Page Four 



THE I. A. A. RECORD 



December, 1930 



Red Top Growers Get 



Third Advance on Seed 



Total Payment Now 15c Per Lb. 

 One More to Come. 



A THIRD advance of four cents per 

 pound on red top seed went out 

 to members of the Egyptian Seed Grow- 

 ers' Exchange recently, according to 

 Manager E. J. Oelze of Flora. This 

 payment is in addition to an initial ad- 

 vance of 9 cents per pound, and a later 

 payment of 2 cents per pound, which 

 brings the total advance to members on 

 seed pooled through the Exchange to 

 1 5 cents. 



The Exchange promises to make an 

 additional advance as soon as the rest 

 of its supplies are cleaned up and sold. 



Made Good Sales 



Manager Oelze reports that the Ex- 

 change consummated some unusually 

 good sales earlier in the season as a re- 

 sult of the impending light crop. He 

 reports that only about two carloads of 

 seed still remain to be sold, and that 

 the organization is in excellent condi- 

 tion and hopes to make the final pay- 

 ment early in 1931. 



All storage charges for seed held io 

 outlying warehouses earlier in the sea- 

 son have been paid. Loans from the 

 Intermediate Credit Bank at St. Louis 

 and from the Federal Farm Board have 

 been largely liquidated. The Exchange 

 had over $60,000 in loans from the In- 

 termediate Credit Bank of St. Louis and 

 the Farm Board at one time. All ex- 

 cept around $4,000 of this had been 

 paid back. 



Many Sold at 9c 



"When you stop to consider that 

 many growers who sold early in the 

 season received only 7 to 11 cents per 

 pound for their seed, we think our 

 showing a remarkable one for the fi.st 

 year's operations under the reorganized 

 plan," said Mr. Oelze. "No fair-minded 

 person will question the fact that the 

 Exchange has had a helpful influence in 

 getting other red top growers through- 

 out southern Illinois, whether members 

 of the pool or not, a maximum price 

 for their seed. 



Cut Overhead 



"Through the development of other 

 services to the farmers of southern Illi- 

 nois we hope to cut to a minimum all 

 overhead expenses having to do with 

 handlLng, cleaning and selling the seed 

 of our grower members. It will be ouv 

 purpose to get our members the maxi- 

 mum price for their seed in line with 

 market demands." 



NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF 



ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL 



ASSOCIATION 



Notice is hereby given that the annual 

 meeting of the members of the Illinois Ag- 

 ricultural Association will be held at the 

 Majestic Theatre, in Springfield, Illinois, on 

 the 29th day of January. 1931, at 9 o'clock 

 n. m., for the following purposes: 



For the consideration and vote upon ap- 

 proval and ratification of the reports of the 

 president, secretary and treasurer of the as- 

 sociation, and the acts of the board of di- 

 rectors and officers in furtherance of the 

 matters therein set forth, since the last an- 

 nual meeting of the members of the asso- 

 ciation. 



To approve, ratify and confirm the sev- 

 eral purchases heretofore made by this as- 

 sociation of stocks and evidences of indebt- 

 edness of corporations whose activities will 

 directly or indirectly promote agriculture 

 or the interests of those engaged therein. 



To secure consent and authorization to 

 acquire on behalf of this association, by 

 purchase, certain stocks and evidences of 

 indebtedness of corporations whose activi- 

 ties will directly or indirectly promote agri- 

 culture or the interesu of those engaged 

 therein. 



To elect eight members to the board of 

 directors for two-year terms. 



To elect a president and vice-president. 



To consider any proposed amendment of 

 the articles of association or of the by-laws 

 of the Illinois Agricultural Association as 

 may be properly submitted. 



For the transaction of such other business 

 ax may properly come before the meeting. 

 Geo. E. Metzcer, Secretary. 



Chicago, Illinois, Dec. 15, 1930. 



They Read the "RECORD" 



Editor, RECORD: 



In a meeting held in Peoria county 

 yesterday with members of boards of 

 directors of farmers' elevators in which 

 a part of these boards were also Farm 

 Bureau members, some of the members 

 spoke very complimentary of the last 

 i«' ue of the I. A. A. RECORD. One of 

 these men in particular said that it was 

 the most interesting, condensed report 

 of the doings of our Assooiation that he 

 had ever read. 



I also want to add my commenda- 

 tion, too, as I read every issue from 

 cover to cover and believe every issue 

 gets bei:er. After spending so many 

 years with the Association, it is just 

 like getting a letter from home and I 

 keep looking forward for each issue 

 about the same as I would for such a 

 letter. 



Keep up the good work and be as- 

 sured that the rank and file of the mem- 

 bership is back of you. 



F. D. Barton, 

 Livingston County, 111. 



Geo. F. Talloek 



As of Oct. 1, 1930, the member> 

 ship in the I. A. A. reports the Or« 

 ganization Department, is 2,151 

 over the high peak during the pre- 

 vious three-year period. 



Tullock Presides at 



12th District Meeting 



FARM Bureau representatives of the 

 12th congressional district met with 

 Congressman John T. Buckbee at Rock- 

 ford recently to inform him of the or- 

 ganization's attitude toward questions 

 and controversial issues which might 

 arise in the present session of congress. 

 George F. Tullock of Rockford, presi- 

 dent of the Winnebago County Farm 

 Bureau, presided. 



Resolutions unanimously adopted by 

 the group from Winnebago, Kendall, 

 LaSalle, Boone, De- 

 Kalb and Grundy 

 counties were as fol- 

 lows: 



"Whereas, we as 

 representatives of the 

 several County Farm 

 Bureaus in the 12th 

 congressional district 

 are assembled in a 

 meeting on Nov. 26, 

 1930, and having at 

 heart the welfare of 

 the other members of our organizations, 

 therefore, be it resolved: -• ' % 



"That we express our appreciation to 

 the members of the Federal Farm Board 

 for its faithful support and administra- 

 tion of the agricultural marketing act, 

 and we want to assure the board of the 

 continued support of the Farm Bureau 

 in the 12th Illinois district. 



"That we oppose any changes in the 

 agricultural marketing act that will in 

 any measure curtail its effectiveness. ' 

 "That wc commend to Congressman 

 Buckbee, the counsel and guidance of 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 and American Farm Bureau Federation 

 in regard to pending legislation. 



"That we favor restriction of immi- 

 gration of undesirable aliens and the de- 

 portation of those who have proven un- 

 desirable. 



"That the tariff on soybean meal and 

 soybean oil be increased so as to afford 

 adequate protection for the American 

 soybean industry. 



"That we protect American dairy 

 interests by a higher tariff on cocoanut 

 oU. 



"That we favor the construction of 

 more farm-to-market roads rather than 

 the construction of wider roads adja- 

 cent to cities. 



"That we express appreciation to 

 Congressman Buckbee for giving us an 

 opportunity to discuss with him pros- 

 pective legislation affecting the agricul- 

 tural people of this district. 



"Be it further resolved, that a copy 

 of these resolutions be sent to Mr. Sam- 

 uel McKelvie, a member of the Federal 

 Farm Board." 



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