December, 1931 



THE I. A. A. RECORD 



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The farm radio program of the IlH- 

 aois Agricultural Association is broad- 

 cast daily except Saturday and Sunday 

 over station WJJD, Chicago (1,130 

 kilocycles), between 12:30 and 12:45 

 noon. 



The program consists of live agricul- 

 tural news, including late market in- 

 formation and developments in current 

 farm problems. The Chicago livestock 

 market is reviewed daily by members 

 of the I. A. A. staff, and a weekly sum- 

 mary is given on Fridays by the Chi- 

 cago Producers. 



NOTICE 

 ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL 



ASSOCIATION 

 ELECTION OF DELEGATES 



THE new rule in business is that 

 co-operation and not competition is 

 the life of trade, commented E. W. 

 "Farmer" Rusk on his radio college of 

 co-operative marketing, from station 

 VMAQ recently. 



"We are taught, many of us, from 

 •ur youth on, that competition is essen- 

 tial to the health and progress of the 

 race — the obvious truth is that co-oper- 

 ation is good and competition bad, and 

 that society flourishes by the mutual aid 

 of human beings," he continued. 



"By virtue of their natural isolation 

 fanners have seemed slow in realizing 

 their efforts through co-operation. 

 Coupled with the natural barriers to 

 co-operation among farmers them- 

 jclvei has been the retarding influence 

 of certain individuals and groups who 

 profit themselves because of lack of 

 group action on the part of the farmers. 

 Propaganda unfavorable to organization 

 and co-operation of various sources has 

 tended to make the progress slow. But 

 it is gratifying to note the attitude of 

 friendly, helpful interest being shown 

 on every hand by the public generally. 

 A.S evidence of friendly interest I refer 

 to a recent editorial in the Daily News 

 in which the following statement is 

 made: 



" 'There has been of late a gratifying 

 growth in the strength and efficiency 

 of farm co-operatives in the face of 

 determined opposition by competing 

 marketing agencies. It is not unreason- 

 able to expect steady acceleration of 

 that growth as the co-operatives de- 

 velop greater efficiency.* " 



NOTICE is hereby given that in connection 

 with the annual meetings of all County 

 Farm Bureaus to be held during the months 

 of December, 1931, and January, 1932, at 

 the hour and place to be determined by the 

 Board of Directors of each respective County 

 Farm Bureau, the members in good standing 

 of such County Farm Bureau and who are 

 also qualified voting members of Illinois 

 Agricultural Association shall elect a dele- 

 gate or delegates to represent such members 

 of Illinois Agricultural Association and vote 

 on all matters before the next annual meet- 

 ing or any special meeting of the Associa- 

 tion, including the election of officers and 

 directors as provided for in the by-laws of 

 the Association. 



During December annual meetings will 

 be held in Brown, Bureau, Clark, Coles, 

 Crawford, Saline, DeWitt, DuPage, Rock 

 Island, Vermilion, Morgan, Edgar, Edwards, 

 Effingham, Henry, Iroquois, Jersey, Johnson, 

 Kane, Stephenson, Wabash, Jackson, Kendall, 

 LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, McLean, Piatt, Ran- 

 dolph, Richland, Union, Champaign and 

 Grundy counties. 



During January annual meetings will be 

 held in Carroll, Cook, Douglas, Fulton, 

 Franklin, Greene, Knox, Lake, McHenry, 

 Macon, Mercer, Peoria, Sangamon, Tazewell, 

 Whiteside, and Woodford counties. 



Dec. 1, 1931. 

 Signed, 



G. E. METZGER, Secretary. 



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Importation of dairy products into 

 the United States have declined sharp- 

 ly during 1931, on account of in- 

 creased tariffs and because of greater 

 declines in domestic than in foreign 

 prices of dairy products. Cream and 

 milk imports have practically ceased. 



Farmers' Elevator Men 



Meet at Bloomington 



More than 60 directors and managers 

 of twelve farmers' elevators met at 

 Bloomington, November 24, with offi- 

 cials of the Illinois Grain Corporation 

 and the Farmers National Grain Corpo- 

 ration. During the meeting the attacks 

 being made against co-operative market- 

 ing by organized middlemen were dis- 

 cussed. 



Among those who took part in the 

 discussion were Harrison Fahrnkopf, di- 

 rector of grain marketing for the I. A. A. 

 and secretary of the Illinois Grain Cor- 

 poration; Charles Cummings, vice-presi- 

 dent and sales manager of the Illinois 

 Grain Corporation; G. C. Johnstone, 

 president of the Illinois Grain Corpora- 

 tion; John Benson and D. H. Moore, 

 of the Peoria office of the Farmers 

 National; John Schmidt of Beason, Lo- 

 gan county, a director of the Illinois 

 Grain Corporation; E. E. Stevenson, of 

 the Ransom farmers* elevator in LaSalle 

 county, and Floyd Thomas, chairman of 

 the grain marketing committee and 

 vice-president of the McLean County 

 Farm Bureau. 



It was generally agreed by those pres- 

 ent that the private handlers of farm 

 products engaged in spreading anti- 

 Farm Board propaganda are not so much 



1 5th District Meeting 



At Cannbridge Nov. 24 



THE National Corn Credit Corpora- 

 tion, the income tax bill now before 

 the state legislature, freight rates, rural 

 electrification and pipe line right-of-way 

 problems were among the topics dis- 

 cussed at the IJth District Farm Bu- 

 reau meeting at Cambridge, Henry 

 county, November 24. 



C. L. Bates, director of the I. A. A 

 from the 15 th District, acting as chair- 

 man, explained the 

 purpose of the corn 

 credit corporation 

 and told how it 

 operates. 



L. J. Quasey, di- 

 rector of transporta- 

 tion, reviewed the 

 report of the Gover- 

 nor's Tax Confer- 

 ence of which Presi- 

 dent Earl C. Smith 

 was a member. He 

 explained that the 

 purpose of the proposed income tax bill 

 and the tobacco tax bill is to give re- 

 lief to real property owners. 



He also reported on the work the 

 I. A. A. is doing to get fair electric 

 rates, and freight rates for farmers. He 

 stated that he was getting excellent co- 

 operation both from pipe line companies 

 and from farmers in settling right-of- 

 way damage claims, drawing up con- 

 tracts, etc. 



C. L. Bate* 



Victoria Elevator 



Holds Annual Meeting 



Harrison Fahrnkopf spoke at the an- 

 nual meeting of the Victoria Farmers' 

 Elevator at Victoria, Knox county, 

 November 14. He outlined the progress 

 made by the Illinois Grain Corporation 

 during the past year and explained the 

 set-up of the National Corn Credit Cor- 

 poration recently organized to make 

 loans on corn stored on the farm. 



The report of the secretary of the 

 elevator showed a very successful year. 

 The following officers and directors were 

 elected: J. R. Diehl, president; U. J 

 Craig, vice-president; E. J. Ericson, 

 secretary; L. A. Sherman, treasurer; 

 H. F. McClure, and H. R. Cain. 



concerned about the government get- 

 ting in business as they are about farm- 

 ers getting in business to sell their own 

 products more direct to the consumer. 



Approximately one-third of the fam 

 ilies in the United States now hare 

 radio receiving sets, announces the bu 

 reau of ccn<!u<i. 



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