There are many reasons. Here are some 

 of them: 



1. Farm Bureau members who now fur- 

 nish from 60 to 80 per cent of all the grain 

 flowing through farmers' elevator-s have a 

 right to share in the earnings of the local 

 marketing agency. They have a right to ex- 

 pect efficient management and operation so 

 that there will be earnings to share. 



2. There is a net profit in every trans- 

 action that takes place from the time the 

 grain leaves the local elevator until it 

 reaches the consumer. Producers have a 

 right to share in these net savings. The 

 only way they can share in them is for the 

 local elevator to become affiliated with the 

 state-wide marketing agencies which are in 

 a position to collect these earnings. The 

 state-wide agency passes the dividends back 

 to the local elevators and the local elevator 

 passes them on down the line to the pro- 

 ducer, providing it operates as a coopera- 

 tive. 



3. Farm Bureaus are more or less obli- 

 gated to see that the members who sell 

 grain get more of the consumer's dollar. 

 This can be done only through cooperative 

 channels. Farm Bureaus are further obli- 

 gated to see that members have the oppor- 

 tunity to buy feed and supplies at the low 

 dollar, quality considered. The experience 

 of cooperatives has proved that the patron- 

 age refund route is the right direction to 

 pursue. 



In return cooperative elevators have a 

 right to expect cooperation, patronage and 

 loyalty from Farm Bureaus and from the 

 10),000 Farm Bureau members in the 

 state. 



On* reason for inoculation oi seed to in- 

 ■UTO top production ia damonatrated here. 

 The dark area to the left chows soybeans 

 grown bom inoculated seed, and at the 

 right from uninoculated seed. 



A downstate report says, "The manager 

 now owns 50 per cent of the stock of our 

 Farmers' Elevator', and therefore it cannot 

 be considered a farmers' elevator any more." 



Another report states, "The independent 

 operator at our station now owns close to 

 half the stock of the 'farmers' elevator". It 

 is natural to suppose that he would block 

 any attempt to reorganize under the co- 

 operative laws." 



Our conclusions in the above cases are: 

 the men who cornered the stock were wide 

 awake; directors and stockholders were off 

 duty, and farmers in the two instances have 

 lost their cooperative elevators for all prac- 

 tical purposes. 



Predicts Few Changes in 



Wool Progiam for 1944 



Illinois Wool Marketing Association's 

 program for handling 1944 wool will be 

 about the same as last year's, according 

 to S. F. Russell, secretary-manager. 



The Commodity Credit Corporation 

 has been made the sole purchaser of 

 domestic wool for 1944 as in 1943 at 

 ceiling prices. 



Advances to be paid by county wool 

 pools will be: 35 cents per pound on 

 dean medium wools, 25 cents on fine 

 and fed wools and 20 cents on rejects. 



Wool is to be assembled through 

 county pools, controlled by the county 

 Farm Bureaus and handled through their 

 subsidiaries, such as Producers Supplies, 

 marketing organizations, etc. 



County wool pools will receive, 

 weigh, make cash advances, and store 

 wool until it is shipped to the ware- 

 houses of the National Wool Marketing 

 Corporation in Boston. 



Illinois Wool Marketing Association 

 has contracted for its supply of bags and 

 twine and these will be available for 

 purchase by county wool pools. 



CCC has raised the commission rates 

 that wool handlers, dealers and buyers 

 can charge on the 1944 wool clip, but 

 the Illinois Wool Marketing Association 

 is keeping its commission charges at the 

 same rate as last year. 



By marketing wool through their own 

 cooperative, producers will be assured 

 of accurate weights and grades and top 

 prices for respective marketings. 



TMCA Observes Its 100th 

 Anniversary Dnring 1944 



A service organization that has 

 grown step by step with the develop- 

 ment of American industrial communi- 

 ties until today it is the world's oldest 

 and largest agency working for the 

 welfare of youth has this year reached 

 its 100th anniversary. 



The Young Men's Christian Associa- 

 tion, whose familiar red triangle has 

 become a symbol of service in 66 coun- 

 tries and throughout every state of the 

 union, observes its centennial year in 

 1944. 



Today during World War I, the 

 YMCA is finding one of its greatest 

 fields of service among soldiers, sailors, 

 and marines wherever they may be in 

 this world at war. 



The YMCA is one of the six nation- 

 al agencies comprising the USO, oper- 

 ating in every battle area around the 

 globe. 



A THREEWAT 

 BENEFIT! 



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 Woii^ ^ 3BA65fUll! 



One for 



m\f Master- 



One for 

 Tnydame- 



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A cover crop for every acre means A man who maintains a protected 



good soil longer, and good soil means woods is making his contribution to 

 greater production. water conservation in his neighborhood. 



and 



one for 



the little ^ 



boy who 



fives In 



the lane/ 



MARKET WOOL 

 CO-OPERATIVELY 



1. Get 35c per lb. for clean medium 

 wool. 



2. Accurate grades and weights. 



3. Your wool will be graded and sold by 

 National Wool Marketing Associa- 

 tion, the largest handler of wool in 

 the United States. 



4. You will be sure to get ceiling prices 

 under CCC through your Co-op. 



5. Your Co-op. it working for you. 



Illinois 



Wool Marketing 



Associatfon 



S»a Your Cewntjr farm tttr»mm 



MAY. 1944 



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