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LETTERS 



The RECORD welcomes comments 

 from members and readers on any is- 

 sue, question, or article published herein 

 pertaining to the Farm Bureau program. 

 Address your letters to Editor, Room 

 1200, 608 So. Dearborn St., Chicago. 

 Confine them to 200 words if possible. 



Editor I. A. A. RECORD: 



That was a very good article on Rural 

 Electrification in the December Record. 

 Before I forget it, I want to say that 

 the Record is a decided credit to the As- 

 sociation. It is attractively gotten up, 

 full of timely topics, and written in an 

 interesting and readable manner. 



Have you any further details on pro- 

 grams of different utilities in the state? 

 How does it happen that Central Illi- 

 nois is so far ahead of Carroll county 

 in this program? I read of hundreds of 

 miles of lines projected, and we are 

 having trouble getting a few miles. I 

 thought we had farmers here as well 

 able to afford such improvements as any 

 section of the state. Anything you can 

 do to help us will be much appreciated. 



Julian R. Jack, Oakville Farm, 

 Chr. Farm Bureau Rural Elec- 

 trification Committee 



Carroll County, 111. 



Serum Association fo 



Distribute $35,000 Cash 



At the annual meeting of the Illinois 

 Farm Bureau Serum Association, held 

 Jan. 29 in the Orlando Hotel, Decatur, 

 Secretary Ray E. Miller reported that 

 Farm Bureau members used 27,263,795 

 c.c. of serum during 1935, an increase of 

 2.3 per cent over 1934. He said that 

 approximately twice as much serum was 

 used per hog on the farm as in the pre- 

 vious year. There were few post-vacci- 

 nation difficulties — less than for any 

 year since the Association was organ- 

 ized in 1924. Approximately 40 per cent 

 fewer hogs on farms the first of the 

 year than on January 1, 1934 was re- 

 ported. 



The Association, according to Mr. Mil- 

 ler, has saved hog raisers in Illinois at 

 least $380,000 on their vaccination bills 

 since it was organized. Patronage divi- 

 dends of approximately $35,000 will be 

 paid back to producers through their 

 County Farm Bureaus at the rate of 12 

 cents per 100 c.c. of serum and virus 

 purchased. In addition a patronage divi- 

 dend has been declared payable in pre- 

 ferred stock to member counties at the 



rate of two cents per 100 c.c. of serum 

 and virus bought and used in the county. 



Dr. Robert R. Graham of the Univer- 

 sity of Illinois gave an interesting talk 

 on the subject of "Types of More Preva- 

 lent Hog Diseases and Methods of Con- 

 trol." 



Officers and directors elected for 1936 

 are as follows: .•,•".:"•• 



Edgar Walther, Pres., Rock Island 

 County; R. V. McKee, Vice-Pres., Mar- 

 shall-Putnam County; W. H. Stockley, 

 LaSalle County; Fred Davey, Sanga- 

 mon County; Ray Cunningham, Ver- 

 milion County; K. T. Smith, Greene 

 County; J. W. Gillespie, Lawrence Coun- 

 ty; Ray E. Miller, Chicago, Secretary- 

 Treasurer. 



Approximately 250 delegates and visi- 

 tors attended the meeting. 



County Oil Companies 



Pay Big Dividends 



Knox County Oil Company held its ninth 

 annual meeting with the Knox County Farm 

 Bureau in the Farm Bureau Building, Gales- 

 burg, January 7th. 974 Farm Bureau mem- 

 bers received patronage dividend checks to- 

 taling $18,953.62. A IS per cent patronage 

 refund was paid on rural sales of Magic 

 Aladdin gasoline, kerosene, lubricating oils, 

 and grease, 10 per cent on third grade 

 gasoline and distillates, and 12^ per cent 

 on sales made through service stations and 

 dealers. C. H. Becker spoke during the 

 morning session. 



Charley Stookey is broadcasting an 

 "Early Bird" radio program daily over 

 station KWK, St. Louis, from 5:30 to 7 

 a. m. The first market of the day comes 

 on the air at 6:20 a. m. giving livestock 

 receipts for the day at the important 

 middle west markets. 



After ten years of operation Edgar County 

 Supply Company reports its best year from 

 the standpoint of net income and distribu- 

 tion of earnings. A total of Jl.lOO in pre- 

 ferred stock dividends, and $17,571 in patron- 

 age dividends were declared payable to 

 Farm Bureau members. The rate of patron- 

 age was IS per cent on rural sales and 10 

 per cent on service station and dealer busi- 

 ness. W. B. Peterson, who spoke at the 

 annual meeting Jan. 10. reported an at- 

 tendance of 1,100 people. At the close Man- 

 ager Hauter actually "cut a melon" con- 

 taining 703 checks averaging $24.09 per Farm 

 Bureau member. 



GENERAL ROBERT E. WOOD 

 "The retuoning of the three judges of the minority, in my opinion, is 

 more logical than that of the majority." 



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