I. A. A. RECORD— November, I933 



Joe Fulkerson Tells 



, Why He's A Member 



Agriculture Has Great Opportu- 

 nity to Get an Even Break, 



'■■:%- .y-lr He Says -,•■.;,•;.■:,. ^s .;;;, 



"Although we hear a great deal 

 more about the NRA it is no more im- 

 portant than the AAA. Those in the 

 NRA, that is the miners, manufac- 

 turers, jobbers, wholesalers, retailers 

 and laborers are simply better or- 

 ganized than those in the AAA," said 

 J, R. "Uncle Joe" Fulkerson, presi- 

 dent of the St. Louis Producers' Live- 

 stock CSommission Association, in a 

 radio address from Station KMOX, St. 

 Louis, October 10. 



"If we farmers want to get our 

 share of the new deal we must get 

 into some farm organization," con- 

 tinued Mr. Fulkerson. "The Adminis- 

 tration wants to help us farmers if 

 we will try to help ourselves, but they 

 are not going to force prosperity on 

 us if we do not show enough interest 

 in the matter to organize and co- 

 operate. - ■: ■■', :*•>' '•;,.■.■:- 



"Agriculture never before had such 

 an opportunity to get an even break 

 with industry. From a personal letter 

 I received from President Roosevelt 

 recently, I quote the following para- 

 graph: 



"'Other measures are also being 

 taken to restore a better balance be- 

 tween agricultural and industrial 

 prices, and to restore as soon as pos- 

 sible a larger measure of purchasing 

 power in the distressed agricultural 

 areas.' 



"Secretary Wallace also has the in- 

 terest of the farmer at heart as no 

 other Secretary of Agriculture has had 

 in years. He comes from the heart of 

 Iowa, out where the tall com grows. 

 He owns and operates a farm, so 

 speaks our language and has felt some 

 of our jolts. 



"Ck)ngressman Henry T. Rainey, 

 Speaker of the House, had a shipment 

 of hogs to the Producers' Commission 

 Association last week that topped the 

 East St. Louis market, selling at 20 

 cents above the Chicago top that day. 

 This speaks well for Mr. Rainey both 

 as a feeder and a co-operator. He, too, 

 lives on his farm and speaks the farm- 

 er's language. Again I say, never in 

 the past 14 years has agriculture had 

 as many powerful friends and such 

 an opportunity to get back on its feet. 



"Now that we have discussed the 

 AAA and the NRA, let's consider the 

 I. A. A. I. A. A stands for Illinois 

 Agricultural Association, the State 

 Farm Bureau. This undoubtedly is the 

 mo8]t outstanding State farm organiza- 

 tion in the country. It played an im- 



STATB CHAMPION FARM BURKAU TBAM FROM SANGAMON COUNTY 



Left to risht, front ro'wt liyman Eaaley, pltchert Bill Mattaewn, ontflelder; 

 Lauren Davis, pltchert Prcaton Wilson, manasert J. C Honn, pltchert Richard 

 Dnnkel, third base. 



Left to rlKht, back rovrt Steve Slmko, ontfieldert Norman Davis, shortstopt 

 Bert Jarrett, Inflelderi Amott Smith, ontfleldert Wayne Carmthers, ontfleidert 

 Carl Knelper, flrat baset 'Wm« Carson, second base. 



Kesley Craln, catcher, and Norman Wilson, pitcher, not In picture. 



portant part in organizing the Pro- 

 ducers' Livestock Commission Asso- 

 ciation at the National Stock Yards, 

 which is now serving thousands of 

 members in the corn-belt states, having 

 turned back to them in refunds and 

 reduced commissions over $1,200,000. 

 "The I. A. A. is sponsoring a mobili- 

 zation campaign to get Illinois farm- 

 ers to work together for their own in- 

 terests. I have been a member of the 

 I. A. A. and my County Farm Bureau 

 ever since they started, because I 

 want to know that when the legisla- 

 ture meets at Springfield and the 

 Congress at Washington, someone with 

 ability and authority is there looking 

 after my interests. I want to know 

 there is someone there working to 

 reduce my taxes, working to adjust 

 the difference between agricultural 

 and industrial prices, working to save 

 our farm homes. Now, if your neigh- 

 bor asks you to join the Farm Bureau 

 don't tell him you'll think about it. 

 Get in now and do your part. Not 

 next week nor next month, but NOW!" 



Let's Get Greater Unity 



Awaken farmers of our land. 

 The time for action is at hand. 

 No time in peace or war have we 

 Had greater need for unity. 



We have a program now at hand 

 To right the errors of our land 

 Let's put it into action men. 

 By getting all our neighbors in 

 To help each other work our cause 

 And not depend on Santa Claus. 



It can be done we will agree, 



If we get greater unity 

 Let's therefore not forget that we 

 'Are pledged to get that unity. 



GEO. FLECKENSTEIN, 

 Dillon Twp. Director Tazewell 

 County Farm Bureau. 



Many Join In Campaign 



- (Continued from page 3) 



reports 12 signed, 14 collected, 20 men 

 working; In Greene county Norman 

 Davis reported 5 new members. 



McDonough county seven signed, 

 three collected; Marion county one 

 signed, two collected; Pike county 

 five signed, four collected. Richland 

 county five signed, 27 delinquent mem- 

 berships restored; White county one 

 signed, 10 memberships collected; Ed- 

 wards county two signed, one col- 

 lected. 



L. W. Williams, manager of Coun- 

 try Life Insurance Company, and A. 

 E. Richardson, manager, Illinois Ag- 

 ricultural Mutual Insurance Company, 

 are jointly awarding prizes of a 30 

 gallon barrel of Penn Bond or Blu;- 

 Seal motor oil to the general or spe- 

 cial insurance agent selling the largest 

 number of members and old collectior' 

 items in his congressional district 

 The minimum amount on which <'■ 

 prize will be awarded will be ten new 

 sales or old items collected. 



The general or special agent, other 

 than the captain, who writes the larg 

 est number of members in the entire 

 state also will be honored in a fitting 

 way as one who made an outstanding 

 contribution to agriculture. .. 



