. , . « . ' 



:u 



'URAL ASSOCIATION RECORD 





PAGE THREE 



aint! 



blea 

 accoi 

 of tl 

 Lte ai 

 quits 

 n cai 



Bhoiil 

 ader 

 lent 

 1. ^'( 

 1 evol 



kno\^ 

 irpowf 

 ram 



ISUCCESS TRIBUTE 

 T 



Comparison Justifies Confi- 

 dence and Judgment Of 

 County Leaders. 



jrtunit 

 Burcr 

 eep nil 



rs, tH 

 le stai 



nlcs fiJ 



nd suiJ 



efforti 



of thj 



Lmericji 



[ledlcatj 



purpot<l 



Associl 



The variouH buslncsH corpora- 

 tions, which throushout Ihc years 

 have boon developed, organized, 

 financed, controlled and directed 

 by the (!ounty Kann Buroiiu.s and 

 the Illinois ARrieullural Ajsocia- 

 tlcin. have continued their notable 

 record of progress and service 

 durinfj the year, President ?3arl C. 

 Smith reported in hi.s recent an- 

 nual messase. 



Under the general manasrement 

 of the Illinois AcrrifnUrni Service 

 t'ompany. better known as the 

 "service board," everj' avenue of 

 approach to the business problems 

 before them has been carefully 

 scrutinized," he .said. The respec- 

 tive records of accomplishments 

 of these companies, coupled with 

 their financial condition at the 

 close of the year, best atteat the 

 manner In which the interests of 

 their respective particlpatinp 

 members have been represented 



and safeguarded. With but one ex- 

 ception, they all closed the year 

 in splendid financial condition, 

 having In each case met every ob- 

 ligation and in addition, substan- 

 tially improved their financial 

 condition l>y increasing their re- 

 spective surpluses. 



Ability rroved. 

 "It would seem that nothing 

 more could or need be said as to 

 the ability of farmers through or- 

 ganization to own, control and di- 

 rect corporations furnishing serv* 

 Ices generally needed by 'ho farm- 

 ers of the state. The larger of 

 these corporate activities have 

 been in existence since 1927 and 

 have recorded further progress 

 and «cfilcvement with each suc- 

 ceeding year. Comparison, and 

 c.omparison alone, of the develop- 

 ment and the condition of these 

 respective companies controlled 

 and directed by the Karm Bureau 

 movement in Illinois, with those 

 of a competitive character in the 

 so-called o 1 d line field, justifies 

 the confidence and judgment of 

 the leaders of the County Farm 

 Bureaus who years ag(» authorized 

 the organization of these enter- 

 prises. 



'While at times we hear reports 

 of an existing feeling that too 

 much centralized power or control 

 is vested in those charged with the 

 general management of these cor- 

 porations, yet I again repeat what 

 1 have stated on former occasions, 

 that I regard this centralized man- 

 agement as a first es.sontial to th« 

 continued progress and success of 

 these companies, and more par- 

 tlciilarly, to keep in balance the 

 greatly expanded activities of the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association.' 



PUBLICITr AIDS 



Secor Tells How Membership 



Was Boosted In County 



Since 1923. 



E. C. Secor, farm adviser in 

 Randolph county, who won first 

 prize and the I. A. A. silver cup 

 for effective Farm Bureau "pub- 

 licity work during 1933 started 

 work in Randolph county Nov. 1, 

 19J3. Previous to that, and after 

 graduating from the University of 

 Illinois in 1914. 

 he farmed in 

 O r e e n e county, 

 where he assist- 

 ed in the organi- 

 zation of the 

 Greene county 

 Farm Bureau. 

 There he served 

 for six years as 

 secretary. and 

 still maintains a 

 membership. 



"When I came 

 to Randolph 

 coimty the mem- 

 b e f 8 h i p dues 

 were $10 per 

 morale ver>' low," 

 "When we held our 



spent what little reserve we had 

 signing 615 Farm Bureau members 

 at 110 per year. Three years later, 

 in 192 8, we put on a membership 

 campaign and raisetl the dues to 

 $15 per year. We signed up about 

 415 to begin Jan. 1. 1929. Three 

 years later, in 1931, we signed 

 about 450 at $15 per year. We now 

 have practically 600 members on 

 the $15 basis." 



$120 Ahead By 

 Belonging To 

 Farm Bureau 



E. C. SECOR 



year and the 

 said Mr. Secor. 



first reorganization campaign, we 



"The fondest hope that the ag- 

 ricultural Industry has today is the 

 equalizing of the disparity between 

 agriculture and industry, and the 

 more equitable distribution of na- 

 tional resources and income. Thie 

 can only be brought about through 

 organization. 



"Through Country Life Insur- 

 ance, auto insurance, common 

 stock dividends of the service 

 company, and savings on vacci- 

 nation of hogs and cattle. I have 

 saved $120 per year over my 

 Farm Bureau due.". The benefits 

 from the tax and legislative work 

 of the I. A. A. are all extra. The 

 greatest kick I get out of member- 

 ship is in knowing that I belong 

 to the best farm organization in 

 the world, namely, the Farm Bu- 

 reau, and the I. A. A., which is 

 a member of the American Farm 

 Bureau Federation. I sincerely 

 hope that all the farm people of 

 this country will soon see the 

 great benefits of organization. 



•■ S. M. BECHTELi 

 Macoupin County, III. 



SI 



IVIDUALISM 



Outworn As the 

 CRADLE 





Photoi Courtrij Intcrnatiosal Harvetter Co. 



wwfun^ 



&^^v 



Abov^— Cubing grain with a 

 ivofl 



l/'' > \ 



^.^*->^v 





\: 



— — r-^-fr 



ts 



i 



ings 



one 



th a cradle couldn't make much head- 

 msai<d acres of wheat. But 12 power- 



Ake short work of it. 



m 



)ne Us little influence in solving the 



IS ol agriculture. Only the mass ac- 



ancs thinking and working together 



job. 



lat ^5 cents per bushel, the corn and 

 I, >aheat checks, federal farm loans, 

 support to the hog market, farm tax 

 valuation and honest money, depend- 

 ce ft a saving, patronage dividends, 

 ad J farmer-owned marketing ma- 



hibher prices for farm commodities. 



od all these benefits? What made 

 e? _ 



Irs! Farmers working together 

 Farm Bureau— thru the Illinois 



in 

 ini 



Agricultural Association— thru the American Farm 

 Bureau Federation. 



We are not out of the woods yet. But the only 

 way we'll ever get out and stay out is through 

 CO-OPERATION. 



We have made a start toward working out our 

 national and international problems. Are we smart 

 enough, and persistent enough to stick together 

 and enlist our neighbors in this great effort to 

 bring about a better agriculture? 

 There's work ahead. Plenty to do. Farm prices, 

 the money question, taxes, tariffs, utihty rates, 

 freight rates, marketing costs, legislation all com- 

 mand our attention. 

 Unorganized we are helpless. 

 Organized we can accomplish much. 

 Let us take courage from our past successes and 

 carry on. 



Yotir Neighbor To Join Today! 



T /•■'.; 



.•V' 



OIS 

 ASSOCIATION 



V^-^ - 608 S. DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO ; 



^•-- .:;;■.. :■ 



I • . 1 



, ^ .t. , . •<., 



