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OLD CAR — NEW JOB 

 Hoirr Weihane. 9, uaing a 1915 Buick almost 

 thr*« times his age. raked sU the hay on his 

 father's Cook countr form this summer. Prize 

 picture. 



"THIS'S MY FAMILY," 

 says Nola Ellen McCauley, 10, of Woodford countr. 

 "How many? Well, let's see." Prize Picture. 



AT THE STATE CORN HUSKING MATCH OCT. 30 

 Farm Advisor Porett of Vermilion county reports 

 that 875 persons served on committees, five high 

 school bands from Danville, Rossville, Westville, 

 Georgetown and Hoopeston headed up the big 

 parade before an amazing crowd estimated by 

 Prairie Farmer at 70,000. 



BABIES 

 Right: Donald 

 Spalt. 14 months, 

 son of Mr. and 

 Mrs. Henry Spalt, St. Clair 

 county, caught in the 

 bath. Left: Vera Deene 

 Kaiifman, 15 months, daughter oi 

 Mr. and Mrs. lohn I. Kaufman, 

 McLean county, snoozes in her 

 ■and box. Both are prize shots. 



DEAN HENRY PERLY RUSK 

 of the state college of agricul- 

 ture, shown with Mrs. Rusk, fired 

 the opening gun to start the stole 

 com huskers on their way. Mr. 

 and Mrs. Geo. M. Wrights Ver- 

 milion County Form Bureau mem- 

 bers (extreme right) on whose 

 form the contest was held 

 seemed pleased with all their 

 "company." 



ON THE MAGINOT LINE 

 Built in 1728 this French house, 

 about 20 miles west of the 

 Maginot Line, was the early 

 home of Louis Scheidecker, father 

 of Chas. and Marshall Schei- 

 decker, La Salle county farmers. 

 The arched door is the stable en- 

 trance. Prize photo by Bemice 

 MarshalL 



