If you get 

 more than this, count yourself fortunate. 



State Fair August 19 



STATE Fair visitors at Springfield during the week August 19-24 

 will be greeted by a fifty by eighty Farm Bureau tent reserved as 

 headquarters for I. A. A. -Farm Bureau members throughout Illinois. 

 A portion of the space in the tent will be used as a checking booth 

 where members may leave their wraps and parcels while they seek 

 recreation and rest. 



The State Fair is a great educational institution. Everyone can see 

 the handiwork of superior live stock breeders, fruit, vegetable, and 

 grain growers. There is inspiration for farm boys and girls in the 4-H 

 Club exhibits. The art of home making is not forgotten in the educa- 

 tional displays and exhibits that interest thousands of Fair visitors. 



The Illinois State Fair with its many new buildings, its spacious 

 grounds and countlr« attractions is one of the best in the country. 

 But go to the Fair v.. I- I'.e idea of learning the lessons it teaches if 

 you would make it a j'.rotiiable trip. 



