Sales of the Carroll Service G^mpany in 

 19}7 totalled $179,921, an increase of 11.4 

 per cent over the previous year, it was revealed 

 at the eighth annual meeting, Mt. Carroll, Feb. 

 12. Net income increased 16.7 per cent; 

 patronage dividends of $21,282.93 were paid 

 to 719 member patrons. Charles Homberger 

 was elected director. 



George Scheef, former manager of the 

 Schuyler-Brown Service Company, became 

 manager of the Livingston Service Company, 

 Feb. 1. He succeeds E. C. Campbell. Ralph 

 O. Almgreen, assistant manager of the Peoria 

 County Service Company, was appointed to fill 

 the vacancy left by Mr. Scheef. 



Two hundred-fifty Farm Bureau members 

 of Clark County attended the third annual 

 meeting of their service company, Marshall, 

 January 19. 



Manager Voelkel reported gains on all 

 products. President Behner announced plans 

 for a wider service and increased sales in 

 1938. 



A total of 410 patronage dividend checks 

 amounting to $5,080.00, were distributed. 

 Dividends ranged from 6 to 13 percent. 



C. H. Becker of Illinois Farm Supply Com- 

 pany was the speaker, and J. G. Dorward. 

 presented the film strip "Illinois Farm Supply 

 Company — Eleven Years of Amazing 

 Growth." Officers and directors were re- 

 elected. 



More than 2,000 Farm Bureau members 

 attended the annual meeting of Shelby-Effing- 

 ham Service Company, Shelbyville, January 

 20. Three hundred or more were turned 

 .iway at the door due to lack of standing room. 



Patronage dividend rates ranged from 10 

 (o 15 percent. A total of $30,450 was dis- 

 tributed at the close of the meeting. The 

 average dividend per Farm Bureau member 

 was $19.22. Manager Foley reported an in- 

 crease of $13,000 over last year's business. 



C. H. Becker represented Illinois Farm Sup- 

 ply Company and gave the address of the day. 

 J. G. Dorward, field representative of Illinois 

 Farm Supply Company for the Egyptian Di- 

 vision, presented the film strip "Illinois Farm 

 Supply Company — Eleven Years of Amazing 

 Growth." All directors were reelected and 

 C. H. Buzzard was reelected president. 



Fayette Service Company held its second 

 Jnnual meeting January 18, 1938. More 

 than 300 Farm Bureau members and their 

 families attended. President Harpster was 

 enthusiastic about progress made and William 

 Cole, manager, reported substantial gains all 

 Jlong the line. 



At the close of the meeting 286 patronage 

 dividend checks were distributed, totaling $4,- 

 187.00. C. H. Becker was the speaker and 

 J. G. Dorward, field representative for the 

 Egyptian Division, presented the film strip 

 Illinois Farm Supply Company — Eleven 

 Years of Amazing Growth." All directors 

 were reelected. 



After one year ot operation the marine 

 terminal at Shawneetown has proved practical 

 and profitable. Manager Morris Crandall re- 

 ported to 2000 persons who attended the 



MARCH, 1938 



20 LIMESTONE TBUCES IN THIS CARAVAN IN 



Livingston county ready to haul "soil sugar" from quarry lo fiald. About en*- 

 third of the trucks ore equipped with spreaders. 



The snapshots above were taken by John Spsencer of the lAA two days 

 before Christmas when the ground was frozen and fit for spreading linsestone 

 direct from heavy trucks equipped with spreading devices. The top view shows 

 the back end of a truck with spreader all ready for action. 



The ofjerators of this quarry near Pontiac supplied last year 131,000 tons 

 of limestone or about 10% of the 1,250,000 tons used in the state. All ship- 

 ments from this quarry are by truck since they have no rail connection. 



seventh annual meeting of the Wabash Valle>' 

 Service Company, Grayville, Jan. 21. 



Patronage dividends paid from the terminal 

 earnings were as follows. Eg>'ptian Service 

 Company, $304.00; Fruit Belt Service Com- 

 pany, $446.80; Rich-Law Service Company, 

 $549.60; Twin County Service Company, 

 $186.00; Wabash Valley Service Company, 

 $2,51360. The terminal was operated only 

 ten months of the year due to the flood. 



Patronage dividends of $43,405.00 were 

 distributed to 1,625 members of the Wabash 

 Valley Service Company. George Gabel was 

 elected director. 



in sales of the service company as compared 

 to a year ago. Patronage dividends of $7,- 

 175.00 were distributed. 



The Fruit Belt Service Company held 



its fifth annual meeting, Vienna, January 21. 

 Three hundred fifty Farm Bureau member* 

 and their families attended. 



Net business increased $23,000 or 38 per- 

 cent, while net income mcreased $3,100 or 86 

 percent. Manager Paul Park reported. 



At the close of the meeting $4,72300 was 

 distributed in the form of preferred and 

 patronage dividends. 



Randolph Service Company closed its 



seventh year Nov. 30, 1937 ; held its annual 

 meeting, Chester, Jan. 22, 1938. It was re- 

 ported to the 200 shareholders present that 

 the total sales had exceeded $125,000. Patron- 

 age dividends of $13,060, or an average of 

 $17.90 per member, were distributed. The 

 company transacted 85 per cent of its busi- 

 ness with Farm Bureau members; 96 per cent 

 of the Farm Bureau members in the county 

 were regular patrons of the company. Patron- 

 age dividend rates ranged from 11 to 14 per 

 cent. 



During the joint annual meeting of the 



Mercer County Farm Bureau and the Mercer 

 Service Company, Aledo, Jan. 20. President C. 

 H. Jackson reported a 19.2 per cent increase 



The Rock County Service Company of 



Janesville, Wisconsin, closed its first fiscal 

 year after five months of operation, November 

 30. While the Rock County Service Company 

 is not a member of Illinois Farm Supply Com- 

 pany, it has been using the buying and ad- 

 visor)' services. 



A ten percent patronage dividend, payable 

 to all members in good standing, amounted to 

 $1,082.12. Fred E. Herndon was the principal 

 speaker Three hundred-fifty members at- 

 tended . 



By proving 96 of the 1,001 dairy 



sires in the United States during 1937, 

 Illinois ranks third among states, ac- 

 cording to a U. S Bureau of Dairy In- 

 dustry report. 



