Decemher, 1932 



THE I. A. A. RECORD 



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More than 600 fluid milk produ- 

 cers around Rockford, members of 

 the Mid-West Dairymen's Company, 

 met in Rockford the night of No- 

 vember 18 to protest against the 

 action of dealers cutting the price 

 on all fluid milk to flat butterfat 

 basis. 



News of the reduction in price to 

 producers followed announcement 

 by the dealers that they would drop 

 the price to the consumer from nine 

 tx) six cents per quart. The dealers' 

 iction in cutting the retail price 

 one-third was precipitated by raw 

 milk peddlers who have established 

 milk depots on the outskirts of 

 Rockford where they are dipping 

 milk out of cans as it comes from 

 the farm for five cents per quart. 

 Raw milk peddlers have cut into 

 their trade to such an extent say 

 the distributors that they were 

 forced to take this action. 



Members of the Dairymen's Asso- 

 ciation have been receiving a net 

 average of approximately $1.13 per 

 cwt. for milk, according to the fol- 

 lowing schedule: base milk $1.50; 

 class 2 or surplus $1.05; class 3 

 (condensing) 90 cents. 



Sentiment at the meeting of 

 dairymen was unanimous for with- 

 holding milk the next morning. J. 

 B. Countiss, director of dairy mar- 

 keting for the I. A. A. who attended 

 the session, recommended that such 

 action be deferred until an outlet 

 could be found for members' milk 

 and an opportunity was afforded 

 to confer with the dealers. 



Newspaper publicity questioning 

 that sanitary requirements were be- 

 ing met by the raw milk depots re- 

 sulted in a tremendous increase in 

 demand for the lower priced prod- 

 uct. The dealers apparently decided 

 on the drastic cut from nine to six 

 cents only after their established 

 business had been demoralized by 

 low priced competition. 



Members attending the indigna- 

 tion meeting unanimously favored 

 the Association withholding a $10,- 

 000 payment due from the distribu- 

 tors for milk and using the money 

 to establish a plant of their own 

 either for separating milk or carry- 

 ing the product direct to the con- 

 sumer. 



Newspaper reports quoted W. E. 

 Sawdey, president of the Associa- 

 tion, to the effect that producers 

 would be ahead to separate milk on 

 the farm, sell the cream, and feed 

 the skim to the pigs. By so doing 

 they would save 25 cents per cwt. 

 Including the 15 cent hauling 

 charge, and 10 cents per cwt. for the 

 skim. 



"This is the lowest price for milk 

 offered recently to fluid producers 



in this state," said Countiss. "But 

 before we do anything drastic let's 

 first consult with the dealers, de- 

 velop a plan, and find out where 

 we're going. If we withhold our milk 

 the dealers will get plenty anjrway. 

 There is plenty of condensery milk 

 in this section." 



W. H. Lee, the new manager of 

 the Mid-West Dairymen's Company, 

 stated that under the new price 

 farmers would be getting only 29 

 per cent of each dollar paid by the 

 consumer, whereas formerly the 

 farmers received 42 per cent of the 

 consumer's dollar. 



Conferences with the mayor of 

 Rockford and the City Health De- 

 partment indicate that the pro- 

 ducers have the friendly support of 

 local officials. 



As we go to press plans are being 

 developed to protect the interests 

 of the organized dairymen and get 

 them the maximum price possible. 



Livestock Exposition 



Is Bigger Than Ever 



As we go to press B. H. Heide, 

 manager of the International Live 

 Stock Exposition, announced that 

 the best specimens of 35 different 

 breeds of live stock will fill to ca- 

 pacity 22 acres of exhibition barns 

 that house the big show. 



Walter Biggar, famous Scotch fat 

 cattle judge from Dalbeattie, Scot- 

 land, is scheduled to place the steer 

 classes. His grand champion steer 

 selection in 1929 sold for the world 

 record price of $8.25 a pound in the 

 fat cattle auction. 



The utility corn show at the In- 

 ternational Hay and Grain Exposi- 

 tion will find many Illinois entries. 

 Smooth type corn will compete with 

 the rough corn in the grand cham- 

 pionship contest. Farmers of near- 

 ly every state in the Union and in 

 the Province of Canada are exhibit- 

 ing wheat and other grains. 



The 4-H Club show promises to 

 be a feature of the exposition as in 

 past years. More than 1,000 farm 

 boys and girls from nearly every 

 state in the Union will be in Chicago 

 the week closing Dec. 3. 



Choose Illinois Delegates 

 A. F. B. F. Meeting Chicago 



Earl C. Smith, A. R. Wright, and 

 Geo. F. Tullock were chosen as vot- 

 ing delegates to represent the Illi- 

 nois Agricultural Association and 

 its members at the annual A. F. B. 

 F. meeting, Chicago, Dec. 5-6-7. The 

 entire board of directors will attend 

 the convention. 



The December meeting of the I. 

 A. A. board will be held the same 

 week on Friday, Dec. 9. 



SPOIQMQN 



^^ums-Utilities 



Mrs. Minnie Staffeldt owns a 

 farm with fields situated on both 

 sides of the railroad right-of-way 

 just south of Eola in DuPage coun- 

 ty. The railroad company maintains 

 a farm crossing between the two 

 fields. She stated that the ap- 

 proaches were too steep to haul 

 grain across registering her com- 

 plaint with the Farm Bureau on 

 July 20. Since she expected to move 

 grain within the next 10 days 

 prompt action was requested in re- 

 pairing the crossing, and in extend- 

 ing tile under a fourth track, newly 

 built, so as to take care of the water 

 being dammed up in the field by 

 the right-of-way. 



The I. A. A. wrote the company 

 on July 22 and on July 31 the work 

 of reconstructing the crossing was 

 under way and drainage provide(| 

 under the tracks. 



H. S. Wright, farm adviser of 

 DuPage county wrote: "Mrs. Staf- 

 feldt is very thankful for the serv- 

 ice rendered on these claims. I 

 wish also to thank you for the speed 

 with which you had these matters 

 taken care of." 



Farm Supply Sales 

 Meetings Well Attended 



An excellent attendance of coun- 

 ty service company managers, oil 

 truck salesmen, and county direc- 

 tors was reported at the four dis- 

 trict conferences sponsored by the 

 Illinois Farm Supply Company at 

 Mattoon, East St. Louis, Peoria, and 

 Aurora, November 16-17-18 respec- 

 tively. 



Attendance at each meeting 

 ranged from 90 up to 200 or more. 

 Manager L. R. Marchant reported 

 that this series of meetings was the 

 most enthusiastic and best attended 

 of any yet held. 



Among the speakers were Mr. 

 Marchant; C. W. Ward, supervisor 

 of sales for the state company; 

 Henry Sagemiller, of the W. H. Bar- 

 ber Company who discussed the 

 new process of refining to secure 

 lower cold test oils; L. A. Williams, 

 Country Life Insurance Co. who dis- 

 cussed salesmanship; T. A. Faust 

 who talked about the value of cod 

 liver oil in the diet of young ani- 

 mals; P. C. Battenfeld who told the 

 advantages of asphalt roof coating; 

 and Mr. Mason from the Goodrich 

 Rubber Company who spoke on the 

 subject "Making Timely Adjust- 

 ments." 



President Fred E. Hemdon of Ma- 

 comb presided. 



