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COLTIJBAL 



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RBCORV 



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

 namely, to promote, protect and represent the business, economic, po- 

 litical, and educational interests of the farmers of Illinois and the na- 

 tion, and to develop agriculture. 



George Thiem, Editor 



Publithcd monthly by the IIHnoit ArHoulturmI Aatociatlon at 165 So. Vain St.. 8p«i0«r. In4. 

 EditorUl OAcea. 608 Bo. Dearborn St., Chicago. 111. Acceptance for mailing at ipecial rate of 

 postare provided in Section 41S, Act of Feb. 28, 1926. authorized Oct. 27. 1926. Addreaa all 

 oommunicationi for publication to Editorial Offlcei. Illinoii Aitricultural Aiaooiation Beoord, 

 608 So. Dearbem St., Chioaco. The individual membership fee of the lUinoia Airrioultural Aa- 

 sooiation it five dollars a year. The fee includes payment of fifty cents for subscription t« the 

 nilnois AKricultural Association Eecord. Postmaster: In returning an uncalled for missent 

 copy please indicate key numbe< on address as is required by law, 



■ , :■.'■■■-■..•*■ '■-' OFFICEHS ■;;,■■.: 



President, Earl 0. Smith Btttott 



Vice-President, A, H. Wrifht , YtTB* 



Secretary, Geo. E, Metzfer Ohlca»o 



Treasurer, K, A, Cowles Bloomingrton 



: '" BOABS OF BIBECTOBS ' 



(By CongreHHioaal District) ^ ,/ V. ^ 



lit to llth H. O. Vlal. Downers Grove 



Itth , O. F. TuUook, Bockford 



nth 0. E. Bamboroush, Polo 



14th M, O. Lambert. Ferris 



Itth ; Charles Batea, Brownins 



leth Om>. B. MuUer. Washin»ton 



17th A. B. Sohofleld, Paxton 



nth W. A. Dennis, Paris 



19th , C. 3. Gross, Atwood 



SOth Oharlea S. Black. Jacksonville 



|l*t , Samuel Sorrela, Baymoad 



"od Talmare DeFreea, Smithboro 



28rd W. L. Cope, Salem 



S4th Charles Marahall, Bellnap 



«th Fred Diets, De Soto 



, The Farmer's Voice Is Heard 



By their participation in numbers of tliousands in tile state-wide 

 celebration July fourth, fanners of the tri-counties indicated in no un- 

 certain manner their desire to arouse the nation to the plight of agri- 

 culture. In impressive floats and the unique call of the "liberty beU" 

 and by spell-binding speeches from authorities, they vigorously sounded 

 the slogan of the hour "prosperity in America must begin on the farm." 



Those were great demonstrations staged by the farm folks in 

 Cambridge, Toulon and Princeton as well as many other communities 

 throughout the state and they should have their effect upon hastening 

 the recognition to which the farmer is entitled. The Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association and Farm Bureaus are to be congratulated upon the 

 energy with which they put their message across. As the farmers of 

 1776 united and fought for independence, so did the Illinois farmers of 

 1932 unite to tell the world of their economic independence to restore 

 buying power and lead the nation baclc to better times. — Kewanee Star- 

 Courier. 



A Glorious Fourth 



The 4th of July celebration promoted by the Stephenson County 

 Farm Bureau and allied organizations yesterday was one of the most 

 spirited and beautiful that Freeport has ever witnessed. It was an 

 astonishing and encouraging spectacle in the midst of an uncomfortable 

 and distressing year. The agricultural organizations deserve the great- 

 est credit and congratulation for having exerted themselves to observe 

 the 20th anniversary of their birth in this manner, and Freeport and 

 its citizens were pleased and proud to be their hosts. . . . The success 

 of yesterday's undertaking promises well for the energy, the determina- 

 tion and the coalescence we must expect of our agricultural industry if 

 it is to become and remain a stable and self-sustaining portion of our 

 whole economic picture. — Freeport Journal-Standard. 



BANNERS, FLOA 



Agriculture Rings Bell! 



If Quincy and Adams county needed to be impressed with the 

 strength and dignity of Agriculture, it learned its lesson in Quincy's 

 celebration of the Fourth of July. The farmers of Illinois, with a 

 sense of the dramatic as well as the patriotic, selected the nation's 

 birthday as Agriculture's Rededication Day. If all of Illinois received 

 as impressive a reminder of Agriculture's vigor and its determination 

 to find its rightful place in the nation's economic and social system, a 

 valuable state-wide effect is certain. . . . 



Th e Ad aax^ Oounty Farm Bureau, in the size, quality and dignity 



of its "Rededication Day" celebration, made the observance of the 

 nation's birthday truly, as The Herald-Whig predicted Sunday morning, 

 a "Timely Fourth."— Quincy Herald-Whig. ; ... 



The farming industry is the backbone of the nation and it is 

 generally admitted that prosperity will continue to be a recollection of 

 the past until this basic industry is placed on a more sound footing. 

 Congress should give serious consideration to any remedial measinres 

 suggested that will help the farmer — and effect an increase innhe 

 prices of farm products. — Springfield Registerr — - . .- — — — — '■^—■^ 



Plea of the Farmers 



The bill the farmers of this state are supporting will have the 

 eflfect, they believe, of restoring buying power to farmers. It must 

 be conceded that if such buying power was restored to them it 

 would help mightily in the work of bringing back prosperity. 

 Without having considered as yet all that would be involved in 

 the passage of this measure, we do not hesitate to express our 

 conviction that it is high time that congress give an attentive ear 

 to the plea for economic independence made by the farmers of 

 America. If the leaders of both parties asked the farmers to 

 draw their own bill, and if this bill embodies what the farmers 

 want, members of congress should give it careful consideration on 

 its merits, with the plight of agriculture as well as the interests 

 of all the people in mind and also should inform themselves on 

 the history of all previous attempts at price fixing. The Farm 

 Bureau of Rock Island county is arranging for a demonstration on 

 July 4 to take place in Prospect park, Moline. The bureau is doubt- 

 less prepared to tell all enquirers just what the passage of the bill 

 would mean for agriculture, and most certainly the farm organiza- 

 tion would welcome citizens in general to the celebration and 

 would appreciate their cooperation. — Rock Island Argus. 



FARM DINNER BELI5 

 RING OVER ILLINOIS 

 ON INDEPENDENCE DAY 



(Continued from page 1, Col. 1 



the concessions. The men who drew 

 the wagon and silverware had both 

 signed new members. 



We had a special edition of the 

 HillsborQ^ Journal. I| was a great 

 day for everyone. 



Clinton County: "Our celebration 

 at Carlyle was a great success," re- 

 ports W. A. Cope, farm adviser. 

 "The people of Carlyle insisted that 

 I lead the parade on horseback. 

 Next came the firing squad of the 

 American Legion, the Carlyle band, 

 and some 150 4-H Club members 

 carrying banners and placards. 

 There were 278 cars in the parade 

 —the best ever held in Clinton 

 county. 



"Fifty-three new Farm Bureau 

 members joined. Two of our men 

 won the gold watches. Hy Ren- 

 schen, our Farm Bureau president, 

 signed 11 new Farm Bureau mem- 

 bers. Fred Korte signed 13 new 

 members. Fred's brother, Frank, 

 signed seven. To show you the hon- 

 esty of our people, both Fred and 

 Frank were working hard for new 

 members, and if Fred had turned 

 over three to Frank both would 

 have won a watch, but he did not 

 do this." 



The crowd was estimated at 4,000 

 to 5,000. 



Burn Five Effigies 



Greene County: "Our July 4 cele- 

 bration was held at Whitehall," 

 writes R. H. Clannahan. "The pa- 

 rade was over a mile long and in- 

 cluded nine floats and approxi- 

 mately 150 members from the 12 

 clubs in the county. We burned five 

 effigies starting with 'old-man in- 

 difference' and following up with 

 the rest. Ray Miller's talk was much 

 appreciated." L. R. Lee signed 10 

 members. 



Schuyler County: "There were 

 approximately 20 dinner bells in 

 our parade through Rushville, July 

 4," says L. E. McKinzie, farm ad- 

 viser. "The parade was about a mile 

 long and included 15 good floats 

 with four bands and 'old-man de- 

 pression' chained in a cage. Sheriff 

 Bartlow, on horseback, led pro- 

 cession. 



"L. L. Day of Ray wiy?te 10 new 

 members, 27 in all. Wilfted Shaw, 

 our speaker, did a fine job working 

 under difficulties. The afternoon 

 program was held in thQ public 

 square and it was almost impossible 

 to stop the fire crackers -m:d^ ^i>«- 

 noise." 



Peoria County: "Our parade was 

 very much better than any of us 

 had even dreamed it would be," 

 stated J. W. Whisenand, farm ad- 

 viser. "In fact it is one of the finest 

 we have ever seen. The afternoon 

 program was held at Elmwood. The 

 floats were excellent, as you will 

 note by the pictures. Fifty new 

 members joined the Farm Bureau." 



Hancock County: "Four thousand 

 participated in the program here 

 July 4," wired O. L. Welsh. "It was 

 a grand success, exceeding all our 

 expectations." 



Clay County: "Celebration very 

 successful. Twenty-one new mem- 

 bers reported. Membership work 

 will continue." 



Prof. Rusli SpeAks 



White County: Our celebration 

 went over with a bang from the 

 start of the parade to the draw- 

 ings. Prof. H. P. Rusk delivered the 

 speech in great style. There were 

 more than 2,000 people on the 

 grounds when the program opened 

 at 1:30 P. M., and with the aid of 

 an amplifying system the speaker 

 was heard all over. The parade, 

 including many floats and deco- 

 rated cars, was nearly one-half 

 mile long. 



Our "Minute Men" reported 28 

 new members, Chelsea Williams 



and J. E. stine bringing 

 Sherrili Lament, a 

 member won the bicycli 

 Stine, the set of sUver J 

 and Herbert Austin 

 wagon. 



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W'abas/i County- 

 tlon veiy successful 

 Vincennes sceaker. Ten 

 bers." 



r>,«0<' at Morris 



Whitcaidt County: 

 mately 5.000 people ea: 

 the big celebration and 

 Morrison. July 4," write; 

 viser Frank Shuman. " 

 floats in all, including 

 of those suggested. Tl 

 float was billt by L 

 showed a house on a tri 

 old couple in front of 

 They veie being moved 

 not know where to go 

 failure to pay taxes. M 

 Ralph Allen portrayed 

 the old couple. The seen 

 that many bystanders 



"Another very exceller 

 presented by Hume to^ 

 was all white and show 

 an and child standini 

 pedestal with an open 

 woman standing under 

 roses. On the back were 

 of wheat with caption 

 faith in God, in our cour 

 agriculture'. 



"The caption on an< 

 was 'In 1860 our countr; 

 exist half slave and h£ 

 1932 our CQur^try cann( 

 to exist half p.^-otected a 

 protected'. 



"Mr. and Krs. Wilsoi 

 of Tampico dejerve hone 

 tion for the originality 

 stunt. Dressed as Hirai 

 randy, he with chin wh 

 she with an cW fasi-inal 

 an old buckboiid, they 

 bowed to e'erylwdy 

 switched the flies off 

 with a leafy b anch fror 



"On the sic 3 of the 

 outfit were phcards res 

 you ever ride in one o 

 you don't organize, you 

 to'. 



"We ha»l a » ublic add 

 so that al' -ou^d hear th 

 program. Mr. I^^na's re 

 very fitthig." 



The parade .Vas led 

 Norrish, A. L. C^)odeno» 

 H. Adams, all ffnunted. 

 enough is pre.sitg^^ qj 

 Bureau, and Mj" jjorris 

 Adams are f^mer 

 Adams, althoQg- 39 y^ 

 July, rode his t^^se lik 

 ster and defiec* cjjo.se ir 

 get uiie^ial'c< 1 ra ti/run 



rison Iilgh Ihool b 

 champions, pl^.d. 



The floats \«i:e judge 

 newspaper mei: J. H. T 

 Whiter' -U Sentlitl, O. C 

 the Prophetstf^ Echo, 

 Tobey of the Sterling Oi 



Bis: Pande at Mo 



Grundy Couiiy: The 

 at Morris was estimates 

 to have been ,he larges 

 in the county. More thai 

 pie gathered 'or the e^ 

 lasted from tie time 1 

 started at 11:15 in the n 

 til almost nigitiall. 



The parade uas two 

 length and in;l\ided 15 

 plays by loca. business 

 organizations, vehicles 

 scriptions raiding fron 

 types of farm conveyar 

 modem machines of t 

 afternoon program wa 

 Ooold Park. Charles 

 manager of the Illhiois C 

 and D. P. Moore of P 

 speakers. 



Near the c"x)se of th 

 the crowd witnessed the 

 effigy of the t)ur enem 

 culture, inclu4ing "unj 

 "low prices," "old-mar 

 ence," and "poisonous pi 



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Here Are A Few Of The Good Ones From Peoria County's Demonstration 



A. W. Fischer. DuPs 

 Farm Bureau member 1 

 secretary, living at 

 brought in 15 new meml 

 the Cook Conrty Farm I 

 five into the DuPage Coi 

 ization. Mr. Fischer is a 

 surance a^ent working 

 eral agent Camcross in 

 ty. 



LEADERS FJI 

 SAYSGRE 



(Continued irom page 



All of the plans that 

 tried have been adopte 

 We have been running 

 hind the depression. Th 

 to stop it u to 'lead it 



The depression has 

 compani(>d by th*^ most 

 in prices that th's count 

 seen. Nothing d<'stroys 

 fidence and drie.^ np bu 

 like fallinj? prir«»s. Noth; 

 so surely h.-s rlali^.g price 



Prosperity can exist 

 we can exchange goods 

 ices freely. When prices 

 some decline much nn 

 than others making f 

 impossible and drying v 



When prices fall mon 

 dearer and harder to ge 

 debts must be P^id in 

 not in goods, the burd 

 becomes heavier and 

 prices go down. 



Prices are only the i 



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