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Title: Illinois Agricultural Association record (microform)
Identifier: 5060538.1923-1930
Year: 1923 (1920s)
Authors: Illinois Agricultural Association; Illinois Agricultural Association. Record
Subjects: Agriculture -- Illinois
Publisher: Mendota, Ill. : The Association
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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THE I. A. A. RECORD ■^' Page Five B Thousands Attend Farm Bureau Picnics 14th District Gathering at Monmouth Leads All in Size Monmouth, 111., Aug. 27: .....■■ -., ^j^^ lighted grandstand on the fair grounds. 4 CROWD estimated at 15,000 gathered here Congressman Henry T. Rainey, the speaker -^ today in the picturesque city park at the of the afternoon, ulked to a full grandstand edge of town for the 14th district I. A. A Farm Bureau picnic. An ideal day and a morning baseball game between Warren and Henderson counties induced a large early at- tendance. The crowd came from Warren, Mercer, Hancock, Henderson, and Rock Island counties. All were well represented. Henderson defeated Warren in the morning baseball game, while McDonough won a close decision from Henry, championship contenders, in the afternoon contest. The score was 3 to 1. Heavy hitting by "Boots" Runkle, star shortstop for McDonough turned the tide of victory. The game was hard fought and well played by both teams. Harold Kessinger, state senator from Aurora, was introduced by his colleague. Senator Han- nah of Monmouth. Kes- singer spoke optimistically about the future of agri- culture, emphasizing the need for thorough organ- ization. M. G. Lambert of Ferris presided. All Farm Bureau presidents in the district were there. Games, contests, races, and good music provided in both morning and after- noon kept the crowd en- tertained. Observers de- clared this the largest farmers' picnic held dur- ing the year in Illinois. on farm relief and the marketing act. Mr. Rainey, a Democrat, was for the equalization fee and the debenture plan, and said so. His talk was well received. Farm adviser C. J. Thomas of Jackson county broke his leg while sliding into home during the baseball game between local pickup teams. A crowd estimated at 4000 attended. Others who spoke briefly were Sec. Geo. E. Metzger and Pres. E. W. Tiedeman of the Sanitary Milk Producers. Fred Dietz of DeSoto presided. OIney, 111., Aug. 30: A crowd that overflowed the grandstand and the Richland county fair grounds heard gray- haired Sam Thompson, president of the Ameri- These siffns near the main entrance greeted State Fair visitors, Auc 19-24. Bloomington, 111., Aug. 28: Threatening clouds in the morning and a light shower early in the after- noon cut the attendance at the 17th district Farm Bureau picnic held at Mil- ler Park here today. The crowd was somewhat small- er than that of last year when 8,000 to 10,000 peo- ple attended a similar gathering. McLean bested Wood- ford county in the morn- ing baseball game played on the Teachers' College grounds at Normal. C. V. Gregory, editor of Prairie Farmer and speaker of the afternoon, gave a scholarly address tracing the history of agriculture and farm relief from biblical times to the present day. He spoke optimistically of the future, the agricultural marketing act, and the federal farm board. The Middle West has lagged be- hind in organizing grain marketing coopera- tives, he said. Farmers must federate to secure the benefit of the new legislation.
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Salem presided, getting the program under- way and finishing on schedule time. - . i-'-. Ottawa, III., Aug. 31: The story of the Cook county reassessment and the long struggle for a fair and equitable valuation of real estate was told here today in a short vigorous address at the annual LaSalle County Farm Bureau picnic by William H. Malone, chairman of the Illinois Tax Com- mission. Mr. Malone accompanied by Mrs. Malone arrived in a great tri-motored metal monoplane which after circling about over the picnic crowd landed at the Ottawa airport two miles from the city. Mr. Malone commended the Farm Bureau and Illinois Agricultural Association for their fairness in tax matters before the Commission. "I have never heard Farm Bureau representa- tives ask the commission for tax reduction," he ^ said. "They invariably appealed for tax equaliza- tion and when the facts showed that ineqiulities existed we have not hesi- tated to grant relief." A 4-H club style show, a baby beef club demon- stration, baseball, horse- shoe pitching and other events featured the pro- gram. The largest county pic- nic in the history of the Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau was held on the Swaney school grounds near McNabb on Aug. 27, according to R. J. Laible, county adviser. The crowd was estimated at 8,000 by experienced gatekeepers. The speaker, Wm. H. Malone, chairman of the state tax commission, ar- rived in a Curtiss-Robin airplane from Chicago. The I. A. A. pavilion was a popular meeting place for farmers through- out Fair week at Springfield. Sparta, Aug. 29: ';.-■■ The 4-H Club pageant in which nearly a hundred boys and girls from every part of Randolph county participated, featured the 2Sth district picnic held here today. The 4-H program provided the evening entertainment in MEMBERS FIND QUIET AND REST AT STATE FAIR can Farm Bureau Federation tell about the struggle for farm relief here today. The crowd of 8,000 to 10,000 was similar to that of last year. Mr. Thompson said he started his speak- ing career as president of the Illinois Agricul- tural Association at Olney about six years ago. "Our Sam" spoke interestingly and optimistic- ally about the future of agriculture. Baseball between Clay and Wabash County Farm Bureau teams featured the morning pro- gram along with barnyard golf. Boy scout demonstrations, and a style show by 4-H club girls preceded the speaker in the afternoon. A variety of games and races entertained the picnickers until evening. W. L. Cope of Four hundred twenty- five members already have been signed in the renewal campaign of the Hender- son County Farm Bureau, and the membership shows prospects of approaching ^ 500 within the next week I or two, according to R. J. Hamilton, district or- ganization manager. The old membership in Henderson county was 434. Practically all the new members are signed by voluntary solicitors. Loyd V. Steere, American Agricultural Com- missioner at Berlin, Germany, and Dr. Erich Kraemer from the same country were visitors at the I. A. A. office recently. Represenutives of the Soviet Government from Moscow, Russia, spent a day at L A. A. headquarters several weeks ago studying the Farm Bureau setup and program of service in Illinois. . Don't fail to read page 11 of this issu«.

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