iw as they arc' 

 The tarmei 

 >t c|ucstion and 

 the reason for 

 IS a preferred 



? Tliat tan bt 

 Are we i;oin^ 

 e a liybrid, or 

 an average ol 

 farmer in the 

 rages now em- 

 pical of rural 

 vice for ever) 

 arm Bureau in 



)us increase in 

 ountry Mutual 

 136,603 of fire, 

 age in force at 

 .•ar. This was 

 id was 13 per 

 During the 

 ■ote $148,000,- 

 rops. 



rt of members, 

 ous increase in 

 id in services, 

 of applications 

 ■ by one-third, 

 elter, president. 

 it not only in 



of the various 



resulted in a 



of property in- 



Lingenfelter, 



e elevator and 

 ffiliatcs of the 



iation, as well 

 properties of 



;er, expressed 

 Jus increase of 

 ts increase of 

 the Fire Com- 



, he advised, 



us is not the 

 iny. Rather, it 

 iter service to 

 That the main 

 .'ed precedence 



in the 55,000 

 embers for the 



as an increase 



tter service to 

 >olicies, he ex- 

 ear were writ- 

 general agent's 

 • policies were 



nsured within 

 an having the 

 ime Office and 

 ring 1947 ap- 



were handled 

 ipared to the- 

 ng 1946 



E. 



Houghtby Resigns; 

 Mason Is Named 

 Dairy Dept. Head 



H. flOUCHTHV, DcKalb county 

 dairy Lirmcr, has resigned as direc- 

 tor ol the dairy iiiarkctiiig department 

 ol tlie Illinois Agricultural Association 

 ctTcxtive Jan. 1. He will be succeeded 

 by Judsoii P. Mason, 33. wlio has been 

 assistant director in the department siikc 

 Scpteniher of 19 l6. 



Houglitby Was askcil and agrccxi to 

 serve tlie dtpartmeiit during its reorgan- 

 ization period. He will return to his 

 tarin liome near Shabjiona in DcKalb 

 county. Active in I-'ami Bureau allairs 

 tor many years. Houglitliy was a member 

 of the lAA board of directors from 193 i 

 to 19 Is. 



from 19 i") until lie started to work 

 lor the Illinois AgriLuitural Association. 

 Ma,son was emplo\ed as an ti.oiiomist 

 with the dairy lirani.li of the V. S. De- 

 partment ot Agriculture in Washington. 



Hetorc going to Washington. Mason 

 worked tor three years as a statistician 

 for the milk market administration in St. 

 I.ouis. 



Born on a dairv larm near iilgin. 

 Mason was graduated from the Univer- 

 sity o' Illinois College of Agriuilture 

 and then worked five years for the Mc- 

 Lean County Milk Producers and the 

 Prairie I'arir.s C reainerv ol Bloomini'ton. 



I. E. Parett, lAA secretory of general services, explains the proposal in which the lAA 

 in cooperation with the Illinois Medical Association would undertake to assist deserving 

 young men to complete their medical educotions provided they agreed to practice in 

 rural areas. The proposal was approved by the lAA delegates. At table, I. to r.: George 

 Metzger, Paul Mathias, President Shuman and Vice President f. E. Morris. 



\jr^^^^ to J^etp S^ludenti 



Become Country Doctors 



I ft ITH an eye on the rel.Unelv poor 

 1 I health rnords ol rur.il voiilh 

 W examined by tiie armed ser\Kes 

 liuring the war, voting lielegates 

 to the lAA annual meeting in 

 St. I.ouis approved the estajilishnient ol 

 a loan hind to helji deser\iiig stuJeiiis 

 through niedkal sehool. 



The lund is being set up in .\n elTort 

 to attract more lioaors to rural are.is 

 ,ind will ix- linan.eil jointlv witli the II- 



■ i I'R iiivcr, this nioiitli is j picture of the 



■ I dinner guen for delegates to the Illinois 



■ I Agricultural Association annual meeting 

 \w in St. Louis. The elinncr was given tor 



the first time this year to enable the dele- 

 gates to get better acc]u.iinteel. 



The lAA delegate boelv makes the final ele- 

 cision in matters of Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation policy. Through the delegate hoeiv 



the individual tanner i 



( ) n I 



( )\ kV 



lllllll lllll I 



. able to make his \< lii^. 

 heard when important deeisinns atfeetiiig him 

 arc to be made. 



I'.aeli countv I'.irm Bureau |iresieient. who is 

 electee! bv voteol the membership, aiitom.itical- 

 !v becomes a member of the \W eielegate 

 boei\- on his election. L'aeh countv I'arm Bu- 

 reau .ilso is entitled to at least one delegate 

 for memlx-rship [.{^^ to "^Oo anei aeiditional 

 lielegates for e.ieh adeiitional unit ot 5(i(i mem- 

 bers or major traction thereot. 



The Larm Bureau memberslnji banner, 

 prominentlv eiispla\eJ at e\er\- lAA annual 

 meeting has been superimposeel on the eii\cr 

 picture. 



lino Is Medi, al ."so, ief\ . Ills' ol the tuilds 

 uiU be a\ail.il'le to sUiiftlits m the I.ill 

 of I'nS. 



Stuileiiis eligible lor the loans must 

 li.i\e linished three \cars ol their jire- 

 medii.il work .iiid nuist uieel with tlie 

 aj'prov.d ol their lountv farm Bureau 

 .uui their lo .il nie.ih.d soi iet\ 



The \u\\A umild .id\aM. e Sl.'ioO .ui- 

 nu.iilv lAer .1 ; eriod ol tiee ve.irs to stu- 

 dents .u!lll]'l,.d to recognized lliedl. .d 

 s. hools a;ii wiio .igrie to reliirii .mA 

 pr.i.ti e L:e 111 r.d niedi' i:ie in .i town ot 

 less ih.ui ~.ooo jM!j>ulatlon until their 

 lo.iil li.is been r^jMid 



It pro\i.ies lor tour sludeMs to 1 v 

 t.ikeii e.i' h \L.ir tor ,i :ne \e.ir perio.i 

 st.irti.-ii; IK \t l.ilL ()'.;r a juriei.i o: 

 I:\e Ve.irs the plan should result III 7^'i 

 doctors beiiiL' .1.1. led to rur.il .I'l as l.-\.-\ 

 oltiu.ils j^ointed out tli.it this |. .1 trial 

 proi;r.itn which nu\ le expiiide 1 it re 

 suits .ire eli ourai:iiiL.'. 



FARM AND HOME WEEK 

 SCHEDULED FOR FEB 9 14 



.\Iaiiv org.iin/.i'.ioiis ar: '.M.iiu.itij to 

 hold their ..iin.i.ii i;.'.-. imil's ci: ..^n 

 !;on wiih i .irifi .iiul Hon.- W ■. k i; ;h:- 

 L'lii'.ersiiv o! liiiiic'is C<jlk.-: o: ,\^- 

 ri; uiture-. I c_b. ') •.) Is .it I rl ir.,i In 

 eluded in tik list .ire IJili'.os h- e- 

 keepers ,iss,i. i,^- 1, ,ii l!l;iii.i.s I .rl..; 

 Cirouers. Illinois l\ir!!i .\1.i:i.i.:( rs ,in.! 

 Rural .-\p;^r.iisL rs. .uui Illinois < r.-.j^ 

 Imisroe eiiicnt .\sso, i.itioii. 



A. RECORD 



JANUARY, 1948 



