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ORGANIZATION NOTES 



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The accomplishments of 1S)43 are 

 now history. The Farm Bureau was ma- 

 terially strengthened and its responsibil- 

 ities and opportunity for service t» agri- 

 culture increased accordingly. We are 

 proud of having attained the 100,000 

 goal. 



We now have the responsibility of 

 maintaining an organization of members 

 exceeding that number. This means 

 careful planning and hard work. 



Right now County Farm Bureaus are 

 holding "MM" meetings. These mem- 

 bership maintenance sessions have already 

 been held in 12 counties. If your county 

 has not been scheduled for one of these 

 double-barrelled sessions, get in touch 

 with your district organization director 

 immediately. It will not be possible to 

 serve every county and it will be more 

 or less "first come, first served." 



"MM" meetings consist of two sessions: 



1. An afternoon conference with your 

 board or organization committee, oflFicers, 

 and key men: farm adviser. Service Company 

 manager, general agent, and COD. At this 

 meeting the topic of discussion is, "What 

 program can this county adopt that will 

 help to maintain 100,000 Farm Bureau 

 members?" 



2. An evening session for heads of de- 

 partments and all employees of Farm Bu- 

 reaus and subsidiaries. At this meeting W. 

 P. "Bill" Sandford, director of sales serv- 

 ice for the lAA, talks to employees on their 

 responsibility and opportunity in maintain- 

 ing membership. 



Here's a 1944 resolution adopted by the 



Greene County Farm Bureau that sets the 

 pace for the year ahead : "Resolved that the 

 88 S reached Jan. 1 in Greene county shall 

 be THE MEMBERSHIP FLOOR now hence- 

 forth and forever. Help us reach the 1000 

 goal in 1944." Incidentally, Greene county 

 Farm Bureau had 840 at its annual meeting. 

 The membership of 883 on Jan. 1 compares 

 with 480 on Jan. 1, 1940 for the county. 



From Grundy County Farm Bureau comes 



word that the board of directors have set 

 a goal of 1000 members for the county by 

 Jan. 1, 1945. In their campaign plans they 

 intend to start the program off following 

 the annual meeting with a five-day drive 

 from Jan. 31 through Feb. 4. At the lAA 

 annual meeting Grundy county went over 

 its quota in the 100,000 campaign to reach 

 a membership of 828. Directors, members 

 and employees all did their part. The high 

 man in the campaign was Director Adolph 

 J. Burk, who single handed signed eight 

 new members. \ 



which was the year this practice was started 

 in the county, approximately 400 members 

 paid before Jan. 1. In 1943, approximately 

 paid before the first of the year. We believe 

 that this increase will continue and that 

 1945 will be even larger than the 800 for 



1944." 



Madison County Farm Bureau Jan. 26 

 entertained new members and their wives 

 at a dinner with 300 in attendance. Volun- 

 teer drive Jan. 19 brought a 105 new mem- 

 bers into Farm Bureau. This gives Mad- 

 ison County Farm Bureau a total of 1280 

 members. The goal now is 1300. 



way and will continue through February. 

 Any family in Illinois is eligible to par- 

 ticipate, and information about the plan 

 of the program may be secured from 

 county home advisers, and from farm ad- 

 visers in counties having no Home Bu- 

 reau organization. 



Special Safety Awards 



To Be Given Connties 



One of the highlights of the 43rd an- 

 nual Farm and Home Week, Feb. 8-10 at 

 the U. of I., will be the presentation of 

 two special safe home awards at the 

 Wednesday afternoon session, Feb. 9, in 

 Lincoln Hall Theatre. 



Prepared by the National Safety Coun- 

 cil, one award will go to the county hav- 

 ing the largest number of enrolled fam- 

 ilies reporting no home accidents, and 

 the other to the county having the lowest 

 per cent of accidents among the families 

 enrolled. 



During the past year more than 5000 

 families from 60 counties in the state 

 have been participating in the program, 

 according to Miss Gladys J. Ward, home 

 management specialist. 



Enrollment for 1944 is now under 



Frnit Exchange Supply 



Has Becord Yeai In '43 



Fruit Exchange Supply Company has 

 just finished a record year's business, ac- 

 cording to L. L. Colvis, manager, and 

 director of fruit and vegetable marketing 

 for the Illinois Agricultural Association. 

 Total sales almost doubled those for 

 1942 and more than doubled those for 

 1941. Since the general price level for 

 insecticides and other materials has not 

 changed much during the past two years, 

 most of this increase was due to addi- 

 tional business. 



The savings on the 1943 business will 

 amount to thousands of dollars. This 

 money is already "earmarked" to be 

 turned back to growers entitled to it on 

 a patronage dividerjd basis. Since the 

 last annual meeting of the cooperative, 

 every Farm Bureau member who makes 

 any purchase from the Supply Company 

 is a member of it, entitled to all the 

 rights and privileges of a membtr — in- 

 cluding that of sharing in patronage 

 dividends. 



Writes Harold Neal, Peoria COD, "Peoria 

 county has 800 members who have paid 

 their 1944 dues on or before Jan. 1. This 

 is 55 per cent of the membership. In 1942, 



Prices of Farm Products 



Average VJS. Parity price Highest price 

 farm price Dec. IS, Jan. 1 to Sept. 15, 



PRODUCT Dec. 15. 1943 1943 1942 



Wheat (bu.) $1.43 $1.49 SIM 



Com (bu.) 1.11 1-08 .83 



Oata (bu.) 76 -67 ; .52 



Soybeans (bu.) 1^1 Ml 1.79 



Eggs (dox.) 45 - 'M" .35 



Chickens (lb.) M . Jft . .20 



Butteriat (lb.) . ^1 41 .43 



Milk (100 lb.) 3.40 SM 2.64 



WooL av. all grades (lb.) .....: .41 M . .40 



Lambs (cwt.) 12.10 9.88 • 12.07 



Hogs (cwt.) 12.80 12J0 14.13 



Veal calves (cwt.) 12.70 11.30 UM 



Beef cattle, av. all grades (cwt) 11.40 9.11 11.30 



(Below are Chicago market prices) 

 Choice and prime steers (cwt.) $16.28 $16.94 $15.82 



Good steers (cwt.) 14.98 14.58 14.92 



Medium steers (cwt.) 12.81 12J0 13.42 



Common steers (cwt.) 10.73 10.11 11.45 



Heifers, good and choice (cwt.) 14.94 13.39 14.16 



Notes concerning price ceilings: The Emergency Price Control Act as amended 

 October 2, 1942, provides that "no maximum price shall be established or main- 

 tained for any agricultural commodity . . . below a price which will reflect to pro- 

 ducers . . . the higher of the following prices — (1) the parity price ... or (2) 

 the highest price received . . . between lanuary 1, 1942 and September 15, 1942." 

 Under this law no legal price ceiling can be established which will prevent 

 farmers as a whole from receiving an average return as high as the higher of the 

 prices in the two columns at the right above. Price ceilings have been estab- 

 lished for many farm products. Your County and Local Price and Rationing 

 Board should be able to furnish accurate information regarding local price ceil- 

 ings on these products. 



lAA Department of Beseorefa and Toxotion 

 January 19, 1944 - .. 



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