the reassessments of farm lands could 

 have been put in better shape than the 

 agreement between Assessor Clark and 

 the Farm Bureau Tax Committee. " 



Sub-Divisions Increase Values 



One of the problems in this reassess- 

 ment was brought about by the in- 

 crease in sub-divisions in the county. 

 There has been a heavy migration of 

 population from the city to surburban 

 areas, largely to escape the heavy taxes 

 and unsatisfactory living conditions 

 within the city. In areas three or four 

 miles from the city proper, a specula- 

 tive value on farm lands has materially 

 raised the actual cash and asking price 

 during the last two years especially. 

 It is the feeling of the Tax Committee 

 that more sub-divisions have been laid 

 out than probably will be built up for 

 many years to come. But the migra- 

 tion has added a speculative value to 

 farm lands closer in that has taken 

 away their purely agricultural values 

 to a large extent. The poorest kind 

 of farm land cannot be bought for 

 much less than $300 per acre. Much 

 of this land has a purely speculative 

 value, and only a small fraction of it 

 will ever realize these enhanced values. 

 Farmers that live in such localities have 

 an assessment condition to meet that 

 is very troublesome. 



The Assessor's office has placed 

 values on these surburban areas that 

 are farmed at the lowest fair cash 

 value for subdividing. Considering all 

 things these areas have benefited more 

 than strictly farm lands. In sub-divi- 

 sions, on golf courses and on country 

 estates, assessed values have been de- 

 cidedly increased. City lots in suburbs 

 and in Chicago, formerly assessed very 

 low, have been increased. The Com- 

 mittee feels that Assessor Clark has 

 performed his duty under the law in 

 actually equalizing the assessment on 

 all properties in the county. 



Speaking of surpluses, says Uncle Ab, 

 there ain't none can beat the surplus 

 of reports and surveys comin' out of 

 Washington these days. My head's in 

 a whirl tryin' to keep up with 'em. 



E. C. Foley, farm adviser in Boone 



county for 12 years, announced recent- 

 ly that he will resign soon. He plans 

 to devote full time to a seed company 

 of which he is president. 



Herman Conrady, principal of the Emden 



High School has been secured to manage 

 the Logan County Farm Bureau baseball 

 team this summer. 



DEKALB'S 1938 STATE BASEBALL CHAMPS 

 Manager John O'Brien is telling the boys what they'll have to do to play in the 

 finals at the Sports Festival September 1-2. 



Sports Festival Is Growing 



Up? Age 4 in Sept. 



Samuel R. Guard, publisher of the 

 Breeder's Gazette, has purchased the Roy- 

 croft Printing Industries established by 

 the late Elbert Hubbard, writer and philos- 

 opher, at East Aurora, New York. 



VJ^^HE Illinois Farm Sports Festi- 

 ^*~T^ val will celebrate its fourth 



^J anniversary this year at the 

 University of Illinois, September 1 and 

 2. And like most four-year-olds, it 

 has some new tricks. It has had its 

 bumps and it has learned its lessons. 

 This year, instead of trying to sprawl 

 over an area a couple of miles long by 

 a mile wide, it will be concentrated 

 around the big Huff gym on the south 

 side of the campus. 



Streets in the area may be blocked 

 off to make room around the gym 

 for all events, except baseball, trap, 

 skeet and rifle shooting, and horse 

 pulling. Arrangements are being con- 

 sidered that will take all shooting 

 events to ranges and traps near the 

 round barns on the University farms. 

 Farm Bureau baseball championship 

 tournament will be held on Illinois 

 Field as in previous years and horse 

 pulling will remain south of the 

 stadium. 



If these moves are made, they will 

 be made in the interests of fun. Ath- 

 letes will have an opportunity to watch 

 other contests. Spectators will more 

 readily locate players from home and 

 will see more contests than in previous 

 years. 



Amateur wrestling for boys under 

 21 was added to the program for the 

 first time this year. Official high school 



rules will apply. Weight divisions fall 

 at 95, 105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 

 165, 175 pounds and heavyweight. No 

 one who has either a college numeral 

 or letter in wrestling or has won an 

 award in a state wrestling tournament 

 will be permitted to compete. Pre-* 

 liminary bouts will be limited to three 

 minutes, final bouts to five. 



Another new wrinkle is that specta- 

 tors may have a chance to try a new 

 sport or two for themselves. One 

 that's being discussed is Barnyard 

 Archery Golf. It is played with a bow 

 and arrow over a two mile course. 

 Targets are nine-inch bull's eyes on 

 nine scattered bales or straw. 



(Details of wrestling rules and Barn- 

 yard Archery Golf are available at your 

 Farm Bureau office.) 



These and other plans grew out of 

 the first meeting of the state Illinois 

 Farm Sports Festival committee in the 

 lAA office. May 5. Next meeting is 

 scheduled for July 24 at University of 

 Illinois. 



Members of this committee are: Al- 

 vin O. Eckert, chairman; Frank Ging- 

 rich, secretary; W. A. Dennis, Otto 

 Steffey, lAA directors; Paul Mathias, 

 George Thiem, C. M. Seagraves, George 

 E. Metzger, Larry Potter, Cap Mast, 

 John Spencer, Dave Mieher and G. W. 



(Continued on page 13J 



JUNE, 1939 



