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Number 12 



DECEMBER, 1929 



Volume 7 



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Plan Three Busy Days 

 For I. A. A. Annual Meet 



Program Follows General Outline of 

 Previous Years 



PRrilMIXARY plins for the I. A. A. annual 

 nii'ctin.i; ai Sprini;tK'ld. January 2V, 30, 51, 

 arc completed. I urilicr dttails to be arranncd 

 will be announced in tlic January- issue. 



The openlni; day, January 29, 

 will be devoted tti the annual 

 nieetin>;s oi allied organizations, 

 including the Illinois Farm Bu- 

 reau Baseball League, tlie Serum 

 Association, the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Mutual Insurance Company, 

 Country Lite Insurance Company, 

 and the Illinois Agricultural Co- 

 operatives Association. 



In addition to the Secretary ol 

 Agriculture, there will be out- 

 standing speakers on the ijuestion 

 of farm taxation and transporta- 

 tion. Important pronouncements 

 from Secretary Hyde regarding 

 future agricultural policies of the 

 Hoover administration, are ex- 

 pected. VC'liile no definite ar- 

 rangements have yet been made, 

 several members of the Federal 

 Farm Board will probably attend 

 the convention in the state capitol. 



Annual Banquet 



The annual banquet will come 



on Thursday night, January 50, as 



in past years, and the annual 



luncheon where Secretary Hyde 



will speak, on January 51, the 



last day of the meeting. The 



luncheon will be held in the 



Springfield Armory to provide ac- 

 commodations for 1200 to I SOD 

 people. Headquarters will be established at the 

 Abraham Lincoln Hotel. 



There will be a series of five conferences on 

 Thursday afternoon where delegates and mem- 

 bers will have the tliH)r. Free and open discussion 

 of policy matters is the object of these meet- 

 ings. Organization and marketing problems will 

 be given prominence since both loom large in 

 probable activities in 1950. 



Lowden Coming 



As we go to press, the announcement comes 

 that Frank O. Lowden of Oregon has accepted 

 an invitation to speak at the annual banquet on 

 Thursday night. Complete details will be an- 



Plan Early 



Plan now to attend the coming meet- 

 ini: at Springfield, Jan. 29-30-31. Make 

 reservations .it once with your County 

 Farm Bureau. Accommodations can be 

 provided for all ,it the banquet and 

 luncheon if the local committee is noti- 

 fied in advance. 



Annual Meeting Speaker 



Sec'y Hyde Chief Speaker 

 At Coming I. A. A. Meeting 



Secretary Demonstrates Sincerity As 

 Real Friend of Agriculture 



I ION. AKTHL'R \I. 

 ■ ^ ernor ot Missouri, 

 :ure. the orator of the H 

 reads' has demonstrated I 



friend oi ai: 



the principal 



ing I. A. 



1^ ni . {(irnur ;:<>v- 

 S.crctary <.*\ A>;rituU 

 i,>vcr cibiiui wIm al- 

 invvritv .is .» real 

 icuhurt. Will deliver 

 adJro^ at the com* 

 A. convention at 

 Sprin.i;ticlJ. 1 he Secretary acccpicd 

 Ik- \n\ ii.itiop tcndcrod tn l*rc>i- 

 scvcr.ll m o n t ii s 



Smilli 



dent 



Secretary 

 prt.tc*.Nion. a 



Hvdc, a ljw\cr by 

 ready lia-* done niucli 

 to win his way int*» the hearti o£ 

 farmers, lit rn and reared in the 

 beh. ic in.ide a splendid 

 retord as sitvcrimr *»f Iiis state. 

 0<Hxi roads and bcuer Louniry 

 sehotils were chief intcrcNts of his 

 adininistrati* n. Me i-. an exten- 

 sive land ov ner in Missouri and 

 so hav a dir.'Ct monetary interest 

 in ai*riculturfc. 



Talks Surplus Control 



Sec*y Hyde Accepts Invitation (rem Pres. Earl Smith in I. A. A. Offices 



nounced in the January issue of the Record. 



More than 5,000 Illinois livestock growers 

 have visited the terminal livestock markets as 

 guests of the various Producer commission as- 

 sociations during the past two years. 



Apply for Reduced Rates 



iPPI ICATION for reduced rates to Spnn^- 

 •^ ^ field for the annual I. A, A. convention 

 has been made by the transportation depart- 

 ment on all lines. If a reduction is granted as 

 in former years, don't neglect to take advantage 

 of it. Details of how this may be done will be 

 explained in the January issue of the Ri«.- 

 ORD. ", 



Springfield Is ideally located M\i} Is accessible 

 by train or hard road to all points In Illinois. 

 Train service is available on the Chicago and 

 Alton, the Illinois Central, the VC'abash. the 

 Burlington and the Baltimore and Ohio rail- 

 ways. Hard roads lead out in all directions 

 and most of these have bus service. Excellent 

 hotel and eating facilities are assured. 



In Ills p 

 becoming a 

 cabinet, Mr 

 imp«.>riance 

 taking mar 

 prinJuction 

 farm surpli 

 his address 

 ing will be 

 est. coming 

 months' exp< 

 the purpose* 



"« 



Marketing Act through il 

 Ot\ his recent \isii tu 

 the Secretary expressed su 

 and complete a statf servi 

 spoke apprt»vingly of tlic o 

 insurance and other serv 

 associated companies. 



Secretary Hyde will 

 luncheon in the Sprlngfie 

 Jan. }l. A crowd *>f I 

 accommodated and barrini 

 a record attendance Is pr 



lie siatemenis since 

 r lember of the Htxncr 

 Hyde has stressed tlie 

 f organization and tif 

 inal lands out t>f 

 id so controlling the 

 VC'hat he says in 

 the I. A. A. ineet- 

 of nation-wide inter- 

 as it will alter six 

 rlence in carrying t»ut 

 of the Ak;ricukural 

 I edcral larm Uoard. 

 the I. A. A. offices, 

 rprisc to find so large 

 inois tarnwrs. He 

 gani/ation setup with 

 cc rendered through 



p obably speak at the 



arm«»ry on I riday, 



200 to ISOO can be 



unfavorable weather 



(ibable. 



"A careful system of selling live- 

 stock in the National Stock Yards is 

 practiced by the Producers. The or- 

 ganization has handed out about 

 $800,000 in refunds to its members.'* 

 J. King Eaton, Hamel. 



