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Egyptian Service Company's annual meet- 

 ing at Salem March 12. was the last of sixty 

 held by member companies the past six 

 months. The future of this company looks 

 more promising than ever. Each company 

 included in the territory covered by Egyp- 

 tian Service was given recognition in the 

 election of directors. Plans were outlined 

 for a most aggressive sales program during 

 the present fiscal year. 



More than 93% of the members of Monroe 



County Farm Bureau patronize Monroe 

 Service Company, according to the report 

 of Manager R. A. Baptist at the annual 

 meeting. The sum of $8,543.07 was distrib- 

 uted in preferred stock and patronage divi- 

 dends on the past year's business. Patronage 

 dividends of IS^r were paid on gasoline, 

 kerosene, lubricating oils, greases, paint and 

 tires: and 10% on service station and dealer 

 sales. Some 650 people attended the meet- 

 ing. Talmage DeFrees and C. H. Becker 

 were the speakers. 



With net sales of $394,620.75 the past fiscal 



year. Lake-Cook Farm Suppl.v Company 

 rates as one of the largest companies af- 

 filiated with Illinois Farm Supply Company. 

 Preferred stock dividends totaling $2,267.92. 

 and patronage dividends in the amount of 

 S28.101.02 have been paid to Farm Bureau 

 members in good standing on the past year's 

 business. The patronage dividends alone 

 averaged $20.74 per member. The rate of 

 patronage was IS^^i on gasoline, kerosene, 

 lubricating oils, and greases; mfc on service 

 statfon and dealer sales; and V/r on burner 

 distillate, feed seed, fertilizer, and other 

 miscellaneous products. 



"Com-K'tition wants the business back." 



Lester A. Rahn. manager of Carroll Service 

 Company, stated in his annual report to 

 some 700 stockholders at Savanna March 6. 

 The company closed its best year with 

 765 Farm Bureau members receiving an 

 average patronage dividetyi of approximate- 

 ly S25 each. The patrons of the company 

 number over 1400. but 86"^^ of the business 

 comes from Farm Bureau members. Presi- 

 dent Rogers pointed out that eighty some 

 thousand dollars had been returned to Farm 

 Bureau members in Carroll County during 

 the five and one-half years of operation. 

 L. R. Marchant spoke at the meeting. 



Close to 300 people attended the ninth an- 

 nual meeting of Coles-Douglas Sunply at 

 Charleston. February 27. L. R. Marchant ad- 

 dressed the stockholders. John Winkleblack. 

 secretary and treasurer of the company, re- 

 ported the largest increase in business in the 

 history of the company during the past fiscal 

 year. Preferred stock dividends totaled 

 S674.50. and the patronage dividend $20.634.0S. 

 The rate of patronage was 14""^ on rural 

 sales, except for distillate on which the rate 

 was 7%, and service station and dealer 

 sales 9'/r. 



"STOP AND GAS AWHILE WHEN YOU'RE IN CLINTON." SAYS WALTER THORP. MAN- 

 ager, DeWiH County Service Company, in announcing their new all steel porcelain enamel oil 

 station on U. S. 51. . -.-... ■<. - -. ■ ■ ■_..-.. 



Elechrifying Illinois Farms 



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50 kwh in Peoria is cheaper than that in 

 Springfield. 



Springfield's Low Rate 



The Municipal Leagu? spokesman said that 

 the average rate in Springfield was 2.27c 

 per kwh. that with these low rates the 

 municipal plant there netted $209,000 above 

 expenses last year. If the Springfield pub- 

 lic had paid as much for electricity as the 

 Peoria users, he said, it would have cost 

 them $524,000 more than they actually paid 

 out last year. "The evils uncovered in pri- 

 vate utilities may be continued unless we 

 encourage more public ownership." 



Harry Barr. State commerce commissioner. 

 Prof. E. W. Lehmann of the University of 

 Illinois. J. C. Spitler and Kathryn "Van 

 Aken Burns, state leaders of farm and home 

 advisers. Col. Kellogg of the Illinois Plan- 

 ning Commission. J. E. BMwards of Prairie 

 Farmer. E. A. Eckert. Illinois State Grange 

 were other speakers. Warren Marple. secre- 

 tary of the Committee. State House. Spring- 

 field invited further recommendations and 

 requests for assistance. 



Only 5.7'i Electrified 



Prof. Lehmann described at length.-a sur- 

 vey made in the Kaskaskia Valley on rural 

 electrification. Only 5.7"- of the farms in 

 this area have electric service. Reasons given 

 for low percentage of electrification in Illi- 

 nois were: (l.> Farmers haven't shown con- 

 certed interest in wanting electricity. Too 

 many hold back. (2.1 Some think it costs 

 too much, although they afford autos. radios, 

 and other conveniences. '3.* High percen- 

 tage of tenantry. <4.i Low income level of 

 past few years. <5.> Utility companies' plans 

 tor rural extension have discouraged use. 

 <6.i Line costs too high— have had too high 

 standards. (7.) Utility companies have made 

 little effort to extend service to farms. 



Lehmann said that 84 towns in the Kas- 



Another new company will be in operation 



in Bond County soon. A bulk plant will be 

 located at Greenville and trucks will serve 

 all parts of the county from this point. 



The Fayette Service Company has been 



organized with headquarters at 'Vandalia. 

 An oil bulk plant and warehouse will be 

 erected at this point to handle the products 

 to be distributed within the county. Ray 

 Bonner has been employed as manager. 



kaskia Valley (begins in Champaign county 

 and extends southwest through Randolph 

 county) have no central power service. Few 

 municipal plants have shown interest in 

 serving farms with electricity, he said. 



Untouched was the broad question of get- 

 ting appliances to old and new users of 

 electricity at more reasonable prices. The 

 possibilities in co-operative purchasing of 

 electrical appliances by Illinois farmers arc 

 yet to be explored. With widespread ex- 

 pansion in rural electrification, this question 

 is sure to be a live one. 



Livestock Marlce'ting 



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 law establishes an opportunity to hold the 

 progress made in keeping farm production 

 in balance with market demands and in 

 sustaining farm prices. 



"The building of soil fertility, we term 

 conservation' is of unquestionable interest 

 not only to the present and future genera- 

 tions of farmers but to all citizens. Th? wel- 

 fare of our country is inseparably linked 

 with the fertility of our soils, agricultural 

 production and prosperity." 



Mr. Smith has always contended that a 

 more simplified crop adjustment program 

 was what the farmer needed. He believes 

 that stabilization of supplies and prices of 

 feed grains will benefit the livestock man. 



"Low prices for feed grains will mean 

 eventually over-production and unprofitable 

 prices for livestock." he said. "If grain 

 prices and production are keot at reasonable 

 levels, both the livestock farmer and con- 

 sumer will be benefited." 



Manager P. O. Wilson spok; about the op- 

 erating end of cooperative marketing. "We 

 must give consideration to volume with a 

 complete sales ssrvice and full information 

 regarding every factor that has a bearing 

 on livestock marketing." he said. "This 

 past year was the best in the history of the 

 organization in percentage of livestock 

 handled by the member agencies. Nationaliz- 

 ing this marketing program is a real task. 

 It is made far more easy and more possible 

 where local groups understand that the 

 problem of marketing livestock is not mere- 

 ly turning it over to somebody else. I ask 

 you to think about this thing more serious- 

 ly because the big income to your Illinois 

 farmers is from the marketing of livestock." 



APRIL. 1936 



