legumes and grasses as soil savers. This 

 display was arranged by the soil con- 

 servation committee. 



Women visitors and not a few of the 

 men were attracted to the large Home 

 Bureau representation of home arts. 

 Huge banners pointed out the growth 

 and activities of the Home Bureau or- 

 ganization. Samples of needlecraft, 

 home decoration, and other individual 

 work displayed the activities of some 

 of the members. 



Next in appeal to both men and 

 women was the display of electrical 

 equipment for farm homes. Refriger- 

 ators, stoves, radios, irons and lamps 

 stressed the importance of bringing 

 electricity to farm homes of the coun- 

 ty. Rural electrification is one of the 

 major points on the LaSalle County 

 Farm Bureau program for 1937. 



The Ottawa Co-operative Grain com- 

 pany displayed several varieties of for- 

 eign crops. Many livestock feeders 

 gathered around the samples of Argen- 

 tine corn and conjectured as to its value 

 as a feed grain. 



Advantages of marketing livestock 

 co-operatively were shown by charts 

 and figures in the display arranged by 

 the Chicago Producers Commission as- 

 sociation. Jim Clarke, the market 

 broadcaster for the association, was 

 there renewing acquaintances with La- 

 Salle county livestock pro4ucers. 



The Farm Bureau insurance com- 

 panies stressed safety on the highways 

 in their exhibit. This note was re- 

 sounded by the Home Bureau exhibit 

 which showed that many fatal acci- 

 dents result annually from carelessness 

 in homes. 



Other interesting and educational ex- 

 hibits by the Future Farmers and the 

 4-H Clubs attracted crowds of visitors. 



"I'm glad to see a permanent organ- 

 ization get into that building," a man 



VETERAN SCHOOLMAN W. R. FOSTER 

 RIGHT, AND ADVISERS AID ROBERT 



HUGHES 

 "Th« first co-operative in the county wet 



a school." 



on the street said reverently, "I went 

 to school there." 



He stated that the "old high school" 

 was built in the late '70's when mate- 

 rials were plentiful and carpenters and 

 bricklayers were craftsmen who were 

 proud of their work. After all these 

 years, he went on, every part of that 

 Structure is as true as a die. 



Truly the LaSalle County Farm Bu- 

 reau is a permanent organization. It 

 was begun in 1914 as the LaSalle Coun- 

 ty Better Farming Association with 300 

 members. Thomas Esmond was presi- 

 dent and I. S. Brooks was farm adviser. 



Many of the activities of the BFA 

 are still included in the present Farm 

 Bureau program for the county. Some 

 of these are: crop and soil improve- 

 ment, livestock improvement and insect 

 control. Much advancement along these 

 lines has taken place in the county since 

 1914 and many of the farmers now re- 

 gard these practices as standard farm 

 operations. 



In contrast to the earlier projects, 

 the major project for the 1937 work 

 program of the Farm Bureau are: 4-H 

 club work, co-operative marketing of 

 grain livestock, produce and wool, crop 

 improvement, publicity, young people's 

 activities, agricultural economics, leg- 

 islation and taxation, rural electrifica- 

 tion. 



Service projects were begun by the 

 Farm Bureau about ten years ago. One 

 of these was the LaSalle County Farm 

 Supply Company which last year sold 

 1,354,000 gallons of gasoline, 500,000 

 gallons of kerosene and tractor fuel, 

 49,000 gallons of lubricating oil and 

 34,600 pounds of grease. Since the 

 founding of this company nine years 

 ago it has saved $206,571 for the farm- 

 ers of the county. 



A complete line of life, auto, fire, 

 wind and hail insurance is available to 

 LaSalle county Farm Bureau Members. 

 About $4,000,000 of Country Life In- 

 surance is now in force in the county. 

 At the present time more than 1500 

 autos in the county are insured. Fig- 

 ures are not available concerning the 

 amount fire, wind and crop insurance 

 now in force. 



Another popular co-operative enter- 

 prise is livestock marketing. More 

 than 40 per cent of all livestock sold in 

 LaSalle county last year went to market 

 through co-operative channels. 



Many other co-operative enterprises 

 sponsored by the Farm Bureau are ac- 

 tive in the county. With a member- 

 ship of 1600 thinking farmers can it be 

 truthfully said that the Farm Bureau of 

 LaSalle county is not a permanent or- 

 ganization ? 



More than 230 persons are employed 



by the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 and associated companies. 





th< 



MORE THAN 70 NEW MEMBERS AND STILL GOING 

 About 30 of Tonn Prendergast's Troy Grove township delegation at 

 open house. 



THE DOODLEDORFERS FROM PERU 

 "They had to have a beer before they could play.' 



