HR0855 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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

WHEREAS, DeKalb County was one of the first counties in Illinois to establish the organization and hire a farm advisor to carry out the responsibilities of Farm Bureau work; and

WHEREAS, Henry H. Parke was one of the organizers and founders of Farm Bureau; and

WHEREAS, In 1917, he and others formed the DeKalb County Agricultural Association, a spin-off of the Soil Improvement Association, incorporated for the purpose of becoming engaged in the commercial seed business; the flying ear of corn later became the symbol of the DeKalb Agricultural Association; and

WHEREAS, On April 28, 1926, the DeKalb County Soil Improvement Association officially became the DeKalb County Farm Bureau; and

WHEREAS, Other associations developed out of the Farm Bureau, including the Farm Bureau Farm Management Association, Illinois Farm Supply, and Illinois Country Mutual Insurance Company; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the accomplishments of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau and congratulate it on its 100th Anniversary; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the DeKalb County Farm Bureau as a symbol of our respect and esteem.