GOLD BRICKS' 



(Continued from page }) 



The last session of Congress adopted 

 the Jong-range flexible support price pro- 

 gram sponsored by the American Farm 

 Bureau Federation. The voting delegates 

 it the recent Ilinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion annual meeting supported the basic 

 principle of this act that government 

 price supports should be used to protect 

 farm prices from collapse rather than to 

 definitely fix prices. TTie level at which 

 prices are supported will vary from 90 

 per cent to 60 per cent of parity depend- 

 ing upon supply and demand factors. 

 Naturally, like all new legislation, it will 

 probably need some amendment. How- 

 ever, thinking farmers will certainly de- 

 mand that this new program be given 

 1 fair opportunity to prove its worth 

 before drastic changes are made. 



GROW MORE . . . 



(Continued from page 20) 



So the land goes on starving. Soils 

 don't die in a fast dramatic way. A com- 

 munity doesn't die so fast either. Folks 

 move out and find other ways to live. 

 Some said it would be better if farmers 

 on such land would stop flooding the 

 market with high cost surplus products 

 anyhow. 



We have the know-how to make Frank's 

 farm and community permanent and the 

 producer of happy people. We must find 

 a way to get these into action on all farms. 

 Education in a dynamic manner so people 

 will fully understand is more important 

 than any effort to safeguard America 

 largely through military security. To un- 

 derstand is to see great possibilities for 

 the future. One that sees great possibili- 

 ties finds enthusiasm filling his days. He 

 puts out extra effort — takes the chances 

 and wins, because facts are on his side. 

 That is what our forefathers did — and 

 we need to do it too. 



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NOTICE 

 njJNOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSO- 

 CIATION ELECTION OF 

 DELEGATES 



Notice is hereby given that in con- 

 nection with the annual meetings of 

 all County Farm Bureaus to be held 

 during the month of February, 1949, 

 at the hour and place to be deter- 

 mined by the Board of Directors of 

 each County Farm Bureau, the mem- 

 bers in good standing of such Coun- 

 ty Farm Bureau and who are also 

 qualified voting members of Illinois 

 Agricultural Association, shall elect 

 a delegate or delegates to represent 

 such members of Illinois Agricultural 

 Association and vote on all matters 

 before the next annual meeting, or 

 any special meeting of the Associa- 

 tion, including the election of officers 

 and directors, as provided for in the 

 By-Laws of the Association. 



During February, annual meetings 

 will be held in Coles, DeKalb, Doug- 

 las, Effingham, Grundy, Lake, Mc- 

 Donough, Monroe, Wayne, White- 

 side, Will and Winnebago Counties. 

 Paul E. Mothias, Secretary 



January, 1949 



USDA Announces 

 Wool Support Price 



The U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 announced recently a 1949 support pro- 

 gram that will provide a national average 

 wool price of about 42 cents a pound, 

 grease basis. This will approximate the 

 1948 support level. 



Atlaittlt Ctty lke*»to 

 found farm»r» to b» 

 own bett cuitoinar* 

 when If coma to 

 broaktatt. Imft to 

 right aro Mn. Cfcorl** 

 Hont, Oglo county; 

 Mrt, LouU C. Hopnar, 

 Honry; Mr. Hupoor 

 and Mr. Horst. 



AGRICULTURE . . . 



(Continued from page 6) 



Illinois and Iowa were awarded certifi- 

 cates by the American Fann Bureau Fed- 

 eration for reaching their "two milliOD 

 member" goal for the second year in a 

 ceremony honoring states and countio 

 for outstanding progress in the Farm 

 Bureau's membership drive. 



Illinois, Iowa and North Carolina were 

 honored for reaching the "million and a 

 half" member goal for the third succes- 

 sive year. 



Twenty-two Illinois County Farm Bu- 

 reaus received awards at the AFBF an- 

 nual meeting for obtaining for the 

 second year their share of the million 

 and a half membership goal of the na- 

 tional Farm Bureau. Sixty-eight Illinois 

 counties had achieved this two-year dis- 

 tinction in 1947, making a total of 90 

 counties which have achieved this goal 



Twenty-one Illinois County Farm Bu- 

 reaus received award's for attaining their 

 share of the Farm Bureau's 1950 two 

 million membership goal for the second 

 year. Forty-nine Illinois counties earned 

 this distinction in 1947. This makes a 

 total of 70 Illinois counties that have 

 now made the 1950 two million mem- 

 bership goal for two consecutive years. 



Delegates also voted to increase state 

 dues to the American Farm Bureau Fed- 

 eration to 75 cents a year starting in 

 1950. Dues are now 50 cents a year. 



Board of directors ot the American farm 

 Bureau federation hold organization moot- 

 ing following general sessions at Atlantic 

 City. Left to right are: lAA President 

 Charlet B. Shuman, Moultrie county; Hawley, 

 New York; Mrt. Raymond Sayre, Iowa, 

 pretldent of AMiocltrted Women; Heapt, 

 Maryland; Shavr, North Carolina; Praeger, 

 Kansas; Gillespie, Washington; Handolph, 

 Alabama; Shaw, secretary, Illinois; Presi- 

 dent Kline; Short, vice-president, Arkansas; 

 Wilson, California; WIngate, Georgia; Allen, 

 Kentucky; Rowland, Connecticut; Hammond, 

 Texas; Schenck, Indiana; Slusher, Missouri; 

 Schonk, Utah; Roberts, Now Mexico; and 

 Hatch, Wisconsin. 



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