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THE I. A. A. RECORD 



May, 1931 



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■ A^i C P L .T URAL ASSOClA'^mN 



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— To ttdvance the purpose for which the Farm Bureau wai organized, 

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

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



'-■: and to develop agriculture. 



;> ^ George Thiem, Editor ., : ? : , 



Published monthly by the Illinois Agricultural Association at 166 So. 

 Main St., Spencer, Ind. Editorial Olflces, 608 So. Dearborn St., ChioaKO, 

 111. Application for transfer of second class entry from Marshall, 111., to 

 Spencer, Ind., pending. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage 

 provided in Section 412, Act of Feb. 38, 1926, authorized Oct. 27, 1926. 

 Addrees all communications for publioatiou to Editorial Offices. Illinois 

 Agricultural Association Record, 608 So. Dearborn St., Chicago. The in- 

 diTidual 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. Postmaster: In returning 

 an uncalled for missent copy please indicate key number on address as is 

 required by law. 



K : :"--.-:'^:--'- OFFICERS 



'PreaiAtTiX., 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) 



Ist to 11th.. H. C. Vial, Downers Grove 



12th. G. F. Tullock, Rockford 



13th C. E. Bamborough, Polo 



14th. M. G. Lambert, Ferris 



ISth. Charles Bates, Browning 



16th. _ Geo. B. MuUer, Washington 



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



1 8th W. A. Dennis, Paris 



19th. _ C. J. Gross, Atwood 



20th Charles S. Black, Jacksonville 



21st Samuel Sorrells, Raymond 



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 Vepfetable Marketing A. B. Leeper 



Grain Marketing Harrison Fahrnkopf 



Information George Thiem 



Insurance Service J. V. Vaniman 



Legal Counsel — Donald Kirkpatrick 



Limestone-Phosphate J. R. Bent 



Live Stock Marketing _ Ray E. Miller 



Office _ C. E. Johnston 



Organization _ „ G. E. Metzger 



Produce Marketing F. A. Gougler 



Taxation and Statistics _ J. C. Watson 



Transportation L. J, Quasey 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS 



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. 



Mid'west Grain Corp Chas. P. Cummings, Gen'l. Mgr. 



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



Handling Bad Bills 



I. A. A. representatives are watching a number of 

 bills before the legislature which for various reasons 

 are undesirable from the farmer's standpoint. Several 

 of these propose or pave the way for property tax 

 increases to which the Association is unalterably op- 

 posed. One or two have other features threatening 

 the rights and interests of farmers. 



Our position on these measures has been and is 

 being quietly made known. Obviously it would be 

 poor policy to widely announce such opposition and 

 thereby provoke reprisals which might endanger con- 

 structive legislation the Association is actively sponsor- 

 ing. Particularly is this true where bills lie dormant in 

 committee with no apparent chance of passage. Much 

 quiet but valuable work is done in and out of legis-"^ 

 lative halls by those who seek their reward in accom- 

 plishment rather than in public acclaim. Sometimes 

 it's smart to be silent. 



The Producers' Responsibility 



QN May 4 the Soybean Marketing Association had 

 received stock subscriptions in the amount of 

 $21,600 from members in the central Illinois soybean 

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Soybean growers believe in financing their own 

 marketing operations. They will place their co-oper- 

 ative on an independent financial basis just as soon 

 as possible. "■;>:..;,,."■.-■ ^;.^\^.;;r::^::;;:/:^>A^"\;;;/.X':v-C;^: • 



It is generally recognized that permanent success 

 in co-operative marketing can be attained only when 

 producers believe in the principal strong enough to 

 support their organization with their finances and 

 products. Cheap money loaned by the government 

 may help but will not make the difference between 

 success and failure. The responsibility for success lies 

 with the producers. They alone can determine what 

 the future of this forifi of marketing will be. 



Power Lines on Farm Lands 



'T' O what extent does a high power line erected 

 across a farm depreciate its value? 



This is a question constantly coming up in argu- 

 ments over power-line routes and damages asked of 

 utihty companies by landowners. That a* power line 

 built across a farm does lower its value is beyond 

 question. But how much? To be effective testimony 

 in establishing such damages must be based on fact. 

 Do any of our readers know of farms so encumbered 

 which have changed hands recently? If so, how much 

 less was paid because of the high line? The direction 

 and placement of the towers and wire across the land 

 naturally influence the damage sustained. 



If you have had experience farming around towers 

 or poles, we would like to hear from you. Write the 

 I. A. A. RECORD, 608 So. Dearborn St., Chicago. 



Organization Pays 



According to the LaSalle County Farm Bureau, 

 farmers in that county through whose land a natural 

 gas pipe line is to be constructed, will receive nearly 

 $32,000 more for damages and property rights than 

 they would have received under the original contract 

 offered them. 



The revised contract was secured for landowners 

 by the Farm Bureau with the assistance of the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association. 



The old contract provided for payment of $1 per 

 rod "and reasonable damages," whereas the revised 

 agreement stipulates payment on the basis of $1 per 

 rod for right-of-way and "$4 per rod for damages." 



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