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l/^F LAST year's farm accidents, 

 jr y the largest number reported for 

 \_^ for any one month was in July 

 . . . 292 temporary injuries, n perma- 

 nent injuries, and 26 deaths. 



Injuries received in haying operations 

 exceeded all others ... 50 Illinois 

 farmers received temporary injuries, 3 

 permanent injuries; and 3 met death. 



Other high accident results were due 

 to horses, tractors, pitchforks, and com- 

 bines. 



Very soon in Illinois, threshing will 



be under way. Plenty of rain has kept 

 shingle roofs wet enough to be safe so 

 far this season : however, a week of 

 intense heat will make wood shingles 

 dry as tinder. If you have wood shingle 

 roofs keep an eye on the location of 

 the threshing outfit when it sets up. 

 Make certain that the wind is not 

 carrying sparks in the direction of the 

 buildings. Occasionally, threshers are 

 so completely occupied with their sev- 



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THE lAA SAFETY 

 Be a sale driver, have your car 



Many reports are received of folks 

 falling out of wagons and otf hay loads. 

 Usually the driver stays on because he 

 has the lines to steady himself. While 

 it s no parachute hop, a non-stop flight 

 from the top of a load of hay to the 

 ground usually results in a sprained 

 ankle ... if the person lands on his 

 feet. If he comes "a-sittin," he short- 

 ens his spine a couple of inches. Which 

 is the most painful landing mode is un- 

 certain. Neither, however, have been 

 known to cause any outbursts of hilarity 

 except from the top of the load. 



Why not sit down on the hay . . . 

 its much more comfortable than the 

 ground. Its closer, too. 



With the rain we've been having and 



with the haying season at hand, be care- 

 ful about storing damp hay. Damp or 

 improperly cured hay, once stored in 

 the barn, has a way of heating and 

 many barns are burned down each year 

 from this one cause alone. Take an 

 occasional look into the hay mow to 

 make certain there are no hot pockets 

 starting. It isn't good farming, to 

 burn down a Sl^OO barn to save $'iO 

 worth of hay from getting wet ! 



Harvey Adair, 57, president of the Cook 



County Farm Bureau wa^ substitute catcher 

 for the Farm Bureau s South team m an 

 official baseball j;amc with ^X'ill County 

 Farm Bureau on June 11. Grandpa" Adair 

 caufjht four innin.ns, got two hits, knocked 

 in Cooks only run. Will county won 2") 

 to I. "My hand is still swollen from catch- 

 inj; those balls," said Harvey. "Otherwise 

 I'm fit as a fiddle." 



Paul Fogelsonp, DeKalb's star pitcher, 



lusn t been solved yet in Division II games. 

 On June 18 he struck out 12 Lake county 

 hitters, allowed six hits DeKalb won, eight 

 to two. Last season these teams played 

 txtra-stason games to decide the winner. 



Will county's pitching staff, headed by 



Schuldt, struck out 21 batsmen in thiee 

 games. Lester Case. ^X'll^s first sacker and 

 manager, is not concealing the fact that his 

 team is out to win the slate title. 



Dick Wargo struck out 19 Marshall-Pui- 



nam players for Woodford to win 12-0, June 

 18. Woodford is tied with Peoria, in Di- 

 vision IV with two wins each. The Peoria- 

 Woodford game scheduled for June 11 was 

 postponed due to rain. Dopestcrs have it 

 that the winner of this match will take the 

 divisional title. 



In Division V, Fayette and Macoupin have 



each one two, lost one Bond has lost one. 



won one and Montgomen' has won one and 



lost three. But it's still anyone's guess 



which will finish the seas<m in the lead. 



Fayette nosed Bond 6 to ^ in 1 1 innings, 



LANE IS COMING June 4. Montgomery dropped a 15 5 strug- 



checked for mechanical deiecti. gle to Fayette, Hillsboro. June II. On the 



I L c iL ■ II following Saturday, June 18. Macoupin and 



cral activities that a root hre is well payttte were knotted at two all around when 



under way before it is noticed. the game was called because of rain. 



^sif i>ti I 'iiii' llstlou *^"''* everything! Carroll county, out for 

 nuili; Ltllll llUlt h the state championship, defeated the ''•^ 

 f'hni'L ViiiiP Aiiliiu "■h-'mps from Ogle at Mt. Morris June 18, 

 I 111 in lUUl MUIUA score 6 to 1. W. Cheeseman. hurling for 

 Have you stopped at the lAA Safety Carroll struck out 8 but W. Frev went him 

 Lane to have the safety factors of your ""e better by fanning 11 and making a two- 

 car checked over.' Better do so . . . ''•'^f hit. It's going to be a tussle for district 



1 ^ 11 honors in this division, 



might save you an accident ! 



This month the equipment will be McLean and Macon were the winners in 



in: July District VI on June 18. McLean ilefeating 



Hillsboro, Montgomery County 1-2 M"['lfne M to o while Macon humbled the 



r- 11^ r- r . < rookie team from Sang.imon 14 to 2. 



Carrollton, Green County .......5 



Jerseyville, Jersey County 6-7 



Carlinville, Macoupin County 8-9 SpOFtS Fpslival Hllll'S 



Peoria, Peoria County 11-16 (C'nur.ueJ jr,,m p.ie,e ni 



Pekin, Tazewell County 18-20 contests. A sub-committee has been or- 



Monmouth, Warren County 22-23 ganized for that purpose. Although the 



Aledo, Mercer County 25-26 group has not reported, it is rumored 



Moline, Rock Island County 27-28 that pie-eating and similar fe.Uurcs may 



Cambridge. Henry County 29-30 be scheduled. The fun committee is ex- 



pccted to report at the next meeting of 



Uncle Ab says a safe motorist is one the state Festival committee which will 



who drives as if the rest of the world meet, July 29, at either Chicago or Ur- 



is both deaf and blind. bana. 



Suggestions for improving the third 



Otto Krenz at West Brooklyn likes flow- annual Farm Sports Festival will be ap- 



ers. He says. Did you ever see a fellow • .. i ir u ■ i i ■» 1 



with a flower in his lapel who wore a predated. If you have an idea, send it to 



grouch.'" the Festival Committee, lAA Offices. 



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 poration 

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If 50 

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 000,000 ' 

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 crop insu 

 to pay fo 

 hazards 

 in the foi 

 amendmei 

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 larger rest 

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 serve resi 

 which wil 

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 ditlcrcnce 

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 that tlie p 

 premiums 

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 wheat to 

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