When the Winnebago County Farm Bu- 

 reau was organized he took an active in- 

 terest in it, and served for 10 years as 

 president. He was at Peoria in 1919 

 when action was taken to establish the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association on its 

 present basis, and in 1922 was elected 

 to represent the twelfth district as its 

 director. 



He served with ability and distinction 

 for 11 years on the lAA board — on the 

 Finance Committee and later as chairman 

 of Business Service — - throughout the pe- 

 riod of rapid growth when all the present 

 companies and commercial services were 

 launched. His sound judgment and 

 counsel are highly respected. He has 

 given up part of his responsibilities but 

 continues to serve as president of Farm- 

 ers Mutual Reinsurance Company, a 

 |141,000,000 company, and director 

 from northwestern Illinois on the board 

 of the Chicago Producers Commission 

 Association. A member of the local 

 rotary club, he is probably the most 

 widely known farmer in Rockford and 

 Winnebago county. He serves ably as 

 presiding officer at numerous meetings 

 and makes a good speech. 



Seventy-two years on one farm is some- 

 thing of a record for consistency. George 

 TuUock is canny and consistent. His 

 kind make good wherever you find them. 

 He is at the retirement age but has no 

 thought of moving to town. "I never 

 had any desire to live in town," he said. 

 "To me it's a foolish thing to do. My 

 whole ancestry and background is agri- 

 cultural. I suppose its natural for me 

 to like the farm." — Editor. 



STRAIGHT FURROWS — CLEAN PLOWING 



Left, Carl Shoger, Champion for fhe past 

 six years at Wheatland. His tractor's all lit 

 ■p for night plowing. Right, a bright lad in 

 the Young Men's Class doing a neat job. 



Plan Winter Program 

 For Rural Young People 



/i N AN effort to supplement and 

 (jl develop the program for rural 

 \^_J young people which was started 

 about two years ago by the Agricultural 

 extension division of the University 

 of Illinois, Frank Gingrich, director of 

 Young People's Activities for the lAA, 

 has presented suggestions for activities 

 of various counties in the next six 

 months. 



Tentative objectives for a program 

 of work with rural young people have 

 been placed in three divisions: 



1. To cooperate with the agricultural 

 and home economic extension service 

 of the University of Illinois in develop- 

 ing and correlating a program for the 

 best interests of rural young people in 

 Illinois. 



2. To provide an opportunity for 

 rural young people to become better 

 informed on various phases of agricul- 

 tural organization and cooperation. 



3. To develop and train organization 

 and cooperative leadership. 



An example of what the department 

 is doing is shown in a program of a 

 typical county. Committees and of- 

 ficers elected by the group helped or- 

 ganize the program. A program by 

 months for the following half year was 

 prepared by a committee and passed 

 on by the group. In the county cited, 

 a program for November deals with 

 safety and an accident prevention pro- 

 gram. In December, a study and dis- 

 cussion of what it costs to equip a farm 

 home is the choice. January's discus- 

 sion deals with a family problem group. 

 In February, the young people will 

 split up into a boys' and a girls' di- 



Folk dancing it lots of fun. 



vision, each group considering prob- 

 lems of particular interest to it. March 

 discussions will deal with the lAA and 

 Farm Bureau organization. In April, 

 the annual meeting will be held with 

 election of officers and the appointment 

 of a program committee for 1937. In 

 addition the young people's group in 

 this county is planning to appoint a 

 special committee to investigate county 

 athletics leading toward the Sports Fes- 

 tival of 1937. 



Drama is appealing to these rural 

 young people. In Randolph County, a 

 pageant telling important points of 

 progress in the history of the Randolph 

 County Farm Bureau is being planned. 

 In Pike County, nine one-act plays were 

 presented in 1935. Programs are 

 planned so that they will include ap- 

 proximately 40 percent study and 60 

 percent recreation. 



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