•Ailling than ever before to join Farm 

 ! vireau. A farmer just can't afford not 

 [■) be a Farm Bureau member. 



Out beatint; the drums for Farm Bu- 

 r,,.iu in every section of tlic state were the 

 -!.ile organization men O. D. Brissenden, 

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

 Ixvk, and jack Howlett. 



But the lAA organization men are 

 • :uick to disclaim the credit for the suc- 

 II.SS of the drives. The \oUmtcer worker 



-tlie farmer who goes out and tells his 

 •Kiglibor what a fine thing Farm Bureau 

 is he's the man who deserxes most of 

 I lie credit, they say. Once they get started 

 I. either mud nor cold can stop them. 



The success of F'arm Bureau is resting 

 more and more upon a tirm foundation 

 el integrity in the eyes ot Illinois farmers 

 who sell their sons and neighbors by 

 t. iking it for granted as a necessary tool 

 of farming. 



iOUT 



THERE'S beaut)', too, in a dazzling white 

 riverside elevator set against a brilliant 

 blue sky. This month s cover is of the 

 Prairie Grain Company s ele\ator at L.icon 

 on the Illinois River. Prairie Grain is an 

 affiliate of tiie lAA's Illinois Grain Terminals 

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

 of our series of picturesi^ue or historical Illi- 

 nois scenes. 



This elevator was luiilt last year by farmers 

 who wish to have control of marketing part of 

 their own grain. It cost just over S20(l,()00 

 and has a cap.icity of 190,000 bushels. It can 

 load and unload 9.000 bushels per hour. 



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and the 



• To Promote Better Understanding and Rtlatiun- 

 y^'/f>s uitb Illinois Dailies and W^eeklies. the lAA 

 .md 99 County Farm Bureaus are Studyin^^ Editorials 

 Cfjiueniing Agriculture as They Appear in the Press. 

 (Considerable Interest Has Been Shou>! in the Project. 

 Here's One Clipping That Was Considered Hxceptiou- 

 ..//) Interesting. 



ONSIDERABLF; 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 I'arm 

 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 Bure.iu has lauiKlied its an- 

 nual campaign tor 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 member>liip drive record in the State, 

 when thc\ obtained 2^8 names on the dotted line Having 

 tasted the truits ot vii.torv. thev like it .iiui are ou; to repe,it 

 this noteworthy achievement. 



They should do well, because the I'arm Bureau really 

 has something to offer. 



In the first place, it offers its members a \oiie m the de- 

 termining ot state and national legislation that affects 

 them. An individual farmer in Springlield or Welshing- 

 ton would receixe scant tonsiiieration. 



But when the spokesmen for 1 ''5,791 farm families of 

 Illinois talk at the State Capitol it carries weight: anil 

 when the spokesmen for I'arm Bureau members through 

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



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

 strength; that organization is necc-ssary for a group of peo- 

 ple to obtain the things they desire. 



Tlie Farm Bure.iu, however, offers nuKh more than a 

 voice in legislative matters. T hrciugh its affiliation wall 

 the University of Illinois Extension Ser\ ice 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. dair\ herd improvement, rural 

 electrification, rural youth and l-H Club acti\ities. 



The Farm Bureau also offers a number of business ser\ - 

 ices to its members through its subsidiaries. 



In addition to all these benefits, there is the fellowshij^ 

 that comes from association with fellow farmers from ilif- 

 fercnt sections of the county, state and nation through 

 Farm Bureau activities. 



When you add up the score, it is difficult to un '■ rstand 

 how any farm family can afford to be without membership 

 in the Farm Bureau. 



APRIL. 1949 



