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I. A. A. Record— August, 1933 



Farm Bureaus Bring < ' 



:;:; ' Relief To Storm Area 



Organization Makes Possible 



Speedy Help To Stricken 



Farmers 



THE hailstorm and tornado that 

 struck northern Illinois early 

 Sunday morning, July 2, was 

 the most severe that ever visited that 

 section of the state. Damage was re- 

 ported as far west as the Mississippi 

 River, although most of the loss was 

 confined to southernmost parts of 

 Winnebago, Boone, and McHenry and 

 to larger areas in Kane, DeKalb, Cook 

 and DuPage counties. , - 



The storm reached its greatest fiiry 

 around Dundee in Kane County where 

 it leveled farm buildings and de- 

 stroyed all growing crops. It reached 

 down into the truck growing regions 

 of southern Cook county where hail 

 beat the vegetation into the ground and 

 necessitated replanting. V: / ; ' 



Wintry Appearance 



Along the state highway north of 

 Elgin farmsteads presented a wintry 

 appearance. Leaves were stripped 

 from trees, corn cut off near the 

 surface of the ground and in some 

 cases even the straw was blown out 

 of barley and oats fields. Considerable 

 damage to livestock and poultry flocks 

 was reported. Very few farmers were 

 protected with growing crop hail in- 

 surance, although farm buildings were 

 generally covered against windstorm 

 damage. 



The County Farm Bureaus in the 

 affected area immediately became ac- 

 tive in bringing relief to the stricken 

 people. Within 48 hours after the ap- 

 peal for help went out the Illinois Ag- 

 ricultural Association, Prairie Farmer, 

 Pure Milk Association and WLS were 

 all co-operating to see what could be 

 done. 



An appeal was made through the 

 Federal Land Bank in St. Louis to re- 

 open the Seed and Feed Loan Division 

 which until May 31 had been mak- 

 ing emergency loans up to $400 per 

 farmer. A belated announcement 

 comes from Washington, as we go to 

 press, to the effect that the seed loan 

 service will be opened until July 31 

 with a limit of $10 for each family. 

 This statement may be in error but if 

 true, the offering will be looked upon 

 as a sardonic joke by hailed-out farm- 

 ers needing ready cash to buy feed for 

 their dairy cows. Wood Netherland, 

 president of the St. Louis Land Bank, 

 was helpful in relaying the appeal for 

 emergency aid to Henry Morgenthau, 



: FARM BUREAU AND I. A. A. OFFICIAL.S AT l«th DISTRICT CONFERENCE 



Front ro'«v, left to rlg^ht: E. I. Culp, Bureau county preaident; C. W. McMillen, 

 Peoria county secretary; Ralph Allen, Taaewell county secretary; Secretary G. E. 

 MetKKer of I. A. A., Chieaso; Albert Hayes, Peoria county president; and Edward 

 Schrock, Tazewell county president. In the back roTV, left to right, are C E. 

 Bergrren, Henderson county president; Ira E. Moats, Knox county president; G. A. 

 Broman, Henry county president; E. E. Stevenson, LaSalle county president; R. J. 

 Hamilton, I. A. A. district orgranixer; Georg'e B. Muiler, I. A. A. director for IBth 

 district; and R. J. Stevens, Mercer county president. 



This is part of the g;roup that attended the Farm Bureau conference June lA-tK 

 at the Recreation cnmp in East Peoria. •.■...*•■,,,•■■. 



Jr., of the Credit Administration. 

 Netherland said that applications for 

 commissioner loans from the storm 

 stricken area would be given prompt 

 attention. 

 ' " $15,000 For Seeds ■ ' 



The I. A. A. also co-operated with 

 Prairie Farmer, Pure Milk Association 

 and the County Farm Bureaus in ask- 

 ing for a moderate appropriation to 

 buy seed, from the Illinois Emergency 

 Relief Commission. The Commission 

 appropriated $15,000 and approxi- 

 mately that much seed was purchased 

 under the direction of J. H. Lloyd, as- 

 sistant state director of agriculture, 

 and distributed from the Wilbern Seed 

 Warehouse at Elgin. 



A total of 1,800 bu. of corn, 2,500 

 bu. soybeans, 75,000 pounds of Hun- 

 garian millet, 72,000 pounds Sudan 

 grass, 1,000 bu. buckwheat, and ap- 

 proximately 13,000 pounds of garden 

 seeds were distributed beginning July 

 12. The Gardeners Supply Company of 

 Arlington Heights handled the garden 

 seed order. 



The free seed proved very helpful 

 to many farmers who lacked credit to 

 buy seed for replanting. Much of the 

 devastated area was planted to corn 

 for silage and fodder. 



In addition to this aid, the DuPage 

 and Kane County Farm Bureaus and 

 possibly others raised money to buy 

 seed and feed for the most needy. The 

 Pure Milk Association also was help- 

 ful in aiding members to purchase 

 dairy feed to hold up their base pro- 

 duction during the so-called base pe- 

 riod. 



Farm Bureau Leaders 



Two-Day Conference 



"We have two conferences each year 

 in which the presidents and secreta- 

 ries of the Farm Bureaus in the 14 

 counties of R. J. Hamilton's organ- 

 ization district attend," writes Albert 

 Hayes, president of the Peoria County 

 Farm Bureau. "The recent two-day 

 conference was held at the East Peoria 

 recreation park. 



"Our December session is devoted 

 entirely to business concerning the 

 Farm Bureau. All problems pertaining 

 to the improvement of the Farm Bu- 

 reau program are discussed. We get 

 many helpful ideas out of these con- 

 ferences. ':/'': 



"We always get together for break- 

 fast during the I. A. A. annual meet- 

 ing and our district is organized with 

 a president, vice-president and secre- 

 tary. .;..;..;- ■• _ ,, ;. 



"The summer conference is not all 

 business but consists of programs, 

 moving pictures and sports. The farm 

 advisers and their families also at- 

 tend. On Sunday morning church serv- 

 ices are held in charge of Ira Moats, 

 secretary of the Knox County Farm 

 Bureau, who was formerly in the min- 

 istry. Everyone looks forward to this 

 get-together and a great many warm 

 friendships are made." 





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An eighteen per cent rise in the 

 price of gold was accompanied by an 

 eighteen per cent rise in form piod- 

 ucts. 



