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THE 



ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION RECORD 



To udiunct ihi pm f'osi for whiih /he I ^'Ttti tiitti.iu ti,i\ at t^.Jf/ht lI, nunuh , 

 to fnomotf, pnttict .tuJ rt pre sent the h»\nuss, i\OHomn. iotu! stuJ tJr't,.i 

 tiottui htti-Jisti of the fjtmtrs of lUirjoii ./;/</ tin \uttori, ..••/./ /'/ .it/;/'/' 



Jiirniiltmi . 



THE STATE EARM 

 BUREAU PUBLICATION 



A NEW CHAPTER 



Z^y J-ic.Ui/in/ CLir/ci J^. Sliu 



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THI: \c.ir Iv l(> !■, .1 Joscd Ji.ijitcr in the liisti.rv i-.otik ot 

 the ages. No matter liow man; mistakes have l>een 

 matle nor how manv vii tones won. we < an do ni.ithmi; 

 now to tliant^e the recoril. lIowe\er, we onee ai;ain liave 

 the opportunity to prolit hv tlie ex- 

 periences ol tile past in looking tor- 

 waril to tlie new year. Three hiiniired 

 and sixtv-tive unspoiled pages lie be- 

 fore us. What IS to he written upon 

 these clean pages depends, to a large 

 extent, on our actions 



Organizeil tarnurs looking for- 

 ward to the new year have, in recent 

 annual meetings, adopted resolutions 

 setting torth some things thev hope to 

 see accomplished in I'^i~. Agricul- 

 ture is prcpareti to present an unselfish program for the 

 good of all America and to cJiallenge all other segments 

 ot our economy to join in support. I'armers insist th.it 

 labor and industry cease their senseless tcvntlict whah. dur 

 ing recent months, has threateneil to tlestrov i>ur democrat. 

 S'okintarv action hv iiiiiustr\- to assure the workers gre.iter 

 security and, in return, voluntan' action hv l.ibor to gi\'e 

 greater rather than less production per worker, cmild bring 

 industrial peaie, H<)we\er. it this voluntary acti'Hi i> not 

 taken, l.irmcrs will insist th.it the powers of go\ernment 



Ix' useil to bring .in cii^l !•■ .. ouIumhi: aiul ic!ir;it .■! 

 recent months. 



Retlecting the thinking .1 l.irmers lr..im all seiiioiis 

 .mv! ph.ises ot agriculture, (In. rc-Miiutioiis .idopted bv votiiit; 

 delegates of the Amerii.in I'.n;: Bureau Icderation and the 

 lUir.wis Agneultur.il .-\-m>i i ■.:-;. .n dc.d v.itii m.ur, oih-.r 

 problems facing Aii;cri<.i. I In i!ei>.lopmcnt <•! moiiet.iry 

 .md lisuil policies to sMi'iii/;, the' general prue level, thx 



estal-hslimcnt and iii.untcn.uue >ii .i 



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.itioiishi 



I 

 among prues ol .igrKuitiir.il .m ' iiidustiial prndtuts; tin 

 correlation and .icceler-Uion .it Me M.il iun-cr\ .ition pr.^ 

 i;r.im. and the st.ibih/.itio:-: , ; wnefnation.il relations in tin 

 interest of world jsea. c .irc .i lew i,\ the important pn.tdems 

 ujson which farmers in.pe progress . .m be re'portcd wheti 

 the pages of the ve.ir I'M" .ir. remrded 



These are natinii.il pr. •!-lems but wc i 1:1 all help in 

 their solution. If the proL'sani of organized acruultiirc 

 IS right. It can be p;;t luin ilfc>t '>v.\\ it .igi:rc-ssi-veK sup- 

 ported. In I'/t" we ne-.d t!ie iist tlimkini: .ip.d. ihc be si 



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uu;s! Ii;ild an c\ei: 



ccKiperaticm th.it t.irnxrs i.in givc 

 not enough to hold "ur own. 

 stronger I'arm Bureau. 



Ill bringiiig \' lu tin- tir-! me-s.iL'e i>i ihe new \cMr. ;l 

 is m\' sincere wish tli.ir h.ipnr.ess 

 '.our path tlirough I'i^ .\f.i\ wi 

 a better .ind brighter .li.irtc' ir, t!ic his!..rv o; the w 



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 n'.,il-.c this \ I 11 



JANUARY, 1947 



ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 

 OFFICERS 

 Prosidenl. Charles B. Shuman Sullivan 



Vice-President, Floyd E. Morns Buffalo 



Serretary, Paul E. Mathias ■ Hinsdale 



Field Sec, Geo. E. Metzgor Chicago 



Treasurer, R. A. CowIgs Bloomington 



Asst. Treas., A. H. Wright Varna 



CcmptroUer. C. C. Chapello Chicago 



General Counsel. Doncld Kirkpatrick Chicago 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 



(By Congressional Districts) 



Earl M. Hughes. Woodstock 



C. J. Elliott, Streator 



Homer Curtiss. Stockton 



Otto Steffey. Stronghurst 



... Edwin Gumm. Galcsburg 



Rusfiell V. McKee. Varna 



E. T. Culnan, Lincoln 



John T. Evans. Hoopeston 



Milton W. Warren, Mansfield 



I St to Ilth 



I2th 



1 3th 



I4th 



ISth 



16th 



I7th 



IBth 



19th 



VOLUME 25, NUMBER 1 



20; h K. T. Smith. Greenfield 



21st Dan L. Clarke. New Berlin 



22nd I. King Eaton, Edwardsvillo 



23rd Chester McCord, Ntwton 



24 th Lvman Bunting, Ellery 



25th Albert Webb. Ew.ng 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS 

 Country Lite Ins. Co. A. E. Ri- ha-d.^on. Mgr. 

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



Counliy Mutual Casualty Co. Frank V. V/il'CrX 



Mgr. 

 III. Agr. Auditing Assn. C. E. Strand, N'c,-. 



III. Agr, Service Co. Donald Kiikpatrick. Sec. 



III. Co-op Locker Service C. F. Musior. Mgr. 



III. F. Bur. Serum Assn. S. F. Russell Sec.-Mgr. 

 111. Farm Supply Co. C. H. Be^kor, Mgr. 



in. Fruit G'ov.er3' Exchange L. L. Colvis, Mgr. 

 III. Grain Corporation Howard McWard. Mgr. 

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

 111. Livestock Mktg. Assn. H. W. Trautmann, Mgr. 

 III. Milk Producers' Assn. Edwin Gumm. P-es. 



Prairie F. Creameries Dave Henr>*. Sales Mgr. 



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



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