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THE I. A. 



RECORD 



I LiLtlNOIS 



CCLTVRAL ASSOCIA 



RECORO 



To advance the purpose for which the Farm Bureau was organbied, 

 namely to promote, protect and represent the business, economic, 

 political, and educational interests of th€ Jartnert of Illinois and the 

 nation, and to develop agriculture. 



Editor, Georgre Thiem 



Published once a month by the Illinois Agrricultural Association, 

 608 So. Dearborn St., Chicaso, IlL Entered as second-class matter 

 October 20, 1925, at the post office at Mount Morris, Illinois, under 

 the Act of March 3, 1879. Accepted for mailing at special rate of 

 postasre provided for in Section 412, Act of February 28, 1925, au- 

 thorized October 27, 1925. The individual membership fee of the 

 Illinois Afirricultural Association is five da*llars a year. The fee 

 incladea payment of fifty cents for subscriptfen to the ILUNOIS Agri- 

 CULTURAI. Association Record. Postmaster: In returning an uncalled 

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

 required by law. 



OFFICERS 



President, Earl C. Smith „ J>*treit 



Vice-President, A. R. Wright Varna 



S«cretmry, Ceo. E. Metzger. , Chicags 



Traasurar, R. A. Cowles _ „...., Bloomingtan 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 (By Congressional District) 



l«t ta lltli _.H. C. Vtal, Downers Grove 



lath. _ __ C. F. Tullock, Rockford 



13tfc C. E. Bamborough, Polo 



MIk „ _ „_ M. G. Lambert. FottIs 



IStk JC N. Sliinner, Yatea City 



16A Geo. B. Muller, Washington 



ITtt — „ — .„_ Geo. J. Stoll, Chestnut 



1*»« W. A. Dennis, Paris 



IMh C. J. Cross, Atwood 



XHk - - Charles S. Black, JaclcaonTiUe 



JJ**; - Samuel SorrelU, Raymond 



MMnm. i Frank Oexner, Waterloo 



«*■< - ~ - _ W. L. Cope, Salem 



ajtk- Charles L. Scott, GrayvHle 



"t" Fred Dietz, De Soto 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



Comptroller „ — ^ J. H. Kelker 



Dairy Marketing _ A. D. Lynch 



Finance R. A. Cowles 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing A. B. Leeper 



Grain Marketing Harrison Fahmkopf 



Information _ George Thlem 



Insurance Service _ V. Vanlman 



Legal Counsel _ Donald Kirkpatrick 



Limestone-Phosphate ..J. R. Bent 



Live Stock Marketing _ Ray E. Miller 



Office „ .C. E. Johnston 



Organization „ „....G. E. Metzger 



Produce Marketing „ F. A. Gougler 



Taxation and Statistics J. C. Watson 



Transportation L. J. Quasey 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS 



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



Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Co. J. H. Kelker, Mgr. 



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



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



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



/. A. A. Knotun Afar\ 



^ I "'HAT the Illinois Agricultural Association is one of the 

 -'- best known farm organizations in the world is revealed 

 in inquiries, magazine and newspaper stories published in 

 this and other countries, and in letters received from many 

 sources. 



During the past few years letters of inquiry have come in 

 from Jerusalem in Palestine, from Australia, New Zealand, 

 South America, England, Germany, and from Russia. Presi- 

 dent Earl C. Smith recently received a letter of congratula- 

 tions from Charles J. Riley, Ofl5ce District Attorney, Exe- 

 cutive Department, the Panama Canal, Ancon, Canal Zone. 

 "I want to congratulate you upon your re-election as 

 president of the Illinois Agricultural Association," the letter 

 stated, "which I note from the report I received at my office 

 today. I have farm land in Pike county with which I have 

 tried to keep in touch during my vacation period. If I have 

 the opportunity I want to meet you personally, as I have 

 lonej admired your efforts in behalf of agriculture, and 

 espdbially, the firm stand you took last year that brought 

 about the declaration from both major parties that agricul- 

 ture was in need of special consideration." 



On Controlling Production ' 



CONTROL surplus production. Keep the supply some- 

 where near the demand and the farm problem will be 

 solved. This was the recent advice that came from both 

 Alexander Legge and Arthur M. Hyde. 



No great progress will be made in controlling crop sur- 

 pluses in our judgment until farmers have control of the 

 system of distribution. Why is this true? Simply because 

 so many distributors and private commission houses thrive 

 on the large crop marketed at low prices while their profits 

 diminish when the supply is scarce and prices are high. The 

 same is true of processors. 



The following item from the pages of a prominent finan- 

 cial journal illustrates this point. | 



"Attempts are being made to capitaUze on the grain situa- 

 tion in connection with Corn Products (Corn Products Re- 

 fining Company), which has been firm during the recent 

 weakness in corn prices. The fact that corn has been selling 

 about ten cents a bushel below the price of a year ago is 

 construed as a favorable factor in the operations of the com- 

 pany and has strengthened the belief that another record 

 year is in store for the company. Share earnings for 1929 

 are estimated at around $5.50 as compared with $4.52 a 

 share in 1928." 



This statement clearly reveals the interest of at least one 

 processor in buying the raw product — corn — cheap. Our 

 meat processors have a similar interest. They invariably 

 make more money from a large hog crop than from a small 

 one. They are interested in volume. Most of them secure 

 their percentage or toll regardless of whether the farmer 

 makes or loses. This is true of the railroads. The butter 

 manufacturer is no exception. The greater the volume of 

 butter processed in his creamery, ordinarily, the more money 

 he makes. The private commission man naturally favors 

 large receipts of livestock and produce. He collects toll 

 from every carload. I: 



Only the farmers' interests will be served through a lim- 

 ited supply that will make the tariff effective on his crops. 

 Organization to control production may have even greater 

 possibilities than organization to control distribution, al- 

 though there is no reason why both should not go hand in 

 hand. 



On The Sidelines 



ANYONE reviewing this issue of the Record can get a 

 ^ fairly good idea of the broad interests and activities of 

 the organized farmers of Illinois. The reviews of the many 

 conferences and sessions held during the recent Springfield 

 convention give one a clearer picture of the problems which 

 Farm Bureau members are making an earnest effort to solve. 

 How any able, self-respecting farmer can stand on the side- 

 lines withholding his support while his organized neighbors 

 grapple with tasks that concern all farmers is beyond our 

 comprehension. The address of President Earl Smith well 

 pointed out that the unorganized farmer constituted the 

 greatest single obstacle to progress in working out agricul- 

 tural relief. 



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