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Pnge Two 



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THE I. A. A. RECORD 



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Harvest Cuts Crowd j 

 At First I. A. A. Dist. 



Picnic in DuPage Co. 



Hear Earl C. Smith's Address Broadcast 

 Over New I. A. A. Amplifier 



-, TTARVESTING and "picnicking" 



|_ X "lix like oil and water. 

 \ And because the I. A. A. district pic- 

 nic at Herrick's Lake near Wheaton in 

 DuPage county came on July 25 when 

 farmers of the 10th and 11th districts 

 were riding their binders, the turnout 

 was not so heavy. 

 ! Nevertheless, several hundred men 

 j and women, boys and girls, were there 

 I to enjoy a cool swim in this placid 

 i little lake, the shade of the spreading 

 J oaks and maples, the games and con- 

 tests, the music, and the clean-cut dis- 

 cussion of the agricultural problem 

 and the issues of the day by Earl C. 

 Smith, president of the Illinois Agri- 

 '■ cultural Association. 



The I. A. A.'s latest acquisition, a 

 made-to-order public address system, 

 was used to call the swimmers up from 

 the lake for the afternoon program. 



Vial Is Chairman 



Harold C. Vial of Downers Grove 

 was master of ceremonies. He intro- 

 duced Earl Smith as the speaker of the 

 day after several popular songs had 

 been sung by the Woodstock male 

 quartet. George Metzger preceded 

 President Smith with a brief address 

 on organization. The St. Charles Boys' 

 Band supplied the music. 

 Although the crowd was small, the 

 *■ amplifier was placed in use. The speak- 

 er's voice could be heard far beyond 

 the last straggler at the edge of the 

 audience. The public address system 

 was pronounced a success. One listener 

 commented on the fact that he heard 

 a member of the quartet whisper con- 

 gratulations to his mates after a lusty 

 folk-song had been broadcast before 

 the microphone. Every sound made be- 

 fore the "mike" is amplified innumer- 

 able times. 



K. T. Wright of the farm manage- 



' ment department. University of Illi- 



: nois, won first prize in the auto driv- 



' ing and parking contest held after the 



speaking program. Wright drove a 



model T Ford and scored 350 out of a 



possible 400 points. ' 



'' Second prize went to Dr. E. E. 



Byrum, county veterinarian, who also 



drove a Ford, and third prize to R. 



Lichtenwalter, who drove a Dodge. 



The contestants drove their cars around 



a series of barrels placed in a row at 



intervals. They were also made to 



park their cars in a designated space 



and to enter and leave an improvised 



garage. 



■ The contestants were judged on ease 

 of handling, gracefulness, accuracy, 

 time required, precaution, and careful- 

 ness in driving. Cars were inspected 

 for brakes and efficiency of operation, 

 and each contestant had to answer ten 



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NEGLECTED WIVES 



Orr in the Chicago Tribunt 



questions on rules of the road and the 

 care of an automobile. The Illinois 

 Agricultural Mutual Insurance Com- 

 pany sponsored the contest which at- 

 tracted much interest. 



A similar contest was held at the 

 Randolph County Farm Bureau picnic 

 on July 26. In the ladies contest the 

 winners were Florence Fulton, first, in 

 an Overland; Grace Wilson, second, in 

 a Ford, and Jean McHatton, third, in 

 a Ford. In the men's contest prizes 

 were awarded as follows: First, Joe 

 Smith, Ford; second, W. H. Moreland, 

 Chevrolet; and third, Roy McHatton, 

 Ford. 



WALKS 70 MILES TO 



I. A. A. MEETING 



J. E. HARRIS 



Farm Adviser J. E. Harris of Mercer county 

 broke all records recently by walking and 

 bumming his way for 70 miles to the I. A. 

 A. conference at Carthage. 



Through a misunderstanding he was left 

 stranded west of Alexis in Warren county. 

 Instead of giving up and going home he 

 started out on foot about 9:00 «. m. and ar- 

 rived at the meeting in Carthage, more than 

 70 miles away, in time for lunch at 12:30. 

 He was picked up three different times bjr 

 •utomobilists. 



24th District Passes I 

 Resolutions In Flora 

 Meeting On July 



27 



Members Urged to Continue Watchful 

 Waiting Policy 



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FARMERS were urged to continue 

 their policy of watchful waiting 

 until the presidential candidates have 

 had an opportunity to interpret their 

 respective party platforms and state 

 specifically what 

 they intend to do 

 in resolutions 

 passed at the 24th 

 I. A. A. district 

 conference at Flora 

 on July 27. 



Further resolu- 

 tions were passed 

 asking farmers to 

 rise above party 

 allegiance and 

 support only can- 

 didates definitely 

 committed to the 

 policy outlined above. 



Representatives from the counties of 

 White, Edwards, Saline, Johnson, Gal- 

 latin, Clay, Wayne, and Marion at- 

 tended the meeting. 



Charles Marshall of Belknap, I. A. 

 A. Executive Committeeman, called the 

 meeting to order. Leo Lybarger, 

 president of the Clay County Farm Bu- 

 reau, presided. George Metzger, di- 

 rector of organization, represented the 

 I. A. A. 



It was agreed to hold the next con- 

 ference in Gallatin county. 



Chas. Marshall 



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Cabbage and Sauerkraut 



CABBAGES for sauerkraut cost 

 approximately $2,500,000 per 

 year, according to the United States 

 Department of Agriculture. It is es- 

 timated that 250,000 tons of cabbages 

 were made into kraut in one year. This 

 was about one-half of the commercial 

 crop. Manufacturers sold the kraut 

 for more than $3,500,000. 



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Helping Flood Victims 



COUNTY agricultural agents in the 

 Mississippi flood areas are devot- 

 ing nearly all their time to aiding flood 

 sufferers in the rural areas. The prob- 

 lem of living with the evils the water 

 left after it has been tlfe primary 

 concern of those engaged in extension 

 service in these areas. Approximately 

 25,(ID0 horses and mules, 50,000 cattle, 

 148,000 hogs, and more than 1,000,000 

 chickens were lost in the 124 counties 

 experiencing the first overflow last 

 year. 



