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THE I. A. A. RECORD 



October, 1951 



A. F. B. F. Plans Great 



— Convention Dec. 4 to 9 



N otice 



linois Agricultural Ass'n. 



Big Problems Facing Organized 



Farmers, Elect Officers and 



Seven Directors 



BECAUSE of the many problems 

 facing organized agriculture this 

 year, unusual national interest will be 

 directed to the thirteenth annual con- 

 vention of the American Farm Bureau 

 Federation, to be held at the Hotel 

 Sherman, Chicago, Dec. 4 to 9. 



Surplus crop control, adequate finan- 

 cial credit for agriculture, taxation, 

 transportation, stabilization of the dol- 

 lar, disposition of Muscle Shoals, a na- 

 tional land policy, and other matters 

 will engage the attention of the organi- 

 zation. Every action agreed upon in 

 . the mapping of the Federation's pro- 

 gram will directly affect not only the 

 lives of America's 27,000,000 rural resi- 

 dents, but the vast background of the 

 nation's entire business life as well. 



National Farm Bureau executives are 

 urging that every unit of the great 

 ,: Farm Bureau organization be represented 

 to insure the adoption of a sound plat- 

 , form. State executive committees 

 '^ which have not as yet appointed their 

 voting delegates should qualify at once. 

 Secretary M. S. Winder suggests. He 

 urges, also, that county leaders co-oper- 

 ^ ate with state offices in marshalling dele- 

 gates for participation in the Chicago 

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Speakers Being Scheduled 



A full announcement of speakers will 

 be made later. In the past the Federa- 

 tion has been addressed by a president, 

 senators, congressmen, cabinet members, 

 governors and others prominent in pub- 

 lic life. This year equally prominent 

 men and women are expected to be 

 scheduled. 



A national quartet contest will be a 

 new feature of the convention program 

 this year. Entries will represent states 

 only. The A. F. B. F. annual award 

 "For Distinguished Service to Organized 

 Agriculture," will again be made this 

 year. Nominations close Oct. H. 



Cup to Largest County 



The contest to determine the winner 

 of the silver loving cup offered to the 

 largest county Farm Bureau promises 

 to be spirited. San Joaquin County 

 Farm Bureau, Stockton, California, 

 holds the cup at present, but will have 

 some strong contenders to meet this 

 year, including the McLean County 

 Farm Bureau in Illinois. ; 



The important responsibility of choos- 

 ing a president, a vice-president and 

 seven directors will also face the con- 



Election of Delegates 



NOTICE is hereby given that in 

 connection with the annual 

 meetings of all County Farm Bu- 

 reaus to be held during the month of 

 November, 1931, at the hour and 

 place to be determined by the Board 

 of Directors of each respective Coun- 

 ty Farm Bureau, the members in 

 good standing of such County Farm 

 Bureau and who are also qualified 

 voting members of Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association shall elect a dele- 

 gate or delegates to represent such 

 members of Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation and vote on all matters be- 

 fore the next annual meeting or any 

 special meeting of the Association, 

 including the election of officers and 

 directors as provided for in the by- 

 laws of the Association. 



During November annual meet- 

 ings will be held in Bond, Clay, Clin- 

 ton, Jackson, Madison, Marion, Mon- 

 roe, Moultrie, Schuyler, St. Clair, 

 Washington, Williamson, and Law- 

 rence counties. 



Signed, 

 G. E. Metzger, Secretary. 

 October 15, 1931. 



Define Status of Farm 



Bureau Memberships- 



vention this year. Each will be selected 

 for a two-year term. 



The convention proper will open on 

 Monday morning, Dec. 7, for a three- 

 day session. Preceeding this main meet- 

 ing there will be a two-day National 

 Farm Women's Conference on Dec. 4 

 and 5. Mrs. Charles W. Sewell, national 

 director of Home and Community 

 work for the A. F. B. F., has selected 

 as a theme for this meeting "The Amer- 

 ican Farm Home and Its Surrounding 

 Community." Speakers will discuss the 

 rural church and school, rural medical 

 service, recreation, and kindred topics, 

 with emphasis on the Farm Bureau's re- 

 lations to them. Men will participate in 

 this year's conference aJong with the 

 women. 



Many Ne^v Features 

 A new feature of the convention this 

 year will be the First National Congress 

 of Farm Home Modernization Project 

 Leaders on Dec. 4 to 7. Another feature 

 is to be the A. F. B. F. Exposition of 

 Agricultural Progress. Three national 

 co-operative associations have already 

 arranged for exhibit space. State Farm 

 Bureaus and associated units are also en- 

 gaging space. There will be a carefully 

 selected group of commercial exhibits, 

 arranged into ten departments covering 

 every phase of farm interest. 



At its September meeting the LA. A. 

 board of directors adopted unanimously 

 a report of the Organization-Inf orma- : 

 tion Committee as follows: ' •' - 



(1) That the I. A. A. recommend to 

 the County Farm Bureaus that 



v only holders of individual mem- 



berships in the Farm Bureau and 

 Illinois Agricultural Association 

 : shall be entitled to the dividends 

 and services, based upon mem- 

 bership in good standing, and 

 rendered either by the Farm Bu- 

 reau or associated companies, ex- 

 cepting only those members of 

 the Farm Bureau member's im- 

 mediate family who are under 

 age and wholly dependent. 



(2) No partnership membership to 

 be recognized which involves 

 more than one farm unit unless 

 all business is transacted in the 

 firm or partnership name. 



( 3 ) Partnership membership accepted 

 shall participate as an individual 

 member. 

 The question of who is a Farm Bureau 

 member arose when several cases were 

 discovered of non-member relatives us- 

 ing their connections to get Farm Bu- 

 reau auto insurance and other services. 



Schuyler County Oil Co. 



Declares 5% Dividend 



During its first year of business which 

 has just closed, the Schuyler County 

 Service Company sold more than a quar- 

 ter million gallons of petroleum prod- 

 ucts making a net profit of $3,43 5.68. 

 The board of directors declared a five 

 per cent patronage dividend and placed 

 the remainder of the earnings in the 

 reserve fund. 



The Tri-County Oil Company, owned 

 and operated by Farm Bureau members 

 in Warren, Henderson and Mercer coun- 

 ties, sold nearly a million and a half gal- 

 lons of petroleum products during the 

 fiscal year closing September 30. 



Home Industries Booth 



Of most appeal to farm women will 

 he the Home , Industries booth in 

 which farm home handicraft workers 

 may display the products of their skill. 

 Orders will be taken and forwarded to 

 the makers who will then ship their 

 finished products to the purchaser. ^ 



Arrangements are being made for spe- 

 cial reduced rates on railroads and motor 

 bus lines and for hotel accommodations. 

 Announcement of these will be sent to 

 state Farm Bureau ofl&ces for transmittal 

 to county and community centers. 



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