Illinois Co-ops Sell 



$77,000,000.00 in '35 



(Continued from page 14) 

 nois and around the larger cities, im- 

 pressive quantities of perishable crops 

 are produced for market. The Illinois 

 Fruit Growers Exchange during 1935 

 marketed 655 carloads of fruit and vege- 

 tables co-operatively in addition to its 

 truck sales which jointly approximate 

 1,000 carloads. Products include peaches, 

 apples, pears, strawberries, melons, as- 

 paragus and others. The value of these 

 crops was conservatively estimated at 

 $350,000. Approximately 875 individual 

 and local association members were 

 served. Services rendered include ad- 

 vice and assistance in improving quality 

 of fruits and vegetables, grading, pack- 

 ing and terminal market representation. 

 Carload shipments were sold in 24 dif- 

 ferent states and 113 markets. Most of 

 the terminal sales were made through 

 the National Fruit and Vegetable Ex- 

 change. 



The most valuable service being 

 rendered by co-operative marketing as- 

 sociations, lAA marketing experts state 

 in the annual report, is that of assuring 

 the grower fair prices both at local and 

 terminal markets. The co-operatives pro- 

 vide competition on the selling side. 

 Their primary interest is in getting the 

 best possible price back to the grower. 

 Any savings in marketing and commis- 

 sion charges are returned to growers 

 and member units in the form of patron- 

 age dividends. Practically all co-opera- 

 tive marketing development in Illinois 

 dates back to the formation of the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association about 20 years 

 ago. Most of the co-operatives were or- 

 ganized following the definite marketing 

 program inaugurated by the I. A. A. in 

 1920. 



Business Man Guides 



Gerald to Victory 



(Continued from page 14) 

 in the form of a written examination; 

 second, the county winners competed for 

 their congressional district title. This 

 section of the program was a driving 

 examination conducted by the Illinois 

 State Highway Maintenance Police, and 

 third, the state contest at Decatur. This 

 last examination was a written and oral 

 test conducted by C. M. Seagraves, Di- 

 rector of Safety for the I. A. A. The 

 questions dealt with vehicle accident 

 statistics and proper driving methods. 

 The winner was awarded a handsome 

 cup. 



"Not Our Money" 



Sentiment expressed at the 21st 

 annual convention of the lAA at 

 Decatur regarding processing taxes 

 unjustly returned to processors, 

 brought an immediate response 

 from the Corn Industries Research 

 Foundation. 



In a telegram to President Earl 

 C. Smith from New York, January 

 31, George M. Moffett, president of 

 the Foundation, said: 



"The Corn Industries Research 

 Foundation representing ten manu- 

 facturers of products of corn an- 

 nounced today that these com- 

 panies neither desired nor intended 

 to derive any profit from return of 

 processing taxes. 



"It is intention of these firms to 

 pass refunds on to their customers 

 as soon as way is legally clear and 

 necessary preliminary computa- 

 tions and adjustments can be 

 effected. 



"It is sense of com refining in- 

 dustry that burden of processing 

 taxes in general was borne by ulti- 

 mate consumer and com refining 

 industry would feel itself unjustly 

 enriched unless it attempted to 

 best of its ability to restore these 

 taxes to the people who actually 

 paid them." 



Producer Agencies 



Have a Good Year 



"The finest group of people we have 

 ever served," said H. D. Greider who fed 

 hundreds of convention visitors in his 

 cafeteria at Decatur. 



Big Gains Feature '35 



Record Farnners Mutual 



(Continued from page 13) 

 per cent to 1234,272.81; windstorm and 

 hail on buildings upped 33.8 per cent to 

 $73,303.35; while corn loan insurance 

 dropped 34 per cent to $10,725.40. Re- 

 serve unearned premiums increased 55.1 

 to $140,402.20; while surplus, including 

 contingencies, increased 138 per cent to 

 $237,563.43. 



Fire insurance in force increased 27 

 per cent to $60,652,953; growing crop 

 hail insurance jumped 153.4 per cent to 

 $10,337,000; and windstorm and hail in- 

 surance on buildings upped 33 per cent 

 to $46,995,397. Total insurance in force 

 showed an increase of 33 per cent to 

 $122,258,336. 



Losses paid as to premiums written 

 were — fire, $118,239.59 or 48.4 per cent; 

 windstorm, $10,258.60 or 13.5 per cent; 

 hail,^$22,469.66 or 10.6 per cent. Total 

 losses paid were $150,967.85 as against 

 total premiums paid of $529,833.09 which 

 gives a percentage of losses as to pre- 

 miums written of 29 per cent, an excel- 

 lent showing. Savings to policyholders 

 were conservatively estimated at $189,- 

 000.00. Officers and directors were re- 

 elected. 



St. Louis Producers handled 630,779 

 head of livestock last year, or approxi- 

 mately 6,000 carloads from Illinois and 

 5,000 from Missouri. Macoupin county 

 led all Illinois counties in volume of 

 shipments. 



A resolution was endorsed at the re- 

 cent annual meeting recommending that 

 processing tax funds turned over to the 

 processors by the Supreme Court be 

 used for advertising meats through the 

 National Livestock and Meat Board. 



The Indianapolis Producers recently 

 declared another 25 per cent dividend on 

 livestock commissions. Last year it 

 handled nearly 31 per cent of all live- 

 stock received at Indianapolis. More 

 cattle and sheep, but 164,000 fewer hogs 

 than the previous year were handled by 

 the co-operative. Net earnings last year 

 were $55,527.85, total since 1921, |84S,- 

 904.30. The Producers has never failed 

 to make an annual refund of 25 per cent 

 of commissions charged. 



Tuberculosis struck hard recently in 

 the government herd of dairy cattle at 

 Beltsville, Maryland. This herd has been 

 on the accredited list for the last 18 

 years. Of 378 animals, 82 were positive 

 reactors and 11 are "suspects." Of 31 

 reactors killed, 25 show lesions, mostly in 

 the neck glands and thoracic cavity. The 

 cause thus far has baffled government 

 officials. All cattle involved are cows, 

 heifers and calves. Not one of 25 bulls 

 reacted. 



AAA Still Lives 



The Supreme Court AAA decision does 

 not void marketing agreements, removal 

 of surplus farm products, increasing ex- 

 port markets or eradication of diseases 

 in dairy and beef cattle. Licenses are in 

 effect for milk distributors on 30 mar- 

 kets, and for the evaporated and dry 

 skim milk industries. 



Moved— 



T. H. Brock, farm adviser in Christian 

 county, to Macoupin where he succeeds 

 W. F. Coolidge. 



Farm Adviser Cliff Love of Mason 

 county to Christian county. Ray Watson 

 of Grundy to Mason county. 



Resigned — 



Farm Advisers Harry Kelley, Kane 

 county, "Farmer" Rusk, Coles county, J. 

 L. Iftner, Scott county. Kelley is with 

 the Seed Division of Farmers National 

 Grain Corporation. Iftner has a job with 

 a life insurance company as farm super- 

 visor. 



FEBRUARY, 1936 



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