J, G. M:i"AIL 



Who's Who Among 



The Farm Advisers 



When J. G. McCall comes tearing down 

 the road in a cloud of dust, folks in Jack- 

 son County just naturally grin and take to 

 the side of the road. "That's McCall, the 

 Farm Adviser, putting 

 ^^^ V in another good day's 



MBB •'', work." 



^aSf There may be big- 



^|V ger counties but Jack- 



WW son claims to have 



■ '- • ■ contributed more to 

 the world in general 

 than most Illinois 

 counties, especially 

 after a heavy rain. 

 Jackson county farms 

 have been discovered 

 on the Louisiana 

 Delta. That's why Mc- 

 Call is usually hurry- 

 ing. He is committed 

 lock, stofk and barrel to "Soil Conserva- 

 tion," ami. given a little more time, claims 

 that Jackson County farms will again re- 

 main in Jackson county where they be- 

 long. From an .airplane, the fields look to 

 be in swirls and curves and sweeps. But, 

 as one Farm Bureau member put it, "I 

 still got my farm in practically the same 

 place I bought it." 



Bom in Buncombe. Johnson county. Illi- 

 nois. September 13. 1886. McCall returned 

 to his birthplace immediately after his 

 graduation from Oklahoma A & M in 1908. 

 Here he operated a farm four years. But 

 it wasn't until 1921 that he put on the 

 first terracing demonstration in Southern 

 Illinois with the assistance of Prof. Leh- 

 mann. University of Illinois on the farm 

 of A. M. Smith in Johnson county. But 

 we're ahead of our story. In 1912 McCall 

 went to Southeastern Minnesota to teach 

 Vocational Agriculture. Then he operated 

 a big farm there for three years. Called 

 back to Johnson county to be Farm Ad- 

 viser he remained for five years. Then he 

 went to Gallatin county as Farm Adviser 

 and stayed three years. Five and one- 

 half years ago McCall came to Jackson 

 county and from all appearances that will 

 be his address for some time to come. 



A quick survey of his outstanding ac- 

 tivities while Farm Adviser in a ntimber 

 of counties is: (1) Assisted in the organiza- 

 tion of Illinpis Fruit Growers Exchange 

 while adviser in Johnson county; (2) Organ- 

 ized the Produce Marketing Association 

 while in Gallatin county; (3) Set up the 

 Jackson County Produce Marketing Associa- 

 tion at Murphysboro while in Jackson 

 county. McCall was also active in the or- 

 ganization of the Twin County Service 

 Company and the Producers Creamery of 

 Carbondale. And don't forget 4-H Club lead- 

 ership. Dairy Herd improvement work, and 

 the hundred and one duties of a Farm Ad- 

 viser in a county that raises everything 

 from "soup to nuts." 



And now. McCall is "going to town" on 

 Soil Conservation. Farmers of Jackson coun- 

 ty are at least doing something about soil 

 erosion. It's going to mean a change of 

 farming methods but Jackson county farm- 

 ers, while looking wistfully back at the 

 old days when the fertile hills were cov- 

 ered with heavy-headed wheat, realize that 

 their future lies behind McCall's program of 

 terracing and water control. 



Mr. and Mrs. McCall have five children, 

 Helen M., and Robert A., seniors in South- 

 em Illinois Teachers College, Carbondale; 

 Mary V., a senior in Murphysboro High School 

 and Marcelle and Marcenna, both sophomores. 



NOTICE 



lllinoii Agricultural Aisoclation 

 Election of Delegates 



Notice is hereby given that in con- 

 nection with the annual meetings of 

 all County Farm Bureaus to be held 

 during the month of November, 1935, 

 at the hour and place to be deter- 

 mined by the Board of Directors of 

 each respective County Farm Bureau, 

 the members in good standing of such 

 County Farm Bureau, and who are 

 also qualified voting members of Illi- 

 nois Agricultural Association, shall 

 elect a delegate or delegates to repre- 

 sent such members of Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association and vote on all mat- 

 ters before the next annual meeting or 

 any special meeting of the Associa- 

 tion, including the election of officers 

 and directors as provided for in the 

 By-Laws of the Association. 



During November, annual meetings 

 will be held in Brown, Clay, Clinton, 

 Gallatin, Lawrence, Logan, Macoupin, 

 Madison, Marion, Menard, St. Clair, 

 Schuyler and Williamson counties. 

 October 10, 1935. 



(Signed) PAtTL E. MATHIAS, 



Corporate Secreterj^ 



(A////i SiJpflltf 



Corn Yield Estimate 



Illinois Ave. 36 Bu. 



The corn crop in the United States 

 was estimated by the federal govern- 

 ment as of October 1 at 2,213,000,000 

 bushels, which compares with 1,377,- 

 000,000 bushels last year. The 1935 

 figure is about 14 per cent below the 

 1928-1932 average. It is expected that 

 this estimate will be revised downward 

 because of considerable damage from 

 frost to late planted corn early in 

 October. 



The average yield in Illinois is esti- 

 mated at average, or 36 bushels an acre. 

 Other estimated yields are w'.-iter wheat, 

 14 bushels per acre; spring wheat, 14 

 bushels; oats, 28 bushels; barley, 24^4 

 bushels; soybeans, 16 Vi bushels. All these, 

 except corn and soybeans, are below 

 average. 



In northern Illinois 90 to 95 per cent 

 of the corn matured before frost, but in 

 central and western sections where the 

 crop was put in late, more damage is 

 reported. 



Early forecasts of extremely high soy- 

 bean production failed to materialize. 

 Observers report marked variation in 

 soybean yield running from 12 to 15 

 bushels up to 25 and 30 bushels per acre. 

 There are a large number of undersized 

 beans. Early October frosts damaged 

 late plantings. 



The report estimates a production of 

 17,853,000 bushels of soybeans compared 

 with 10,298,000 bushels harvested last 

 year. 



A. M. Ault, formerly manager of the 



Jo Daviess Service Company assumed the 

 duties as manager of the Marshall-Put- 

 nam Oil Company at Henry October 10th. 

 W. Heinz, top-notch truck salesman of 

 the Peoria County Service Company the 

 past five years has filled the vacancy 

 left by Mr. A. M. Ault. 



The Warren County Service Company 



held its Second Annual Meeting on Octo- 

 ber 10th. Manager H. C. Odell announced 

 that more than 400 Farm Bureau mem- 

 bers would receive patronage dividend 

 checks. C. H. Becker of Illinois Farm 

 Supply Compa'ny was the principal 

 speaker. 



Dr. W. L. Burlison of the University 



of Illinois was a visitor at the Chicago 

 office last week. Dr. Burlison reports 

 that interest in soybean by-products Is 

 at its highest point in history and that 

 sponsors of new industrial uses for soy- 

 beans have accomplished more in five 

 years than the cottonseed oil people did 

 in 40 years. 



The Tenth Anniversary Motor Oil 



Campaign has been in full swing since 

 the Annual Meeting. The 484 Service 

 Company salesmen are out to sell 1,500,- 

 000 gallons of Blue Seal *nd Penn Bond 

 Motor Oils within the next 75 days. An 

 early report indicates that the farmers 

 of Illinois are buying an average of 20,- 

 000 gallons of Blue Seal and Penn Bond 

 Motor Oils each day. These orders ar* 

 being taken for Spring delivery. 



Macon-Piatt Service Company and 



Shelby-Effingham Service Company held 

 a unique sales contest recently with a 

 banquet to celebrate the outcome. The 

 contest was conducted along the lines of 

 a Stratosphere Altitude Race. The 

 Shelby-Effingham Service Company 

 sales force won. Mr. Vaughan, salesman 

 for Macon-Piatt won first in individual 

 honors, and Mr. Warner of Shelby- 

 Effingham second. Wives of the high 

 salesmen were honored with cash prizes. 

 Returns from sales of mescellaneous 

 products during this contest favorably 

 affected the net income of both com- 

 panies approximately 3%. 



Uncle Ab says that old folks who con- 

 demn the young may do it to maintain 

 a sense of superiority. 



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