Bringing Elec+rici+y to the 

 Farm 



(Continued from pa^e 29) 



gasoline iron for 18 years. Never had 

 any trouble but since the gasoline stove 

 exploded in the cellar at my brother's 

 across the road last week, I've been 

 afraid to use ours. 



"I wish you could see our little boy," 

 Mrs. Knudson continues proudly as she 

 brings a new photo of a handsome, 

 blu?-eyed, curly-headed lad of two. 

 'We just put him to sleep." Little Rus- 

 sell who has the Norwegian character- 

 istics of his father, was born nearly 18 

 years after h s parents were married. 

 He has bought joy and happiness to 

 Ihis home. "We like to read the REC- 

 ORD," she says. "The I. A. A., the 

 Farm Bureau bring us many benefits." 



Down the road are more Heaps, a 

 heap of Heaps, and all interesting, up- 

 and-coming people. Grandfather Abel 

 Heap started the "'dynasty" when he 

 settled here as an immigrant from Eng- 

 land 85 years ago. This area south of 

 Plattville like many fertile tracts in 

 Illinois was swamp land, a breeding 

 ground for ducks and other wild life 

 less than three-quarters of a century 

 ago. Since then it has been tiled. To- 

 day it ranks with .the most productive 

 land in the corn belt. Like many an- 

 other provident settler, Abel and his 

 wife worked hard, reared six sons, and 

 when they died left each of them an 

 eighty. 



Clint Mann Farm 



Clint Mann who operates one of the 

 finest farms in Kendall county. .362 

 acres of black level land, had his big 

 12 room house wired years ago when 

 he installed his own electric light 

 plant. On this farm, electricity will 

 find many uses for Mr. Mann is one of 

 those solid, progressive, alert men con- 

 stantly on the lookout for improving 

 what he has but making sure that he 

 gets his money's worth. He is a loyal 

 Farm Bureau member who uses and 

 patronizes the services of his organiza- 

 t on. A beautiful home carrying a fresh 

 coat of soyoil paint, and artistically 

 land<-caped. leaves an impression you'll 

 not soon forget. 



Homer Vickery is holding down the 

 cost of "rural electrification" on his 

 farm by wiring his own home with the 

 help of his father. Both have had ex- 

 perience. "I wired two houses for 

 my uncle." Homer said. "The material 

 for the two buildings purchased at a 

 discount in price cost from $120 to 

 S125." An electrician in Lisbon is wir- 

 ing farm houses and buildings for $2.25 

 an outlet "if he's sure of his money." 

 Vickery installed his own lead-in line, 



Clecinc Water Heatar In MilV House 



••* Gallons For $4450" 



buy ng two poles, one 30 feet long for 

 $7.55. the other 35 ft. costing $10.20. 

 The total cost for poles, wire, and ma- 

 terials for the 235 ft. extension from 

 the road to the farm yard was a lit- 

 tle more than $44. 



Down the road a ways, William 

 Reingardt. an elderly wdower, who 

 lives alone and rents his land to his 

 boys got a simple wiring job done for 

 S90. This includes fixtures and hiring 

 all the work at 6''c an hour. There are 

 six outlets in the house and one in the 

 barnyard. The lead-in line. 33 rods 

 long and including three poles and all 

 the necessary wir ng and materials cost 

 an additional S80 installed. 



As with most things on the farm, 

 when you hire everything done con- 

 nected with electrification, costs pile 

 up rapidly. But go where you will. 



farmers who have electricity wouldn't 

 part with it even at greater cost. It is 

 a great gift of science to man. Speed 

 the day when every farm shall have 

 the comforts and convenience only 

 electricity can bring. — Editor. 



I-With the C. O. D.'s-I 



..: By G. E. Metz$;er 



Oscar Grossman. County Organization 



Director for Peoria and Stark Counties 

 and his co-workers 

 signed 83 new mem- 

 bers in Stark County 

 last year and 211 in 

 Peoria County. 

 Grossman is a good 

 personal solicitor 

 and has the abil- 

 ity to inspire the 

 men who work with 

 him. He secured 

 more than half of 

 his quarterly quota 

 in Stark County 



during: the first month of the year. 



(IWAK (iKOSSM W 



C. W. HodKCs. of McDonouKh County 



i.* one of the County Organization Di- 

 rectors who made his quota in lO.'^'). He 

 has a splendid eorp of workers to assist 

 him in building the membership in Mc- 

 Donough County. In addition to putting 

 over a good membership campaign, Mr. 

 Hodges writes a considerable amount of 

 insurance of all kinds. • -i 



Lowell Johnson was county organiza- 

 tion director during the first part of 1935 

 in Whiteside county, leaving there Sep- 

 tember of 19.35. Whiteside county made a 

 splendid record during the year signing 

 279 members, a good part of which was 

 obtained while Mr. Johnson was C. O. D. 

 On September 1, 1935 he began work in 

 Livingston County. He started off the 

 year in good shape having signed and 

 collected for 77 new members during the 

 months of January and February. This 

 number exceeds his quota for the first 

 (luarter by 26 members. Johnson has a 

 splendid corp of leaders in Livingston 

 County assisting him in his membership 

 work. 



Latest Meter Installation on Side of House 



"28 Out Of 32 Will Have 'Em" 



Zeiss (iumm. C. O. D. of E^gar Coun- 

 ty did an exceptional piece of work in 

 1935 by signing a total of 231 new mem- 

 bers. Gumm began the year 1936 with 

 a high percentage of his quota already 

 members. He has succeeded in building 

 a splendid organization to assist him. He 

 has been a consistent producer every 

 month throughout the year. He started 

 off the new year in good shape making 

 (Contniued on page 32) 



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