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CCLTVBAL ASSOCIA 



RECORD^ 



To advance the purpose ior which the Farm Bureau was or- 

 ganized namelv. to promote, protect and represent the business, 

 economic, political and educational interests of the farmers of 

 Illinois and the nation, and to develop agriculture. 



Gronce Thlrm. Editor 

 John Tracy, Aanlitnat 



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 as fi^rnn<r rlBdii mnttpr at post ofllrp. Sppno^r, Inrt. Arrvptanf^ fnr mnlllnir af 

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 IlllnrU Arrtrnltnnil Anwwlatlnn R<K'onl. 608 So. IVarhorn St.. riilrago. The 

 Indirlflnal mpmherahlp fi»p of the Tlllnola Ayrtrnltnral AawK-latInn la Are rtoTI«-a 

 a Ji*nr. The fee In'-I"''en nwvnipnt of flft:P rents fnr ent»iier1ptlt>n to tt>e llltnota 

 ArrlrnltiirJlI Amorlatlon BKrOHD. Poatmanter: Senil notiren on rnrm 8!i7"« 

 anri nniloHrerahle rol>lei» retnnied nnder Form 8570 to editor'al offlces. 60S 

 Sonih Denrhom Street, Chicago. 



OFFICERS 



Prenl.Ienf. Earl C. Smith TVt-oit 



Vice PrfKif'pnr. Tnii' :"T" PpF-w^ Smtthbofo 



Corporate Secretary. PanI E. Htthlaa rhl<-a»o 



Fietil Secretary. Geo. B. Uetiser Oilcnio 



TreoFiirer. It. A. Cowlea Bloomineton 



AM't Treaanrer, A. K. Wright Varna 



BOARS OF DIRECTORS 

 (By Congreaalonal District) 



Ist tn 11th E. HarHii. Oraralalte 



12th E. E. HooKhthT. Shahhona 



ISih C. B. BamlKirnugh Polo 



14th Otto StefTey. Stronehnri't 



IBth M. Bay Ihr'e. Oolden 



Mth Albert Hayea. rhUllcnthc 



17th B. D. Ijlirrence. Blo^mlnrton 



18th Mont Fox. Oakwood 



»f h Engene Cnrtla. rhamiiatitn 



SOth K. T. Smith. OreenHeM 



Met Samnel Sorrella. Barmond 



S2nd A. O. Eckcrt. BelleTlIIe 



Sard Chester JfcCnrd. Newton 



»4th Cha'les Mamhall, B' lltn.ip 



«Sth B. B. Endlcott, Villa Bldge 



DEFASTKElfT DIRECTORS 

 Comi.froll r R. O. Ely 



Dairy Sfarketliis J. B. fV»nnt>!< 



F'naDce B. A. Cowlett 



Ftiilt and VecetaUe Utrketlnc H. W. Dny 



Information Georp* Thlfm 



I,egnl Donald Kl'kpat'lck 



I.ire Stock Uarketinc Bay E. Miller 



Otllce C. E. Johniiton 



Orirnniiatlnn V. Vanlman 



Produce Marketing F. A. Gonrler 



Taintlon and StatlMlca 1. C. Watson 



Transportatlon-Clalmt DItIiIod G. W. Baxter 



ASSOCIATED ORaANIZATIONS 



Country T.ife Insiimnce Co L. A. Williams, Mgr. 



Farmers* MntnaT Belnanraace Co J. H. Kelk^r. Mgr. 



Illinois Agrlcnltnral Andltlng Aaa'n F. E. Bingham. Mgr. 



Illinois Agrlcnltnral Mutnal lasarBBca Co A. E. Rlchartlson. Mgr. 



Illinois Farm Supply Co L. R. Manhant. Mgr. 



Illinois Frnit Orowera' Bxcbango t n. W. Day. M«r. 



IIUnolB Grain Oorv Harrlaon Fahrnkopf. Mgr. 



Illinoia Mrestock Uarketinc Aaa'n Ray Miller. Mgr. 



Illinois Profliicera* Creameries F. A, Gongler. J. B. ConntlKS. Sal^s 



Soybean Marketing Aaa'n. J. W. Armstrong. Pres. 



To Non-Members 



AT the direction of the board of directors, this issue of the 

 RECORD is going to a substantial number of farmers who 

 are not now affiliated with the Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation and their County Farm Bureau. 



Most non-members have taken part in the corn-hog or wheat 

 adjustment programs, or both. They must know as every in- 

 formed person knows that these programs have contributed to 

 their welfare. Crop adjustment assisted in advancing the 

 prices of farm products toward parity. The AAA, combined 

 with last year's drouth and gold revaluation, have gone a 

 long way toward restoring the farmers' buying power. 



Perhaps all non-members are not aware of the fact that 

 the American Farm Bureau Federation and the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association led the fight to secure this needed legis- 

 lation. That struggle lasted more than 12 years. Why? Large- 

 ly because too many farmers have been going it alone. Too 



many are still withholding their influence and support from 

 organization. .-. / '. , . . ' •' " i • .' 



We can only guess as to what might have happened if all 

 the 6.000,000 farmers of America had been united behind 

 f-quality legislation in the '20s. Some leading thinkers believe 

 that the McNary-Haugen bill would have become law, farm 

 r rices raised to parity, concentration of wealth and speculation 

 in the cities reduced, and the depression largely averted. 



But the few were carrying the burden for the many. They 

 couldn't quite put it over. Not until proud industry was 

 brought to its feet and the foundations of national prosperity 

 crumbled did the nation turn to the program of organized 

 farmers for a way out. 



Now with fear largely dispelled and better times return- 

 ing, shortsighted processors and handlers are out to destroy 

 the farmers' price-parity legislation. They want a profit but 

 tney don't want the producer to have one. It's up to farmers 

 to protect what they have gained and insist on permanent 

 price equality. 



How can agriculture fight effectively except through or- 

 ganization ? 



Aside from this outstanding reason for affiliating with the 

 Farm Bureau, there are many direct benefits that come to 

 the member in return for his $15 annual dues in county, state, 

 and national organizations. 



His membership entitles him to take out insurance at money- 

 saving rates in the three state-wide Farm Bureau owned com- 

 panies. With his membership he gets the privilege of sharing 

 in patronage dividends of the County Farm Bureau service 

 company. He shares in the savings from organized buying of 

 enti-hog-cholera serum and other supplies, from the co-op- 

 erative processing and sale of cream when he patronizes his 

 nearest Producers creamery. -:.• J 



So if you balance the money saved with the membership fee 

 and leave out everything else, the non-member is losing money 

 by staying out. I 



"There may be reasons for not joining the Farm Bureau," 

 said one member, "but I don't know any of them." 



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Poultry MarlceHng Cleanup 



UNCLE SAM'S long arm will soon be unlimbered to clean 

 up racketeering and sharp practice in the terminal poul- 

 try markets. Under a bill supported by the Farm Bu- 

 reau in the present session and formerly, which was signed by 

 President Roosevelt on August 14, poultry markets will come 

 under the provisions of the Federal Packers and Stockyards 

 Act. This is good news. Charges of price fixing and strong- 

 arm methods in Chicago's organized poultry trade were re- 

 cently aired in local newspapers. Poultry handlers rules have 

 required exorbitant commissions and a one-price policy re- 

 gardless of quality. Obviously they were not drawn in the 

 interest of farmers. 



While substantial aid may be expected under the new law 

 in reducing excessive charges, Illinois farmers are determined 

 to go a step farther by marketing poultry through their own 

 co-operatives. This is practically the only remaining commod- 

 ity not now served by an I. A. A. organized marketing agency. 

 The association is taking steps to answer the demand for this 

 new service. Frank Gougler and J. B. Countiss of the mar- 

 keting staff are now making a survey and study of eastern 

 markets and successful poultry co-operatives in other states. 

 Poultry and eggs together are a highly important source of 

 cash on Illinois farms. Under the leadership of the Farm 

 Bureau, Illinois farmers again will have an opportunity to im- 

 prove their markets and share of the consumer's dollar. ;.' . 



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