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A SHARP upward trend in LA. J 3 394 Ncw Members Re- members with all counties reporting. 



A.-Farm Bureau membership 1 |^ |- 1 •fli '^^® indicated new membership of 



with a total of 13,394 new pOFiea IVnOX l^eaas Wltll ^3394 -^ conservative for it does not 



members signed from October 9, 1933 602 ' include reports from Warren and Pike 



to April 1, 1934 was reported by Sec- _^__ counties which had not been received 



retary Geo. E. Metzger to the I. A. A. "■""""" when the above figure was compiled, 



board of directors who met in Chicago xhe 10 high counties in cash col- Both of these counties signed some 



on April 13th. lected during the six months' period "^w members and also participated im 



This figure is based on reports re- are as follows: Livingston, Cham- ^^^ collection campaign, 



ceived from the 94 County Farm Bu- paign, Woodford, Knox, Henry, Win- ^ complete record of the new mem- 



reaus up to April 12 and do not in- nebago, LaSalle, Cook, DeKalb, and *>ers signed by counties is given below; 



dude new members signed since the Lee. v, 



first of April. As a result Farm Bureau treasuries ^vv,,: ,^^^^^^^^^^^,^;:j^^^^^^:^v:g MembersC 



. In requesting membership reports as well as the state organization are <^®»nty^^. ^^^,^^^^/ ^ simetf , 



from the counties it was specified that in better condition to carry on a vigor- '^^•♦''^V^^?* 1 /^»««^ B'«;«o'«l 



only new members should be reported ous pregram of service than at any Carroll \\V.V..\\'.\\\\\\\\\\ 79 ' 



whose dues were all ()r partially paid time in the past two years. : - ; ^rl^ik W% ^^ 



in cash. .;..;. ..>.,..• -V^ •..•..•,;■. • ••.-, ■'-:■''■■■" jy ■'■■■■ DuPag-e 72 .■:••'■■'" 



Knox county led all others with 602 ^v^^: > V^ 200 or More : -: , - . k^''!'^' .:::::;:;;:;;::::: : ^\ ■( 



;new members. Edgar and Livingston v In addition to the ten high counties ?5P*^*" i|? : 



followed right behind with 568 and in new members signed, those securing Lake 66 



523 members respectively. Other coun- 200 or more new members include De- okU^"^!^. .::::::::::::::::::: 164 : 



ties grouped in the 10 highest are as Kalb, Lee, Stephenson, Peoria, Bureau, wmt^de'^. \\V..\\V.\\\V\" ill 



follows: Whiteside 356, Coles 349, Henry, Menard, Iroquois, Vermilion Winnebago*.*.*.'!.*!.*!.;.*.*;!.*;! 188 



Shelby 345, Woodford 343, Henderson and Macoupin. ^.. - / c! • > 2478 



343, Morgan 299, and Champaign 298. Grouped according to organization District No. a [ii. x^^^ 



The mobilization campaign which districts. District IH which includes Tazewell 170 



was directed by the county captain the heavy grain and livestock produc- ftaiil^ /.!;; .i .i; 1 ! !!!!!! li! ! 148 " 



supported by lieutenants working with ing counties of north central and WoodfoVd ! '. 348 



him in nearly all the counties was western Hlinois led all others with a Grundy " \ ,'.'.'.'.', WW. WW 16» . 



marked by substantial collection of total of 2,953 new members. k?;?oi\? V ' \i\ 



dues as well as new members. A num-- District V which includes central Henry 259 v 



ber of counties which emphasized this and east central Illinois counties in the Henderson !.!!!.!!!!!!!!!!! 343 



part of the campaign made notable north half of the state was second Rock^isiaiid' .!!.'!!!!!!'.*!' " ^56 • 



records, although for the most part with 2,575 new members. District I Warren — ^ 



large membership gains and substan- in northern Hlinois also gave a verv ;^-''v;-";;'.-;;V- ;.-"^--.: :,-.^- .- -••■■■;. ■.- ^ .. ■ 2953 ';" ''^' 



tial collections went hand in hand, good account of itself with 2,473 new (Continued on page 6) : ; . 



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KNOX COUNTY LIEUTENANTS WHO SIGNED 280 MEMBERS IN FIVE DAYS 



■■.'.'■ I«t row seated, reading frem left te right: B. L. Baird; Reed Giblis; Elmer Anderson; A. E. Olson; Simon Anell; Fred Nelson; Everett Lolgh; Earl JohntM. 

 - 2Rd row standing: John Clifford; Reuben Johnson; A. N. Slcinner: Homer Cumminos: Roecoe Simiiins; A. L. Doubet; Kenneth Jonot; W. H. Ash; James MeKoo: 

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