ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION RECORD 



To advance the purpose for which the Farm Bureau was organized, namely, 

 to promote, protect and represent the business, economic, social and educa- 

 tional interests of the farmers of Illinois and the Nation, and to develop 

 agriculture. ■-:• 'o" 



THf %lA1t fAKM 

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Resolutions committee for the 1945 lAA annual meeting are shown here. Left to right, seated, H. P. Ash, Macon: Fred Howkins, 

 Jefferson; Edw. M. Niehaus, Montgomery; G. G. Pope. Madison; C. I. Elliott, LaSalle; Tolmage Defrees. Bond, duaj Charles 

 Louritzen, Livingston; Lester S. Davison. Woodford; W. A. Dennis, Edgan E. Y. Naffziger, Bureau; and Lorin K. Davis, Kane. 

 Ronald Holt, Henry, is seated in second row. Standing, left to right. Homer Curtiss, JoDaviess; Bill Thomas, Whiteside, Rural 

 Youth representative; Carl Block. Stephenson; Charles B. Shuman, Moultrie; Floyd E. Morris, Sangamon; Wm. B. Timpner. Perry: 

 August Eggerding, Randolph; Irving M. Graham, Hancock; and Harry Flesburg, LaSalle, who was unable to serve and whos* 

 place was taken by William Rushton, EendalL Members of the committee not present when picture was taken: George R. Logan. 

 Schuyler; C. A. Pence, Clark; W. Irving Brown, Menard, and William H. Bauman. lohnson. 



Here is the board of directors of the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association that served dur- 

 ing 1945. Left to right: Ronald A. Holt, 

 Galva; K. T. Smith, Greenfield; F. E. Mor- 

 ris, Buffalo: Otto Steffey, Stronghurst; 

 Charles Louritzen, Reddick: Alvin O. Eck- 

 ert, Belleville; Chester McCord, Newton; 

 W. B. Bunn. Pike county, farm advisers' 

 representative, substituting for C. E, Yale, 

 Lee county; Vice-president Talmadge De- 

 frees, Greenville; President Earl C. Smith, 

 Detroit, 111.; Paul Mathias, Hinsdale, cor- 

 porate secretary; Shirley Manis, office sec- 

 retary; W. A. Dennis, Paris; Lyman Bunt- 

 ing, EUery; Harvey W. Adair, Chicago 

 Hts„ (in back of Bunting); August E. 

 Eggerding, Red Bud; Homer Curtiss, Stock- 

 ton; Albert Hayes, Chillicothe; C. J. Elliott 

 Streator. and Charles B. Shuman, Sullivan. 



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John T. Evans. Hoop*ston 



..JfUton W. Wan*tt, Monifiald 



X. T. Smith. Gracnfiald 



- Dan L. Clark*. New Berlin 



J. King Eaton. Edwardsrille 



„ Chester McCord, Newton 



Lyxnan Bunting. Ellery 



Sales Service 



Soil Improvement-. 

 Trans portation-Cloiais.. 



_ ., W. P. Sandiord 



John E. Spencer 



.G. W. Baxter 



ILLINOIS AaRICin.TURAL ASSOCIATION 

 OFFICERS 



President. Charles B. Shuman. .Sullivan 



Vice-President. Floyd E. Morris. Buffalo 



Secretary, Paul E. Mathias _ Jlinsdale 



Field Sec Geo. E. Metzger Qhicago 



Treasurer. R. A. Cowles Bloondngton 



Asst. Treas.. A. R. Wright Varna 



Comptroller. C. C. Chapelle _ Chicago 



General Counsel. Donald Kirkpatrick Chicago 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 (By Congressional Districts) 



1st to lllh. Jlarrer W. Adafa. Chicago Hts. 



12th. _ C. I. EUioH. Slreotor 



13th. _ Homer Curtiss. Sloclclon 



Mth. Otto SieHsv. Stronghurst 



ISlh. Ronald A. Holt, Galva 



ISlh. _..... „ Russell V. McKee. Wama 



17th. .....Charles Lauritxen. Reddick 



Director of Iniormation. Creston Foster. Editor. Merrill C. Gregory, on leave of absence with the United States Army. Asst. Editor, lames C. Thomson. 



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25th. August G. Eggerding. Red Bud 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



Dairy Marketing Wilfred Show 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing L. L. Colvis 



Grain Marketing _ George H. Iftner 



Legal Donald Kirkpatrick 



Live Slock Marketiag S. F. Russell 



Office _ C. E. lohnston 



Orgonisotioa. O. D. Brissenden 



Produce Marketing F. A. Gougler 



Publicity Creston Foster 



Research and Taxation. „ L. H. Simerl 



Rural School Relations John K. Cox 



Young People's Activities Ellsworth D. Lyon 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZAHONS 



Country Life Ins. Co Dave Mieher. Mgr. 



Farmers' Mutual Reinsur. Co.... .J. H. Eelker, Mgr. 



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



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



ni. Agr. Service Co Donald Kirkpatrick, Sec. 



III. 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. 



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



ni. Grain Corporation Frank Haines. Mgr. 



Dl. Livestock Mktg. Assn..H. W. Trautmann. Mgr. 

 ni. Milk Producers' Assn. Wilfred Show. Mgr. 

 Prairie Farms Creameries T. E. Counties. Mgr. 

 ni. Wool Mktg. Assn S. F. Russell. Sec-Mgt. 



DECEMBER, 1945 



