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To adiHince the purpose for uhich the Farm Bureau was or- 

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

 economic, political and educational interests of the farmers of 

 lllijiois and the nation, and to develop agriculture. 



<>rorKr TklrM. Kdltor 

 John Trary. A»NiM«iint 



riiMVIUNl nioothl.v b.v ilie llliunin Aerit-ultiiral AaMK-iatlon nt 165 So. Main 

 St.. SprartT. Inil. Rdltoiial OfllrpK. 008 8. Dearborn St., Chicago. III. Entered 

 :iH MH'ond rlaftR matter at pout office. Spencer, Ind. Acceptance for mailing at 

 R|H>cia] rate of postage provided in Section 412, Act of Feb. 28. 1925. uiithoriKed 

 Oct. 27. 192.^. Addrera all commnnicatlonB for publication to Editorial Offlcea. 

 Iltlnolx Agricultural AKiwclRtion Record, SOS Bo. Dearborn St.. Chicago. The 

 indlridiial memberHblp fee of the Illinoia Agricnltnral Association is five dollars 

 a .Tear. The fee Inclndes payment of fifty cents for aubscrtptlon to the Illinois 

 Agricnltural Association RECORD. Postmaater: Send notices on Form 357S 

 ■ and uiHlellTerable copies retorned nnder Form JWTn to editorini office>s. BOS 

 S^utrti Dearborn Street, Chlcngo. 



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President, Earl C. Smith Detroit 



Vice-President. Talmadge DeFrees . . .Smlthboro 



Corporate Seeretarj, PanI B. Mathlas Chicago 



Field Secretary, Geo. E. Metxger Chicago 



Tre««nrer, B. A. Cowlea Bloomington 



Aaa't Treasurer, A. R. Wright Varnn 



BOAKS OF DIRECTORS 

 'By Congressional District) 



1st to lltb K. Harris. Crajslnke 



12tb E. E. noiightb.T. Shahbonn 



ISth C. E. Bamlwrongh. Polo 



14th Otto Steffay. Stronghnrst 



l.Mh M. Hay Ihrlg, Golden 



l«th , Albert Hayes. OMllicotbe 



ITtli E. D. Ijiwrence. Bloomington 



18th Mont Fox, Oakwood 



19th Eugene Curtis. Champaign 



20th K. T. Smith, Greenleld 



21st Samuel Sorrells. Raymond 



22nd A. O. Eckert, BellCTlUe 



23rd Chester McCord, Newton 



24th Charles Marshall. Belknap 



2,'(th R. B. F.Ddlcoft. Villa Ridge 



DEPARTltENT DIRECTORS 



Comptroller .1. M. Kelker 



Dairy Marketinc J. B. Cat^ntles 



Finance R. A. Cewles 



Pmit and Vetetable Marketing H. W. Day 



iBfarmatlon George Thlean 



tjtg»i Danald Kirkpatriek 



Live Stork Marketing Ray E. lUUer 



Oflic* C. E. Johnston 



Organisation v. Vanlman 



Pradoee Marketing F. A. Gongler 



Taxation and Statistic* J. C. Watson 



Transportatlon-Clalma Division O. W.Baxter 



ASSOCIATED OROAMIZATIOXB 



Country Life Insurance Co I.. A. Williams. Mgr. 



Fsrinera* Mutual Reinsurance Co J. H. Kelker. Mgr. 



Illinoia Agricultural Auditing As6"n F. E. Ringham, Mgr. 



Illinoia Agricultural Mutual Insurance Co A. E. Riehardenn. Mgr. 



Illinois Farm Supply Co !■. R. Marchant. Mgr. 



Illinoia Fruit Growers' Exchange H. W. Day. Mgr. 



Illinoia Grain Oorp Harrison Fatariikopf. Mgr 



lUlnola Lireatock Marketing Aas'n Ray Miller. Mgr. 



Illinois Producers' Creameries F. A. Gougler, J. B. Coontlsa, tales 



SoylN-an Marketing An'n J. W. Armstrong, Pres. 



The Farm Bureau's Task 



To establish and maintain an economic policy in America 

 that brings to Agriculture a fair share of the national 

 income is the most important task of the Farm Bureau 

 movement. 



The past two years have proved without a shadow of doubt 

 that Organized Agriculture can and has influenced farm 

 prices upward. Whether you credit monetary reform or crop 

 adjustment most with bringing higher farm prices makes little 

 <lifferenee. Both were brought about because Organized farm- 

 ers demanded them. To represent the farmer in the big 

 economic problems arising beyond his line fences is the job of 

 Organization. This overshadows all other reasons for mem- 

 ber^hiii. 



Lippmann on Recovery 



DEVALUATION of the dollar (consistently urged by the 

 .American Farm Bureau Federation since 1932), saved 

 this country from catastrophe, Walter Lippmann, famed 

 newspaper writer and economist, told Chicago business leaders 

 at a recent meeting of the Economics Club. 

 Gold revaluation, he continued, raised the prices of those 



commodities which fell ir.ost without greatly changing the 

 prices of goods which remained rigid during deflation. Thus 

 a better relationship between commodities was brought about, 

 he said. 



Mr. Lippmann discounted all talk of wild inflation. No coun- 

 try, he said, with a favorable balance of trade and a large stock 

 of gold such as we have, ever has experienced sub.ftantial in- 

 flation. 



We will have recovery in this country, he said, when (1) 

 farm purchasing power is at the pre-depression level; (2) 

 when industrial production is at the pre-depression level; (3) 

 when there is no more unemployment than we had in 1929; 

 and (4) when the federal budget is in such balance as to grad- 

 ually reduce the national debt. Farm buying power, he con- 

 tinued, is approximately within one-tenth of the pre-depression 

 level, industrial production within one-seventh, and the extra 

 unemployed, in excess of the number idle in 1929, is about one- 

 seventh of those gainfully employed. If we could increase in- 

 dustrial production and employment about one-seventh the 

 country would be back to normal. There must be peace be- 

 tween the owners of capital, the politicians and "those with a 

 vested interest in continuing the depression," he said, before 

 we can have full recovery. 



A 1 50 Per Cent Investment 



]F anyone should offer to let you in on an investment that 

 pays 150 per cent dividends in one year you probably would 

 question the scheme and send for the sheriff in view of 

 what has happened to most investments since 1929. Yet this 

 is approximately what Farm Bureau member patrons of Coun- 

 ty Service Companies averaged last year in patronage divi- 

 dends. The records show that members who purchased their 

 petroleum products and farm supplies through their own com- 

 panies received an average of $22.50 in patronage refunds 

 — a 150 per cent return on a $15 membership. 



The co-operative principle recognized in the petroleum code 

 at the request of the I. A. A. and co-operative farm groups 

 was and still is the object of attack by organized petroleum 

 jobbens in Illinois. It became necessary for the I. A. A. legal 

 department to defend the co-operative clause in the code on 

 several occasions and to secure necessary administrative rul- 

 ings to make possible the payment of patronage dividends. 



Agricultural co-operation in America has grown into a 

 mighty force for the benefit of farmers, but only against con- 

 stant and sometimes bitter opposition. Business enterprises 

 operating nnder the co-operative principle will go forward to 

 the extent that farmers take a lively interest in improving 

 their net position as producers. This means more effective 

 marketing and organized buying of commodities which enter 

 into production costs. 



Another Victory 



ORGANIZED farmers scored another victory when pro- 

 posed increases in freight rates on farm products were 

 recently denied by the Interstate Commerce Commission. 

 The appeal of the American Farm Bureau Federation and the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association protesting against an increase 

 in the freight burden proved effective. Had the raise not been 

 denied it is estimated that farm products would pay between 

 $20,000,000 and $25,000,000 more in freight within the next 

 year. The brief filed with the Commission by Donald Kirk- 

 patriek, general counsel, set forth that any increase in rates 

 on farm products would retard general recovery and this was 

 the position later taken by the government body in announc- 

 ing its decision. 



Play Ball! 1 



FARM Bureau baseball will officially usher in the 1935 sea- 

 son on Saturday, May 18. Last year 21 teams competed. 

 This year the State League is looking for a substantial 

 revival of interest and more competition. If your county has 

 a team, get out and root and help support them in their games 

 with other counties. It will do you good and help the boys play 

 better ball. If your county doesn't have a team, see about or- 

 ganizing one. Baseball continues to be, the great national pas- 

 time because there is no greater fun for spectators and play- 

 ers alike than a good hot ball game with plenty of action. 





I. A. A. RECORD 



