Only One-Fourth Will 



Operaie Own Farms 



^NTi' program to help older 

 jlL rural youth must provide 

 ^^^y^ / for those who will eventual- 

 ly engage in occupations other than farm- 

 ing, according to L. R. Simons, director 

 of extension it Cornell University. 



Figures show that only one-fourth of 

 the farm bo)s and girls will engage in 

 full-time farming for themselves if the 

 present standard of living on farms is to 

 be maintamed or improved, he said. An- 

 other one-fourth will be on farms where 

 resources are so meager that part-time, 

 non-agricultural work will he needed to 

 maintain a satisfactory living. The other 

 one-half will need to depend entirely on 

 non-agricultural work. 



Needs of rural youth between the ages 

 of IS and 2^ are largely organization, 

 education, occupation, and recreation. Di- 

 rector Simons pointed out. Assistance of 

 research workers is needed to build a 

 sound extension program with these 

 young people. 



"We believe studies should be under- 

 taken by the Land-Grant Colleges and 

 the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture to determine the method whereby 

 the next generation is to earn its living 

 from farming. Is it to be a landlord- 

 tenant relationship or a l.iborer-tenant- 

 owner relationship?" 



He also pointed out the need for addi- 

 tional personnel and extension fiinds to 

 deal satisfactorily with the older rural 

 youth group. Director Simons is na- 

 tional chairman of the older rural youth 

 committee of the extension division of 

 the Land-Grant College Association of 

 America. 



The Prt)ducers' Creamery of Champaign 



had eishteen patrons durlni; the pait year 

 th.it produced and delivered over a ton of 

 butterf.U. Production ot hutter at is low- 

 in this district due to the fact that fewer 

 farmers are producing dairy products this 

 year .Some men say they would buy cows 

 if they knew where they could buy them, 

 but cows are scarce and are going up in 

 price. Production is especially low during 

 the corn-husking period and many cows are 

 not receiving the kind of care thev should 

 have Vi'ith better feed and care after field 

 Work is over we expect a rise in production 



Local sales of Prairie Farms butter con- 

 tinue to rise in this district. The quality of 

 cream and of butter has been increasing. 

 During the month of September no C-grade 

 cream was received at the plant. 



The annual meeting of the Producers' 



Creamery of Champaign was held at the 

 plant November 2 s. Professor Frf of the 

 Dairy Department, Ohio State I'nivcrsity 

 spoke on "Feeding for Production " Profes- 

 sor Erf has done much research on feeding 

 in relation to protein and minerals for 

 dairy cows. 



FROM 13 COUNTIES. 45 YOUNG FOLKS 

 They came to study and inspect lAA and Associated companies, AFBF and Notional 

 marketing co-operatives. The fours lasted two days. Farm Adviser Geo. H. Iftner 

 (fourth from right seated) of Tazewell county is with this group of young men. 



Rural Youth From Thirteen 

 Counties Visit lAA Offices 



y^N November, 45 representatives 

 C/l of Illinois Rural Youth from 13 

 y^^ counties inspected Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association offices, learned about 

 its organization, saw inside workings of 

 lAA Associated Companies. American 

 Farm Bureau Federation and National 

 marketing organizations. 



The series of three two-day tours were 

 held November 1 and 2, S and 9. and 

 n and Irt 



Staff members, department heads, 

 company managers and officials of the 

 lAA and subsidiaries explained the func- 

 tions of each department, told of the 

 Farm Bureau activities in Illinois carried 

 on through the lAA and AFBF. The 

 young folks, eager to learn more about 

 their organization, were attentive, jotted 

 in.jny notes, asked stuilied questions, pre- 

 pared to describe organization set-up and 

 activities of state and national Farm 

 Bureaus for rural youth meetings ba^-k 

 home. 



Riiial ^'outii representatives on the lours 

 were: 



November I and 2; M.idi^nn C"ii':l). Ed- 

 ward W Plegge, Hilhert PIcg.ce. I ester 

 Bohncnstielil. Paul Vi'idicus; Whitt'iJe Coun- 

 ty, lolin Boland ; DriP.ixi^' C"un!\. VC'ayne 

 Crone, N'.itlian Harkdnll: McHcnr) Cnu>2t\. 

 Edson Biidges, Don.ild Schuctt. John H 

 Brock. DiK.iIli Counts. Arthur >X'ea\er, Don- 

 ald Mosher. 



Nov. 8 and 9; fr,ul County. Hugh D. 

 Triplet!. Glen F. Mies, Raymond Veatch, 



Eugene Rice; Htnry County. W. Ralph Tay- 

 lor' Farm Adviser Asst., Harold J. Wilde- 

 muth, Jr.. Oliver Rathff; Mercer County, 

 Earl D. Peterson, Farm Adviser. Robert Ketzle, 

 Hal V. Godard. Andrew I.emon. John Rath- 

 bun; T.izcuell County, G H. Iftner, Farm 

 Adviser, Victor Sommer. Robert F. Hopkins, 

 Jr., Walter M. Sh.iy. Paul Chaffer, Clarence 

 Smith. 



Nov. IS and \(\\ CJ\imp.ii^n County. Al H. 

 Moore, Elmer F. Gchrt. Robert W. Smith, 

 Harold P. Templeton ; DuPjge County. Alice 

 E Riescr. Geraldine Riescr; K.ine County, 

 Don Xorris. I.ec F O'Brien, Glenn Middle- 

 ton; M.trih.ill-Putn.iin County. I.. J. Hager, 

 Farm Adviser, Charles W. Read; Will County, 

 Howard Harslibarger, Lewis Ebert, Robert 

 Budde. rii.is. Swanberg 



SI 000 in cash and goods was realized 



by the Cook County Farm Bureau at its 

 auction sale held in the new Farm 

 Bureau building. Arlington Heights. 



H. H. Doughty, Ford (bounty Service 



fi'nip.mv managir. reports a 10 per cent 

 dividend .imountini; to Si i, 800. 



Egyptian Service Comnany reports its 

 most successful ytar for the period ended 

 August ^I. Diviilends totaling S-l,sS0.00 

 were distributed at the annual meeting, held 

 at Salem, Thursilav, Oiti>ber 2,S. 



F.irm Bureau member patrons are en- 

 thusi.isticalh' preparing for a much larcer 

 business another year, accordin.c to Fred E. 

 Heriulon, president of Illinois Farm Supply 

 Company, who spoke at the meeting. O. J. 

 Grossmann has been the manager the past 

 year. 



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