The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-20
SPEAKERS At
PICNIC WANT
MORE DUROCS
Officials of State and National As.
sociation Talk At Outing Of
Farmers.

Speakers on the program at the
first Duroc Breeders association
picnic held in Aledo, we're united in
declaring that more Duroc hogs
would be raised by Illinois farmers
The program in the afternoon yes
terday consisted of talks by various
association officers and horse shoe
pitching contests.
Not least in the afternoons en-
tertainment was the music rendered
by the Mystery quartet, which has
been pronounced for some time as
one of the best in this part of the
state. When the quartet was an
nounced by Chairman Charles Kin
sey, the mysterious" part of the
name was disclosed. The quartet
was composed of l. F. Gilmore
president Of the Mercer County
Duroc association; P. S. Richey
Mercer county farm advisor; Fred
Crawford and Kenneth Underwood
both members of the Duroc associa-
ton.
I The first speaker of the after
noon was w. V. Gouseff, field Sec
rotary of the Illinois State DuroC
Breeders association. Mr.. Gouseff
talked for several minutes on the
Business of Raising Durocs." He
pointed out how each member OF
the farmers family should take an
interest in the swine herd and how
considerable expense to the regis
tering association could be saved Z!
the woman folks would take care Of
the clerical work for the farmers
He said that approximately $4,000
was expended by the registering as
ISOLATION in correcting errors made
by farmers who did not thoroughly
understand the clerical end of the
business.
National Officer Speaks.
James R. Pfander, secretary OF
the National Duroc Jersey Regis
tering association, followed Mr.
Gouseff with a talk on the regis
tering of pure bred swine. He told
the breeders how the business Of
the Duroc association had grown
during the past five years. The
business Of the registering associa'
ton five years ago was carried OF
by one man. Now the association
owns building in Peoria, recently
appraised at 100000, said to be
one of the finest Breeders associa.
ton buildings in the world and EN-
ploys IS clerks to take care OF the
work of registering the pure bred
Duroc Jersey swine raised in the
United States. Mr.. Pfander empha.
sized the statement made by Mr.
Gouseff in regard to allowing the
women to take care of the clerica
work on the farm.
Colonel Stickleman of Galesburg
Colonel Peterson Of Watseka and {
number of members of the county
association were called upon fol
short speeches. Colonel Sticklemar
delighted the ladies with com
ment on the excellence Of the apple
pie with which he was served al
noon. He expressed a desire tt
meet the lady who made the pie
but the modesty Of that person was
so great that the Colonel was dis
appointed. The comment gave
room for many others in regard t
woman who baked the pies, ant
each speaker following ColoneI
Stickleman raised the question, buI
the picnic ended without the mys
terry being solved.
The horse shoe tournament was
not judged by the officials and the
different members of the team al
claim the championship. The pic
mic broke up late in the afternoon
after President l. F. Gilmore hai
declared that others and plenty Of
them would be held in the future.