Come on to the Annual Meeting 



OV OURTEEN years ago the Illi- 

 ^^^;^^ nois Agricultural Association 



^J held its Eighth Annual Meeting 

 at the Morrison Hotel, Qiicago, Hon. 

 Frank O. Lowden, Oscar E. Bradfute of 

 Ohio, Howard Gore, of .West Virginia, 

 Senator Ferris of Michigan and others 

 dwelled on the farm problems of that 

 day, sounded the alarm over the disparity 

 between farm and non-agricultural prices, 

 took steps through co-operative market- 

 ing and federal legislation to do some- 

 thing about it. 



In January 1937, the I. A. A. returns to 

 the metropolis on Lake Michigan with 

 14 years more of accomplishment and 

 experience to its credit, conscious of the 

 contribution it has made toward estab- 

 lishing a permanent program for a pros- 

 perous agriculture. 



With congress in session, an admin- 

 istration friendly to agriculture returned 

 to power, and with Illinois cash farm 

 income 25 per cent greater than in 1935, 

 Illinois' organized farmers are exfjected 

 to turn out 500Q strong, filled with en- 

 thusiasm and the pride of achievement 

 to learn the latest moves and trend of 

 thought in working out a permanent pro- 

 gram for farm prosperity. 



Among the important things likely to 

 be considered are pending federal legisla- 

 tion, the 1937 soil conservation program, 

 crop insurance, land tenancy rural elec- 

 trification, co-operative mariceting and co- 

 operating buying, tariff adjustment, trade 

 agreements, and others. 



Recommendations by special commis- 

 sions still to report on consumer and 

 producer co-operation and ways and 

 means of decreasing land tenancy will 

 have an important bearing on legislation 

 covering these subjects. 



Secretary Henry A. Wallace will speak 

 Thursday night in the Civic Opera Audi- 

 torium. He will bring to the convention, 

 along with President Smith, Clifford V. 

 Gregory, and Edward A. O'Neal, the 

 latest trend in agricultural thought on 

 current farm problems. 



Mr. Gregory, a member of the Presi- 

 dents' committee of inquiry into Euro- 

 pean co-operation, is expected to be at 

 liberty to speak without reservations on 

 his observations abroad. His message is 

 expected to reveal experiences and facts 

 valuable to Illinois farmers, on the meth- 

 ods used by farmers in Europe in devel- 

 oping their organizations. 



Edward A. O'Neal, veteran leader of 

 the A.F.B.F. is slated to report the prog- 

 ress the American Farm Bureau Federa- 



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tion is making to secure a permanent 

 policy for agriculture. Mr. O'Neal feels 

 at home before I. A. A. audiences and he 

 never fails to bare his thoughts to them 

 in his own forceful manner. He will 

 Speak at the general session of the con- 

 vention, Friday morning, January 29, in 

 the Qvic Opera Auditorium. 



Dr. John L. Davis, popular humorist, 

 orator and commentator, sometimes called 

 "the Will Rogers of the Ministry" has 

 been secured to add to the inspirational 

 side of the convention. Dr. Davis, a na- 

 tive of Nebraska is well fitted by virtue 

 of his experiences in Nebraska, Texas, 



and Oklahoma, to talk to Farm Bureau 

 folks. A former Army Chaplain in the 

 world war, he has held several pastorates 

 and is now pastor of a prominent New 

 York City church. 



Jumping the gun by a few hours, the 

 Illinois Milk Producers' Association an- 

 nual meeting will get under way Tuesday 

 evening, in the Morrison Hotel. Prob- 

 lems involved in marketing milk and 

 other dairy products direct to consumers 

 is expected to be the main topic for dis- 

 cussion. During the year, the Producers 

 operated six co-operatively owned dairy 

 plants at Peoria, Quincy, Danville, Jack- 



CIVIC OPERA BUILDING, 20 NO. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, 

 and Theatre (insef ) where main tenions of lAA Convention will be held. 



>RD 



JANUARY. 1937 



