has witnessed many chan^>es in methods 

 of farming and marketinu during the 

 past 18 years. \i'c set up 13 coopera- 

 tive livestock shipping associations in this 

 county," Mr. Doneghue said. "Faved 

 roads, trucks and packer huying in the 

 country put all of them out of busi- 

 ness. The stock yards erected at Bush- 

 nell several years ago was another in- 

 fluence tending to disorganize co-opera- 

 tive livestock marketing here. We are 

 not through yet, though. We're going 

 to take another hitch in our belts and 

 keep going. " 



McDonough county has its own mod- 

 ern office building where most ot the 

 agricultural activities in the county cen- 

 ter. The Service Company recently built 

 Its own office building next to the bulk 

 plant and livestock marketing association 

 headcjuarters at the edge of Macomb. 

 The I'arm Bureau office provides space 

 for the Home Bureau, Farm Bureau in- 

 surance department. Production Credit 

 Association and the Soil Conservation 

 Committee. In the basement seed corn 

 testing using the germination method 

 with high temperature and humidity is 

 carried on for farmers who believe in 

 planting only strong disease-free seed. 

 Tills service costs li2 cents per ear for 

 members. A total of 1 29 members 

 used it last year. 



RAY DONEGHUE AND FAMILY 

 "He made friends and kepf sweet." 



At the last annual meeting, members 

 authorized the board of directors to build 

 an addition to the Farm Bureau building 

 for an auditorium. The Farm Bureau is 

 in a thriving condition with its fine brick 

 building paid for and approximately 

 $10,000 in current assets besides. 



"We always have had an able board 



of directors and excellent farm leader- 

 ship m this county." Doneghue said. 

 Fred Herndon. president of Illinois Farm 

 Supply Company, has also served with 

 great ability as president of the Mc- 

 Donough Coimty I'arm Bureau for many 

 years. 



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