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JUST CHUGGING ALONG — 1917 

 George B. KendaU, Morgan County's first farm adviser, 

 drove this car, reminiscent of the few Farm Bureau members 

 of 20 years ago. 



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C -^ Vf vvork well in double harness 



id 

 men 

 irness. 

 On September 16. this team ^'ave a rous- 

 ing party in celebration of the Morgan 

 County Farm Bureau's 20th birthday. 



More than 5()()() rural folks and sev- 

 eral thousand townspeople crowded the 

 square to see the parade of ?() floats 

 prepared by I'arm Bureau members. 

 Each car told a story of high point in 

 the ^0 year old organization. 



Led by an American Legion color 

 guard and band, the gay procession 

 moved slowly through the town. 

 Among the first was George B. Ken- 



NEIGHBORS — 

 offered congratula- 

 tions, joined in the 

 celebration. 



dall, Morgan county s first farm advi- 

 ser, chugging along in a 1917 model 

 Ford which portrayed the Farm Bureau 

 as it was when he first knew it. Next, 

 in striking contrast, came "Bill" Cool- 

 idge, present adviser, gliding smoothly 

 past in a 1937 streamlined car, em- 

 blematic of the 1937 organization. 



Nearly every activity of organized 

 agriculture wa.s represented. Market- 

 ing, taxation, legislation, safety, vol- 

 ume buying, better farming methods, 

 home improvement, social clubs, 4-H 

 Clubs, rural youth activities. Farm 

 Bureau insurance — all were graphic- 

 ally depicted in moving exhibits. 



ROLLING ALONG SMOOTHLY — 1937 

 W. B. Coolidge, Morgan County's fourth farm adviser, 

 needs a swift car to adequately serve more than 1000 Farm 

 Bureau members today. 



Morgan Celebrates 

 20th Anniversary 



Before the last float was parked on 

 the square after the parade, folks be- 

 gan lining up at the big free lunch 

 counter operated by the businessmen 

 with the aid of 15 farmers. Behind 

 the counter was sufficient hot dogs, 

 buns, beans and coffee to furnish 5000 

 persons a satisfying lunch. Rations 

 were given only to ticketholders who 

 had registered at the Farm Bureau of- 

 fice. In spite of the generous amount 

 of food there was none left over. 



C. V. "Cliff" Gregory, associate pub- 

 lisher of "Wallace's Farmer" was the 

 principal speaker on the afternoon pro- 

 gram. He outlined the farm bill ad- 

 vocated by the American Farm Bureau 

 Federation and the lAA. 



Others appearing on the program 

 were, J. C. Spitler, state leader of farm 

 advisers; George B. Kendall and F. A. 

 Fisher, first and second Morgan county 

 farm advisers; J. H. Lloyd, state direc- 

 tor of agriculture; F. H. Mynard. as- 

 sistant state 4-H club leader. E. E. 

 Hart, president of the Morgan County 

 Farm Bureau, introduced the speakers 



AS THE PARADE ENDED— 

 — 5.000 town and country folks lined up for a free lunch 

 prepared by the Chamber of Commerce. 



FARMERS' OWN COMPANIES DISPLAYED WARES 

 "Independence," "Family Protection," "Education lor 

 Children," were Country Life's offering. 



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