membership year, or if such annual dues 

 have been divided into two equal install- 

 ments and the first installment paid in 

 cash within the first thirty-one (31) days 

 of the membership year accompanied by 

 evidence of indebtedness for the second 

 installment in a form approved by the 

 Board of Directors due and payable on 

 or before the first day of the sixth month 

 of the membership year, provided such 

 second installment is paid in cash on or 

 before the end of the first installment 

 period for which payment in cash has 

 been made; provided further, that for the 

 first membership year the annual dues or 

 the first installment thereof shall be paid 

 in cash on or before the first day of such 

 year." 



The foregoing definition of member- 

 ship in good standing shall be effective as 

 of the first day of February, 1935, shall 

 supersede and abrogate any and all prior 

 definitions or declarations as to member- 

 ship in good standing, and shall be and 

 become the definition and policy as to 

 membership in good standing in all mat- 

 ters relating to representation or to af- 

 filiated or subsidiary organizations 

 wherein the term "member in good 

 standing" or similar term is used in- 

 volving the right to service or the dis- 

 tribution of savings or earnings. 



On Membership Rights And Benefits 



RESOLVED, That the rights and bene- 

 fits of membership in the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association and a County Farm 

 Bureau shall be available only to mem- 

 berships maintained in good standing and 

 shall accrue as follows: 



1. Social and educational advantages 

 and services, to the named member and 

 to members of his immediate family re- 

 siding in his household. 



2. Rights of attendance and participa- 

 tion in discussion in formal or informal 

 meetings of members, to the named 

 member and to members of his im- 

 mediate family residing in his household. 



3. The right to vote on any and all 

 matters at regular or special meetings 

 or informal meetings of members, di- 

 rectly or through delegates, to the named 

 member, provided that in the case of a 

 joint membership such membership shall 

 have only one vote on any matter. 



4. The right of membership, and all 

 privileges incident thereto, in any sub- 

 sidiary company or affiliated company of 

 the niinois Agricultural Association or 

 County Farm Bureau where such right 

 of membership is based upon member- 

 ship in good standing in Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association or County Farm Bu- 

 reau, to the named member or members 

 unless further extended, authorized or di- , 

 rected by the Board of Directors of the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association. How- 

 ever, members of the immediate family 

 of the named member residing in his 

 household shall be entitled to the ad- 



vantages and privileges of co-operative 

 marketing and co-operative purchasing 

 services of the Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation, of the County Farm Bureau 

 and of such subsidiary or affiliated com- 

 panies when the transactions are con- 

 ducted in the name of the named mem- 

 ber. ; : ^ 



On Joint Membership 



RESOLVED, That on and after May 1, 

 1935, two or more persons shall not be 

 accepted as members of the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association and a County Farm 

 Bureau upon a single membership agree- 

 ment unless they are jointly interested 

 and engaged in the operation of a single 

 farm unit and each of such persons 

 signs the membership agreement and as- 

 sumes the obligations thereof including 

 the payment of the membership dues, 

 provided that any County Farm Bureau 

 may impose further restrictions as to the 

 acceptance of joint memberships in its 

 respective county. 



"Farm unit" as used herein means one 

 or more tracts of land operated under a 

 common management as part of a single 

 unified farm business. 



Amendment to By-Laws 



"RESOLVED, That Article V of the 

 By-Laws of the Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation be amended by adding thereto a 

 new section, to be numbered 'Section 2' 

 and to read as follows: ■ ■ i . •. 



Article V 



"Sec. 2. Membership Interest. Each 

 member in good standing in this Asso- 

 ciation and a County Farm Bureau co- 

 operating with this Association auto- 

 matically shall be entitled, upon com- 

 pliance with any other membership re- 

 quirements, to membership in, and to the 

 services, privileges and benefits of, each 

 affiliate or subsidiary of this Association 

 or of such County Farm Bureau, which, 

 requires membership in good standing in 

 this Association and/or such County 

 Farm Bureau as a prerequisite to mem- 

 bership therein. In case the membership 

 in this Association and such County Farm 

 Bureau shall be terminated for any 

 cause, thereupon the right to member- 

 ship and the membership in each such 

 affiliate or subsidiary shall terminate 

 and the benefits, privileges and mem- 

 bership interest of such member in such 

 affiliate, or subsidiary, other than the 

 unimpaired portion of any membership 

 fee or membership payment, shall auto- 

 matically revert to and vest in this As- 

 sociation or the County Farm Bureau in 

 which the membership was held. As be- 

 tween this Association and such County 

 Farm Bureau, such benefits, privileges 

 and interest shall revert to and vest in 

 the organization with which such af- 

 filiate, or subsidiary, was associated." 



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Peoria Milk War 



Ends, Buy New Plant 



The milk price war at Peoria, started 

 early in November when the J. D. Roszell 

 Company cut the wholesale price, was 

 settled recently when the retail price was 

 moved up from 7 to lie per quart. All 

 large dealers except Roszell are now buy- 

 ing their milk from the Peoria Milk Pro- 

 ducers which represents the majority of 

 dairymen in the Peoria milk shed. 



The price to the farmer was raised to 

 11.98 per cwt. for 3.5% base milk which 

 will make possible, according to reports, 

 a weighted price of approximately $1.65 

 for January. Class II milk (cream and 

 manufactured) is 92c plus 10% plus 20c 

 per cwt., and Class III is figured at the 

 90 score Chicago butter market with each 

 dealer limited to 10% of base milk pur- 

 chased. 



The Producers Dairy, which gained a 

 substantial volume in retail and whole- 

 sale sales during the price war, is pay- 

 ing the same price for milk to the Pro- 

 ducers organization as other dealers. 



The Producers Dairy and Schwab's 

 Dairy, both of which purchased from the 

 Producers organization, announced a 7c 

 per qt. price for retail milk early in De- 

 cember. This step was taken by the 

 Peoria Milk Producers to increase its 

 outlet in fluid sales on the local market. 

 The co-operative distributing company 

 increased its volume nearly 50% the first 

 week following the price reduction. 

 Schwab's Dairy likewise increased its 

 sales substantially. 



The Producers Dairy has taken steps 

 to secure a new distributing plant to take 

 care of its ever-expanding retail and 

 wholesale business. A building 60 by 76 

 feet with a vacant lot adjoining has been 

 purchased and plans for remodeling and 

 equipping it are underway. 



5,000,000 Farms In U. S. 



Have No Electricity 



Five million farm homes are without 

 electricity, and of this number 3,600,000 

 are readily accessible to electrification 

 according to David Lilienthal, director 

 of the Tennessee Valley Authority. 



Electricity, he says, not only can inake 

 farm life more comfortable and enjoy- 

 able, but also can add to farm income 

 by storing food surpluses in co-operative 

 electric refrigerator plants and market- 

 ing them when prices are most advan- 

 tageous. 



Potato growers are considering asking 

 that potatoes be made a basic commodity 

 by amendment of the Agricultural Ad- 

 justment Act. 



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I. A. A. RECORD 



