brip^ about an orderly flow of these 

 products to market. 



3. There should be a conference called 

 of people selected by the AFBF to meet 

 with representatives of the USDA. The 

 purpose of this conference is to formu- 

 late a program for the orderly disposal 

 of accumulated stocks, to analyze the 

 forthcoming needs of the armed forces, 

 and the anticipated requirements for 

 foreign relief purposes. This conference 

 should also give attention to developing 

 both foreign and domestic outlets which 

 have been disrupted by war. 

 Dairy Products 



1. Continuance of support prices until 

 consumer subsidies are removed and cor- 

 responding price increases permitted. 



2. Comparable prices for dairy prod- 

 ucts in line with parity prices for basic 

 commodities. 



3. Support of the Dairy Products Mar- 

 keting Association until it can be taken 

 over by the dairy industry. ■ 



4. Government should dispose of sur- 

 plus powdered milk, probably to war- 

 ravaged countries. 



Cattle 



For beef cattle, they recommended re- 

 moval of the overriding price ceiling of 

 $18 per cwt. on live cattle, raising com- 

 pliance rate paid by packers on A and 

 AA grades of cattle by 50 cents a hun- 

 dred, and early withdrawal of subsidies 

 with corresponding increases in ceiling 

 prices. 



Hogs 



For hogs they urged lifting the present 

 ceiling of |14.75 to |15 on good and 

 choice hogs, and to $14 on all others, 

 extension of present price floor of $13 

 to Dec. 31, 1946 and deduction from 

 packer subsidies of two cents for each 

 cent taken oflF the farmer's price if aver- 

 age drove cost falls below $14 a hundred. 

 Wool 



For wool, they recommended that the 

 government take over all privately-owned 

 foreign wool and become the sole buyer 

 of any additional wool needed, foreign 

 wool to be sold at same price as domestic 

 wool, and government to remain sole 

 buyer of all wool as long as Britain con- 

 tinues her purchase program. 



They also recommended a gradual ad- 

 justment in price until price of domestic 

 wool comes down to parity with dut)- 

 paid foreign wool. 



Poultry and Eggs 



For poultry and eggs, they suggested 

 equitable distribution of protein feed sup- 

 plies, a review of the commitment of 

 Congress as to poultry and eggs to de- 

 termine support levels, and early plan- 

 ning to meet anticipated difficulties in 

 price-supporting programs. 



Secretary Anderson and the Farm Bu- 

 reau group discussed in detail the rec- 

 ommendations made by the Farm Bureau. 

 He indicated his agreement with the 



Nineteen charter members o{ the Kanka- 

 kee County Farm Bureau (above) attend 

 dinner in their honor as county farm or- 

 ganization marked end oi one-third of a 

 century of achievement. Left to right, 

 seated: B. F. Hertz. WUlard Smith. Fred 

 Kinney. W. W. Holmes, Sen. Louis E. 



Farm Bureau on most issues, notably on 

 the need for planning for production on 

 the basis of volume that can be con- 

 sumed, and on the need for getting rid 

 of consumer food subsidies at the earliest 

 possible moment. 



The conferences in Washington took 

 place after weeks of study by a commit- 

 tee to formulate postwar policy programs, 

 appointed some months ago by the Amer- 

 ican Farm Bureau Federation. On Aug. 

 28 the committee presented its report to 

 the board of directors which approved it. 



Yes, the war is over; but this G. L on the 

 operating table hasn't stopped paying for 

 it. Should yiou? You're not asked to give 

 an eye or a leg. just dollars which will be 

 returned with interest. One of the notion's 

 biggest expenses will be the care and re- 

 habilitation of veterans. Let's give our 

 wounded the best care money can buyl 

 Support the Victory Loan. Buy Bondsl 



WOMEN TO HEAR STASSEN 



Commander Harold Stassen, former 

 governor of Minnesota, will be the 

 principal speaker at the annual vesper 

 service of the AFBF Associated Wom- 

 en in Chicago, Dec. 16. 



Beckman and Peter Baron. Standing: R. 

 G. Wilcox. John Peterson, W. O. Webster, 

 E. I. Fecke. Percy Reed. Fred Holmes, Jess 

 Shear, Edward Payne, Walter G. Bratton. 

 Lawrence Boone, Charles Butz, Gerald 

 Mark and Albert Goepper. Dinner recalled 

 early days of organization. 



KANKAKEE HONORS 

 FARM BUREAU CHARTER 

 MEMBERS AT THIRD 

 OF A CENTURY 



Marking the attainment of one-third 

 of a century of growth and achieve- 

 ment, the Kankakee County Farm Bu- 

 reau honored its charter members with 

 a banquet in Kankakee Oct. 10. 



The dinner recalled the beginnings 

 of farm organization in Illinois when 

 a group of 50 to 60 farmers founded 

 the Kankakee County Soil and Crop 

 Improvement Association on June 1, 

 1912. The association was the fore- 

 runner of the Farm Bureau in the 

 county. 



Principal speaker at the meeting was 

 O. D. Brissenden, organization director 

 of the Illinois Agricultural Association, 

 who talked of the importance of soil 

 conservation for the future welfare of 

 Illinois agriculture. 



Nineteen of the original members of 

 the county farm organization were 

 present. Two of their number, Sena- 

 tor Louis Beckman and B. F. Hertz, 

 spoke of the early struggles and later 

 achievements of the Farm Bureau. 



It was recalled that Kankakee and 

 DeKalb counties in Illinois were the 

 first in the United States to set up a 

 farmer's organization to carry the re- 

 sponsibility of Farm Bureau work. 



The first board of directors included: 

 C. E. Robinson, president; C. H. Rum- 

 ley, secretary; L. B. Bratton, treasurer 

 and member of the board for 26 years; 

 Len Small, later governor of Illinois; 

 H. E. Taylor, A. C. Radeke, H. A. 

 Magruder and D. E. Styles. 



Only survivor of the original com- 

 mittee of the organization, E. F. Beebe, 

 was unable to attend the dinner. 



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