tion, the Association truck which carries 

 them is insured. Any stock not insur- 

 able, that is crippled, dead, etc., will not 

 be shipped by the Association. Cost of 

 insurance is met from check-off funds. 



In 1935, the Drury Co-operative Ship- 

 ping Association shipped 119 carloads to 

 Chicago which included 6,792 head of 

 stock. In these carloads were 614 cat- 

 tle, 490 calves, 5,226 hogs and 459 

 sheep. When weighed at the Associa- 

 tions yards, livestock totaled 1,902,900 

 pounds and when weighed in Chicago 

 totaled 1,866,010, a shrinkage of 36,- 

 880 pounds. 



From February 21, 1935, to December 

 31, 1935, money value of stock shipped 

 totaled $130,229.40. The first two 

 months are not included because no rec- 

 ord was kept in this period. In fact, 

 until February 21, 1935, very few records 

 of any kind were kept. On February 21, 

 Welch became manager. Things began 

 to pop. Since he has taken office, all 

 sorts of records are being kept. Business 

 is running on a much smoother scale. 



Up to July 31 this year, 76 loads had 

 been shipped as compared with 67 over 

 the same period a year ago. Weight of 

 these animals reach 1,242,140 pounds at 

 the Chicago market. In all, 4,935 head 

 of livestock had been shipped in that 



Correct Figures On 



U. S. Hog Imports 



In the October issue of the REC- 

 ORD there was reproduced a letter 

 by John C. Watson to the editor of 

 the Chicago News commenting on an 

 article by John A. Mirt, which ap- 

 peared in the News of September 10 

 1936. 



In this article, Mr. Mirt had the 

 following to say: 



"Up until this year few live hogs 

 have been either imported or exported. 

 In the first six months of 1936, how- 

 ever, 6,536,000 head have been 

 brought into this country, a figure 

 which exceeds the number slaughtered 

 in the fall of 1933 in connection with 

 the government's hog reduction pro- 

 gram. The bulk of these came from 

 Canada." 



In the letter Mr. Watson pointed 

 out that approximately 6,536,000 

 POUNDS, not head, were brought 

 into this country in the first six 

 months of 1936, which is about 33,- 

 000 hogs rather than 6,536,000. 



That Mr. Mirt is intellectually 

 honest and did not intentionally mis- 

 lead his readers is indicated by the 

 fact that when the error was brought 

 to his attention by another reader he 

 published a correction. This was done 

 the day prior to the receipt of Mr. 

 Watson's letter. Mr. Mirt has assured 

 us that the mistake was unintentional 



MR. AND MRS. WELCH AND LOREHA 

 "Sha't a swell lIHle tap dancer." 



period including 4,019 hogs, 254 sheep, 

 426 cattle and 236 calves. 



Average cost for pickup, shipment and 

 delivery to Chicago is figured to be from 

 53 to 58 cents per hundred. In the 10 

 months of 1935 previously cited, net in- 

 come after expenses totaled |122,381.69. 



In the past few months, there has been 

 a decided trend towards marketing live- 

 stock through the Chicago Producers 

 Commission Association. In previous 

 years, it seemed to be a 50-50 proposition 

 with half of the livestock going to old 

 line houses and the other half being sent 

 to Producers. Now the greatest per- 

 centage goes to the Producers. There is 

 no distinction made between those pa- 

 trons who are Farm Bureau members 

 and those who are not. 



This man Welch who manages the As- 

 sociation has supplied the punch the As- 

 sociation seems to have needed. He 

 handles his job in a business-like way. 

 Accurate records keep him and the mem- 

 bers advised at all times about the Asso- 

 ciation's operations. Fruits of his labors 

 are ripening. 



Besides his duties as manager, Welch 

 is a good farmer. On his 80 acre farm 

 this year he had 10 acres of corn, 20 of 

 oats and 20 of alfalfa. The rest is in 

 pasture for his nine head of cows, five 

 horses, nine sows and 80 pigs. 



Welch was born in Avington town- 

 ship, Mercer County, back in 1893. He 

 moved to Rock Island County in 1916. 



and we are pleased to state that the 

 remarks to the effect that the news- 

 papers contain much misleading prop- 

 aganda were not meant for him in 

 this instance. .; . - •- . . 



In February 21, 1916, he nutrried Agnes 

 Garvin (it seems like a lot of things 

 happen to Welch on February 21). Mrs. 

 Welch had lived in Rock Island County 

 all her life. Loretta, a snuU girl of 

 eight years and a third grader, now graces 

 the Welch home. 



Mrs. Welch does a lot of work around 

 the farm when the master is busy man- 

 aging the Shipping Association. She says 

 she likes to quilt. Her favorite indoor 

 sport is sewing, probably because she 

 used to be a dressmaker. On cold win- 

 ter evenings, Mr. Welch takes down the 

 old slide trombone he used to play in 

 the Eliza band. When tired of blowing, 

 he picks up his violin and saws off a 

 few notes. 



At Farm Bureau meetings, little Lor- 

 etta is a swell little entertainer with her 

 tap dancing. Mrs. Welch plays the piano 

 and does it well. In Mr. Welch's opin- 

 ion, baseball and farm sports have a 

 definite place in the farmer's world. He 

 is a horseshoe pitcher of some prowess 

 himself and is looking ahead to the 

 tournament at the 1937 Illinois Farm 

 Sports Festival. 



Besides being manager for the Ship- 

 ping Association, Welch is also a mem- 

 ber of the board of directors. Other 

 men on the board, all Farm Bureau mem- 

 bers, are W. J. Kranz, president, Sam 

 Bieri and Floyd Ricketts, all of Drury 

 township, and Charlie Schnier of Buffalo 

 Prairie township. 



Showing a net income of $13,262.65 



and handling 783,000 bushels of grain 

 during the past fiscal year, Tuscola Co- 

 operative Grain Company completed its 

 most successful year of business. The 

 company handled 517,000 bushels of 

 grain, and made a net earning of |9,- 

 663.27. 



Organized only a few years ago the 

 Tuscola Co-op. has been increasing 

 both the volume handled and the 

 profits each year. It operates from 

 three different points, having recently 

 purchased the elevator at Ficklan. Of- 

 ficers are J. Fred Romine, president; 

 Alvin Guy, secretary, and Clark Fuller- 

 ton, manager. > 



The annual message of Edward A. 



O'Neal, president of the American 

 Farm Bureau Federation, to the 18th 

 annual covention of that organization 

 in Pasadena, California, will be broad- 

 cast over the Blue Network of the Na- 

 tional Broadcasting Company Wednes- 

 day, December 9, at 11:30 a. m.. Cen- 

 tral Standard Time. Mr. O'Neals ad- 

 dress will come as a part of the Farm 

 and Home Hour. 



The average Illinois farm was valued 

 last year at 99 percent above the aver- 

 age farm in the nation.: 



DECEMBER. 1936 



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