willing than ever before to join Farm 

 Bureau. A farmer just can't afford not 

 to be a Farm Bureau member. 



Out beating the drums for Farm Bu- 

 reau in every section of the state were the 

 state organization men O. D. Brissenden, 

 C. S. Mayfield, Harry Claar, L. B. Horn- 

 beck, and Jack Howlett. 



But the lAA organization men are 

 quick to disclaim the credit for the suc- 

 cess of the drives. The volunteer worker 

 — the farmer who goes out and tells his 

 neighbor what a fine thing Farm Bureau 

 is — he's the man who deserves most of 

 the credit, they say. Once they get started 

 neither mud nor cold can stop them. 



The success of Farm Bureau is resting 

 more and more upon a firm foundation 

 of integrity in the eyes of Illinois farmers 

 who sell their sons and neighbors by 

 taking it for granted as a necessary tool 

 of farming. 



RECORD 





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Front Cover 



THERE'S beauty, too, in a dazzling white 

 riverside elevator set against a brilliant 

 blue sky. This month's cover is of the 

 Prairie Grain Q)mpany's elevator at Lacon 

 on the Illinois River. Prairie Grain is an 

 affiliate of the lAA's Illinois Grain Terminals 

 Company (See page 4). This is the 22nd 

 of our series of picturesque or historical Illi- 

 nois scenes. 



This elevator was built last year by farmers 

 who wish to have control of marketing part of 

 their own grain. It cost just over $200,000 

 and has a capacity of 190,000 bushels. It can 

 load and unload 9,000 bushels per hour. 



Farm Bureau and the Illinois Press 



• To Promote Better Understanding and Relation- 

 ships with Illinois Dailies and Weeklies, the lAA 

 and 99 County Farm Bureaus are Studying Editorials 

 Concerning Agriculture as They Appear in the Fress. 

 Considerable Interest Has Been Shown in the Project. 

 Here's One Clipping That Was Considered Exception- 

 ally Interesting. 



CONSIDERABLE interest has been 

 shown by the County Farm Bureaus 

 in a press relations program inau- 

 gurated several months ago at the 

 suggestion of the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association board of directors. 



Under this program. County Farm 

 Bureaus scan the local daily and weekly 

 newspapers for editorials about Farm 

 Bureau. These editorials are clipped and 

 mailed to F. E. Morris, vice-president of 

 the lAA, at 43 East Ohio Street, Chicago 

 11, Illinois. He in turn commends ot 

 makes a constructive suggestion in a letter 

 to the editor of the paper in which the 

 editorial comment is made. 



Readers of the lAA Record probably 

 will enjoy the following editorial entitled 

 "Farm Bureau Membership Offers Many 

 Advantages to Rural People" from the 

 Danville Commercial-News of Jan. 19. 

 It is one of best of the many editorials 

 received to date. 



The Vermilion County Farm Bureau has launched its an- 

 nual campaign for new members with a great showing of 

 enthusiasm and willingness to work on the part of those 

 who have volunteered to solicit memberships. 



Last year these same workers won for Vermilion County 

 the honor of the best membership drive record in the State, 

 when they obtained 258 names on the dotted line. Having 

 tasted the fruits of victory, they like it and are out to repeat 

 this noteworthy achievement. 



They should do well, because the Farm Bureau really 

 has something to offer. 



In the first place, it offers its members a voice in the de- 

 termining of state and national legislation that affects 

 them. An individual farmer in Springfield or Washing- 

 ton would receive scant consideration. 



But when the spokesmen for 155,791 farm families of 

 Illinois talk at the State Capitol it carries weight; and 

 when the spokesmen for Farm Bureau members through 

 the nation talk in Washington, that carries weight, too. 



It all goes back to the old truth that in union there is 

 strength ; that organization is necessar)' for a group of peo- 

 ple to obtain the things they desire. 



The Farm Bureau, however, offers much more than a 

 voice in legislative matters. Through its affiliation with 

 the University of Illinois Extension Service it also has be- 

 come an educational institution and it performs those func- 

 tions in admirable way. As a result, its members benefit 

 from such projects and programs as soil and crop improve- 

 ment, soil erosion control, dairy herd improvement, rural 

 electrification, rural youth and 4-H Club activities. 



The Farm Bureau also offers a number of business serv- 

 ices to its members through its subsidiaries. 



In addition to all these benefits, there is the fellowship 

 that comes from association with fellow farmers from dif- 

 ferent sections of the county, state and nation through 

 Farm Bureau activities. 



When you add up the score, it is difficult to understand 

 how any farm family can afford to be without membership 

 in the Farm Bureau. 



APRIL. 1949 



