to sponsor amendments setting up an 

 inspection program, comparable to that 

 now in effect in adjoining states, pro- 

 viding for the inspection of additional 

 fertilizer materials, reducing the toler- 

 ances and fixing the minimum plant 

 food content of any mixed fertilizer, 

 and requiring the publication of the re- 

 sults of the tests made by the State 

 agency. 



We also favor amendment of the law 

 governing the inspection and guaran- 

 tee of analysis on animal feeds to in- 

 clude mineral feeds and to require that 

 any and all minerals and mixed miner- 

 als offered for sale in the State bear an 

 analysis tag designating the minimum 

 mineral elements and the ingredients 

 contained therein. 

 XII. OIL PRODUCTION CONTROLS 



Under the present law in Illinois 

 companies controling a large area of 

 oil producing land may drill a single 

 well and drain the oil from adjoining 

 land through this well. The owner of 

 the adjoining land has the oil taken 

 from under his land but is not compen- 

 sated for it. We request the Associa- 

 tion to support legislation to require 

 the drilling of proper offset wells on 

 adjoining property under lease to the 

 same operator or the payment of a 

 percentage of the royalty to the adjoin- 

 ing land owner. We also request the 

 Association to support legislation to 

 prevent the waste o.f natural gas and 

 make provision for use of this irre- 

 placeable natural resource. We further 

 believe that legislation should be en- 

 acted to more effectively prevent dam- 

 age to adjoining property from salt 

 water and overflow from slush pits. 

 XIII. STRIP MINING 



Many acres of our richest and most 

 productive agricultural land have been 

 destroyed though strip mining opera- 

 tions. Additional large acreages are 

 subject to strip mining. Legislation 

 has been enacted requiring strip mine 

 operators to level the land after strip- 

 ping. This legislation is now under 

 attack in the courts and the court pro- 

 ceedings have been long delayed. We 

 urge the Association to make every 

 effort to have the Attorney General 

 and State off^icials take whatever action 

 is necessary to secure an early determi- 

 nation of the validity of this legislation. 

 If the legislation is valid, then it should 

 be rigidly enforced. If it is found to be 

 invalid, then we urge the Association 

 to support other legislation which will 

 insure that eventually this land will be 

 returned to production. 



XrV. VETERINARY COLLEGE 



The number of practicing veteri- 

 narians in Illinois has decreased until 

 there is not an adequate number for 

 protection of the public health and 



protection of the livestock industry. 

 Many veterinarians now in active prac- 

 tice have reached an age where they 

 cannot long continue. A considerable 

 number of well-trained veterinarians 

 will be needed in the State each year. 

 It appears that the veterinary colleges 

 in other states cannot accept a suffi- 

 cient number of students to fill our 

 needs. A number of groups have rec- 

 ommended that a veterinary college be 

 established at the University of Illinois. 

 We believe any such college should be 

 located on the campus at Urbana, 

 should be closely affiliated and tied in 

 with the College of Agriculture, that 

 particular attention should be given to 

 research and that definite assurance 

 should be given that the service, similar 

 to that now given by the Division of 

 Animal Pathology and Hygiene will be 

 continued. We recommend that the 

 Association support the establishment 

 of a veterinary college upon this basis. 

 XV. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION 



The demands of war for materials 

 have resulted in limiting and restrict- 

 ing the expansion of rural electrifica- 

 tion. We urge the removal of the 

 limitations upon the use of these ma- 

 terials for rural electric lines at the 

 earliest moment consistent with mili- 

 tary demands. We oppose any effort 

 to injure the rightful interests, or to 

 impair the service of, rural electrifica- 

 tion cooperatives. We request the 

 Board of Directors to use every proper 

 influence of the Association to further 

 the extension of high line electric 

 service to the farm homes of Illinois. 

 XVI. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY 

 AND LABOR 



A proper relation must exist between ' 

 the prices of agricultural commodities 

 and the prices of industrial products, 

 and between farm income, industrial 

 wage rates and business income. 

 These conditions must prevail in order 

 that there may be full employment 

 and a large and balanced production 

 of agricultural commodities, industrial 

 products and all forms of service. 



Labor and industry have often mis- 

 understood agricultural programs and 

 policies, and, no doubt, agriculture has 

 not been fully informed as to some of 

 the problems and aims of the other 

 groups. We believe that mutual under- 

 standing is necessary to the establish- 

 ment of policies essential to national 

 well-being. We, therefore, request the 

 directors and officers of the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association to attempt to 

 arrange for conferences with other 

 groups to discuss problems of mutual 

 interest and concern. 



XVII. PRICE CONTROLS 



We recommend the continuation of 

 price controls and rationing until scarce 



goods become available in sufficient 

 quantities to prevent demand from ex- 

 erting inflationary pressure on price 

 ceilings. These controls should be flex- 

 ible enough to meet changing con- 

 ditions and they should be abandoned 

 as rapidly as supplies in relation to de- 

 mind reach proportions that remove 

 the dangers of inflationary prices. 



XVIII. ORGANIZATION 



We commend organization forces all 

 over the State for the very substantial 

 increase in membership in the County 

 Farm Bureaus and the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association during the past 

 year. The prestige of the whole Farm 

 Bureau Movement has been very 

 greatly strengthened by this accom- 

 plishment. We commend especially the 

 County Farm Bureaus in establishing 

 goals which if attained will bring the 

 membership in the State Association to 

 117,000 members in 1945. We are 

 especially pleased that our portion of 

 the American Farm Bureau Federation's 

 one million member goal was attained 

 in Illinois during the past fiscal year. 

 We call upon all County Farm Bureau 

 officers and boards of directors to co- 

 operate wholeheartedly and to put 

 forth extra effort in the membership 

 work in their respective counties during 

 the coming year so that the long-range 

 goal in the county and in the State may 

 be attained by September 30, 1945. 



We commend the officers, directors, 

 committees and employees of the Illi- 

 nois Agricultural Association, and the 

 officers, directors and employees of 

 the various business and service cov 

 porations affiliated with the Illinois Ag- 

 ricultural Association for the high 

 plane of stewardship revealed in the 

 reports presented in the various meet- 

 ings beginning November 28 and be- 

 ing completed with this present session. 

 The fidelity and efficiency exhibited in 

 the discharge of responsibilities have 

 contributed substantially to gains 

 achieved. They merit our deepest ap- 

 preciation. We further commend the 

 display of confidence in the ability of 

 farm people to cope with the future as 

 plans were revealed for enlarged op- 

 erations and services. 



The Resolutions Committee senses 

 the tremendous interest of the Con- 

 vention in the statesmanlike character 

 of the address of President Earl C. 

 Smith in his annual address to this 

 Convention. 



The Resolutions Committee therefore 

 suggests to the Board of Directors of 

 the Association that it use every rea- 

 sonable means to obtain an extensive 

 publication and wide circulation of 

 President Smith's address. 



L A. A. RECORD 



