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Number 2 



FEBRUARY, 1934 



Volume 12 



Best Annual Meeting 

 tmmll In History ,,111111 



So Said Many Who Attended i 9th Annual Convention 



■c^'-y- - ■■■ ' At Danville ^ - ixyv::'m\i:y<\ 



NEVER has the I. A. A. had a 

 greater nor more enthusiastic 

 convention than the 19th an- 

 nual meeting held Jan. 24-25-26 at 

 Danville. 



This was the consensus of opinion 

 expressed by many Farm Bureau lead- 

 ers as they departed for home Friday 

 afternoon after a busy, eventful three- 

 day session. 



In attendance the meeting was esti- 

 mated to be larger than any held for 

 several years but in spirit and en- 

 thusiasm it was outstanding, reflect- 

 ing the new hope and feeling that bet- 

 ter days are in store for the farmer 

 in the immediate future. Local ob- 

 servers estimated attendance at be- 

 tween 4,000 and 5,000 people. All 

 hotels were taxed to capacity and the 

 overflow was taken care of in the 

 homes of Danville's hospitable people. 



Each of the 95 County Farm Bu- 

 reaus were represented by delegations 

 running up to 100 or more per county. 

 Many came in their own cars and in 

 specially chartered buses. Others took 

 advantage of the attractive low rail 

 rates on all western lines. 



There was unbounded faith ex- 

 pressed in the possibilities of improv- 

 ing the welfare of agriculture through 

 organization and co-operation. There 

 was pardonable pride in the fact that 

 Illinois farmers have developed the 

 largest state farm organization in 

 America with a long record of achieve- 

 ment in legislation, tax equalization, 

 marketing and buying co-operatives, 

 and money-saving insurance service. 



There was appreciation for the suc- 

 cessful efforts of organized agricul- 

 ture aided by a friendly administration 

 in securing the Agricultural Adjust- 

 ment Act, com loans, and benefit pay- 

 ments for crop reduction to bridge the 



gap pending improvement in farm 

 prices. 



The different speakers appeared as 

 scheduled, Chester C. Davis and Edw. 

 A. O'Neal aided by the Pawnee Four 

 providing a highly interesting banquet 

 program. Their addresses are reported 

 elsewhere in this issue. 



J. M. Huston of St. Louis gave an 

 enlightening talk on production credit 

 associations and Dr. F. A. Pearson of 

 Cornell University handled a difficult 

 subject, "Gold and Revaluation of the 

 Dollar," in a vigorous, clean-cut, and 

 understandable way, on the Friday 

 morning program. 



Featuring the Thursday morning 

 program was the annual address of 

 President Earl C. Smith and the re- 

 ports of Secretary Geo. E. Metzger 

 and Treasurer Robt. A. Cowles. The 

 treasurer's report showed a gain in 

 the assets of the Association from 

 $293,476.70 a year ago to 1325,476.70 

 at the close of 1933 with an excess of 

 income over expense for 1933 of ?44,- 

 719.57 compared with a deficit of $13,- 

 145.84 for the year 1932. 



Clifford V. Gregory, editor of Prairie 

 Farmer, made an interesting talk on 

 the money question and significance 

 of the dollar devaluation program of 

 President Roosevelt, before the Audit- 

 ing Association annual meeting on 

 Wednesday. The Illinois Farm Bureau 

 Baseball League had one of the best 

 meetings ever held where Carl Lund- 

 gren, baseball coach at the University 

 of Illinois and former pitcher for the 

 old Chicago Cubs, led a highly enter- 

 taining and valuable discussion on the 

 less understood rules in baseball. 



All of the insurance meetings were 

 well attended. Illinois Farm Supply 

 Co. sponsored a conference for direc- 

 tors and managers of county service 



SENDS GREETINGS 



FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT 



President Franklin D. Roose- 

 velt received a great ovation 

 from nearly 3,000 delegates, 

 members, and visitors who 

 crowded into Danville's big 

 armory at the annual I. A. A. 

 banquet Thursday night. The 

 occasion was a telegram from 

 the President extending his 

 greeting to the convention. 



The message received and 

 read by President Earl C. Smith 

 is as follows: — 



"In wishing the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association a successful 

 meeting I feel that I am address- 

 ing a body which has always 

 been one of the mainstays of or- 

 ganized agriculture. It is en- 

 couraging to hear from so many 

 sources that the American farm- 

 er today faces the future with 

 new hope. We must, however, 

 continue relentlessly to face 

 facts and unitedly go after the 

 obstacles in our path. To get out 

 and stay out of the economic 

 shambles requires patience and 

 calls for collective effort such as 

 America has seldom known in 

 times of peace; but it can be 

 done." 



Franklin D. Roosevelt. 





companies where so much enthusiasm 

 was generated that it broke out in ap- 



