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DOWN ON THE OHIO 

 Fishing for cotiish. buffalo, suckers, bass ia still one way 

 to make a living. This catch taken at Golconda. Pope county 

 will be peddled to hotels and restaurants in Southern Illinois. 



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BREEDING COUNTS 

 Pal, purebred Angus steer, owned by Walter Thomp- 

 son, Adams county, won county grand championship 

 and became reserve champion in his doss at the 

 4-H Club show. Illinois State Fair. Walter is the 

 grandson of S. H. Thompson, former president of both 

 lAA and AFBF. 



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MILK-FED PORE 

 Old Roany adopted an orphan family of six 

 day old piggies. Prize picture from G. A. 

 Roellig, Shelby county. 



TIME MARCHES ON 

 There was a time when many farmers tested their own 

 seed corn. Hybrid varieties are fast changing this picture, 

 is leaving testing in the hands of experts. These boys are 

 at work in the McDonou'gh Farm Bureau seed room. 



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OLDEST FARM BUREAU MEMBER? 

 Moses R. Wetzel will be 95 in 

 April. He is the oldest member of 

 the Christian County Farm Bureau. 

 He came to Illinois alter the Civil 

 war. was married, 1867. has ten 

 children. Mr. Wetzel maintains an 

 active interest in iarming. 



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THEY BOOSTED FARMERS' PAY 

 This board of arbitration appointed by the dairy industry of St. Louis raised the 

 price of class I milk from $2.45 to $2.70 per cwt. Left to right. Earl Spencer, attorney 

 representing dealers. Prof. F. F. Lininger. Pennsylvania State College, and Wilfred 

 Shaw, lAA, representing producers. 



