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Page Nine 



Northwestern Illinois Dairy- 

 men Want Co-op. 



Producers Who Supply Condenseries 

 Cast Eyes at Chicago Market 



D EPRESENTATIVES of Farm Bureaus in 

 *- *- the northwestern Illinois counties gathered 

 at Dixon on Oct. 29 to consider the advisability 

 of organizing a co-operative association of dairy- 

 men in that area. Practically all of the milk 

 produced in the Rock 

 river valley, which in- 

 cludes such counties as 

 Lee, Ogle, and White- 

 side, is sold to local 

 condenseries. 

 A. D. Lynch, dairy 



a marketing director for 

 the L A. A., discussed 

 the dairy industry, the 

 program being carried 

 out by bargaining as- 

 sociations on the princi- 

 A. D. Lynch P"' "•'"' markets in 



Illinois, and outlined 

 the need for a complete survey of the territory 

 and milk marketing conditions there. 



Committee Appointed 



A committee was appointed as follows to 

 report at a future meeting: Carl Sartorious, 

 Amboy; Harve Rhoads, Compton; LeRoy 

 Lehman, Franklin Grove; L. M. Gentry, Ore- 

 gon; H. W. Allyn, Oregon; W. A. HeintzeU 

 man, Oregon; O. C. Beatty, Sterling; B. F. 

 Hoover, Morrison; and Geo. P. Fisk, Prophets- 

 town. 



Between 40 and 50 dairymen, local leaders, 

 and farm advisers attended the meeting. They 

 represented approximately 1,080 producers who 

 sell to condenseries at Dixon, Sterling, Morrison, 

 Oregon, Amboy, and other points. Lynch em- 

 phasized the national aspect of dairy market- 

 ing and the need for co-ordinating local co- 

 operative effort with mid-west and national 

 oiganizations. 



H. W. Allyn, manager of Rock River farms 

 and an able leader in state dairy activities, told 



the dairymen of the need for more favorable 

 freight rates on milk to Chicago. 



"We ought to have the Chicago markets for 

 Illinois dairymen," said Allyn. "Wisconsin has 

 stolen our market because it has more favorable 

 freight rates than do we. Why should milk 

 be shipped into Chicago from Janesville, Green 

 Bay, Madison, and even more distant Wisconsin 

 points when we have milk in this territory 

 that should be bringing the Chicago price. 

 Illinois markets for Illinois producers should be 

 our watchword." 



The transportation department of the I. A. 

 A. has been asked to check the freight rates 

 with the idea of eliminating discrimination 

 against milk shippers in the northwestern Illi- 

 nois territory. 



Farmer Employers' 



Liability Insurance 



By V. VaiUman 



TLLINOIS farmers appreciate the fact that 

 -■- they are living in a progressive age and are 

 protecting themselves by Employers Liability In- 

 surance for injury or deatih to employees just 

 the same as they arc protecting themselves 

 against liability for autompbile public liability 

 and property damage. I 



Lmployers' Liability Insorance furnished by 

 the Illinois Agricultural Mutual Insurance Com- 

 pany provides protection for the farmer employer 

 up to $5,000 and $10,000; i. e. $5,000 for per- 

 sonal injury or death to one employee, and with 

 that limit per employee, $10,000 for any single 

 accident. 



In taking out the insurance the employer 

 makes a premium deposit of not less than $tO. 

 Five dollars premium deposit is required for 

 each additional six months of labor, or fraction 

 thereof, in excess of 12 months. For example, 

 if the employer estimates he will have one man 

 for 12 months and 3 men for two months each, 

 this would be a total of 1 8 months of estimated 

 hired labor which would re<luire a $ 1 5 premium 

 deposit. 



The surplus share is $10 i* every case and the 

 policy fee $5. 



DEFENDS TITLE IN NATIONAL MEET 

 Walter Olson, member of the Knox County Farm Bureau, and national champion com 

 husker, was scheduled to defend his title in the national meet near Kansas City on Nov. 15. 

 Walter placed second in the recent state contest near Rio being bested by Harold Holmes of 

 Henry county. Holmes turned in 34.95 bu. net, Olson 34.31 bu. Orville Welch of Piatt 

 county placed third, Carl Seiler of Knox fourth, and Elmer Williams of Stark, former national 

 champion, fifth. Eleven contestants husked more than 31 bu. net. 



Dairymen Meet at Decatur 



Preliminary steps toward the organization at a 

 milk producers' co-operative organization were 

 taken at Decatur on Oct. 24 in a meeting at 

 the Macon County Farm Bureau office. 



Representatives from every township in the 

 county met witlhFarm Bureau officers and A. D. 

 Lynch, dairy marketing director of the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association, who told what organ- 

 ized dairymen were doing at other markets. 

 A collective bargaining organization is contem- 

 plated similar to those now in existence at 

 Champaign, Peoria, Bliwmintton. Chicago, and 

 St: Louis. 



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