Wlicn tilt W'mnth.iuo County Farm Bu- 

 reau was or^anizcJ he took an active in- 

 terest in it. anil scrvcJ for 10 years as 

 presiiltnr. He was at Peoria in 191V 

 when acnon was taken to establish the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association on its 

 present basis, and in 192^ was elected 

 to represent the twellth district as its 

 director. 



He served with abiiitv and distinction 

 for 1 1 years on the lAA board — on the 

 Finance (Committee and later as chairman 

 of Business Service - — throuchout the pe- 

 riod ot' rapid ^Towth when all the present 

 comj-'anies and commercial services were 

 launched. His sound juilyment and 

 counsel are highly respecteil. He has 

 given up part of his responsibilities but 

 continues to serve as president of Farm- 

 ers Miitual Reinsurance Company, a 

 |14l.()00.()()0 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 

 widelv known farmer in Rockford and 

 Winnebayo county. He serves ably as 

 presidrny officer at numerous meetings 

 and makes a good speech. 



Seventy-two years on one farm is some- 

 thinc of a record for con.sistency. George 

 Tullotk is canny and consistent. His 

 kind make gCKKJ w herever 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 suppo.se its natural for me 

 to like the farm. - l:ditor. 



STRAIGHT FURROWS 



CLEAN PLOWING 



Left. Carl Shoger, Champion for the past 

 KIM years at Wheatland. His tractor's all lit 

 up for night plowing. Right, a bright lad in 

 tfie Younq Men's Class doing a neat job. 



Plan Winter Program 

 For Rural Young People 



X7 N AN effort to supplement and 

 (/I develop the program for rural 



y / young people which was started 



about two years ago by the Agricultural 

 extension division of the University 

 of Illinois, Frank Gingrich, director of 

 Young Peoples 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 m 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 yoimg 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 tor 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 ecjuip 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 bovs' and a girls' di- 



Foltt dancing Is lots of fun. 



vision, eath group considering prob- 

 lems of particidar 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 193''. Programs are 

 planned so that they will include ap- 

 proximately 40 percent study and 60 

 percent recreation. 



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