The cattle were bought last October, 

 weighing 900 to 1,000 pounds. That 

 took a lot of money from the National 

 Livestock Credit Corporation. Through 

 the early winter, the cattle were fed 

 stalks and corn fodder. Put in the yard 

 Feb. 1, 70 head were fed silage, ear 

 corn and cotton seed meal ; the others got 

 alfalfa, corn and cotton seed. Early in 

 August, Kellogg was feeding a 37 per 

 cent mixed protein feed with corn as a 

 finishing ration. The first lots, sold late 

 in August, topfied the Chicago market at 

 118.20 and $18.25 per cwt. 



Obviously it takes great quantities of 

 corn, and, incidentally, a lot of nerve 

 and credit to buy feed at prices com- 

 manded this year. "You usually make 

 more money feeding when corn is high," 

 Bert smilingly said. "That's when the 

 other fellow stays out." After the drought 

 of 1934, Kellogg purchased from 13,000 

 to 14,000 bushels of corn. For his pres- 

 ent stock he purchased 5,000 to 6,000 

 bushels. His feeders are bought through 

 the Chicago Producers. His new lot of 

 125 came from the range in July. 



Experienced cattle feeders are uneasy 

 over the prospect of cheaper feed and 

 relatively high-priced cattle and hogs 

 this fall. Judging from past experience 

 it means a rush into the cattle market by 

 outsiders who look with envy on recent 

 cattle feeding profits. 



"The 'in and outer' will jump in when 

 feed is cheap," said Bert, "and they raise 

 heck with the cattle business." While 

 Kellogg buys a lot of feed as does nearly 

 every big cattle feeder, he also raises as 

 much as he can of his own. 



Of the tillable acres this year, approxi- 

 mately 205 are in com, 1 10 in oats, 26 in 

 wheat, 22 acres of alfalfa, ly^ soybeans. 

 The rest is in hog pasture, lots, etc. The 

 rotation is com — corn — oats or wheat 

 — alfalfa or clover. He grows both red 

 and sweet clover for hay and pasture. 

 The drought last year killed the new 

 seeding and forced more acreage in grain. 



Kellogg is a firm believer in limestone 



and rock phosphate. He ordered 100 

 tons of phosphate for delivery this fall. 

 It will be applied at the rate of approxi- 

 mately one ton per acre on 100 acres. 

 Every acre of his home has been phos- 

 phated — some of it two or three times. 

 Bert never limed much because the soil 

 was not very acid. Yet he could not 

 grow clover as well as he liked until he 

 put on rock phosphate. The phosphate, 

 he says, made at least a foot difference 

 in the height of the red clover as shown 

 by checked strips. 



This kind of soil treatment has brought 

 results — average yields of better than 

 60 bushels of corn and oats. Corn has 

 yielded up to 70 bu. and better, and oats 

 up to 90 bushels. 



The analysis of 424 farms last year 

 showed Kellogg far above average — 

 in several cases near the top — in such 

 classifications as (1) return on the in- 

 vestment (top was 22 per cent), (2) 

 gross receipts per acre, (3) corn and 

 oats yield, (4) cattle efficiency, (5) 

 prices received and (6) low exjiense per 

 $100 income. Two tractors and six 

 horses furnish the power. 



During the past three years practically 

 all of the com on the farm has been 

 hybrid from DeKalb county. Farm op- 

 erations are carried on largely by Mr. 

 Kellogg, one employee, and his son, 

 Keith, age 17, a 4-H Club boy. Both 

 Keith, and Marjorie, 13, have Belgian 

 colts in the county 4-H Club. They also 

 have their own baby beef herd, 20 Here- 

 fords and 8 Angus. 



Bert Kellogg, a graduate of the E. 

 Aurora High School, believes in organ- 

 ization for farmers. He is an active 

 Farm Bureau member. He, like many 

 others, believes that the present soil con- 

 servation program is good but has its 

 limitations. "I'd like to see some kind 

 of an effective program another year," 

 he said. "I'd rather keep production 

 within reasonable limits and get a fair 

 price." 



Uncle Ab says it takes more than a 

 model in the kitchen to have a "model" 

 kitchen. 



The National Dairy Show will be 



held at Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 9-16. 

 Illinois will be represented in the col- 

 lege student and 4-H dairy cattle judg- 

 ing contests. 



Illinois farmers received a total of 

 $16,437,494.99 (includes county ex- 

 pense) in soil conservation payments 

 under the 1936 program prior to July 

 1, 1937. Only $307,267.71 of applica- 

 tions remained 'unpaid. State office 

 expense amounted to $319,180.59 and 

 state and county expense of administra- 

 tion totaled $333,068.88. 



Following are recommendations of 



the Chicago Producers for cattle feed- 

 ing this coming year: (1) Feed plainer 

 grades on roughage, silage, etc., then 

 grain, to be marketed in late winter or 

 early spring; (2) Feed good to choice 

 calves or yearlings for late summer and 

 fall; (3) Feed fleshy feeders for a short 

 turn. 



The 1939 World's Poultry Congress 



will be held in Cleveland the last week 

 in July and the first week in August. 

 Illinois will have an exhibit for which 

 $10,000 has been appropriated with J. 

 H. Lloyd state director of agriculture 

 in charge. 



Approximately 10 per cent of the list 

 of prospects placed on the I. A. A. REC- 

 ORD mailing list several months ago 

 are now paid-up Farm Bureau mem- 

 bers. 



KELLOGG AND BELGIAN COLT 



PRACTICAL EQUIPMENT, NOTHING FANCY 



200 HEAD A YEAR THE SANITARY WAY 



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