I. A. A. RBCORD— November, m:i 



^ I L« V> N OIS 

 OLTUBAL ASSOCIA 



RECORD 



To advance the purpose for which the Farm Bureau vxis or- 

 ganized namely, to promote, protect and represent the busi- 

 ness, economic, political and educational interests of the 

 farmers of Illinois and the nation, and to develop agriculture. 



' :>i ; V :■ "' George Thiem, Editor '-; 



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 Main St., Spencer, Ind. Editorial Offlces, 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 

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 Act of Feb. 28, 1925, autborisod Oct. 27, 1925. Address all commnBlcattons 

 for publication to Editorial Offices, IlllnoU Agrlcnltural Association Record, 

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0FFICES8 ^^.-,,..^ ', .:...■■ 



President, Earl C. Smith i . . . .' i . . ^. i .Detroit 



Vice-President, A. R. Wright Varna 



Secretary, Geo. B. Metzger OUomge 



TreaMirer, R. A. Cowles Bloomington 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS ,; 



(By Congressional Digtriot) 



Ist to 11th 



12th 



18th 



14th 



16th 



16th 



17th 



18th. 



Ebb Harris, Gra.Tslake 



O. F. Tullock, Rockford 



C. B. Bamborongb, Polo 



M. G. Lambert, Ferris 



M. Ray Ihrie. Golden 



...Geo. B. Muller, Washington 

 . ...E. D. Lawrence, Bloomington 

 W. A. Dennis, Paris 



ISth B. G. Curtis, Champaign 



aoth. Charles S. Black, JacksouTille 



21st Samuel Sorrells, Raymond 



22nd Talmage DeFrees, Smithboro 



2«rd W. L. Cope, Salem 



24th Charles Marshall, Belknap 



Mth. R. B. Bndlcott. VlUa Bidge 



' -i ' DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS ' ■"" 



Comptroller j. h. Kelker 



Dairy Marketing J. B. Counttsd 



■Inance R, a. Cowles 



Fralt and Vegetable Marketing H. W. Day 



Fnblicity George Thiem 



iBsurance Serrlce V. Vanlman 



Legal Counsel Donald Klrkpatrlck 



Live Stock Marketing Ray B. Miller 



Office C. B. Johnston 



Organization G. E. Metzger 



Produce Marketing F. A. Gougler 



Taxation and Statistics J. C. Watson 



Transportation Gus Baxter 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS 



Country Life Insurance Co L. A. Williams, Mgr. 



Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Co J. H. Kelker, Mgr. 



Illinois Agricultural Auditing Ass'n F. B. Rlnghnm, Mgr. 



Illinois Agricultural Mutual Insurance Co A. B. Rk-hardBon, Mgr. 



Illinois Farm Snpply Co L. R. Marchant, Mgr. 



Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange H. W. Day, Mgr. 



IlliBols Grain Corp Chas. P. Cummlngs, Vice-Pres. and Sales Mgr. 



Illinois I-ive«tock Market. Ass'n.. Ray Miller, Mgr., R. W. Gvleser, Sales 



Illinois Producers Creameries F. A. Gougler, Mgr. 



Soybean Marketing Ass'n J. W. Armstrong. Pros. 



Corn Hog Plan 



THE administration plan to raise corn and hog prices 

 is out. It is offered as the best judgment of officials 

 charged with responsibility for improving farm buy- 

 ing power in the corn belt. It involves substantial cuts next 

 year both in the acreage of corn planted and the numbers 

 of hogs marketed. Whatever success the plan may have 

 in raising future prices depends on the achievement of 

 this goal. Thus, it offers another great test of farmers' 

 ability and willingness to work together for their mutual 

 welfare. 



The program as announced is probably not perfect. 

 Secretary Wallace, himself, stated publicly last week that 

 he is not altogether satisfied with it. It seems apparent 

 that the plan, as pointed out by President Smith, fails to 

 recognize the need for immediate relief. But action can 

 yet be taken to overcome this weakness and others which 

 may develop. ' • 



The attitude of every corn and hog grower toward the 

 proposal should be clear. Whole-hearted co-operation by 

 every Illinois farmer in reducing production is imperative 

 if reasonable prices are to be realized. Nothing less will 

 suffice. The job is a challenge to organization. It's our 

 turn to demonstrate that we are in earnest. 



M V : ^^^^ Brazil Destroys Coffee 



BRAZILIAN coffee growers have learned that they 

 cannot sell all the coffee they produce at a fair price. 

 They can sell a limited quantity at a good price to 

 yield a profit. Instead of dumping their huge surpluses 

 in the markets of the world, they are dumping them in the 

 ocean or burning them. During the past two years the 

 government has destroyed more than three billion pounds 

 of coffee which equals the world's annual consumption. 

 At present prices that coffee would bring around |200,- 

 000,000. Yet if this surplus were allowed to enter trade 

 channels it would so demoralize the price level that the 

 larger quantity would probably bring much less than the 

 limited supply now marketed. ::-.<:':/-:---':^''y::/\''^'' ■:■■']' 



- : ? The President On The Radio 



THE President's definite promise to raise farm price 

 levels and bring about parity between agriculture 

 and industry reiterated in his Sunday night radio 

 address is heartening. "If we cannot do it one way we will 

 do it another," he said. "Do it we will." This statement 

 together with that in support of "a dollar which will not 

 change its purchasing and debt paying power during the 

 succeeding generation" comprises two of the principles Or- 

 ganized Farmers have been fighting for. To have the 

 chief executive of the nation adopt and support these 

 principles is at once encouraging to all farmers and a 

 tribute to the value of organized effort. With faith and 

 persistence, farmers through organization eventually will 

 secure justice and equity. ;'. ■.:.'. 



Nearly T B Free 



THE AUGUST, 1933 report of bovine tuberculosis 

 eradication work in Illinois shows that 95 counties 

 are designated as modified accredited areas where all 

 cattle have been tested at least once and the reactors re- 

 moved. Nearly 11,000 herds were tested during August. 

 A total of 241,298 herds are under supervision, 5,854 «> 

 which are accredited and 87,649 herds have gone throu::!' 

 at least one clean test. 



The report shows that reactors are comparatively i*^'^' 

 in numbers. Only 261 cattle reacted out of 101,915 tested 

 during the month of August. 



The Illinois Agricultural Association and the County 

 Farm Bureaus were largely responsible for securing the 

 necessary state appropriations and pushing this work ^.'«- 

 ginning ten years ago when tuberculosis eradication wa;- 

 very unpopular in certain sections. 



At that time Illinois had a reputation as a center ior 

 infected cattle, particularly the northern counties. The !• 

 B. test was denounced as a fake and many said T. ^• 



could never be controlled. Yet today the state is 



rel- 



atively free from bovine tuberculosis and cattle breeder 

 have the satisfaction of knowing that this state has 

 gained in reputation as a source of clean tuberculosis-tr 

 breeding stock. ... 



