Ooing Forward ii/ith the /l/l/l 



Iti Eiirl r. Smilli 



V ^^^ ( )R m.iiiy VL-.irs ()ri;,ini/i.il t.irni 

 /, trs ol Illinois li.iM.- JcJic.ilcd 

 ^_y llicir t'vcrv loiislruc irvo (.tforl 

 low.ilil sccuriiiL' lor l.iiiiicrs .in ti|iiit,iM<.- 

 sli.iru ol llic National iiKomi.-. Sinic 

 l''-"i tlic ilclcL;alcs assL-nihlcil in Annual 

 Miclini; ol llic lllinoiN Aijriiiilttn.il 

 Assou'ation lia\e icilniuatcd llic i.tlorl 

 and inlliitmc- ol ihc oruaiii/ation lo tins 

 purpose. Il is tnlirciy proper lli.u llios( 

 >li.nui.'d uilli llif rcsponsil-iility ol Ic.kIlt 

 sln|i should 111.' .iskcd Iron) tunc to time 

 lor .ui .Ucounliii^ ol tin- disili.irm.- ol 

 lliis i;r<.at rcspoiisiliility .uul ohliiralion. 



It is ajiialiy iinporl.iiil tli.it llic icadcT 

 ship ol the- ortl.mi/.ition Irom cvcrv 

 (Ounty .ind (.oniniunitv m the state he 

 kept lully inlorined on the progress ol 

 these etiorts .iml the ohstaJcs lli.it are 

 (onst.intly arisini; to del.iy, il not ohslruil. 

 our reat hint; the l'o.iI. 



Il we .ire to niaintani a united Iront 

 .IS we move lorwaril it is ijuile essenli.il 

 that (he leailership tliroui^hout the sf.Ue 

 t.ike advant.lue of every opportunity to 

 in.iintain a fully informed membership. 

 The opposition is taking advanta'.;e of 

 (.Airy opportunity to di\ii!e our ranks. 

 s!ou up our ettoits. .ind it possi'.ile. 

 iliuarl the realization of our hitih and ile- 

 lensihle |Hirpose. Ihrouuhout the years 

 l.irmers have insisted tiiat tiie farm proli- 

 Inn w.is not and sliouKI not he perniitti.<l 

 to heeonie a |\irtisan cjuestion. Hut with 

 laih eleetion ye.ir ilurini; the past detade. 



some of those who oiaipy positions of 

 leadership in the major parties have ap 

 pe.ired to put fortii every effort to con- 

 sider tiic farm problem .is a ' lootball' 

 ol parlis.in tonsiiier.ition. 



'•'I:.\i (./>/} fill/// AJJui' Bil"i\ r.ii /// B/i- 



ii.:u /.c'.lJcii .If S.llc//J. .V, />/. Jo .;)/./ 

 /'.""■/./. .Sc/;/, J/. 



Re«.o^ni/mt; these" laits, your orcmi 

 /at ion li.is been constantly on t;uar<l to 

 kiep s<.|uaiely helore the politii.il < on 

 \enlions ol both jiarties a review ol tiiiir 

 respettixe lommitnients e\en "thoii.':h 

 some i.uiilid.ites i.onlmue to inietl the 

 farm problem into tlie hi terress of 

 p.irtisan deb.ite. 



( )n numerous on .isions I .un .isked 

 who l.irniirs should vote (or in remrrini; 

 ele.tions. Institutional polines ilo not 

 permit an answer to (hese <.|ues(ions but 

 were I permittetl to do so. I would sav. 

 "P'i/;'i : fi.'i I'.r i/t-m «/'r' A) II "i;/ .,■;/,/ 

 ijf'ii'l /'I /" mjLiI llw l.iii// /nolilcn; /):!■' 

 f>.ii.'/i.ii/ It'dilit 1 .uiJ llidch) .ilU//ll>t I" 

 ilaiJc j.in/ii.i\ uhn i.u/'l h"pc t'> ui.cicJ 

 /'/ \"lini'^ .'/'e pi'i'ilii/i (.\i\l>l h\ .>/';.'\J 

 ..■;//";;. . . ." 



As e.irlv as l';.'t) or^ani/eil (".irmers 

 luul succeeded in eomm.inelini: the- at 

 tention ol the nation s business and polit 

 ieal leaders to the seriousness of the farm 

 |-iroblem. Hlforts to en.iet the first .\Ie- 

 .\'arv Hauyen bill, whieli i^roviiied lor 

 exportint; e rop surjiluses anel ch.irt;ini; 

 the losses at;ainst e.ieh unit o( the eom- 

 moelilv marketed, iiael faileel. in the 

 Presidential eampaien of loji pledtres 

 were made by the three parties. Republi 

 can. Democr.itic and I'rocressixe, lo su|-i 

 port legislation ilesit;nee! to hrint; ibout 

 a better bal.uiee between .ii^rieultur.il .ind 

 non-a_i:rieu!tural income. 



^'ou will ree.ill th.it .liter his eiectioil. 

 President C oolid_t;e appointed a ( ommis 

 sion. called the President s Agricultural 

 ( onlerence. lo study the farm problem. 

 In .Senate nocumeiit No. l')0. |.inuary 

 JS, loj's, this ( e)mmissn>n in its report 

 said: 



I here must, therelore. he estabhshcil 

 a i-ialaneed Anieric.in auriculture A) 



EARL SMITH SPEAKING AT SALEM 

 "Production control was first advocated 

 by Republican leaders." 



MORE THAN 850 AT SALEM 

 Only two seats in the front row vacant. 

 Many stood in the rear. 



u!hl I'l'J.;, ■./■'I! /I i i pi ,•;,• i.'t ,^ !:i!h 

 Jli/i.hiJ './ ,/■/'.<..•,•. '•.;/i.'. .ind with 

 oiilv Sikh lorei:;n m.irkets is m.iy be 

 prolit.ible ' 



Ihis IS peril. ips the lirsl iime (he ide.i 

 ol .idiiistmij .icre.iv'c .iiid prodiKli.in to 

 the dem.mds ol m.irkets was ad\oi.i!c>l 

 In men in posuions ol [sower and re 

 sponsibility in our national life. \\\\ note 

 tlut production control v..is (irst .id-.o 

 cated bv an olli. i.il bod\ .ippoinleii m .'. 

 Republi, an adminisir.ition. 



Herbert Hoo\ cr. then Secrel.i'v of 



(omnierie. and .c i lose .iduse- of P:;si 

 dent ( oolidi;e ci^e Ins blessings lo 'his 

 report when he s.ud in .i public st.ileinenl 

 j-ublished widelv on lebruar\ ~, lo.i'S 



"ffc''.'; >., •.'.'!. // . /// '.'./..v. <. //,'.;./ <.'i I ./ l\ .1 

 it.il.iih/i:- •'/ .i.iiiiilt/ir.;! j>y"Jni!i">' /•< 

 ■■.•ir /"//.I j\',..:t;J. 'I'h.it problem is 

 not the t.irmer s alone. I; touches 

 e\er\ c l.ivs Ixervoiie suffers beciuse 

 ol the l.uk of balance in acne ullure." 



Two ee.irs Liter, on reb''u.ir\ ."'. I').'", 

 in his mess.iije xeloinu the fust .\l, .\arv 

 }|.iuL;en Hill. President ( oolidi;e s.ud: 



"It (the Hill) runs counter to (he 

 principles of conservation wIikIi would 

 recjuire us to produce onlv what can 

 be done .It .1 prolil, not to was'e our 

 soil and resinuies jTodiie iiii.' what is 

 to be sold .it .1 loss to us (or iJie ix-netlt 

 ol tile lc)reic;n consumer. ' 



.\i;ain in his iiiess.i^e \eloini; the sec- 

 ond .McNarv H.iui,'en Hill on .M.iv .' i. 



I'.'.^S. Presi lent ( oolidue s.ud: 



rile obieit of mv propos.il (presum 

 ably the ( urtis ( risp Hill) is lo .lid in 

 adjustiiii: juodiiciion lo ciemand . . . 

 to minimi/e price flia tu.itions . . to 

 h.mdle- surpluses due lo se.isonal ind 



FARM BUREAU PRESIDENTS AT SALEM 



The thinking farmers of Illinois believe 



in acreage adjustment and surplus crop 



control. 



