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THE I. A. A. RECORD 



March, 1931 



I EiLilIMOIS 



COLTVRAL ASSOCIA 



RBCORD^ 



To advance the purpose for which the Farm Bureau was organized, 

 namely, to promote, protect and represent the business, economic, political, 

 and educational interests of the farmers of Illinois and the nation, 

 and to develop agriculture. 



George Thiem, Editor 



Published once a month by the Illinois Agricultural Association, at 

 124 So. Fifth St., Marshall, 111. Address all communications for publi- 

 cation to Editorial Office, 608 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. Entered as 

 second-class matter June 16, 1930, at the post office at Marshall, 111., 

 under the Act of March 3, 1879. Accepted for maihng at special rate of 

 postage f)rovided for in Section 412, Act of Feb. 28, 1925, authorized 

 Oct. 21, 1925. The individual membership fee of the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association is five dollars a year. The fee includes payment of fifty cents 

 for subscription to the Illinois Agricultural Association Record. Post- 

 master : In returning an uncalled for missent copy please indicate key 

 number on address as is required by law. 



OFFICERS 



President, Earl C. Smith .-. Detroit 



Vice-President, A. R. Wright Varna 



Secretary, Geo. E. Metzger Chicago 



Treasurer, R. A. Cowles Bloomington 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 



(By Congressional District) 



1st to 11th. H. C. Vial, Downers Grove 



1 2th _ G. F. Tullock, Rockf ord 



13th. - C. E. Bamborough, Polo 



14th..._ 1 M. G. Lambert, Ferris 



15th „ _ „. Charles Bates, Browning 



16th. Geo. B. MuUer, Washington 



1 7th. _ A. B. Schofield, Paxton 



18th W. A. Dennis, Paris 



19th _ _ - C. J. Gross, Atwood 



20th _ Charles S. Black, Jacksonville 



21st _ ~ Samuel Sorrells, Raymord 



22nd. _ Frank Oexner, Waterloo 



23rd _ - W. L. Cope, Salem 



24th _ Charles Marshall, Belknap 



25th. - - Fred Dietz, De Soto 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



Comptroller J. H. Kelker 



Finance ~-^- R. A. Cowles 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing .* A. B. Leeper 



Grain Marketing...- - Harrison Fahrnkopf 



Information George Thiem 



Insurance Service — V. Vaniman 



Legal Counsel ~ Donald Kirkpatrick 



Limestone-Phosphate — _ J- R- Bent 



Live Stock Marketing _ Ray E. Miller 



Office. - - - C. EL Johnston 



Organization G. E. Metzger 



Produce Marketing - F. A. Gougler 



Taxation and Sutistics. J- C. Watson 



Transportation L- J- Quasey 



ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS 



Country Life Insurance Co L. A. Williams, Mgr. 



Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Co J. H. Kelker, Mgr. 



Illinois Agricultural Co-operative Ass'n F. E. Ringham, Mgr. 



Illinois Agricultural Mutual Insurance Co. A. E. Richardson, Mgr. 



Illinois Farm Supply Co L. R. Marchant, Mgr. 



Illinois Grain Corp : Harrison Fahrnkopf, Mgr. 



Midwest Grain Corp Chas. P. Curamings, Gen'l. Mgr. 



Soybean Marketing AM'n J. H. Lloyd, Mgr. 



House Committee on Efficiency and Ecohomy 

 when the Handy bill to restrict the use of oleo^^ 

 margarine and lard substitutes in state institu- 

 tions was considered. ■ >"'f;i^ 



Joined in support of the bill were the I. A. A., 

 Pure Milk Association, Prairie Farmer, the state 

 Grange, the Illinois State Dairymen's Association 

 and the Illinois Butter Manufacturers Association. 



The rights of agriculture can be protected and 

 its interests best served by such unity of action. 

 Much good can be accomplished when those 

 charged with responsibility forget personal credit 

 and think only of results. 



Before the General Assembly 



SINCE our recent annual meeting, representa- 

 tives of the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 have been in Springfield each week conferring 

 with state ofiicials and members of the Genemi 

 Assembly regarding legislation aflFecting farmers' 

 inierests. 



The reason the Association was not represented 

 at the state capitol in January is obvious. The 

 legislative program of the I. A. A. for 1931 was 

 outlined in the resolutions adopted by the official 

 delegates who represented the 60,000 members. 

 Now the Association's legislative committee can 

 confidently go to the legislators with that pro- 

 gram knowing that the prestige of 60,000 organ- _ 

 ized farmers is behind it. 



Agriculture is well represented at Springfield. 

 Farm groups and organizations in Illinois are 

 co-operating most harmoniously. This fact was 

 well illustrated at the recent hearing before the 



Mr. Legge Retires 



TLLINOIS farmers have reason to be grateful 

 ^ to Alexander Legge, who recently retired as 

 chairman of the Federal Farm Board. The quali- 

 ties of frankness, courage, and sincerity he 

 brought to the Farm Board inspired confidence 

 and gave heart to farmers' efforts in helping 

 themselves through co-operative action. " : 



Mr. Legge did more for the co-operative cause 

 than most people reaHze. Some of his blunt state- 

 ments would have been dubbed socialistic and 

 radical had they not come from a responsible man 

 identified with big business and capitalistic enter- 

 prise. ' 



During his two years of service he proved a 

 worthy champion of agriculture before those 

 who would deny the farmer the right to organize 

 for the effective marketing of his own products. 



Mr. Legge 's successor, James C. Stone of Ken- 

 tucky, has the courage and sincerity of his pre- 

 decessor with the advantage of long years' experi- 

 ence in the co-operative marketing movement. 

 Mr. Stone is favorably known to many Illinois 

 farmers. He has announced that the policies fol- 

 lowed during Mr. Legge's incumbency will be 

 continued. Under the leadership of "Jim" Stone 

 we have every confidence that the Agricultural 

 Marketing Act will be applied for the best inter- 

 ests of the American farmer. 



42 Suspended 



CUSPENSION of 42 live stock commission 

 ^ companies at E. St. Louis by order of the 

 Secretary of Agriculture should have a whole- 

 some influence in maintaining similar public ex- 

 changes as free and open markets where farrriers 

 as well as others may do business unhampered by 

 boycotts and restrictions. 



The notorious case at the National Stock Yards is only 

 another illustration of the belief held by certain middle 

 men that they have a God-given right to handle the farm- 

 er's products for him; that the profits from trading in 

 agricultural produce under no consideration should go to 

 the farmer. 



