AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION RECORD 



To advance the purpose for which the Farm Bureau uas 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 

 BUREAU PUBLICATION 



This is the Illinois Agricultural Association board of directors that served during 1946. Left to right: Ronald A. Holt, Henry county; 

 J. King Eaton, Madison; Dan Clarke, Sangamon; Otto Steffey, Henderson; Charles Lauritzen, Livingston; K. T. Smith, Greene; Chester M<- 

 Cord, Jasper; Vice President Floyd E. Morris, Sangamon; President Charles B. Shuman, Moultrie; Secretary Paul Mathias; Shirley Monls, 

 office secretary; C. J. Elliott, La Salle; Lyman Bunting, Edwards; Harvey W. Adair, Cook; August G. Eggerding, Randolph; Homer Curtiss, 

 Jo Daviess; Russell V. Mckee, Marshall-Putnam; JohnT. Evans, Vermillion, and Milton W. Warren, Piatt. 



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Annual Meeting General Story 4 



Public Relations Conference 7 



President Shuman's Address 8 



Home Bureau Federation Conference 11 



Nevr lAA Directors 13 



Retiring lAA Directors 13 



Annual Meeting Resolutions 14 



Insurance Meetings 17 



Organization-information Conference 18 



III. Milk Producers Annual Meeting 19 



Earl C. Smith's Address M 



Livestock Conference 22 



Prairie Farms Creameries Meeting 25 



Soils Conference 30 



Illinois Farm Supply Meeting 32 



Rural Youth Talkfest 34 



Illinois Farm Bureau Serum Meeting 3S 



Schools Conference 34 



Associated Company New Directors 37 



Illinois Cooperative Lockers' 43 



Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange 44 



Illinois Wool Marketing Assn 47 



Illinois Grain Terminals 48 



Illinois Grain Corporation 49 



DECEMBER, 1 946 



VOLUME 24, NUMBER 11 



ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 

 OrnCEHS 



President, Charles B. Shuman Sullivan 



Vice-President. Floyd E. Morris BuUalo 



Secretary, Paul E. Mathias Hinsdale 



Field Sec, Geo. E. Metzger..... Chicago 



Treasurer, R. A. Cowles ^loomington 



Asst. Treas., A. R. WrighL Vaina 



Comptroller, C. C. Chapelle Chicago 



General Counsel, Donald Kirkpatriclc Chicago 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 (By Congressional Districts) 



nth. Earl M. Hughes, Woodstock 



C. J. EUiott, Streator 



^ Jlomer Curtiss, Stockton 



Otto Steffey, Stronghurst 



„ Edmn Gumm, Galesburg 



_ Russell V. McEee, Wcana 



Z. T. Culnan, Lincoln 



Joha T. Evans, Hoopeston 



Milton W. Warren. Mansfield 



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12th.... 



ISth.... 



Mth.... 



15th.... 



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17th. . 



ISth. 



19th... 



20th... 

 2Ist... 

 22nd.. 



_ K. T. Smith, Greenfield 



...J)an L. Clarke, New Berlin 

 ..J. King Eaton, Ed^vardsville 



Chester McCord, Newton 



..Xyman Bunting, EUery 



23rd. 



24th. _. .. 



2Sth _ Albert Webb, Ewing 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZAnONS 



Country Life Ixu. Co A. E. Richardson, Mgr. 



Country Mutual Fire Co I. H. Xelker, Mgr. 



Country Mutual Casualty Co. — Frank V. Wilcox, 



Mgr. 



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



111. Agr. Service Co Donald Kirkpatrick, Sec. 



ni. Co-op Locker Service C. F. Musser, Mgr. 



ni. F. Bur. Serum Assn.....S. F. Russell, Sec. -Mgr. 



111. Farm Supply Co C. H. Becker. Mgr. 



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



111. Grain Corporation. Frank Haines, Mgr. 



111. Gr. Terminals Co G. H. Iftner, Acting Mgr, 



111. Livestock Mklg. Assn._H. W. Trautmann, Mgr. 



111. Milk Producers' Assn JIdwin Gumm, Pres. 



Prairie F. Creameries Dove Henry, Sales Mgr. 



111. Wool Mtkg. Assn. S. F. Russell, Sec.-Mgr. 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



Dairy Marketing E. E. Houghtby 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing L. L. ^Ivis 



Grain Marketing George H. litner 



Legal Donald Kirkpotrick 



Live Stock Morketiiig _ S. F. Russell 



General Office ...C. E. fohnston 



Organizotion O. D. Brissenden 



Personnel W. E. Scheer 



Produce Morketinv. T. A. Gougler 



Publicity „ Creston Foster 



Researcn _ L. H. Simerl 



Road Improvement Charles Mayfield 



Rural School Relations John K. Cox 



Safety and Public Health....... W. W. Whiflock 



Special Services _ ...Aoy P. Jolukson 



Property Taxation _ 3ert VandervUet 



Transportation-Claims. G. W. Baxter 



Veterinary Medical Relations C. D. Van Houweling 

 Young People's Activities Ellsworth D. Lyon 



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



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