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cupational or Sales Tax be distributed to 

 cities to assist them in meeting the in- 

 creased costs of local government serv- 

 ices. Counties, townships, school dis- 

 tricts, and all other local governments 

 have the same problem of increased costs. 

 Such increased costs are only in part the 

 cause of the financial difficulties of local 

 governments. Such difficulties in part 

 result from the demand for increased 

 services from local governments. The 

 Sales Tax is paid by all citizens, not mere- 

 ly by those living within the corporate 

 limits of cities. It would be unfair to 

 pay over to cities, taxes wjiich have been 

 paid by all citizens, many of whom re- 

 side outside the corporate limits of a city. 



The Association has favored and sup- 

 (5orted substantial appropriations from 

 State funds for support of schools, for 

 public welfare institutions, for public aid 

 and assistance and for the construction 

 and maintenance of roads, highways and 

 streets. These State funds have afforded 

 a measure of relief to local taxpayers. 

 While State appropriations and expendi- 

 tures have greatly increased and not all 

 such increases are merited, we must not 

 reduce the funds available for State pur- 

 poses to a point which will require the 

 reimposition of a State property tax. 



We oppose the distribution of State 

 Sales Tax funds to cities for local gov- 

 ernmental purposes. 



XII. SCHOOLS 



We reaffirm our previously expressed 

 policy of encouraging the improvement 

 of rural schools through the reorganiza- 

 tion of school districts and other means. 

 We recognize and approve the fine spirit 

 in which most counties and communities 

 have accepted their responsibility of 

 carrying out the provisions of the County 

 School Survey Law. We shall continue 

 to extend to County Survey Committees 

 and to local groups such assistance with 

 their school problems as this organization 

 .can give. Reorganization and changes 

 bring new problems. We urge the Board 

 of Directors and officers of the Associa- 

 tion to cooperate with interested groups 

 in the discussion of these problems and in 

 the preparation of legislation necessary 

 for their solution. 



XIII. SCHOOL BUILDING 

 PROGRAMS 



The Illinois Agricultural Association 

 realizes that many school building pro- 



grams will be proposed in the next few 

 years. Some construction of new build- 

 ings will be necessary as a result of the 

 wearing out of old buildings, the in- 

 crease in the birth rate, and of school 

 reorganization. Building costs are ex- 

 tremely high today. The Association 

 urges caution in voting large bond is- 

 sues, payable over a period which may 

 extend beyond the current period of high 

 incomes. The Association suggests that 

 school districts make the best possible 

 use of present buildings, consistent with 

 sound educational practices, and consider 

 the practicability of temporary housing 

 wherever feasible. 



XIV. ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL 



One hundred million dollars is a con- 

 servative estimate of the annual loss re- 

 sulting from preventable animal diseases 

 in Illinois. In addition, incalculable hu- 

 man suffering results from persons con- 

 tracting diseases which are transmissible 

 from animals to man. Almost all of 

 these preventable animal diseases are 

 spread chiefly by the movement of in- 

 fected animals from farm "to farm and 

 state to state. Livestock disease control 

 programs in Illinois recognize, and must 

 continue to recognize, the dangers re- 

 sulting from the promiscuous movement 

 of diseased animals. Statutes governing 

 the movement of infected animals and 

 the testing and quarantine of imported 

 animals must be rigidly enforced. We 

 pledge our support to an intensive dis- 

 ease control program and will support 

 the Division of Livestock Industry of 

 the State Department of Agriculture in 

 the strict enforcement of the laws relat- 

 ing to animal diseases. If present statutes 

 cannot effectively control the dissemina- 

 tion of animal diseases, such statutes 

 should be strengthened by amendment. 



XV. VETERINARY COLLEGE 



The Association has supported the 

 establishment of a College of Veterinary 

 Medicine at the University of Illinois, 

 and appropriations for the necessary 

 building and facilities. The college has 

 been established but funds have not been 

 made available for buildings and facili- 

 ties. The need for the college and for 

 well-trained veterinarians continues. It 

 seems that facilities could be provided 

 for beginning instruction to a number 

 of students. We urge that provision be 

 made for instruction to the maximum 

 number of under-graduate students at the 

 earliest possible date. We will continue 

 to actively support this college and ap- 

 propriations tor suitable buildings and 

 facilities. 



XVI. ST. LOUIS MILK 

 ORDINANCE 



Illinois farmers produce more than 

 68% of the inspected Grade A milk de- 

 livered to the St. Louis metropolitan area. 

 The number of shippers to the St. Louis 

 market has decreased from approximately 

 10,000 to less than 3,300 during the last 

 ten years. This situation exists despite 

 the fact that other comparable markets 

 have not shown a loss, but have shown an 

 increase during this same period, in the 

 number of shippers producing milk un- 

 der the United States Standard Grade \ 

 Milk Ordinance. 



We are informed that the* Mayor of 

 St. Louis has appointed a committee of 

 representative citizens to study this sit- 

 uation and report on the matter. The 

 Association will join with the Sanitary 

 Milk Producers and the Missouri Farm 

 Bureau Federation to assist in the pres- 

 entation of facts in order that a common 

 understanding may be reached, the St. 

 Louis milk ordinance enforced fairly and 

 reasonably and the confusion now exist- 

 ing removed. 



XVII. MEMBERSHIP 



145,851 Farm Bureau members in Il- 

 linois stand united in one of the greatest 

 State farm organizations the world has 

 ever known. A high percentage of all 

 farm families in Illinois have expressed 

 confidence and faith in the Farm Bureau. 



The responsibilities of leadership in " 

 such an organization are sobering. The 

 task of providing service to these mem- 

 bers is huge. The potentials of organ- 

 ization influence are almost without lim- 

 it. 



Let us all resolve to devote ourselves 

 more consciously and more earnestly to 

 building not only an agriculture, reason- 

 ably prosperous, but a nation and a 

 world dedicated to principles of Christian 

 tolerance and peace. 



Organize New Dairy 

 Breeders Federation 



Elbert Elsbury, Gurnee, Lake county, 

 is the first president of the newly or- 

 ganized Illinois Dairy Breeding Federa- 

 tion. The group represents the three 

 artificial breeding associations in Illi- 

 nois located at Breese, Monticello and 

 Dundee. 



Other officers elected were J. B 

 Heinman, Trenton, Clinton county, 

 vice-president, and C. S. Rhode, Uni- 

 versity of Illinois dairy extension spe- 

 cialist, secretary-treasurer. 



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