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THE I. A. A. RECORD 



Anderson, in the horseshoe pitching 

 tournament by score of 52 to 46, tak- 

 ing the double title to Adams County. 

 Tazewell defeated Henry County 2 to 

 in the first semi-final game for the 

 championship of the Illinois Farm Bu- 

 reau Baseball League. 



Macomb, Aug. 21. — Logan 

 defeated McDonough here 

 today, 10 to 2, in the first 

 game of a 3-game series in 

 the semi-finals of the Illi- 

 nois Farm Bureau Baseball 

 League. A crowd estimated 

 at 5,000 people gathered in 

 the natural amphitheatre 

 on the Western Illinois 

 State Teachers College 

 campus to hear Cong. 

 Charles Adkins of Decatur. 

 M. G. Lambert of Ferris 

 opened the progrram. Pres. 

 Lloyd Welch, of the Mc- 

 Donough County Farm Bu- 

 reau, presided. Earl C. 

 Smith, I. A. A. president, 

 spoke briefly before intro- 

 ducing Congressman Ad- 

 kins. 



Cool sunshiny weather prevailed 

 throughout the day. By early after- 

 noon a crowd estimated at between 

 4,000 and 5,000 assembled to hear Ed. 

 A. O'Neal of Alabama, vice-president 

 of the American Farm Bureau Feder- 

 ation, discuss agriculture's bill of 

 rights, the name he gave to surplus 

 Congressman Holaday, Republican control legislation passed by the 70th 



Cahnnett of mind m one of the beau- 

 tiful jeivele of wisdom. It it tke reeuU 

 of long and patient effort in »elf-«ontroL 

 Its presence is an indication of ripened 

 experience and of a more than ordinary 

 knowledge of the laws and operations 

 tf thought.— -James Allen. 



county of Danville, spoke briefly before in- Congress. 



Sandwich, Aug. 23. — 

 Nearly 5,000 Farm Bureau 

 members and their guests 

 from the 12th congres- 

 sional district attended the 

 I. A. A.-Farm Bureau pic- 

 nic here today. Heavy 

 showers fell during the 

 morning, but the weather 

 cleared up before noon. 

 The horseshoe tournament 

 started immediately after 

 the rain and though courts 

 were sloppy and bleachers 

 wet, enthusiasm was not 

 dulled. 



The sun pierced the 

 clouds at noon, and by 1 :30 

 p. m. the amphitheatre was 

 more than filled. The over- 

 flow crowded about the 

 loud-speakers to hear Con- 

 gressman Gilbert N. Hau- 

 gen, Republican of Iowa, 

 speak on the agricultural 

 situation. Congressman 



John T. Buckbee of Rock- 

 ford, President Earl C. 

 Smith of the I. A. A., and 

 George F. Tullock, I. A. A. 

 Executive Committeeman, made short 

 talks prior to the introduction of Mr. 

 Haugen. Henry White, president of 

 the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, pre- 

 sided. I 



President Earl C. Smith, 

 who preceded O'Neal, dis- 

 cussed briefly the I. A. A.'s 

 non-partisan policy in poli- 

 tical matters. C. E. Bam- 

 borough of Polo presided. 

 Hog calling and chicken 

 calling contests featured 

 the late afternoon pro- 

 gram. 



WIN STATE HORSESHOE TITLE 

 RoUo Siegfried. left, and W. I. Earls of Hancock county are the new 

 Illinois State Farm Bureau Horseshoe Champions for 1928. They won 

 at Jacksonville on Sept. 3. "They throw the prettiest horseshoes I ever 

 saw. and Til back 'em against all comers.** said "Hank** Lloyd, farm 

 adviser from Hancock who came to the tournament with his champions. 

 Each was presented with a large, handsome silver loving cup by the 

 President of the I. A. A. Scott county was runner-up. 



THE PAWNEE QUARTET 



Left to right: D. C. Dragoo, H. B. Austin, W. L. bragoo, E. V. 

 Hoagland. 



These men are past masters at singing Farm Bureau songs and en- 

 tertaining their audiences. On Sept. 3 at Jacksonville, they were en- 

 cored titae after time during the afternoon. Their "Down On The 

 Farm At Half Past Four'* by Homer Hall was a popular choice. 



troducing the speaker. R. F. Karr, of 

 Iroquois, presided. Robt. A. Cowles, 

 treasurer, represented the Illinois Ag- 

 ricultural Association. 



Watseka, Aug. 22. — Congressman 

 Henry T. Rainey of Carrollton, Demo- 

 crat from the 20th Illinois district, dis- 

 cussed the agricultural platform of 

 the two major parties and the two 

 presidential candidates here today be- 

 fore 2,000 Farm Bureau members 

 from the 18th district who had gath- 

 ered for the I. A. A.-Farm Bureau 

 picnic. 



Freeport, Sept. 1. — Whiteside coun- 

 ty won the Farm Bureau baseball title 

 of the 13th congressional district here 

 today, defeating the newly organized 

 Stephenson county nine 5 to 3, before 

 more than 1,000 spectators who had 

 gathered for the I. A. A.-Farm Bureau 

 picnic. Stephenson county retaliated 

 later by winning the horseslye pitch- 

 ing tournament. 



Jacksonville, Sept. 3. — 

 The State Hospital Grounds 

 in the east part of town 

 was the scene of a gn^eat 

 gathering of Farm Bureau 

 members and their guests, 

 and laboring and business 

 men here today. The pic- 

 nic was sponsored by the 

 I. A. A. and the Farm Bu- 

 reau of the 20th Congres- 

 sional district. A crowd 

 variously estimated at 

 7,000 to 10,000 turned out 

 for the day. 



Cool but bright, clear 

 weather and a cold breeze 

 heralded the approach of 

 autumn. Warm wraps and 

 top coats were much in evi- 

 dence. 



Morgan and Scott Coun- 

 ty Farm Bureau baseball 

 teams crossed bats in an 

 interesting game played 

 after the speaking program 

 in the afternoon. Morgan 

 county won easily. 



The strong Hancock 

 county horseshoe pitching 

 team comprising Rollo 

 Siegfried and W. I. Earls 

 carried off the silver 

 trophies awarded by the I. 

 A. A. in the annual State 

 Farm Bureau Horsehoe 

 Pitching Tournament. Scott 

 county's team was runner- 

 up in the contest. 



Ed. A. O'Neal of Ala- 

 bama, speaker of the day, 

 was introduced by Presi- 

 dent Earl C. Smith. Dr. Bowes of 

 Jacksonville spoke briefly in behalf of 

 organized labor. Executive Commit- 

 teeman Charles Black presided. Guy 

 Bender, 1927 champion hog caller, had 

 charge of the contests following the 

 speeches. 



The Pawnee male quartet from 

 Sangamon county was a special at- 

 traction. 



Peoria, Aug. 18. — Milton Newman, 

 president of the Glen Oak Park Board, 

 stated here today that the I. A. A.- 

 Farm Bureau picnic crowd was the 

 largest he had ever seen in the park. 



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