THE 



ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION RECORD 



I o jiliJHCc the I'urt'Oic for uhich the ijtm Htiruu uj' ort^jniziU. 'umth. 

 to prnmott, Jnotut .ind rcftrt^ftit the hu^iniii, t iOuomn . yoiiul jnJ Ltln^w 

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THE STATE FABM 

 BUREAU PUBIICATION 



MR. CHAIRMAN: 



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THIIRE arc in.iiu kiiKl> nt aninul nicctiuus '1 lic\ .ill 

 have oni.' tiling in eDiiiiiion. 1 he >ut(i.ss nr faihire nt 

 an annual meetint; oi members <it x tanii DrL^ain/atmn 

 measures in a i.ir^L degree the amount ot memlxTship in- 

 terest and activity in the Mrgam/atUMi. 

 It is. therefore, important a^ '.\e cnur 

 tins season of annual meetings that 

 ■'. e think of wavs t.i impni\e these 

 important events. 



What do vou like aisoiit vur nu n 

 KtiLiiity annual meeting.' \\ hat .ihoLit u 

 displeases you.'* As members nt omp 

 erati\es and various i)rgani/ations it is 

 Hir dut)' to participate in the annu.il 

 meeting and also to Jis, uss tr.iiikh 

 wavs of improvement with the nthcers 

 ind directors ot the organization. As ottkers. directors 

 .iiid emplovees, it is our liutv to wcLome loiisiriKtixe 

 criticism anil lonseientioiisK strive to make our own .miiu.il 

 meeting the I'Cst in the historv ni the organization. 



The annual meetiiii; is the one e\ent ot the vcar that 

 ill ol us as members nf cooperative orgam/.itions should 



want to attend ^ ■. -. I Li..'.'. x.in:«. I'l dit .■iiisnuMi re.is'ins 

 whv \ou sonutii!K> ^Ia\ u lionie I ii.^ nHi.ting doesn t 

 start on tune .iiid '' ir.i^s .■:! i.io l.ttc' 11k iul minute 

 rejxirts take tliirlv iiiim.i .;!i.i tin. m.iui sp^ik^r is tiKi 

 long winded.' l.i^.ai.'ns ^"metlIiil.s .ipp^ar to !h rail- 

 ri>a>led' atid nien"!i'..-rs ii;.i. li.-.t Ik ^ n. • 'tir.i^td t" p.irii, ipate. 

 loo m.mv pohtKiaiis ni.u ix ir.ir. idu. ■^d .iikI thi. iiiiiier 

 mav not l>e the kind vu like Mo\'.i.'.i.r i; is .' .y. .imuul 

 meeting and u is ; .v/ ri.sp(.nsi: iioi\ i^ t numlKri.. p.irtKi- 

 p.ite .iiul see th.it It Is m,|H.'\...! 



I want til ur^i. lli.ii um .itttiid \oi!r l,.,.ii .iiimial 

 meetings. In the mf(.ri.si ot prcs^rMiis: our deniin riti*. 

 mstitutuiiis. \i.ur prc^Lti'^ m'.A aaivi- parluijs.iiion is iinper- 

 .iiivi. .-\s i.ir -is .in' >ir.in..dations ptrmit I lioj^i.- .i l.irgc 

 numbLr ot "ur menitHrs will .ilieiid tlu .iniui.il naclings 

 ot the Illinois Ajri^ uiinrai .Ass, k i.itiuti .ind .\s>i.,iaied 

 Companies in ( liu.igo \.i\eni!>er Is to .'1. .i::d tik .Amer- 

 ii.m iMrm Hun..iii It di.r iti. in i.nmiuion m '^.m I'taiKiskO 

 in lOeiember A well iinkd \.i.ation tan be lomj-'ined 

 witli an opportumt\- tor lou lo m.ike in important con- 

 tribution tow.irds the ^.iliiii.iii "t sDiiK Ml ,i(ir m.im proh- 

 b nis. 



OIS 



NOVEMBER, 1946 



VOLUME 24, NUMBER 9 



ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 

 OFFICERS 

 President. Chorles B. Shuma.T Sullivan 



Vice Prcsidenl. Floyd E. Morri.~ Bulialo 



Secretary, Paul E. Mathias Hinsdale 



Field Sec , Geo. E. Metzger Chicago 



Treasurer. R. A. Cowles Bloominglon 



Asst. Treas., A. H. Wright Varna 



Comptroller. C. C. Chapelle Chicago 



General Counsel. Donald Kirkpatri'ir Chicago 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 (By Congressional Distnctsl 

 11th Harvey W. Adair Chicago Hts. 



C. I. Elliott. Streator 

 Homer Curtiss. Stockton 

 Ol!o Stefiey. Stronghurst 

 Ronald A. Holt. Galva 

 Russell V. McKee, Varna 

 Charles Lauritzen. Reddick 

 John T. Evans Hoopeston 



19th 

 20th 

 21st 

 22nd 

 23rd 

 24lh 

 25th 



Mihon W. Warren. MansheH 



K. T. Smith GreenheH 



Dan L. Clarke. New Berlin 



t. King Eaton. Ed-jvardsvilU- 



Chester MtCord Newton 



Lyman Bunting Ell-^ry 



August G. Egge:ai.-.g Red Bud 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 

 Fruit and Vegetable Marketing L. L. Coins 



George H. Iftner 



Special o'lfvic.--^ 

 Property Taxation 

 Transportation Claims 

 Young Peopl.^ - Activitj 



A.sSOCIATED 

 CoJntry Liie Ins. Co 

 Country Mutual Fire 

 Country Mutual Casu 



Roy P. iohnson 

 Bert Vanderviiet 



G. W. Ba«t»r 

 E!l-<worth D Lyon 



ORGANIZATIONS 



1st t< 



I2th 



13lh 



14th 



ISlh 



I6lh 



17th 



18tb 



Grain Marketing 



Legal 



Live Stock Marketing 



Olfice 



Organization 



Produce Marketing 



Publicity 



Research 



Rural School Relations 



Safetv 



Donald Kirkpain. k 



S F. Russell 



C. E, lohnston 



O. D- "iissen-ien 



F. A. Gouglc: 



Creston Fos'rr 



L. H Simeri 



John K. Cox 



W W Whitl-j-c 



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Ag: Auditing A--n 

 Agr. Servif e Co 

 Co op Looker Ser 

 F. Bj- Seum As.,1 

 Farm Supply Co. 

 Fruir Grower... Ex 

 Gron Corporation 

 L;vesfo.'k Mklg. A.i, 

 Milk Producers A = 

 irie Farms Creamer; 

 Wool Mk'g Assn 



Editor, Creston Foster. Ass't. Editor, James C. Thomson. Field Editor. Lewis A. Reisner. 



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