Oris Kercher, formerly farm adviser 



in Vermilion county visited the lAA 

 oflFice, International Week. He is su- 

 pervisor of loans for the Farm Security 

 Administration in Northern Indiana, 

 resides on his farm at Goshen. 



More than 86,000 lAA-Farm Bureau 

 1938 calendars were distributed among 

 89 County Farm Bureaus last month. 



Nineteen County Service Companies 

 that held their annual meetings during 

 the two weeks from Dec. 6-18 declared 

 patronage dividends to Farm Bureau 

 members of $485,05998 reports Larry 

 Vork of Illinois Farm Supply Co. 



Farm families (843 interviewed) in 



Dewitt, Logan, Macon, and Piatt coun- 

 ties, 111. had an average annual income 

 (money and "in kind") of $1746 dur- 

 ing the year 1935-36 according to Dr. 

 Louise Stanley of the U.S.D.A. 



The United States is again exporting 



substantial quantities of corn — at the 

 rate of 750,000 bu. per day recent news 

 reports indicate. 



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Bureau Service Company closed its fifth 

 fiscal year on October 31. The annual 

 meeting was held at Buda, Saturday, De- 

 cember 18. B. W. Rocke, president, an- 

 nounced the most successful year in the 

 company's history. 



Patronage dividends totaled $16,866.35, an 

 average of $20.00 per member patron. Man- 

 ager Lester Jacobs reported that 844 mem- 

 bers had patronized the company during 

 the year and that the net sales of $170,- 

 500.00 represented an increase of $45,000 

 over last year. C. H. Becker was the 

 speaker. 



The ninth annual meeting of DeWitt 



County Service Company was held with the 

 Farm Bureau office at Clinton, December 

 16, with Fred E. Herndon. president of 

 Illinois Farm Supply Company, as speaker. 

 The sum of $20,630.63, or an average of 

 $30.20 per Farm Bureau member, was dis- 

 tributed to 623 members. Glenn R. Noonan, 

 manager of the company, reported that a 

 new record had been attained in sales and 

 income, which was reflected in the largest 

 distribution of earnings in the history of 

 the company. Wayne Wisegarver of Wel- 

 don and Leo Walsh of Wapella were elected 

 to the board of directors. 



Twice the amount of the annual Farm 

 Bureau dues was the average patronage div- 

 idend per member distributed at the eighth 

 annual meeting of Woodford County Ser- 

 vice Company, Eureka, December 18. 



During the year sales increased 24 per 

 cent, and net income 38.2 per cent, resulting 

 in $28,000 for distribution to member 

 patrons, Geo. M. Ludwig, manager, re- 

 ported. Approximately 700 people attended. 

 Rates of dividend ranged from 10 to 20 

 per cent. 



The Merry Makers from Benson, and 

 Dick Noe, Eureka Service Station manager, 

 furnished the music. Geo. Haecher led the 

 singing. L. R. Marchant was the speaker. 



Five hundred stockholder patrons of 

 Champaign County Service Company at- 

 tended the seventh annual meeting in Ur- 

 bana, December 16. 



Manager R. G. Stewart stated that the 

 net sales the past fiscal year amounted to 



$452,791.30, exclusive of taxes which were 

 equivalent to approximately 20 per cent of 

 the total gross sales. He reported further 

 that 84.8 per cent of the Farm Bureau mem- 

 bers patronized the company. 



The sum of $58,340.35 was distributed 

 as patronage dividends, an average of $34.12 

 per member. Forty-seven checks were for 

 more than $100.00 each. The dividend rate 

 was 15 per cent on rural sales and 10 pet 

 cent on station business. 



During the seven years of operation the 

 company has returned patronage dividends 

 totaling $211,963.78, or 9V2 times the total 

 capital investment. 



G. W. Bunting of Illinois Farm Supply 

 Company spoke: N. P. Noble, manager of 

 Swift & Company's new soy bean processing 

 plant at Champaign, discussed the process- 

 ing and use of soy bean products, and L. E. 

 Gerde of Gillette Rubber Company, pointed 

 out the advantage of Gillette tires on trac- 

 tors. 



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 greater safety that means free- 

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 and delays. 



%ee your Salesman TODAY — or 

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 Any associated Brunswick Dealer 



ILLINOIS FARM SUPPLY GO. 



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