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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, On March 27, 1912, the charter was issued for the 
3DeKalb County Soil Improvement Association, which later became 
4the DeKalb County Farm Bureau; and

  
 
5    WHEREAS, DeKalb County was one of the first counties in 
6Illinois to establish the organization and hire a farm advisor 
7to carry out the responsibilities of Farm Bureau work; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Henry H. Parke was one of the organizers and 
9founders of Farm Bureau; and
 
10    WHEREAS, In 1917, he and others formed the DeKalb County 
11Agricultural Association, a spin-off of the Soil Improvement 
12Association, incorporated for the purpose of becoming engaged 
13in the commercial seed business; the flying ear of corn later 
14became the symbol of the DeKalb Agricultural Association; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS,  On April 28, 1926, the DeKalb County Soil 
16Improvement Association officially became the DeKalb County 
17Farm Bureau; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Other associations developed out of the Farm 
19Bureau, including the Farm Bureau Farm Management Association, 
20Illinois Farm Supply, and Illinois Country Mutual Insurance 
 
 
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2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
3NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
4we recognize the accomplishments of the DeKalb County Farm 
5Bureau and congratulate it on its 100th Anniversary; and be it 
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7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to the DeKalb County Farm Bureau as a symbol of our 
9respect and esteem.