Milk Wagon Drivers 



Want Wage increase 



As we >:(■ ft' [ircss dicaisizoii nnlk 

 wapoii drivfi's in Chicago were thrtfitiii- 

 injr to strike for a base salary of S4?> a 

 \v«'«-k with the fomiiiissioii system re- 

 vised upward for sales in excess- of their 

 regular quotas. The I'liion's totitrar' 

 with the dealers expired '(•ii April .".d. It 

 provided for S4li a week wapes. iil» 

 eommissioils. 



'"The drivers have iiis«niite<l lis ti' %:>' 

 an iiierease." said Kay Bryant, husiruss 

 repre-entative of the I'pioii. "If we eai/t 

 tet it liy nejrotiations ;we will have t.. 

 adfipt other measures.^' -Iiealers state 

 that if the increase is jjranteii the retail 

 price must bo raised from 11 to !'J cei t-^ 

 a quart. 



Investis:;itors of the F'ederal Trade 

 ronimission recently moved into Chicago 

 to spend five or six weeks studying the 

 milk market. A committee of five leg- 

 islators also began a series <.f hearings 

 seeking to formulate some basis of legi-- 

 lation to regulate the Chicago milk ir- 

 dustry. 



It i« reported that the Driver's Union his ios' 

 many of it* old members who have been replaceil 

 by voiintrer men. many of u horn are cnliepe 

 irradiiates. The younper men arr said to be not in 

 sympathy with a strike because^ t,hey feel that the 

 f.tore«. and milk depot-* will take^ore biisinefc away 

 from tile route*, diirinp the strike and alter it t^.e 

 prKe of milk is advanced to 18c. 



f/^^*>^^^ 



Milk Producers About 



St. Louis Aided By AAA 



Incomes of dairy farmer- in the ."-t. 

 Louis milk shed have increased Sl.:i41.- 

 ><Tfi.2.'{ from higher milk prices tiuring 

 the eleven months' operation of the 

 federal milk license ending April .'id. 

 l'.>:\'->. Fred L. Shipley, market admii.is- 

 trator. reports. 



\'alue of production I'n-m .lune Mf'^l 

 through -April lli;ir> was $t'..427.10:2..'if.— 

 an average of 8.^84.282.0:} per month. 

 This compares with an incc'ine of 

 $5.l>85.22»'i.lS for the sanie eleven 

 months <if the previous year. Thus the 

 fe<leral license has added an average of 

 $121.!'8S.T."> per month to milk pidducels' 

 income. 



In March 1 '.':>.> the average price on 

 the .-^t. Louis market for milk was ?1.0li 

 per cwt.. whereas in .March this year, 

 one year after the license liecame ef 

 fectivi-. the average price was .*1.84. 



'.'Soybeans" In AAA 



While II. Washington ti.ll..wing the 

 I'eoria mass nieeting. President Earl C. 

 Smith met with a committee of congress- 

 men from the Illinois delegation regard- 

 ing the inclusion of ".soybeans" a~ a 

 non-basic commodity in the .Agricuitur;.! 

 .Adjustment Act. 



NEW HOME or CEWITT COITNTV FARM BCKEAr IN CLINTON 



The committee as well a* Chairiiian 

 .Marvin Jones agreed to support the 

 amendment before the House .Agricid- 

 tural (dmmiltee. 



Whiteside County Starts 



Clean-Up, Paint-Up Drive 



Thi Whiteside County Farm Kuieau 

 recently launched a paint-up and clean- 

 up contest known as "The Whiteside 

 Farmstead Impripvenunt Campaign." 



The contest is organized by townships 

 with every farmer eligible to participate 

 and receive prizes. Local committees 

 were appointed in all of the 22 town- 

 ships whose duty it will be to designate 

 the farmsteads on which the most Im- 

 provements have been made during the 

 summer and fall seasons. 



The winner of each will be given a 

 -election of desirable trees and shrubs. 

 The contest closes Octjiber .'U. 



The ctiunty committee is coni|iosed <.t' 

 (Jeorge Woessner of Sterling, chairman: 

 Ralph .lohnson of F'rophetstown; C. F. 

 Keed of Sterling; Rachel Lemon, county 

 1-U club leader; and F. H. ."shuman. 

 farm adviser. 



The Farm Hiireaii has adoptetl the 

 -iogan "Fven One Buililing F'ainteil 

 Raises .Neighborhood Property X'alues." 

 Iiescribed once as "The county with all 

 the paint on it." Farm .Adviser .Shuman 

 slates that during the deiiressjon years 

 a tremendous deterioration has taken 

 place in Whiteside county with many 

 homos and buildings unpainted. barns • 

 «-ithout necessary repairs and neglect of 

 hf^me surroundings in general. 



The scort larii atlopted r.-r 'he cam- 

 paign follows: 



Buildings'— tiO'^r (.')0'~; — P iintetl this 

 year, new siding or shingles. 10'> for 

 repaired roofs, wintlows, porches, steps, 

 windows and doors properly h'jng.) 



House Yard — 10'"r (Lawn kept mowct). 

 Weeds mowed. Fences in good repair.) 



Barn Yard — .'id'^r (Remove all tin cans, 

 old wire, worn out machinery, etc.; Haul 

 manure away from barn; Eliminate 

 undesirable advertising on .md near 

 buildings; .Mow fence rows and corntrs; 

 Fences and gates in good repair: \Voo<i 

 piled neatly an<i attractively; Keyp. .ma- 

 chinery properly housed- > 



Good Work at Danville 



I'anvillt Milk Producer? r»u:ry whiih 

 operates a chain of milk depots paid 

 their members tUl .j'* of the oonsasiiurs 

 milk dollar during the past fiscal 'year, 

 raised the price of milk to members 2,V 

 per cwt.. lowered the price to ".he con- 

 sumer ;!c p<r <)t., and made 2.'>" interest 

 on their invested capital, iio-.-rding - ;•! 

 .1. B. Countiss. director of dairy market- 

 ing. "How's that for cutting iown the 

 c<ist of distribution," sa.vs .Tack. .At Dan- 

 ville the depot price is being raised from 

 7 to 8c per (it. and dealers hav agrei d 

 to give up their milk depots 



The Illinois Home Bureau Federation 

 is planning to hold its annual.slate jucnic 

 at Old Salem near .Springfu^lii .nWed- 

 nesdav, .Julv "]. i 



I'nrle .\b saj-s it helps to pay rompll 



ments because most folks try t'> live ;;; 

 to their reputations. 



12 



I. A. A. KFCOKIl 



