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THE American public is liearing from niany sources vari- 

 ous suggestions and recommendations for the revision 

 of national agricultural policies. It is natural that farm- 

 ers are concerned as to any contemplated changes, and of 

 even greater impwrtance, farmers are wondering how effec- 

 tively the government will carry out present laws to maintain 

 price support programs for farm commodities for a two-year 

 period after the official end of the war. 



Some months ago the American Farm Bureau Federation 

 appointed a committee to formulate postwar policy programs. 

 After weeks of study, the committee on Aug. 28 presented 

 its report to the board of directors. The board approved this 

 report, and as the October issue of the lAA Record goes to 

 press, this postwar policy committee, of which I am chair- 

 man, together with President O'Neal will be conferring in 

 Washington with President Truman and Secretary of Agri- 

 culture Anderson on these important matters. 



The report of the postwar policy committee states that 

 there is no necessity for any substantial change in present 

 laws to carry out the price support assurances authorized by 

 Congress. 



This conclusion was reached only after careful study of the 

 provisions of present laws as related to the peculiar require- 

 ments of every agricultural commodity affected by price 

 control authority. 



For instance, in the case of corn 

 the so-called ever-normal granary is 

 empty and even though the 1945 crop 

 comes up to government estimates, any 

 surplus resulting above current re- 

 quirements can easily be withheld 

 from unduly depressing market prices 

 by authorized corn loans. 



Should for any reason market de- - 



mands decrease in a following year, there is adequate author- 

 ity for the government to call on farmers to cooperate in 

 r making reasonable adjustments in production so as to keep 

 current market supplies in reasonable balance with demand. 



Should there occur any temporary surpluses of meat, 

 there is adequate authority for the purchase of any price- 

 depressing surplus and moving it in many channels such as 

 food supplies this nation will be furnishing distressed peo- 

 ples of many nations. 



Speaking generally of commodities and general price 

 levels, there is also adequate authority as supplies come into 

 balance with demand, for the removal of price ceilings, 

 elimination of rationing, the adjustment of subsidies and 

 the movement of surpluses into abnornul channels such as 

 the one indicated above. 



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OCTOBER, 1945 • VOLUME 23, NUMBER 9 



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W. A. Dennis, Paris 



-Charles B. Shuman, Sullivan 



K. T. Smith, Greenfield 



..F. E. Morris. Buffalo 



ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 

 OmCERS 



President, Earl C. Smith Detroit 



Vice-President, Talmage Defrees Greenville 



Corporate Sec, Paul E. Mathias Hinsdale 



Field Sec, Geo. E. Metiger Chicago 



Treasurer, R. A. Cowries. Bloomington 



Asst. Treas.. A. R. Wright...._ Varna 



Comptroller, C. C. Chapelle Chicago 



General Counsel, Doncdd Kirkpatrick Chicago 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 (By Congressional Districts) 



1st to 11th Harvey W. Adair, Chicago Hts. 



12th. C. I. Elliott, Streator 



13th Jlomer Curtiss, Stockton 



14th. -....Otto Stefiev. Stronghurst 



IStk. Jtonald A. Holt, Golva 



ISIh. Albert Hayes, Chillicothe 



17th. -....Charles Lauritien, Roddick 



Director of Information, Creston Foster. Editor, MeiriU C. Gregory, on leave of absence with the United States Army. Asst. Editor, James C. Thomson. 

 The Illinois Agricultural Association RECORD is published monthly except August by the Illinois Agricultural Association at ISOl W. Washington Road, 

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22nd -....Alvin O. Eckert, Belleville 



23rd Chester McCord. Newton 



24th. Lyman Bunting, EUery 



25th. August G. Eggerding, Red Bud 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



Dairy Marketing Wilfred Shaw 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing L. L. Colvis 



Grain Marketing George H. Iftner 



Legal Donald Kirkpatrick 



Live Stock Marketing S. F. Russell 



Office C. E. Johnston 



Organisation O. D. Brissenden 



Produce Marketing F. A. Gougler 



Publicity Creston Foster 



Research and Taxation L. H. Simerl 



Rural School Relations -...John X. Cox 



Sales Service W. P. Sandiord 



Soil Improvement John R. Spencer 



Transportation-Claims G. W. Baxter 



Young People's Activities Ellsworth D. Lyon 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS 



Country Life Ins. Co. Dove Mieher, Mgr. 



Fanners' Mutual Reinsur. Co J. H. Kelker, Mgr. 



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



ni. Agr. Mutual Ins. Co A. E. Richardson, Mgr. 



ni. Agr. Service Co. Earl C. Smith, Pros. 



Donold Kirkpatrick, Sec. 



111. Co-op Locker Service Dana Cryder, Pres. 



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



ni. Farm Supply Co C. H. Becker. Mgr. 



ni. Fruit Growers' Exchange. L. L. Colvis, Mgr. 



111. Grain Corporation Frank Haines, Mgr. 



111. Livestock Mktg. As8n...H. W. Trautroann, Mgr. 



111. Milk Producers' Assn Wilfred Shaw, Mgr. 



Prairie Farms Creameries J. B. Countiss, Mgr. 



111. Wool Mktg. Assn S. F. RusseU, Sec.-Mgr. 



OCTOBER. 1945 



