THE I. A. A. RECORD 



Page Seventfen 



Samuel Sorrells 



Gov. McKelvie Okays 



Grain Marketing Plan 



Conference Hears Farm Board Mem- 

 ber Talk Tariff 

 THE marketing conference in the Abra- 

 ham Lincoln Hotel, Jan. 30, was at- 

 tended by J 5 J delegates and members of the 

 Association and practically every Illinois 

 county was represented. Samuel Sorrells 

 presided. 



Secretary G. E. Metzger opened the meet- 

 ing with a talk emphasizing the importance 

 of centralized control if marketing or- 

 ganizations are to be 

 an effective factor in 

 controlling surpluses 

 and influencing 

 prices. 



A. D. Lynch, di- 

 rector of dairy mar- 

 keting, told the con- 

 ference that 60 per 

 cent of the fluid 

 milk shippers are now 

 selling in co-operative 

 organizations. He emphasized the need for 

 further centralized control in this field by 

 federating present milk-selling associations 

 into a state marketing agency. The present 

 butter storage situation, which is depress- 

 ing all dairy products' prices, was discussed 

 and the meeting went on record favoring 

 the emergency program to stimulate the 

 consumption of these temporary surpluses 

 among all consumers, particularly rural con- 

 sumers. 



Following the discussion on dairy market- 

 ing F. A. Gougler, director pf produce mar- 

 keting, reported the progress of his work. 

 Mr. Gougler called attention to the annual 

 report which outlines the development of 

 produce marketing in Illinois during 1929. 

 He called attention to the diagram in the 

 report which illustrates the principle of cen- 

 tralized control and pointed out the desire 

 to develop produce marketing in Illinois ac- 

 cording to this plan. 



No New Markets 



A. B. Leeper, director of fruit and vege- 

 table marketing, reported on the new project 

 undertaken during 1929, that of roadside 

 marketing. He stated that no new markets 

 would be established during 1930 unless 

 there was urgent demand on the part of 

 producers for such markets. 



The director further suggested that the 

 fruit and vegetable industry be so organized 

 that in case a national sales agency be set 

 up, Illinois would be in a position to affiliate 

 with it. 



Ray E. Miller reported progress in live 

 stock marketing. For the year ending No- 

 vember 30, 1929, Illinois farmers marketed 

 co-operatively 23,682 carloads of live stock 

 with a sale value of about $40,000,000, for 

 which the consumer paid about $100,000,- 

 000. Had the farmer received the same 

 proportion of the consumer dollar that he 

 did in 1910, his return would have been 

 about $10,000,000 instead of $40,000,000. 



The farmer's share of the consumer's meat 

 dollar shrunk from fifty cents to less than 

 forty cents. On a carload this shrinkage 

 amounts to approximately $300. It is to 

 help correct this condition and other short- 

 comings of the present inadequate market- 

 ing system that the live stock marketing 

 department is working. The principle of 

 centralized control is essential. 



Same Program in '30 



During 1929 the department carried out 

 a program of information as to the aims, 

 accomplishments and operating methods of 

 live stock co-operatives. During 1930 this 

 same program will be carried out with es- 

 pecial emphasis on the new problems which 

 are a natural outgrowth of the constantly 

 changing marketing methods and with the 

 further thought of working in the closest 

 possible harmony with the plans and policies 

 of the Federal Farm Board. 



Harrison Fahrnkopf, director of grain 

 marketing, outlined a plan of grain market- 

 ing which had been approved by the execu- 

 tive committee of the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association. This plan is presented else- 

 where in this issue. 



Favor Grain Plan 



Following some discussion it was moved, 

 seconded and carried that the marketing 

 conference go on record favoring the plan 

 of grain marketing as presented and that it 

 be referred to the delegates of the con- 

 vention. 



It was moved, seconded and carried that 

 the marketing conference go on record as 

 favoring an adequate tariff on soybeans, soy- 

 bean oil, soybean meal and all other by- 

 products of the soybean; and furthermore, 

 that the executive board and officers of the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association be requested 

 to put forth every effort to secure for this 

 important farm product an adequate tariff; 

 and furthermore, that it be the sense of the 

 marketing conference that a resolution to 

 this effect be presented to the regular busi- 

 ness session of the convention, January 3 1 , 

 1930. 



Gov. McKelvie Speaks 

 Following the discussion on grain market- 

 ing. President Earl C. Smith emphasized the 

 fundamental importance and necessity for 

 effective marketing, of the organization of 

 a true co-operative having centralized con- 

 trol of the highest possible volume of the 

 commodity. He pointed out that the ex- 

 ecutive committee, cfficiab and members of 

 the staff of the Illinois Agricultural Asso- 

 ciation had given much time and thought 

 to the grain marketing program and that 

 the plan as presented was the outgrowth of 

 the best judgment of all those concerned. 



Mr. Smith stated that the proposed plan 

 of grain marketing had been presented to 

 members of the Federal Farm Board, and 

 that he was happy to report a surprise for 

 the conference in the person of Governor 

 McKelvie, member of the Federal Farm 

 Board, who would personally address the 

 group. Governor McKelvie gave a splen- 



did address in which he expressed his ap-^ 

 proval of the principles of the plan out- 

 lined to the conference for a grain market- 

 ing regional organization for Illinois. Mr. 

 McKelvie discussed the tariff at length 

 showing the importance pf protection in 

 working out the farm problem. 



Baseball League Report 



(Continued from page 12) 

 agers, and farm advisers set a good example 

 by being above petty bickering and ill feel- 

 ing one can expect nothing more from the 

 players. All who have watched the de- 

 velopment of the League in recent years will 

 agree that there was more evidence of real 

 sportsmanship last season than in any previ-"^ 

 ous year. The decisions of the district dic- 

 tators and the state arbitration committee 

 wej-e generally respected." , 



The treasurer's report showed a balance 

 in the treasury on January 25, 1930, of 

 $315.17. 



More Members in 1930 ' 



New counties which expressed their in- 

 terest in becoming members of the League 

 in 1930 are Kankakee, Montgomery, Ma- 

 coupin, Iroquois, Livingstori, Grundy, Jo 

 Daviess, Stephenson, Kendall and LaSalle. 

 Playing rules for 1930 and divisions to ac- 

 commodate new members will be adopted at 

 the annual spring meeting in March. i 



W. Brockman of Jacksonville, formerly 

 i professional Big League player, gave ^n 

 mspiring address on the subject of "Sports- 

 manship." After considerable discussion on 

 the eligibility clause in the by-laws, the : 

 members voted to exclude hired hands be- j 

 cause of the opportunity offered for secur- 

 ing professional players. . The eligibility [ 

 clause was left unchanged. I 



New officers elected for the 'ensuing year ' 

 are George L. Clarke of McLean county, 

 president, and Charles S. Black of Jackson- 

 ville, Morgan county, vice president. All 

 except two or three county members were 

 officially represented. 



Many Inquiries 



"We have been swampe^ with inquiries 

 and requests for appointments to explain 

 the Illinois Farm Supply Col service follow- 

 ing the back page ad in the January issue 

 of the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 RECORD," says L. R. Ma^chant, manager 

 of the company. 



"Adams, Lee, and Tazewell counties have 

 raised enough capital to start operating 

 within the next few weeks. Woodford, 

 McDonough, Fulton, Carroll, Macoupin and 

 other counties are at various stages in set- 

 ting up local service companies to handle 

 petroleum products." 



The Adams Service C04, the Tazewell 

 Service Co., and the Lee County Service 

 Co., all county companies organized to 

 handle petroleum products will begin oper- 

 ating very soon. All have applied for mem- 

 bership in the Illinois Farm Supply Com- 

 pany. 



