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Volume 6 



NOVEMBER, 1928 



Number 11 



A. F. B. F. Prepares for 

 10,000 at Convention 

 Chicago, Dec. 10, 11, 12 



I. A. A. Selects Four Voting Delegates 

 to Represent State 



ILLINOIS will be represented by 

 J. fully 1,000 farmers at the tenth an- 

 nual meeting of the American Farm 

 Bureau Federation at the Hotel Sher- 

 man, Chicago, December 7 to 12, it is 

 indicated by advance requests for res- 

 ervation.s received at national federa- 

 tion headquarters. Official delegate.* 

 from the Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion will include President Earl Smith, 

 C. E. Baniborough. Polo, A. R. Wright, 

 Varna, and George F. Tullock, Rock- 

 ford. The entire I. A. A. Executive 

 Committee and department heads will 

 also be present,' together with officers 

 of County Farm Bureaus and farm 

 advisers. 



LaSalle, Fulton, Tazewell and Han- 

 cock County Farm Bureaus it is re- 

 ported already have organized delega- 

 tions. In other sections of the state 

 neighborhood groups are being en- 

 rolled to avail themselves of the spe- 

 cial reduced railroad rates to the con- 

 vention. .Ask the county adviser about 

 these rates and get 

 the necessary cer- 

 tificate from him 

 if you contemplate 

 attending. 



Prepare For 



10,000 

 .M a n y parties 

 are planning mo- 

 tor bus trips to the 

 convention and a 

 few are consider- 

 ing the airplane as 

 their preferred ve- 

 hicle of transportation. Every effort 

 i.s being made by the American Farm 

 Bureau Federation to have a record- 

 bi caking crowd at this great national 

 assembly of farmers and farm women 

 and plans have been perfected to care 

 lor 10,000 visitors during the six-day 

 affair. 



A program of general interest has 

 been prepared. It is intended to pre- 

 (Continued on col. 1, page 9) 



Sam H. Thompson 



REMEMBER THE D.\TF.S 

 The annual convention of the Amer- 

 ican Farm Bureau Federation, Hotel 

 Sherman, Chicago, comes on Dec. 10, 

 It, 12, 1928; the annual meeting of 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association on 

 Jan. 30. 31, 1929, at Danville. Mark 

 these dates on your calendar. The 

 meetings are yours for you to help de- 

 cide the future course of the Farm 

 Bureau. 



International Time 



THE Hay and Grain Show is ex- 

 pected to be an outstanding fea- 

 ture of the International Live Stock 

 Exposition which opens December 1 at 

 Chicago. A large number of Illinois 

 farmers already have entered seed corn 

 and small grain exhibits in the con- 

 test. 



Eleven hundred and fifty cash prizes. 

 in addition to eight handsome silver 

 trophies, are being awarded to the ex- 

 hibitors in this division. 



The United States Department of 

 .Agriculture and the state universities 

 will have their usual exhibits and dem- 

 onstrations. The fact that seed corn 

 from sections of Ohio, Indiana, .Michi- 

 gan, and other states infested with the 

 corn borer is barred offers an unusual 

 opportunity for exhibitors from areas 

 not so handicapped. 



Thousands of 4-H Club boys and 

 girls from every corner of the country 

 will be in Chicago on the opening day. 

 The Illinois Agricultural Association 

 will provide a dinner for the Illinois 

 winners in accordance with its usual 

 custom. This dinner will be held on 

 the night of December .5, the place to 

 be announced later. 



President Earl C. Smith, C. E. Bam- 

 Iiorough of Polo, George F. Tullock of 

 Hockford, and A. R. Wright of Varna 

 will represent Illinois as official dele- 

 gates at the annual convention of the 

 .American Farm Bureau Federation, 

 Chicago, December 7 to 12. Alternates 

 are as follows; Charles Marshall, P'rank 

 Oexner, W. L. Cope, and Samuel Sor- 

 rells. The entire executive comniittee 

 of the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 was authorized to attend the meeting 



Jan. 30, 31 Are Dates 



Set For 1-^th Annual 

 Convention of I. A. A. 



Coi^nty Farm Bureaus Are Asked to Sele t 



C Official Delegates to State Gathering 

 10UNTY FARM BUREAUS in Illi- 

 ^ nois will select delegates within 

 the next few weeks for the 14th an- 

 nual meeting of the Illinois .Agricul- 

 tural Association to be held at Dan- 

 vill'. .January 30-31, 1929. 



The program now being arranged 

 will include speakers of wide reputa- 

 tior . Agiicultural legislation to be 

 pre; ented before the coming general 

 ass« mbly will be considered. Group 

 meetings will be arranged as hereto- 

 fort for the consideration of specific 

 actii-ities such as legislation, eo-opera- 

 tive marketing, business service, or- 

 gan zation and publicity, etc. . 

 Easy To Get There 



Hotel ai'coniniodations are being ar- 

 ranced for a large assembly and while 

 it i.- thought that hotel facilitie^s will 

 be i mple, all those who plan to attend 

 are being asked to make reservations 

 earl,-. Danville is fortunately situate*! 

 so ;s to be reatlily acce.ssible to all 

 parti of ihf .itate. It is on the main 

 line of the <". ^ E. I. Railroad north 

 and sou'h, an<l on the Big Four in all 

 foui directions. 



.Subsidiary organizations of the Illi- 

 nois Agriculturaj .Association will meet 

 on January 29i the day before the 

 oper ing of the cionvenlion, as has been 

 the custom in the past. The annual 

 meel ings of the Illinois .Agricultural 

 Mut lal Insurance Company, the Illi- 

 nois Agricultural Co-pp*ratives Asso- 

 ciati )n. the Illinois Farm Bureau Base- 

 ball [.eague. and tiie Illinois Farm Bu- 

 I'eau Serum .Association will come on 

 this Jay aecordi<ig to i)resent plans. 

 Vermilion If Host 



Tie Vermilion County Farm Bu 

 lean will be hosts to visitors and inem- 

 beis from the far corners of the state 

 and will co-op<>rate with the local 

 Chaiiber of Conimerce and business 

 men in making local arra"ngements. 



Tlis will be the first annual meeting 

 of the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 held in the extreme part of the state 

 outsiie Chicago. 



