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January, 1949 



The Record 



OmCIAL niBUCATION 

 THE lUINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 



To advance the purpose for which the Farm Bureau was 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. 



omcEiis 



CHARLES B. SHUMAN, SuUiran, President 



FLOYD E. MORRIS 

 Vice-President 



PAUL E. MATHIAS 

 Secretary 



ARTHUR F. SCHUCK 

 Treasurer 



GEORGE E. METZGER 

 Field Secretary 



CLARENCE C. CHAPELLE 

 Comptroller 



DONALD KIRKPATRICK 

 General Counsel 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 



Lyman Bunting, Ellery; Thomas H. Lloyd, Girard; Lester S. Davison, 

 Minonk; Homer Curtiss, Stockton; J. King Eaton, Edwardsville ; C. J. 

 Elliott, Streaiot; John T. Evans, Hoopeston; Edwin Gumm, Galcsbuig; 

 Earl M. Hughes. Woodstock; Chester McCord. Newton; Russell V. 

 McKee, Varna; K, T. Smith, Greenfield; Otto SteSey, Stionghurst; 

 Frank L. Simpson, Farmer City; and Alben Webb, Ewing. 



DIVISION HEADS 



George E. Meager, Organization & Information; L, L. Colvts, Market- 

 ing; I. £. Paren, General Services; Paul £. Mathias, Building, Records, 

 and Personnel; Arthur F, Schuck, Treasurer's office; C. C. Chapelle, 

 CompuoUer's office; and Donald Kirkpatrick, General Counsel. 



DEPARTMENT HEADS 



Frank M. Atchley, Research; O. D. Brissenden, Organization; G. W. 

 Baxter, Transportation-Claims; John K. Cox, Rural School Relations; 

 C. J. Foster^ Publicity; R. E. Gish, Soil Conservation Activities; George 

 H. Utner, Grain Maiketing; Roy P. Johnson, Special Services & Office 

 of the Building; C. E. Johnston, General Office; Doiuld Kirkpatrick, 

 Legal; Ellsworth D. Lyon, Young People's Activities; Judson P. Mason, 

 Dairy Marketing; C. S. Mayficld. Rural Road Improvement; S, F. Rus- 

 sell, Livestock Marketing; W. E. Scheer, Personnel; and Bert Vandervliet, 

 Property Taxation. 



ASSOCIATE COMPANY MANAGERS 



C. H. Becker, Illinois Farm SuppW Companv; Sam L. Hassell. Illinois 

 Grain Terminals Company; Forrest C. Faircnila, Prairie Farms Creameries; 

 Darreil L. Achenbach, Country Mutual Fire Company; Judson P. Mason, 

 111. Milk Prcxlucers' Assn. ; R. S. McBride, Illinois Fruit Growers Ex- 

 change ; Howard McWard, III. Grain Corporation ; C. F. Musser, 111. 

 Farm Bureau Senmi Assn.; J. L. Pidcock^ 111. Co-op Locker Service; A. 

 £. Richardson, Country Life Insurance Company ; Dale Rouse, Illinois 

 Wool Marketing Assn. ; J. L. Baker, (aaing) Illmois Agricultural Audit- 

 ing Assn. ; H. W. Trautmaao, Illinois Livestock Marketing Assn. ; and 

 F. V. Wilcox, Country Muntal Casualty Company. 



EDITORIAL STAW 



James C. Thomson 

 Ass't. Editor 



Creston J. Foster 

 Editor 



Lewis A. Reisner 

 Field Editor 



Editorial Office 



43 East Ohio, Chicago II 



The Illinois Agricultural Association RECORD is published monthly 

 by the Illinois Agricultural Association at 1501 W. Washington Road, 

 Mendou. III. Editorial Offices, 43 East Ohio St., Chicago 11, III. Entered 

 as second class matter at post office, Mendou, 111., Sept. 11, 1936. 

 Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided in Section 412, 

 Act of Feb. 28, 1925, authorized Oct. 27, 1935. -Address all com- 

 munications for publication to Editorial Offices. Illinois Agricultural 

 Associarion RECORD, 43 East Ohio St., Chicago. The individual mem- 

 bership fee of the Illinois Agricultural AsstKiation is five dollars a 

 year. The fee includes payment of fifty cents for subscription to the 

 Illinois Agricultural Associarion RECORD. Postmaster: Send notices 

 on Form 3578. Undeliverable copies returned under Form 3579 to edi- 

 torial offices, 43 £. Ohio St., Chicago 11, 111. 



INDI 



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Annual Meeting General Story 4 



Animal Health Conference 27 



Country Life Insurance Company , . 10 



Country Mutual Casualty Company 11 



Country Mutual Fire Company ; 11 



Cover Page Description 9 



Dean Rusk Attacks Report 6 



Evans, L. A., Retires 40 



Farm and Home Week 18 



Farm Advisers Receive National Honors 40 



Home Bureau Conference 35 



Home Advisers Receive National Honors 40 



Illinois Agricultural Auditing Association 7 



Illinois Cooperative Locker Association 34 



Illinois Farm Bureau Scrum Association 15 



Illinois Farm Supply Company 26 



Illinois Fruit Growers' Exchange 40 



Illinois Grain Corporation 24 



Illinois Grain Terminals 19 



Illinois Livestock Marketing Association 36 



Illinois Milk Producers' Association 21 



Illinois Milk Producers' Supply Company 21 



Illinois Wool Marketing Association 34 



Insurance Conferences 10 



lAA Honors 42 Ag Teachers, Farm Advisers .... 18 



lAA Board Members (New) 22 



lAA Board Members (Retiring) 23 



lAA — 4-H Club Banquet 28 



lAA Junior Co-op Training Course 19 



International Live Stock Exposition 29 



Kelker, John H., Retires 44 



Long-Range Farm Program 8 



Livestock Marketing Plan 36 



Marketing Conference 7 



National Ag Legislation Conference 8 



Organization-Information Conference 14 



President Shuman's Annual Address l6 



Prairie Farms Creameries 20 



Resolutions 12 



Road Improvement Conference 25 



Rural Youth Conference 38 



Safe Driving Contest 39 



Schools Conference 30 



Soil Conservation Conference 31 



Taxation Conference 25 



Vernon Vaniman Death 25 



JANUARY. 1949 



