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Harvest Cuts Crowd 



At First I. A. A. Dist. 



Picnic in DuPage Co. 



NEGLECTED WIVES 



24th District Passes 



Resolutions In Flora 

 Meeting On July 27 



Hear Earl C. Smith's Atldress Broadcast 

 Over New I. A. A. Amplifier 



HARVESTING and "picnicking" 

 mix like oil and water. [ 

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

 nic at IIciM-ick's Lake near Whbaton in 

 DuPaf^e county came on July ^5 when 

 farmers of the 10th and 11th jtlistricts 

 : were riding their binders, thefturnout 

 was not so heavy. 



,Xevertheless, several hundiied men 

 and women, boys and girls, were there 

 to enjoy a cool swim in thi$ idacid 

 little lake, the shade of the sjM'cading 

 oaks and maples, the games and con- 

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

 cussion of the agricultural problem 

 and the issues of the day by Earl C. 

 Smith, president of the Illinojs Agri- 

 cultural Association. 



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

 made-to-order public address ! system, 

 was used to call the swimmers ip from 

 the lake for the afternoon program. 



Vial Is Chairman 



Harold C. Vial of Downer:^ Grove 

 was master of ceremonies. He intro- 

 duced Earl Smith as the speaker of the 

 day after several popular sorigs had 

 been sung by the Woodstock male 

 (|uartet. George Metzger preceded 

 President Smith with a brief address 

 on organization. The St. Charles Boys' 

 Band supplied the music. 



Although the crowd was smiall, the 

 am))lifier was i)laced in use. The speak- 

 er's voice could be heard far beyond 

 the last straggler at the edgel of the 

 audience. The jjublic address system 

 was pronounced a success. One listener 

 commented on the fact that h€ heard 

 :\ member of the quartet whisper con- 

 gratulations to his mates after a lusty 

 folk-song had been broadcast | befoie 

 the microphone. Every sound niade be- 



' fore the "mike" is ami)litied irinumei- 

 able times. j 



K. T. Wright of the farm ipanage- 



• ment department. University pf Illi- 

 nois, won first prize in the auto driv- 

 ing and parking contest held after the 

 speaking program. Wright djrove a 

 model T Ford and scored 350 oiut 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 tow 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 «n 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 ans'syer ten 



Ofr til tin (Viw.ijM 'J'ri'innt 



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 

 Handoli)h County Farm Bureau i)icnic 

 on July 2C. 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 a. 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 time* by 

 automobilists. 



Members Urged to Continue Watchful 

 Waiting Policy i 



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FARMERS were urged to continue 

 their iiolicy of watchful waiting 

 until the i)residential candidates have 

 had art oppoi-tunity to interpret their 

 resjiective i)arty i)latforms and state 

 s|)e<^ifically what 

 they intend to do 

 in Resolutions 

 passed at the 24th 

 I. A. A. district 

 conference at Flora 

 oh July 27. 



Further resolu- 

 tions were passed 

 asking farmers to 

 rise above party 

 allegiance and 

 support I only can- 

 didates definitely 

 committed to the 

 policy outlined above. 



Representatives from the counties of 

 White. Edwards, Saline, Johnson, (;al- 

 latin, Clay, Wayne, and Marion at- 

 tended the meeting. 



Charles Mar.shall of Belknap, I. A. 

 A. E.xecutive Committeeman, called the 

 meeting to- order. Leo Lybarger, 

 president of the Clay County Farm Bu- 

 reau, presided. George Metzger, di- 

 rector of organization, rejiresented the 

 I. A. A. 



It was agreed to hold the next con- 

 ference in Gallatin county. . 



Chas. Marshall 



Cabbage and Sauerkraut 



CABBAGES for sauerkraut cost 

 approximately $2,500,000 per 

 year, according to the United States 

 Department of Agriculture. It is es- 

 timate 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. 



Helping Flood Victims 



COUNTY agricultural agents in the 

 Mississippi flood areas are devot- 

 ing nearljr iill their time to aiding flood 

 suff'erers in the rural areas. The prob- 

 lem of living with the evils the water 

 left after it has been tlTe primary 

 concern of those engaged in extension 

 service in these areas. Approximately 

 25,000 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. 



