Page Four 



THE I. A. A. RECORD 



October, 1931 



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ton seed meal, there never was a better 

 time for Illinois livestock feeders to 

 buy a superior protein supplement for 

 feeding with home grown grains than 

 now, according to W. H. Coultas, man- 

 ager of the Association. Livestock feed- 

 ers should use more soybean oil meal, 

 as it is superior in protein content and 

 digestibility to either cotton seed or lin- 

 seed meal and because it is the only 

 protein supplement grown in the corn 

 belt. 



Banquet State Baseball 



Champions at Pontiac 



I. A. A. Trophy Awarded Before 

 Gathering in Livingston County 

 . October 8 



MORE than 150 people, including 

 members of the State Champion- 

 ship Baseball Team from Livingston 

 county, baseball officials, County Farm 

 Bureau directors, and their wives and 

 guests, gathered at a banquet in Pon- 

 tiac October 8 to celebrate Livingston's 

 recent victory over Knox county in the 

 state finals. S. G. "Steve" Turner, farm 

 adviser, ably served as toastmaster. 



After paying tribute to the prowess 

 of each member of the team and Mana- 

 ger Clarence Jacobs, to Ray McKit- 

 trick, county baseball director, and the 

 four members of the baseball commit- 

 tee, Francis Skinner, Donald Kirkton, 

 John Wrightam and Wm. Conroy, the 

 toastmaster presented each player with 

 a gold baseball watch charm and a gift 

 from the manager. The watch charm 

 and a silver trophy were donated by the 

 A. G. Spaulding Company. 



E. G. Thiem, secretary of the State 

 League, reviewed the history of the or- 

 ganization since its beginning in 1924, 

 discussed some of the questions and 

 problems that arose during the current 

 season, told of the fine sportsmanship 

 shown throughout the championship 

 series by Livingston and Knox counties, 

 and presented "Shy" Wrightam, captain 

 of the team, with the Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association trophy, a silver lov- 

 ing cup. 



Musical entertainment was provided 

 by a Jadies' trio composed of Mesdames 

 Erickson, Shugart and Turner, who won 

 first place in the recent national con- 

 test at the American Legion convention, 

 Detroit, and by the Farmer Four, local 

 men's quartette. 



Assistant Farm Adviser F. S. Camp- 

 bell of Knox county. Manager T. J. 

 Sullivan, Pitcher Sornberger and Catch- 

 er Shay drove over from Galesburg to 

 help celebrate Livingston's victory- 

 Other guests introduced during the eve- 

 ning in addition to team members and 

 officials were George L. Potter, presi- 



Mennbers Sign Pledge 



To Prevent Accidents 



dent of the County Service Company; 

 Calistus A. Bruer, secretary, and 

 Charles Meis, president of the Livings- 

 ton Farm Bureau. , 



Await Word from Farm 

 Board on Corn Proposals 



PRESIDENT EARL C. SMITH dis- 

 cussed stabilization of corn prices 

 with members of the Coarse Grains Ad- 

 visory Committe and the Federal Farm 

 Board in "Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 

 6. A plan was formulated by a sub- 

 committee and presented to the Farm 

 Board with the request that it be given 

 attention at the earliest possible mo- 

 ment. 



It is likely that a state-wide I. A. A. 

 meeting will be called in the near fu- 

 ture to discuss and adopt a definite 

 program. 



The marketing staff of the Associa- 

 tion and representatives of the Illinois 

 Grain Corporation have been studying 

 various proposals made by members and 

 leaders designed to lift the price of corn 

 to a higher level. A number of the 

 suggestions so made were brought be- 

 fore the proper officials in the national 

 capital. 



Soybean Oil Paint at 



Greatly Reduced Prices 



Successful experiments made by the 

 University of Illinois and private tests 

 conducted by paint manufacturers 

 have prompted the Illinois Farm Sup- 

 ply Company to offer a high grade soy- 

 bean oil paint through the 47 associated 

 service companies. 



This paint, containing not less than 

 20 per cent soybean oil, promises to 

 greatly increase the outlet for soybean 

 oil, which largely determines the soy- 

 bean market. Illinois grows 40 per cent 

 of the commercial soybeans produced in 

 this country. 



In order to get rapid distribution for 

 this paint the Farm Supply Company 

 is offering it through county service 

 companies at 23 per cent below the 

 regular retail price for paint of a simi- 

 lar quality. With special discounts in 

 addition to this, the net cost to Farm 

 Bureau members will be approximately 

 30 per cent below average local retail 

 prices. 



The house paint can be furnished in 



REPORTS coming in from several of 

 the 61 counties organizing safety 

 clubs as a part of the state Farm Bu- 

 reau accident prevention campaign in- 

 dicate that farmers are joining whole- 

 heartedly in the movement, reports V. 

 Vaniman, director of insurance service. 



The first count shows a membership 



of 369. Considering the fact that wind- 



^^ y^ ^-^ shield stickers and other 



-^#^^B material were sent out 



^_^ \^ ^ only a few days ago 



this is an exceptionally 



good showing, Vaniman said. 



Every Farm Bureau member is eligi- 

 ble for membership in Illinois Farm 

 Bureau Safety Club and will receive a 

 windshield sticker on which is printed 

 a list of rules for safe driving. Stickers, 

 material and membership are free. 



A number of counties are holding 

 special safety meetings during October 

 where demonstrations of safe driving 

 and traffic rules will be given. 



Champaign county is planning to in- 

 stall safety lanes for testing brakes and 

 wheel alignment as a means of eliminat- 

 ing mechanical defects which might 

 lead to accidents. Mr. Vaniman says 

 about 75 per cent of the cars tested in 

 safety lanes have defects that need cor- 

 recting. 



A silver loving cup will be given by 

 the I. A. A. to the county conducting 

 the best campaign. Each county enter- 

 ing will present an exhibit of newspaper 

 clippings, news letter items, and other 

 publicity material such as pictures, pos- 

 ters, etc. The winning county will have 

 the honor of naming a local man as 

 president of the Illinois Farm Bureau 

 Safety Club for the coming year. The 

 next four will select representatives 

 from their county to be members of 

 the board of directors. 



Ford County Gram 



Association Formed 



The Ford County Grain Association, 

 newly organized, has the following 

 board of directors: Albert Odell, 

 Charles E. Harper, Louis Runneberg, A. 

 B. Schofield, Edward Karr, Paxton; Al- 

 fred Arends, Melvin; R. F. Cothern, 

 W. E. McKeever, Harry Scott, Gibson 

 City; Louis Rust, Sibley; George V. 

 Dowse, William Walgenbach, Kempton; 

 John Woodward, Thawville; John Gal- 

 lahue and P. S. Jensen, Piper City. The 

 temporary officers are: A. B. Schofield, 

 president; P. S. Jensen, vice-president; 

 W. E. McKeever, secretary-treasurer. 



any of 12 colors shown on a color 

 chart on display at all county service 

 companies. 



