The Illinois Agricultural Association Record 



The Illinois Agricultural Association RECORD is 

 published monthly except August by (he Illinois 

 Agricultural Association nt I SO I W. Washington 

 Road. Mendota. 111. Editorial Offices. 608 So. 

 Dearborn St., Chicago. 111. Entered as second 

 class matter at post ofhcc. Mendota. III-. Septem- 

 ber 11. 1936. Acceptance lor mailing at special 

 rate o! postage provided in Section 4)2 A^t of 

 Feb. 28. 1925. authorized Oct. 27. 1935, Address 

 all communications for publication to Editorial 

 Offices, Illinois Agricultural Association RECORD 

 608 So. Dearborn St., Chicago. The individual 

 oiembership fee of the Illinois Agricultural As- 

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 ftayment of iilty cent for subscription to the 

 llinois Agricultural Association RECORD. Post- 

 master: Send notices on Form 3578 and iind**- 

 liverable copies returned under Form 3579 to edi- 

 torial offices, 608 So. Dearborn St., Chicago. Ill- 

 Director of Information. C. L. Mast, Ii..* Editot. 

 Merrill C. Gregory, on leave of absence with the 

 United States Army; Assistant editor Creslon 

 Foster; Director of Advertising. C. M. Seagravcs. 

 ◦ a leave of absence with the U. S. Navy. 



Illinois Agricultural 

 Association 



"irea'ct State Farm ^: :*::-..■ j*. 



OFFICERS 



President. Earl C. Smith Detroit 



Vice-President, Talmage Deirees Smithboro 

 Corporate Sec. Paul E. Mathias Hinsdale 

 Field Sec. Geo. E. Metiger Chicago 



Treasurer, R. A. Cowles Bloomington 



Aast. Treas., A. H. Wright Varna 



Comptroller. R. G, Ely Chicago 



General Counsel, Donald Kirkpatrick 



Chicago 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 



(By Congressional Districts) 



Isl to 11th Harvey W. Adair, Chicago Hts. 



12th Rex E. Peddicord. Marseilles 



13lh Homer Curtiss, Stockton 



14th Otto Sletfey, Stronghurst 



15th Ronald A. Holt, Galva 



16th Albert Hayes, Chillicothe 



17th Charles Lauritzen, Reddick 



18th W, A. Dennis, Paris 



19th Charles B. Shuman. Sullivan 



20th K, T. Smith, Greenfield 



21st Dwight Hart, Toylorville 



22nd Alvin O. Eckert, Belleville 



2Vd Chester McCord, Newton 



24th Lyman Bunting, Ellery 



2Sth August G. Eggerding. Red Bud 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



Dairy Marketing Wiltred Shaw 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing L. L. Colvis 



Grain Marketing George H. Ittner 



Live Slock Marketing S- F. Russell 



Oliice C. E. lohnston 



Organizotion O. D. Brissenden 



Produce Marketing F. A. Gougler 



Publicity C. L. Mast, Jr. 



Research aAd Taxation L. H. Simerl 

 Salety C. M. Seagraves {on leave U.S.N.) 



Soles Service W. P. Sandtord 



Soil Improvement John R. Spencer 



Transportation-Claims G. W. Baxter 



Young People's Activities Ellsworth D. Lyon 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS 



Country Lite Ins. Co. 

 Farmers' Mutual Reinsur. 

 Ill, Agr. Auditing Assn. 

 III. Agr. Mutual Ins. Co. 

 Ill, Agr. Service Co. 



Dave Mieher. 

 Co. I. H. Kelker. 

 C. E. Strand. 

 A. E. Richardson. 

 Earl C. Smith. 

 Donald Kirkpatrick. 

 lU. Co-op Locker Service Dana Cryder. 



111. F. Bur. Serum Assn. S. F. Russell. Sec. 

 Ill, Farm Supply Co. C. H. Becker. 



111. Fruit Growers' Exchange L. L. Colvis. 

 111. Grain Corporation Frank Haines. 



III. Livestock Mktg. Assn. H. W. Trautmann. 

 III. Producers' Assn. Wilfred Shaw. 



III. Producers' Creameries J. B. Countiss. 

 III. Wool Mktg. Assn. S. F. Russell. Sec. 



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To advance ;;.f- r:;rpcse icr v;';;:-:; 

 organized ni:::^-]-/ to pro.nioto, z ■: !• 

 biisiRes;^, O'cr^-::-.:- r.o-rinl in t ^-d', 



JULY- AUGUST. 1944 



VOLUME 22 - NUMBER 7 



An Incentive From the Front 



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l:.irly l.i^t nioiith jncMiicnt liarl f . Srmtii if.i\t.->i .i \' !r..ii! i;:t<-r trujii 

 .\f.i|()r Rol.in.i S. Slater ol Ptoria. wlio ll.^^ hn.'ii .1 l.iriii Kiirvui nuinl><.T tor '.v:: 

 years ariii who is .it j^resent the commarui;!!!; otii i-r ot .1 tR-ki liu^pii.i! vltmiii; 

 C.hintsc troops somewhere in fihin-i". 



It WAS not uR unusual letter in itselt .i tluiik vou noic i.or ihc excellent 

 M.rvi(.e the Illinois A^nailtural .Nfutual Iiisur.i."., e < oinp.itiv is riiiiieriiit; .mi 

 an observation as to what a i:oo<i Farm Hsjre.m MiuKi do m ( hina hut the 

 t.Rt that .\la)or Slater and thousands ol other n.eii 111 ..nitorin .irt interrsted 

 enough to take time oH trom their u.ir dutie-. to wnu- UHmi .itfairs iu k honK 

 provides a challen^'e to all ot us on the hoine tT-oi:r 



This is a thallenue not only to do the jMrtKuLir \i>\- ue iri .idinc the Ik^i 

 we know how, hut also that »e use uliaie\'.r ir.tii:enie we tiLiv h.ive as in- 

 diMdual witizens to maintain our tree lI•.stlIu!Kln^. wiuih will i.ijitiniie to inr 

 mit and entourai^e indi\idu.il initiative and tree 1 iiferpii^e v.^ ih.n wiun tli; 

 war is won and the men and. uomen o: our .iriiied. tones riti.Tii tn tlu .i>,intr\ 

 t<jr which thev are now tiuhtinp. they will titi.i Mli- .-^iLtrLa is still ihe Ian.' 

 o! the tree .md the home o\ the bra\e". .i!id th.ii tj.e ^1 '\ eriiui! tit ,.; the I i,: : ,' 

 States IS still the government ot the petiple. In 'iit. peopii . ai.-.i l.ir "lie ;-e<>;l:- 



Surely there is .dso a stront: ihallerL.-' -n iiidn idi. ds. i>ri;ain/ati(p:,s :!;-i.! 

 the ^■overnment r<i l.iv sound, workai^le. .inwii ••■ 1 .inh jus'w.ir ; iat'.s r;.«w -.i 

 provide tainlu! emplo\ir.ent lor returi.ir;;.; nA_::.\\.'^ 1.1 the .;rir.cd Im.-i;.s 



Recommend Subsidy Ban 



on Non-Bracket Hogs 



Rek omiiielldatuin that .ill si:!isidies 

 to priicessors and paikirs he disicmtm 

 ued on all meats from liotrs tliat are 

 pur. lused helow floor pikes w .is reojir. 

 ir.ended at a niettinjn ol "^i) hoc and 

 livestoik producers trom lo midwest 

 states durini; the Midwest Farm Mi;reau 

 I rainini: School .U Milwmkee m June 



Ihis aiiii other re. •iir.iiieiid.it u.ns .ti> 

 alle\ lale the chaotn hoi; markit Mtu 

 .ition Wire (.ontained 1:1 a resolution 

 ot the priulueers whuh was adopted 

 h\ the conference hodv. The st.Uenient 

 .ido[ned unanimously was; 



W'c st:ctiui'ush <'hiect tw fht ^.'cc-rn- 

 ::;cntal tc>;ul.itii 'ns whiiti i'...M '••.■■'iiwlu 

 .i.S.'ut pifstrit cfuL'tic » "n.iiti-'its 1:1 'fit.* ii.14; 

 riirkcts resulting in II,lll;l'n^ I't ii'll.irs i.I 

 l.'sMs t,> .AnicrKHn t.^^mt.^^ 



In ur.ier tn .illvvr.ite r.'us i ..ii.iiti.iTi, ami 

 [■•■Miiott.- tin- ijeiiiral vct)t..re I'f. the iri.^ij^trv 

 .1:1! tile n.tri.'n, wc rts "-i-jneri i rfu- f'llucc- 

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1 .'\1! sijhsuiu-s ri' prc'cL^MTs .iri-l p.ick- 

 c; s sii"utd be imnicsli itt U i'is> "nTi;i;;ed on 

 .ill i;u It tf'Tll lu'fs th.if .lie pi;ri.li.ised. be 

 li'u iM.-.f prices .mil 'Ait .^r.'cru.ui Farm 

 Hurc.iu Fcier.ition is requt sr^.,! •,> incc^rica-e 

 the tcaMhilitv lit sceku.c actt.iii ncces^arv to 

 reoAerv hy the tc'cieral iI. '\c! nn^c.'tt < t all 

 sLiK>i,iies ulnch h.ice been p.'iij "n fmt^s sn 

 purcbascd in the past. 



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