products, it can truthfully be said that 

 farmers need a strong organization for 

 the postwar period. In such times, the 

 individual instinctively turns to some- 

 thing larger than himself, and finds that 

 through working with his neighbors in 

 county, state and nation, he can accom- 

 plish many things that for "the man 

 alone" are impossible. 



All Counties Gain 



The increase in membership that has 

 resulted from these conditions has shown 

 itself in every section of Illinois, and in 

 counties large and $mall. LaSalle coun- 

 ty. Earl J. Hays, organization director, 

 has signed the largest number of new 

 members, 474. Whiteside, with Claire 

 L. Gsell as organization director, is sec- 

 ond with 425. Other counties in the 

 "top ten" in this respect are Bureau, 

 359; Champaign, 341; Iroquois, 337; 

 Henry, 334; McLean, 322; Cook, 292; 

 Livingston, 258; Jefferson, 244 and 

 Kane, 244. 



Menard leads in percentage of quota 

 signed up to March 31, with 146 signed 

 against a quota of 41 new members, or 

 356 percent. L. C. Greenwald is or- 

 ganization director. Jefferson is second 

 in percentage terms, with 305 percent of 

 quota. Ruis H. Garrison is organization 

 director. Other high-percentage coun- 

 ties are Whiteside, 291 percent; La- 

 Salle, 272 percent; Kendall, 269 per- 

 cent; Bureau, 253 percent; Marion, 2:51 

 percent; Jersey, 241 percent; Henay, 

 223 percent, and Kane 218 percent. 



, f Look At Net Gains 



Another interesting way of ana^rztng 

 membership gains is in terms of net ^in 

 since Sept. 30, 1945. Numerically, 

 Whiteside with 395 and LaSalle with 

 294 lead in this respect, with Bureau, 

 Champaign, Iroquois, Livingston, Henry, 

 Jefferson, Kane, Will and Woodford 

 following in that order. (Will- Wood- 

 ford tied with 201). 



Jefferson county takes first place when 

 net gain is measured in terms of per- 

 centage of total membership. It shows 

 an increase over Sept. 30, 1945, of 38 

 percent. Franklin is second with 25.3 

 percent. Carl K. Cox is organization di- 

 rector. Whiteside, Richland, Hamilton, 

 Fayette, Wayne, White, Marion and 

 Lawrence are the other members of the 

 "top ten" in percentage gain in member- 

 ship for this period. 



lAA-Farm Bureau Membership 

 is Of March 31, 1946 



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MAY. 1946 



