THE 



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. 



THE STATE FARM 

 BUUAU ratUCATION 



i^acli Do WorU. 



By PRESIDENT CHARLES B. SHUMAN 



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E HUDDLED together for protection from the sharp 

 January wind as we stood watching the farm sale auc- 

 tioneer draw a slip of paper from a hat full of names. 

 The luocy man stepped up to claim the 

 1941 model tractor at the O.P.A. ceiling 

 price and 117 other farmers turned away 

 in disappointment — turned away to 

 face another season filled with costly de- 

 lays and repairs, as the old worn out ma- 

 chinery is "made to do" another year. 



All over America farmers are, this 

 month, planning and working so that they 

 may be ready to produce at capacity. Has 

 not our government called for another 

 year of full production? Full production 

 of farm crops so that the hungry of the world may be fed; so 

 that there will be abundant raw materials for industry; so that 

 inflationary prices may be held in check with a flood of food 

 and fibre! Yes, we farmers will somehow battle through an- 

 other season of shortages — shortages of equipment and of 

 labor. Let us hope that the supply of baling wire holds out 

 and that our friends in the welding and repair business stay 

 on the job. 



No wonder that farmers are angry ! After an unsuccess' 

 ful day lookipg for repairs, or a cold, greasy day under an 



old tractor, they come in to look at the l:eadlines of the paper 

 or listen to the news on the radio. Strikes from one end of 

 the country to the other! As this is written, millions of 

 industrial workers are idle on strike or as a direct result of 

 strikes and thousands more go out daily. A few months ago 

 at war's end many of our politicians and economists were 

 predicting widespread unemployment due to the expected 

 slowness of reconversion. A so-called Full Employment Bill 

 was even advocated. Today we have millions of unemployed 

 h-j choke, not because industry could not reconvert nor be- 

 cause there was no demand for their products. 



Farmers have little patience with either striking workers 

 or striking industrial plants. Farmers are in no position to 

 decide which side is right in these disputes. They are in- 

 clined to believe that both labor and industry are at fault. 

 Farmers are in a position, however, to demand that these 

 differences be settled and that our nation go back to work. 

 We say to industry : stop using labor disputes as a screen 

 to restrict production and force upw,ard price adjustments! 

 We say to labor: accept reasonable upward increases in pay. 

 but be willing to justify them by increased efficiency. Aboljsh 

 slow-downs and "feather bedding". Join with us to give 

 this ideal of abundant production a fair trial. 



America came to its high standard of living because of 

 its abundance of natural resources and its hard work to nuke 

 them available to all. There is 4io other way ! 



FEBRUARY, 1946 • VOLUME 24, NUMBER 2 



ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 

 OmCERS 



Prasidant. ChailM B. Shuman SulliTon 



yic»-PiMiden<, Floyd E. Morris Buffalo 



Soerolorr. Paul E. Mathiaa Jlinidolo 



Flold Soc, Goo. E. Malx««r Chicago 



Treasurer, R. A. Cowloo __ Bleomingtoa 



Ami. Treas., A. R. Wriaht Varna 



Comptroller. C. C. Chopollo Chicago 



General Counsel. Donald Kiikpatrick Chicago 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 (By Congressional Districts) 



}g to Ilth Horroy W. Adair. Chicago His. 



{gf- C. I. EUioH, Streator 



MW- Jlomer Curtiss. Stockton 



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"••^ iihiarles 



Otto Steifey. Stronghurst 



Ronald A. Holt. GoIto 



Russell V. McKee, Varna 



Lauritxen. Roddick 



IBth.... John T. Evans, Hoopeston 



19th. Mllon W. Warren. Mansfield 



20th K. T. Smith, Greenfield 



21st ^<ra. L. Clarke. New Berlin 



22nd...._ I. King Eaton, Edwardsville 



23rd. Chester McCord, Newton 



24th Lyman Bunting. EUery 



2Sth August G. Eggerding. Red Bud 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



Dairy Marketing _ Wilfred Show 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing L. L. Colvis 



Groin Marketing George H. litaer 



Legal Donald Kirkpatrick 



Live Stock Marketing. S. F. Russell 



Office -^ C. E. Johnston 



Organization O. D. Brissenden 



Produce Marketing F. A. Gougler 



Publicity Croston Foster 



Research and Taxation _X. H. Simetl 



Rural School Relations John K. Cox 



Sales Serrico W. P. Sandiord 



Soil ImproTement _ John R. Spancei 



Tronsportation-Clainis G. W. Baxtor 



Young People's Activities £llsworth D. Lyon 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS 



Country Life Ins. Co. Dave Mieher. Mgr. 



Country Mutual Fire Co J. H. Kelker. Mgr. 



Country Mutual Casualty Co. ..JL E. Richardson. 



Mgr. 



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



ni. Agr. Service Co. Donold Kirkpatrick. Soc. 



111. Co-op Locker Service -Dana Cryder. Pros. 



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 Trank Haines, Mgr. 



ni. Livestock Mktg. Assn.-H. W. Trautmann. Mgr. 



lU. MUk Producers' Assn Wiltred Shaw. Mgr. 



Prairie FarsM Creameries J. B. Countiss, Mgr. 



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



Director of Information. Creslon Foster. Editor. Merrill C. Gregory, on leave of absence with the United States Army. Asst. Editor. Jamas C. Thomson. 



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