THE I. A. A. RECORD 



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Lowden And Hyde Are 



Outstanding Speakers 



Unusual Opportunity To Hear 

 Both At Single Convention 



AS WE go to press, plans are near- 

 i. ing completion for the com- 

 ing convention of the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association and asso- 

 ciated companies at Springfield, 

 January 29, 30, 31. 



While the speaker for the Fri- 

 day morning session has not yet 

 been definitely secured an an- 

 nouncement will be made through 

 the newspapers before the opening 

 session. 



Ex-Governor Frank O. Lowden 

 is putting the finishing touches on 

 his address to be delivered at the 

 annual banquet on Tliursday night. 

 Mr. Lowden is always interesting 

 and thought-provoking. His mas- 

 terly speech before the recent Farm 

 Bureau convention in Chicago was 

 considered by many the most thorough 

 analysis of the present day agricultural sit- 

 uation, with constructive suggestions for 

 solving its most vexing problems, ever de- 

 livered before an American audience. The 

 former governor will have a message that 

 none can a£Ford to miss. 



Thinks Independently 

 Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde 

 will make his first appearance before an im- 

 portant gathering of Illinois farmers. He 

 will speak at the luncheon in the Arsenal 

 Friday noon. Secretary Hyde is doing a 

 great deal of independent thinking on agri- 

 cultural questions. The speeches he has de- 

 livered since becoming a member of the 

 Hoover cabinet have been courageous, 

 pointed, and filled with sound thought. 

 More thorough organization of farmers, and 

 control of crop surpluses have been the key- 

 notes of his previous statements. He is 

 using his influence to curb government 

 reclamation projects that only aggravate the 

 surplus question. Visitors and delegates to 

 the I. A. A. meeting may expect to hear an 

 important message from Mr. Hyde, coming 

 as it will after six months' experience with 

 the Agricultural Marketing Act and the 

 Federal Farm Board. Never before have 

 Illinois farmers had opportunity to hear two 

 such outstanding speakers in a single I. A. 

 A. convention. 



A number of state officials including Gov- 

 ernor Emmerson, and leaders of contempo- 

 rary organizations have been invited to the 

 convention as guests of the Association. 

 Efforts are being made to secure radio hook- 

 ups for both Mr. Lowden and Mr. Hyde. 



Fourteen out of 19 Master Farmers from 

 the 1929 group in Illinois carry auto in- 

 surance policies in the Illinois Agricultural 

 Mutual Insurance Company. The entire 19 

 are Farm Bureau members. 



Armory at SpriacfieM Where Banquet and Luncheon Will Be Held Jan. 30-31 



Program For 



Women's Meeting 



Palm Room, Abraham Lincoln Hotel, 

 Springfield, 1:00 P. M., Jan. 30, 1930 



Singing 



Roll Call by Counties 

 Welcome — Earl C. Smith, Pres. I. A. A. 

 "Running Water in Every Farm and Small 

 Town Home" 

 By Mrs. Homer R. Johnson, president, 

 Illinois Home Bureau Federation 

 "Running Water From a Home Manage- 

 ment Specialist's Standpoint" 

 By Miss M. Attie Souder, home manage- 

 ment specialist, extension department, 

 University of Illinois 

 "Simple Installations by Tenants" 



By Mrs. LaFayette Funk, Jr., McLean 

 County 

 "Simple Installations by Owner" 



Mrs. Arthur Sabin, Tazewell county 

 "Full Installation by Owner" 



By Mrs. Harry Riefsteck, Champaign 

 county 

 "Country Life Insurance" 

 By Mr. L. A. Williams 



Serum Association 



To Meet On Jan. 29 



PROBLEMS involved in protection of the 

 Illinois hog crop against cholera and 

 other swine diseases, together with the 

 centralized purchasing of immunization 

 materials will be considered at the annual 

 meeting of the State Farm Bureau Serum 

 Association, January 29, at Springfield. 

 Plans will be formulated for carrying on 

 hog control work in some 70 Illinois coun- 

 ties. 



Since the Farm Bureau took an active in- 

 terest in teaching farmers to vaccinate their 

 pigs and practice swine sanitation, there has 

 been no important outbreak of hog cholera 

 in Illinois. The influence of this project 

 has meant millions of dollars saved to swine 

 growers during the past decade. 



At one time hog cholera losses were a 

 serious menace to the swine industry. To- 

 day the farmer who vaccinates his pigs with 

 the best serum obtained at minimum prices 

 through the Farm Bureau is not only elimi- 

 nating one of the hazards in pork produc- 

 tion, but also he is securing the needed 

 senrice at minimum cost. This self-help 

 program is being fostered by the State Farm 

 Bureau Serum Association. It provides an- 

 other illustration of how farmers can profit 

 through organization. 



Country Life 



A conference of agents of the Country 

 Life Insurance Company is scheduled for 

 Wednesday morning at 10:00 A. Mi, Janu- 

 ary 29, in the Ball Room of the Abraham 

 Lincoln hotel. The general agents will have 

 a banquet that night while all agents in- 

 cluding special and general agents will meet 

 at breakfast Thursday morning. 



C. J. Gross, I. A. A,, executive commit- 

 teeman from the 19th district, recently re- 

 tired as president of the Piatt County 

 Farm Bureau. 



