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 ness, economic, social and educational interests of the farmers of Illinois and the Notion, and to develop agriculture. 





AUGLS'l oi iyt5 will be recorded in history as bc-in^ 

 the month m which the most ^i^antic war ot all times 

 w.l^ broui;ht to a close. It also will be remembered as 

 tiie month which brout;ht renewed hope to the people ol 

 the world and in which plans were inau^'urated tor a suc- 

 cessful peai.e. 



Farm people, in common with all other citizens, leel a 

 deep sen>e ot relict and satistactipn at the capitulation ot 

 lapan and Germany. But these feelings are tempered in real- 

 ization oi the _i;ii;antic and complex problems that must be 

 met and >ol\ed it' we are to enjoy a complete and lasting peace. 



The comini: months and probably years call for and re- 

 i^uire the greatest contribution on the part ot every citizen in 

 assistin<: the responsible leaders ol government in solving 

 the problems o! reconversion and readjustment that atlect 

 every line ol business and every American home. These 

 problem> cannot be solved through idleness of the individual 

 and a faKe .'ecliiig of security which comes through depend- 

 ence upon [he government. They can and must be solved 

 through vtiimilated productivity in which all individuals 

 must yVw X parr and through adoption of policies directed 

 toward the mtcnhange of industrial and agricultural prod- 

 ucts on .i h.isis ot fair economic balaiue. 



These are d.ivs that call tor calm and sound thinking 

 And vigorous action. 1"he young men of America have 

 won the w.ir. It is the inescapable responsibility of their 



elders to measure up to the re>.iuire- 

 nients of the peace. Only through 

 such effective action <m\ \^e )ustity in 

 some measure the tremendous loss ot 

 life and crippling wounds suffered by 

 hundreds of thousands ot young men 

 who have made such sacritice to pre- 

 serve the principles ot Ireedom .md 

 justice. It is only through well- 



dirccled action that v\e can make certain that the govern- 

 ment operates in the interest of all .ind not for any one par- 

 ticular group. It IS onU through the proper discharge ot 

 these obligations that the economic machinery of America 

 can be placed in shape so that the young men \\ho return can 

 one d.iy assume their rightful place of leadership in the 

 atf.iirs of the nation. 



Hoth indi\idual .md group scltisliiKss musi be dchnitely 

 set aside. Partisanship must be subdued and a true spirit ol 

 Americanism in the common giK)d must pievail. 



1 liave full conhdence th.it the people of our country vmM 

 meet their responsibilities as tlie\ have so magnificently met 

 the great demands of war I am ec[ually sure that larmers 

 will i},o their full ( .irt cluniig the days of readiustmeiit in the 

 same wholehearted manner that marked their outstanding 

 contribution to the needs of our gcuernment during llie 

 sliess ot w.ir. 



SEPTEMBER, 1945 • VOLUME 23, NUMBER 8 



ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 

 OFFICERS 



President. Earl C. Smith Detroit 



Vice-President, Talmage Defrees Greenville 



Corporate Sec, Paul E. Mathias Hinsdale 



Field Sec, Geo. E. Metzger Chicago 



Treasu'er, R. A. Cowles Bloomington 



Asst. Trees,. A, R. Wright Varna 



Comptroller, C. C. Chapelle Chicago 



General Counsel, Donald Kirkpatrick Chicago 

 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 (By Congressional Districts) 

 Lit to llth Harvey W. Adair. Chicago Hts. 



I2th C. I. Elliott. Streator 



13th , Homer Curtiss, Stockton 



14th Otto Steiley, Stronghurst 



ISth Ronald A. Holt, Golva 



16th Albert Hayes. Chillicothe 



I7th Charles Lauritzen. Reddick 



ISth W. A. Dennis, Paris 



ISth Charles B. Shuman, Sullivan 



20th K. T. Smith. Greenfield 



21st F. E. Morris. Buffalo 



22nd Alvin O. Eckert, Belleville 



23rd Chester McCord, Newton 



24*h Lyman Bunting. Ellery 



25th August G. Eggerding, Red Bud 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



Dairy Marketing Wilfred Shaw 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing L. L. Colv 



Grain Marketing 



Legal 



Live Stock Marketing 



Office 



Organization 



Produce Marketing 



Publicity 



Research and Taxation 



Rural School Relations 



George H. litner 



Donald Kirkpatrick 



S. F. Russell 



C. E. Tohnston 



..O. D. Brissendcn 



F. A. Gougler 



Creston Foster 



L. H. Simerl 



lohn K. Cox 



Sales Service W. P. SardforJ 



Soil Improvement John R. Spen-ei 



Transportation-Claims G. W. Baxter 



Young People's Activities Ellsworth D. Lyon 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS 

 Country Life Ins. Co. Dave Mieher, Mgr 



l^armers' Mutual Reinsur. Co I. H. Kelker, Mgr. 

 111. Agr. Auditing Assn. C, E. Strand, Mgr. 



III. Agr. Mutual Ins. Co. A. E. Richardson. Mgr. 

 111. Agr. Service Co. Earl C, Smith, Pres. 



DonaV Kirkpatrick, Sec. 

 III. Co-op Locker Service Dana Cryder. Pres. 



III. F. Bur. Serum Assn. S. F. Russell, Sec.-Mgr 

 III. Farm Supply Co. C. H. Becker, Mgr. 



III. Fruit Growers' Ey"hange L. L. Colvis. Mgr. 

 111. Grain Corporation Frank Haines, Mgr. 



III. Livestock Mktg. Assn H. W, Trautraam, Mgr. 

 I'l. Milk Producers' Tssn. Wilfred Shaw, Mgr. 



Prairie Farms Creameries J. B. Countiss, Mgr. 



III. Wool Mktg. Assn. S. F. Russell Ser.Mgr. 



Director of Information, Creston Foster. Editor, Merrill C. Gregory, on leave of absence with the United States Army. 

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