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THE ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION RECORD 



To cidicvice the I'tnfiose foi uhich ihe Fcirni Bureau uas organized 

 uaiiiel). to l)roiiiote. [irotecl and reprefent the huihiess. economic, political 

 ctihl educational interest', oj the fanners oj llHnoi\ and the nation, and 

 to develop agriculture. 



DECEMBER, 1936 

 VOL. 14 NO. 12 



Illinois Agricultural Association 



(ircUtit St.itc I'.irm Ori>jniz.il!(/n in Amtrn.! 



OFFICERS 



I'li'i.iiii/. \'..\m. C. Smith Dctmit 



\'.'ic-l'ic'/Jcnr. Taima(,e DfFrffs Smitlibcim 



(.'/rprirjiL SLiitl.irr. Pai I. I;. Matiiias .C1iic.ij;i> 



l-itU Sn)i/.n). Cjio. F;. Mftzc.ik Chic.ipi) 



7ii. (.//)■, r. R. A. Cowi.FS . .. Bl.inmiimtiin 



.)"■/ I'n.i'urir, A. R. \XkI(,iii X'.una 



BOARD OF OIRFCTOKS 



(By Congressional District) 



1st to 11th I:. H.irris. Gr.nsl.ikc 



IJtIi ,. !■:. F. H.iu.chtbv. Sh.ihhon.i 



Htli C, F. Balllhornu.^ll. Poln 



1 Ith - - Otto Sttrt'fv, Stronclujrst 



nth . M. Rav Ihrij;, Goklcn 



I6th ^ Alkrt Hayt-s. Chillicothc 



I~th E. D. I.awnnci-. Bhiominutmi 



18th Herman VC'. Danforth. Danforth 



I9th Eu.mnc- Curtis. Champaicn 



>Oth k. T. Smitli. GricnrRki 



Jlst Samuel Soriells. Ravmoiiil 



22ik\ A O. Fckert. Bejltvillc 



23rd Chester MiCord, Newton 



24tb . Charles Marshall. Belknap 



:Mh R. B. F.nJicott. Villa RiJee 



DFPARTMFNT OIRECTORS 



Comptroller., R G Fly 



Dairy Marketing; \X'iltreil Shaw 



Finance R. A, Cow les 



Fruit anJ Vegetable Maiketinu H. V.'. D.iy 



l.ejjal and General Counsel DoimKI Kirkpatrick 



Live Stock M.irketinj: R.iy F. Miller 



Office C. F. Johnston 



Ortani/atioii G- F. Metzter 



Produce Marketing...... .F. A. Gouuler 



Publicity Georcc Thiem 



Safety C. M. Seapraves 



Taxation and .Statistics . J. C. Watson 



Tiansportation-C'laims Division G. W. Baxter 



■^'oung Peoples Activities ._ . Frank Gingrich 



ASSOCIATED ORGANI7..VMONS 



<a>untry l.ite Insurance Co I.. A. Williams. Mcr. 



Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Co. J. H. Kelker. Mcr 



Illinois Apr. Auditinj; Assn F. F. Riniiham, Mur, 



Illinois A.t:r. Mutual Ins. Co. A. F, Richardson. Mgr. 



Illinois Acr. Service Co, Donald Kirkpatrick. SecT. 



Ill Farm Bureau Serum Assn. Ray I:. Miller. Mtr. 



Illinois Farm Supply Co I.. R. Marchant. Mi;r. 



Illinois Fruit Growers' Exchangee FI. VC'. Day. Mizr. 



Illinois Grain Corporation Harrison F.ihrnkopf. Mi;r. 



Illinois Livestock Marketing Assn Ray Miller. Mgr. 



Illinois Milk Producers' Assn. .Wilfred Shaw. Mgr. 



Illinois PriKlucers* Creameries F. A. Gougler. Mtzr. 



I. B. Countiss. Sales Mgr. 



On tlic cditoiijl .ind advcitisin^; st.itf: CicofKC Thiem. 

 H.m.irJ Hill. 



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 Atncultural Association RlfORD. i^DS So. Dearborn St.. 

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GEORGE THIEM, Editor 



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lour per cent. Scicli r.itcs wmilj l^e 

 sjuite favorable. liven with ilicsc 

 low rates, prices lor I arm jirocliicts 

 uouiel liave to Ik- liitrlier thati the 

 lyiJ- V> levels to niaintain interest 

 payments, let alone principal, on nor 

 r^ial valuations. Anil, it" L'nile Sam s 

 lare of the crojs on tenant pur 

 Jiasid I. inns lailed to iiKet the in 

 icrest, the taxpayers vvoiiiel have to 

 1 \en a teni|X)rary suiisidv to farm 

 I'liyers would he ditticult to deleiid. 

 The home buyers in the lities and 

 other citizens would want the same 

 ticatment. \o ijovernment coiild 

 scihsiilize tliem all 



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RED CLOVER IN PEORIA COUNTY 



\I;R^(.)\I; who lus noted 

 •'"' with mis^ivin"i;s the steady 

 V^_^X increase in farm tenancy will 

 he sympathetic to any sound pl.in 

 eiiahlint; tenants to buy anil pav lor 

 liieir own larms. One ol the duet 

 obstacles to buyins; land has been the 

 down p.iyment. The administration, 

 according' to press reports, proposes 

 to support Iei:islatioti in the lommL: 

 (onoress. makint: it possible for 

 competent tenants to buy farms and 

 p.iy for them out of income. One 

 report indicates that the down pay- 

 ment may be waived with L'nilc Sam 

 t.ikini; a share ot the annual c rop to 

 satisfy interest and prinup.il. 



It tile proposed pi. in is to be 

 widely suicesstui and still be self 

 supportint;. as it should, at least two 

 changes must be brouL'ht about. First, 

 there must be greater stability in 

 farm prices and income. Secondly, 

 there must be that keen desire for 

 ownership as shown in hard. In- 

 tel liuent work anil williniiness to 

 sacrifice some present comforts to 

 pay for a home. The government 

 may be able to do somethini; about 

 the (irst suggestion. It can do very 

 little about the second. 



Let's assume that the government 

 borrows money for three per cent. 

 It may loan such money to farm pur- 

 chasers lor a minimum ol si , or 



But siijspose we i;el a eommoditv 

 dollar or something akin to it, anil 

 reasonably stable larm inionic. A 

 more difficult step, if we are to sub 

 stantially eliminate tenancy, is to 

 arouse the desire lor larm and home 

 ownership. .Many people apparently 

 do not want the resj^onsibility that 

 goes with ownership. Only a small 

 percent,ige ol those living in larger 

 iities own their own homes, .\lanv 

 jsreier not to. The majority spend 

 all they earn, save little or nothing 



In every communitv are examples 

 ot tarm operators on rented land ot 

 eijual competence and ability. One 

 saves and buys a farm. The other 

 either iloesn t save, or it he does, 

 invests his savings in stocks, Ixinds. 

 or better, hie insurance. ' Why don t 

 \ou buy the piece of lansl next to 

 \ou, we asked a friend recently 

 Ik-cause I can make more otT it by 

 renting. " was his smiling reply 



Regardless ol obstacles, any sell 

 supporting plan that promotes wider 

 ownership, should be encouraged. 

 People are better citizens when they 

 own something. They are also bet 

 ter workmen when they share in the 

 ownership ot the Isusiness in which 

 they are employed. 1 he greatest Mep 

 toward the promotion of larm and 

 home ownership by their residents 

 would be stabilized income. .Many a 

 farmer is a tenant todav who wc)alii 

 be an owner vcere it not for the gvra 

 tions of the priee level ICiT. 



DECEMBER, 1936 



