September, 1932 



THE I. A. A. RECORD 



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As we go to press the race for 

 the championship in the Illinois 

 Farm Bureau Baseball League is 

 narrowing down to a handful of 

 divisional winners. 



Christian county came out on 

 top in the first inter-divisional con- 

 test of the quarter finals with 

 Macon winning in two successive 

 games. Livingston and Will coun- 

 ties were scheduled to settle their 



, quarter-final series on August 27. 



7 They split the first two games. 



Marshall-Putnam and McDon- 

 ough are hooked up in another 

 quarter-final series, Carroll and De- 

 Kalb in a third. 



Morgan county, winner in its di- 

 vision, will probably play Christian 

 •■: in its first inter-divisional contest. 



The fact that there are nine 

 divisions in the League this year 

 may complicate the play-off for the 

 state title. At this writing an effort 

 is being made to get Christian 

 county to play an extra quarter- 

 final series against Morgan to de- 

 termine which shall go on into the 

 semi-finals. 



While this plan puts Christian 

 county at a disadvantage, there is 

 likelihood that a series will be so 

 arranged to expedite the early com- 

 pletion of the championship race. 



In the event that a contest can- 

 not be arranged between Morgan 

 and Christian, the former will be 

 matched against one of the losing 

 teams in the various quarter-final 

 series. The losing teams will be 

 required to draw lots to see which 

 one plays Morgan and thereby re- 

 news its chance at the state title. 

 The remaining teams in the quar- 

 ter and semi-final series will then 

 draw lots to see which one stays 

 out each time until only two teams 

 are left to play for the state cham- 

 pionship. If the state contest is run 

 off under the "bye" system there 

 is likelihood that the final series 

 will not be played until late in 

 October unless the teams consent 

 to play several games a week. 



The nine divisional winners in the 

 state League are Livingston, Will, 

 McDonough, Marshall-Putnam, De- 

 Kalb, Carroll, Macon, Christian, and 

 Morgan counties. 



Accident Prevention 



Campaign Is Underway 



From September 1 on through un- 

 til the last day of November, Farm 

 Bureau members In Illinois will 

 take part in a state -wide accident 

 prevention campaign sponsored by 

 the I. A. A. insurance department. 



Recruits will be sought in the 

 Illinois Farm Bureau Safety Club 

 and present members will be urged 

 to renew their study and observance 

 of accident prevention measures. 



Illinois Farm Bureau members 

 now have the lowest state -wide 

 automobile insurance company in 

 the Illinois Agricultural Mutual, 

 organized by the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association, and every effort 

 is being made through accident pre- 

 vention to keep down the cost. Up 

 to date this effort has been suc- 

 cessful. While many companies 

 have been forced to increase their 

 rates, the I. A. A. company has held 

 down assessments because its policy 

 holders as a group are careful 

 drivers. 



Our country needs more no-acci- 

 dent drivers, observes the National 

 Safety Council. In these days pre- 

 ceding election, when everyone is 

 being told what he can do for his 

 country and what it is America 

 needs, every good citizen can start 

 a little campaign of his own as a 

 candidate as a no-accident driver. 



You can cast a vote for safety 

 every time you sit down behind the 

 wheel of your car. If enough candi- 

 dates of the no-accident driver 

 party are successful in getting votes 

 for safety, literally thousands of 

 lives can be saved in America dur- 

 ing the next twelve months. 



So why not get on the bandwagon 

 in this worthwhile movement? Do 

 your bit to check the peace-time 

 war which is slaughtering more 

 than 33,000 Americans each year. 

 Toss your hat in the ring and start 

 a one-man campaign that will as- 

 sure you of a clear conscience when 

 the motor vehicle death totals are 

 figured up at one end of the year. 



Which is safer, you or your car? 

 You can answer that question 

 sgecifically for yourself, but we can 

 tell you the answer for the country 

 at large. The car is the safest part 

 of the combination; the driver the 

 more dangerous by far. 



Barley, oats, buckwheat, and 

 wheat, all lost money for the labor 

 of growing them in New York state 

 last year, according to farm ac- 

 counts. 



Eighty-five to 90 per cent of all 

 automobile accidents are caused by 

 the driver, according to a recent 

 analysis made by the National 

 Safety Council. Automobiles, es- 

 pecially those that are relatively 

 new or have been kept in good con- 

 dition, are just about as safe as 

 engineering science can make them. 

 The driver has a long way to go be- 

 fore he attains an equal state of 

 perfection. 



HORSESHOE 



Tournament 



The Century of Progress Exposi- 

 tion announces a horseshoe pitch- 

 ing tournament open to all comers 

 in the central states on September 

 22 and 23, 1932. The contest will be- 

 gin at 10:00 A. M. and is open to 

 Farm Bureau teams. 



The tournament will take place 

 in the amusement section on the 

 Century of Progress grounds near 

 the replica of old Ft. Dearborn on 

 the Lake front. 



There will be no entrance fee. 

 Prizes will be offered but they have 

 not yet been announced. The con- 

 test will be in charge of Harvey J. 

 Sconce, chairman of the Agricul- 

 tural Division, Century of Progress, 

 Chicago. Contestants should make 

 their entries without delay. 



Mr. Sconce explained that the 

 tournament is being held this fall 

 with the idea of arousing interest 

 in a much larger tournament to be 

 staged while the exposition is in 

 full swing next year. 



Beef Cattle Numbers 



Greatest Since 1928 



The number of cattle on farms 

 has been increasing since 1928 and 

 it is expected to result in a marked 

 increase in cattle slaughter within 

 the next few years according to the 

 Bureau of Agricultural Economics. 

 The number slaughtered during the 

 first half of 1932 was the smallest 

 for the period in many years, the 

 report states. If this slaughter con- 

 tinues small during the remainder 

 of the year the number of cows on 

 farms January 1, 1933, will be near 

 the largest total ever recorded in 

 this country. 



Although the total number of 

 cattle in the United States is larger 

 than a year ago, the number on 

 feed is smaller. Marketings of grass 

 cattle from the Western States dur- 

 ing the remainder of the year prob- 

 ably will be larger than in the cor- 

 responding period last year. Be- 

 cause of favorable range and feed 

 conditions, grass cattle marketed 

 this fall are expected to be in bet- 

 ter flesh than those marketed last 

 fall, and the time of their move- 

 ment is likely to be somewhat later 

 than usual. Present indications are 

 that market supplies of grain-fed 

 cattle during the remainder of the 

 summer and the early fall will be 

 smaller than those of a year earlier, 

 but that supplies of such cattle 

 during the late fall and early win- 

 ter will be larger. 



