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Readers are invited to contribute to 

 this column. Address letters to Edi- 

 tor, Room 1200, 608 So. Dearborn 

 St., Chicago. 



Buy Quality! 



Your editorial for September was very 

 interesting regarding the advances in hog 

 raising and sanitation. It brings the farm- 

 er's attention to the strides made thru edu- 

 cation much in the manner of a man who 

 can't see the forest because of the trees 

 until someone calls his attention to it. 



In the past there have noteworthy articles 

 in the RECORD dealing with Illinois poul- 

 try. By far the best one being the stressing 



What Farmers Want 



(Continued from page 4) 



responsibility to produce and provide at 

 all times ample supplies of foods and 

 fibres to meet every need of the American 

 public and to supply a volume of farm 

 products required in the export market 

 at parity price levels. The term "parity" 

 means a price that will assure the same 

 exchange value between a given amount 

 of farm commodities and industrial com- 

 modities and services as existed in the 

 average of the five-year period previous 

 to the World War. 



Can any one say that such a standard 

 of price levels is not fair to all interests 

 of America.' Is it asking too much that 

 city consumers join with farmers in sup- 

 porting such a program and urging 

 Congressmen to enact legislation of this 

 character in the near future.' I am firm- 

 ly convinced that the continued prosperity 

 of the Nation demands that farm buying 

 power be sustained. When farmers and 

 their city neighbors exchange goods, at 

 prices which are equitable to both, we 

 enjoy a steady exchange of products 

 between farm and city which means good 

 times for all. When we succeed in 

 maintaining permanently farm commodi- 

 ty price levels on a fair, stable basis, 

 which insures a steady flow of farm 

 buying power, we will have taken the 

 greatest forward step of our generation 

 to avert the possibility of another major 

 depression such as the one from which 

 we are now emerging. Every thinking 

 person knows that our National economy 

 is based upon a system of control in 

 industrial prices, wages and products; 

 all maintained by the protective tariff, 

 the corporate form of organization and 

 organized labor. Farm commodities 

 must be given equal treatment and pro- 

 tection or the whole system sooner or 

 later will again collapse. 



of grading eggs on a quality basis to in- 

 crease farm income by some 3 to 5 million 

 dollars. That article is in my "Book of 

 Facts." 



On your back page editorial, "A Word 

 To The Wise," you deserve orchids. The 

 farmers of this country have been "rooked" 

 for so many years on so many things that 

 they have become skeptical in the extreme 

 of all things, beneficial and otherwise. And 

 I can't blame them either. But, thru the 

 lAA Record, and educational program of 

 buying on proven quality basis, and not on 

 "get something for nothing" should be con- 

 sidered for publication. 



K. K. Jensen 

 Sunny Craft Poultry Farm 

 Henry County, III. 



September issue of the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association RECORD, I am enclosing self- 

 addressed stamped envelope for which please 

 send me recipe for a starch and lye combi- 

 nation for the removal of old varnish. 

 Alma Beaver, 



Logan county, III. 



Thank Youl 



"Having returned home from the most en- 

 joyable trip of my life, I wish to sincerely 

 thank the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 for helping make possible my trip to the Na- 

 tional 4-H Club Camp at Washington." 

 John E. Harber, 

 LaSalle County. 



Your article in the RECORD was very 

 good; very encouraging; very helpful . . . 

 but it did not mention the amount of lye 

 and starch to use in that first "wash" to 

 remove the varnish. I have several pieces 

 that I would like to re-finish ... in fact, I 

 would like to undertake more of it than 

 the family care to risk to my work . . . 

 but have been handicapped somewhat by the 

 expense of varnish remover. If there is a 

 cheap, but effective remover which I may 

 use, it will be a great help. 



Will the starch and lye solution remove 

 old paint as well as varnish? 



Mrs. Arthur L. Ball, 



Cook county. 111. 



Varnish and Paint Remover 



1 gladly send the recipe for lye solution 

 for removing old finish from furniture. 



To one quart of medium thick boiled laun- 

 dry starch add 3 tablespoons of lye stirring 

 well with a long wooden spoon or stick, 

 keeping well away from the steam. Stir 

 well until all lye is dissolved. 



Apply this mixture to furniture with an 

 old paint brush, a small area at a time, let 

 stand until varnish or paint is softened then 

 scrape off with an old knife or putty knife. 

 The second or third application may be 

 needed in obstinate cases. When all old 

 finish is removed wash well with soap and 

 water, then rinse well with a vinegar solu- 

 tion, 3 cups vinegar to 1 cup water, to 

 neutralize any lye that may be left in the 

 wood. 



This method may raise the grain a little so 

 a good sanding is necessary before refinish- 

 ing. 



Mrs. Elbert Elsbury 

 Gurnee, Lake County, III. 



Having read the article "New Furniture 

 From Old" by Nell Flatt Goodman in the 



Chicago, St. Louis 



Co-ops. Join IMPA 



Pure Milk Association of Chicago and 

 Sanitary Milk Producers of St. Louis re- 

 cently joined the Illinois Milk Producers 

 Association composed of collective bar- 

 gaining associations and co-operative 

 dairies. The purpose of the association 

 is to exchange market information, work 

 together on legislative matters, and to 

 assist member co-operatives in successful- 

 ly meeting the needs and requirements of 

 Illinois milk producers. 



ILUNOIS MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N. MEETING AT PEORIA 

 Eighteen markets and 21 members represented in this group. Left to right front row: 

 Shaw, lAA, Capron, Kosanke, Stiegliti oi Peoria; Meyer. Moline; McPhedran. 

 LaSolle-Peru; Auidenkampi, JacksonTille; Ole, Galesburg: Mugge. Horrisburg; Bott. 

 Danville. Back row: Nolan. Pontiac: Sawdey, RocUord; Stubbleiield, Bloomington: Case. 

 Chicago; McCabe, Champaign; Bennett. Decatur; Putnam. Quincy; Wolie and Tombaugh. 

 Streotor. 



OCTOBER, 1937 



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