THAT EXTRA 



EfrORT 



.... IS producing the 

 food, guns, ships, planes, 

 tanl(.s, and supplies to 

 bring about an early 

 victory. 



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As farmers approach another planting 

 season they do so with quiet determination 

 and a stern realization that their job of con- 

 tinuing to produce food on a scale unequaled 

 in the history of our country is a task that can 

 only be accomplished by an all-out effort in 

 the truest sense of the term. Intelligent plan- 

 ning — long hours for months on end — sac- 

 rifice — hard manual labor — these are the 

 sinews of production — they are the price of 

 victory — the price we must pay to bring 

 about the final and decisive defeat of the 

 Axis at the earliest possible moment. 



Shortages in labor, equipment, and sup- 

 plies, uncertainties of weather, government 

 programs and prices are obstacles which are 

 very real to farmers. Although they are per- 



plexed and sometimes discouraged at seem- 

 ingly needless barriers thrown in their way, 

 they face their task with the spirit and pa- 

 triotism traditional of American farmers, 

 knowing that victory is the great goal. 



In this they ask and expect that every 

 other group in the nation do likewise in pros- 

 ecuting the war on the home front to the 

 fullest possible extent — giving that EXTRA 

 EFFORT which may mean the difference be- 

 tween an early victory or one that is delayed 

 at the cost of many American lives. 



These things we will do. As individuals, we will work for 

 every wartime objective, without stint or delay or shirlcing. 

 As an organization, we will promote and fight for those prin- 

 ciples, policies, and practical programs that make it possible 

 to achieve a maximum production. 



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ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 



and 97 County Form Bureaus 



