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Number 7 



July, 1930 



Volume 8 



Farm Bureau Day at 



State Fair Aug. 22nd 



Prize Offered to County Register- 

 ing Most Visitors at Farm 

 Bureau Headquarters 



Help Win the Cup 



BY the time this issue arrives State 

 Fair Week at Springfield will be 

 underway with its countless attractions, 

 excitements and diversions from the 

 routine work of the farm. 



Many a farm family takes in the big 

 show nearly every year, but for those 

 who haven't attended a state fair, we 

 urge you to pack up and go this year. 

 The dates are Aug. 16-2} inclusive. 

 And make one of your early stops at 

 the big Farm Bureau Headquarters 

 Tent to be established near the former 

 site on the walk leading from the Ex- 

 position Building to the race track. 



Big Top Tent 



A larger tent than that used last year 

 has been engaged. It will be equipped 

 with plenty of chairs, ice water, free 

 facilities for checking your wraps and 

 packages, and other conveniences. 

 Mothers and their children will be es- 

 pecially welcome. 



The story of the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association and the many services of- 

 fered members through the various de- 

 partments and associated companies will 

 be told on a series of 16 or 17 posters 

 to be erected under the supervision of 

 A. E. Richardson, manager of the I. 

 A. A. auto insurance company. 



While Friday, August 22, has been 

 designated as FARM BUREAU DAY 

 by the management of the State Fair, 

 every day of Fair Week will be open 

 house in the Farm Bureau tent. Some- 

 one from the I. A. A. o£5ce will be in 

 charge daily. Drop around for a visit 

 and rest, and register at the desk. 



Help Win Cup 



A silver cup trophy will be awarded 

 to the Farm Bureau in the county 

 showing the largest number of jjeople 

 who register their names and addresses 

 at the Farm Bureau tent during the 

 week from that county. Farm Bureau 



THE silver loving cup shown above 

 will be awarded the Farm Bureau 

 in that county from which the largest 

 number of members, their families and 

 friends register at Farm Bureau head- 

 quarters during the Illinois State Fair, 

 Springfield, August 16-23. 



Visitors may register any time dur- 

 ing the week up until 4:30 Friday, 

 August 22. At that time the attend- 

 ant in charge will count the number 

 of people registered and will announce 

 the winner. 



This beautiful trophy will be in- 

 scribed with the words "I. A. A. Tro- 

 phy, Farm Bureau Day, Illinois State 

 Fair, 1930." It will make an attractive 

 adornment for any Farm Bureau office. 



members, their families and friends are 

 all eligible to register. Help bring the 

 cup back to your coimty by registering. 

 The exhibits in the tent will not only 

 be interesting but they will be educa- 

 tional as well. They will answer ques- 

 tions that arise daily about this or that 

 department and its work. 



Mid- West Grain Corp. 



New Co-Op. Sales Agency 



Service Now Offered Member Ele- 

 vators from Peoria Office 



THE organization of the Mid-West 

 Grain Corporation, subsidiary grain 

 sales agency for the Illinois Grain Cor- 

 poration, marked an im{K>rtant step in 

 the building of producer-owned and 

 producer-controlled grain marketing in 

 Illinois. 



The formation of the Mid-West 

 Grain Corporation followed close on 

 the heels of the employment of John 

 Benson, who for several years has been 

 engaged in the grain business on the 

 Peoria market, to represent the Illinois 

 Grain Corporation and send out Farm- 

 ers' National Grain Corporation bids 

 from Peoria for the Chicago, Peoria 

 and St. Louis markets. 



Began July 21 



Mr. Benson began work on July 21 

 rendering service to the member ele- 

 vators, and elevators which have ap- 

 plied for membership but have not as 

 yet fully qualified, in the Illinois Grain 

 Corporation. Since then grain has been 

 moving steadily to the Farmers' Na- 

 tional from members and prospective 

 members of the new Illinois co-oper- 

 ative. 



The Mid-West Grain Corporation is 

 formed xmder the provisions of the 

 Co-Operative Act of Illinois with an 

 authorized capital stock of $525,000 

 consisting of 5,000 shares of preferred 

 stock of $100 par value and 5,000 

 shares of common stock of $ 5 par value 

 per share. 



Sales Subsidiary 



The Mid-West Grain Corporation for 

 the present is a complete subsidiary of 

 the Illinois Grain Corporation in that 

 all of the stock both preferred and 

 common will be issued to the Illinois 

 Grain Corporation. 



It is contemplated that the newly- 

 formed co-operative will have repre- 

 sentation at Chicago, Peoria, St. Louis 

 {Continued on next ptge, col. 2) 



