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COLTUBAL A 8 SO CIA 



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7*0 advance the purpose for which the Farm Bureau was or- 

 ganized namely, to promote, protect and represent the business, 

 economic, political and educational interest of the farmers of 

 Illinois and the nation, and to develop agriculture. 



Georire Tklem, Bdltor 

 John Trarr, AsulstSBt 



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OFFICERS 



Preaident. Earl 0. Smith ,«v, . . . .Detroit 



Vice-President, A. R. Wright Varna 



Spcretary. Geo. B. Metsger Chicago 



Treasurer. R. A. Covrles Bloomington 



^ BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 (By Congressional District) 



lat to 11th ,, v.i........... B. Harris. Orayslake 



*•*" ••• ••• »■» •••.;•• • V* • . »»♦ * • ♦.•V .■. . E. E. nonghtby, ShabDona 



lfftJ» C. B. Baroborough, Polo 



Wth Otto Steffey. Stronghurst 



15th M. Ray Ihrig, Golden 



^•rn. •• • • • • 4 .;. !■ • • , Albert Hayes, Chlllicothe 



l^tb .,,i.i •...-; ; . . ; B. D. Lawrence. Bloomington 



Wth Mont Pox. Oakwood 



li^th Eugene Curtis, Champaign 



59lWh K. T. Smith. Greenfield 



SSlst ; Samuel Sorrells. Raymond 



22nd A. O. Bckert, Belleville 



28rd W. L. Cope, Salem 



24th Charles Marg.hall. Belknap 



^tu ;., «»A.«.» •> • • ••«•••••!» ♦ * •R* B. Bndicott, Villa Ridge 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



C'OiDpiroiier .; » »•> » ■■» .••'••«. J, H. Kelker 



Dairy Marketing J. B. Countiss 



Finance B. a. Cowlea 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing H. W. Day 



Information George Thiera 



Legal Donald Klrkpatrick. Director; Paul E. Mathias. Aaseciate 



Live Stock Marketing «..Ray B. Miller 



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Organisation V. Vaniman 



Produce Marketing ...P. A. Geugler 



Taxation and Statistics J. C. Watssa 



Transportation-Claima Division G. W. Baxter 



ASSOCIATED ORGAKIZATIONS 



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



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



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



Illinois Agricultural Mutual Insurance Co A. E. Richardson, Mgr. 



Illiaois Farm Supply Co L. R. Marchant, Mgr. 



lUiBoie Fruit Growers* Exchange H. W. Day, Mgr. 



Illinots Grain Corp Harrison Fahrnkopf . Mgr. 



Illiaois Livestock Marketing Ass'n Ray Miller, Mgr. 



Illinois Producers* Creameries F. A. Oougler. Mgr., J. B. Countiss, Sales 



Soybean Marketing Ass'n J. W. Armstrong, Pres. 



Government and Co-operatives 



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THINKING farmers and co-operative leaders are perhaps 

 justified in showing some concern over the effect of gov- 

 ernment licenses and codes on co-operative organizations. 

 Not that government officials are antagonistic to the co-opera- 

 tive movement. Quite the contrary is true. But will farmers 

 themselves who are members of co-operatives be lulled into 

 thinking that the co-operative is no longer necessary now that 

 the government is performing some of its functions. 



As a matter of fact, federal marketing agreements have 

 been and are being largely developed by farmers' organiza- 

 tions. These agreements are succeeding best where farmers 

 are represented by strong, well-managed co-operatives. It is 

 ■ doubtful if they could function properly without the aid and 

 : support of the farm groups, v r ^ •- - 



No one knows just how long marketing agreements and 



government intervention to restore parity prices for farm 



products will be continued. Effective organization of farmers 



' can and does influence such policies but it cannot always direct 



^ and control them. The strength and usefulness of co-opera- 



'-'. tives must not be impaired. It is important that they not be 



left in a weakened condition if and when the government with- 



• draws from this field. 



The Drought Rate Cut 



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T WAS largely the persistency of the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association traffic division which resulted recently in a 

 substantial cut in freight rates on hay and feed shipped 

 into the drought stricken counties of northeastern Illinois. The 

 I. A. A. secured the co-operation of the government in making 

 its appeal in hearings before railroad officials. The reduced 

 rates effective Nov. 7 will save farmers one-third on hay and 

 one-half on forage. In granting this request the western rail- 

 roads were mindful of the fact that farmers, as a group, are 

 their best customers. Without organization and the aid of 

 technically trained men, it is a foregone conclusion that this 

 and similar benefits could not and would not be realized. 



Incentive For Quality 



ILLINOIS cream producers who market through their own 

 co-operative creameries are learning that there is a wide 

 spread in price between good and poor butter. Under the 

 old system of selling at the local cream station, high quality 

 cream brings no more than extremely sour, dirty, and even 

 rancid cream. There is no incentive to keep the cows and barns 

 clean, use sterilized utensils, wash the separator each time it is 

 used, cool cream promptly, and market it often, if the extra 

 returns from the resulting higher quality butter go to the 

 processor. Under the co-operative system, all this is changed. 

 The more high scoring butter the co-operative sells, the greater 

 its income and the greater the dividends going to members. 

 It is more than a coincidence that in Denmark where the finest 

 bacon and butter in the world are produced, farmer-owned 

 packing plants and creameries do the processing. 



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Future Farmers 



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PESSIMISTIC remarks regarding the future of farm or- 

 ganization and co-operation do not give due weight to 

 the influence of agricultural teaching in high schools, col- 

 leges and to 4-H Club work. High school teachers who have 

 a sincere interest in farm progress are doing more than merely 

 instructing their pupils in better methods and the art of 

 farming. 



Ray Benbow, agricultural instructor at Normal, for exam- 

 ple, -writes in the "Fan Mill": "In both the classroom and 

 project work I feel that we should be interested in farm prob- 

 lems principally from the practical aspect. As teachers we are 

 constantly confronted with the question — 'What shall I teach 

 today that will be most helpful to the farmer of tomorrow?* 

 I feel that I can be of most value to farm boys by directing 

 their discussions and projects along lines of practical, co-op- 

 erative activities backed by honest, sincere effort. We must 

 help fit these boys to take their places in an organized, co- 

 operative society. They should be instructed along the lines of 

 fair play and honesty before we can achieve our goal. Start 

 them in project work, in F. F. A. activities, in contests, teach 

 them these principles, and then we will be achieving a goal 

 worthy of any vocation. Make the boy realize that individual 

 effort is important — that what he achieves depends on him- 

 self. He sets his own pace, encounters his own obstacles and 

 in the end arrives at his own appointed destination. Teach him 

 to work, think and act — honestly, sincerely and faithfully." • 



With such instruction and such ideals there need be no mis- 

 givings about the future of agriculture. The start made by the 

 present generation toward improving the welfare of farmers 

 through co-operation promises to be outdone by the future 

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