October y 1951 



THE I. A. A. RECORD 



¥age Fifteen 



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A. F. B. F. Directors Vote 

 — ^ — — for Equalization Fee 



THE board of directors of the Amer- 

 ican Farm Bureau Federation went 

 on record in Chicago, September 23, 

 favoring an amendment to the Agricul- 

 tural Marketing Act to include the 

 "equalization fee." This declaration will 

 be acted upon at the annual meeting of 

 the federation in December in Chicago. 



It is proposed to open a battle for the 

 equalization fee amendment when Con- 

 gress assembles this winter. At the time 

 the marketing act was passed organized 

 agriculture insisted that it should in- 

 clude the equalization fee principle. Un- 

 der this each unit of a given commodity 

 would bear its proportionate share of 

 crop surplus control costs. The equaliza- 

 tion fee was left out, but the organiza- 

 tion supported the act as it was passed. 



The statement of the board said: "The 

 federation at the time it announced its 

 position in support of the act reserved 

 the right to insist that should the efforts 

 to administer it disclose weaknesses or 

 limitations within the act, it would ask 

 for amendments necessary to correct 

 such weaknesses and limitations. It seems 

 that time has now arrived. 



"We insist that the marketing act 

 should and must be amended by Con- 

 gress so as to give the Federal Farm 

 Board authority to place charges against 

 all units of any given commodity, mov- 

 ing in the channels of trade, their pro- 

 portionate shares of all necessary natural 

 costs and losses resulting from the con- 

 trol of crop surpluses, which must be 

 accomplished if the domestic market is 

 to be protected as a market for the 

 American farmer." 



Mason County Co-ops. 



Are Working Together 



All local organizations cooperating 

 with the Mason County Farm Bureau 

 including the livestock shipping associa- 

 tion, two produce associations, the oil 

 company, and four farmers' elevators 

 have their books audited regularly by 

 the Illinois Agricultural Auditing Asso- 

 ciation. This co-operative association 

 now serves 298 Illinois agricultural or- 

 ganizations on a cost basis. 



Cook County Members 



Profit by Co-operation 



The Cook County Farm Bureau dur- 

 ing the past twelve months has ordered 

 between 90 and 100 carloads of feed for 

 members. This means feed valued at 

 around $50,000 wholesale was handled 

 during the year. Farmers saved at least 

 $10,000 by this one service of the Farm 

 Bureau. . v .■■, ,. . 



f YOUR Farm 

 1o Yout FARM BUREJUJ 



No. 1 of a 

 series of ad> 

 vertisements 

 on I. A. A." 

 Farm Bureau 

 Services. 



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TAXATION 



^Savcd *22.79 

 ■ Fqrm in 1931 



More than 

 60,000 Toluntary 

 memberthipt are 

 backing the chain 

 of I. A. A. "Farm 

 Bureau services, 

 each one an impor- 

 tant link toward 



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Effective Representation 

 Requires Numbers 



i\ DEQUATE representation for agricul- 

 ture, first of the Farm Bureau projects, 

 and vital to the success of all other Farm Bu- 

 reau efforts, has been permanently established. 



Today farm interests get proper consideration. 

 Your I. A. A. representatives receive the coop- 

 eration of legislative and administrative govern- 

 ment officials. An active and increasing mem- 

 bership commands respect. Every new member 

 gives additional support. 



Taxes Can Be Equalized 



T A. A.-Farm Bureau representatives have 

 since 1923 effected substantial savings 

 in taxes on farm lands. The data presented to 

 the Tax Commission by the I. A. A. resulted in 

 an initial $1,072,050.00 reduction in 1923, and in 

 further reductions later. 



In 1931 an average of $22.79 less per farm — 

 altogether $4,900,000.00 less taxes were paid by 

 Illinois farmers than would have been paid had 

 the higher unequal valuations on lands not been 

 lowered. Every farmer profits by joining with 

 his neighbors in the battle for equalizing the 

 tax burden. 



Link Up with 60,000 Farmers 



gVERY activity in the I. A. A.-Farm 

 Bureau program is undertaken in the 

 interest of farmers. More than sixty thousand 

 Illinois farm homes are linked to this progres- 

 sive movement through voluntary membership. 

 The determination and loyalty of these members 

 to their business will gain strength thru your 

 support. The future of your own industry is 

 more secure when you join with these men to 

 make it so. 



Call Your County Farm Bureau Today 

 Say: "I'nt Joining. " 



ILLINOIS 

 AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 



— and — 

 Ninety- Five Affiliated County Farm Bureaus 



608 So. Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 



IN THIS ORGANIZED WORLD 

 ONE MAN CAN DO NOTHING ALONE 



