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GOOD FOR SOWS AND SOILS 

 Purebred Poland Chinas making the most oi alialia 

 that was sown last August on Dale Nelson's Peoria 

 county iann. The photo was taken April 18. "This 

 is one oi the best fall stands we hare," says Farm 

 Adviser Whisenand. 



EDGAR COUNTY RURAL YOUTH IN ACTION 

 You can't see the wheels turning in the two young 

 craniums but Farm Adviser L. E. McKinzie, lait is 

 visibly stirred by the proceedings. 



"HANNA" — DISCOVERED BY TEST 

 Tester Frank Schults* of the St Clair-Monroe-Randolph Dairy 

 Herd Improvement Association found that this grade Holatein pro- 

 duced 9383 pounds oi milk, 296.8 pounds oi fat in 120 days. In 

 four months she produced more milk and iat than the average R- 

 linois cow can make in a year. Hanna is owned by Raymond 

 Wittenbom, Randolph county. Prize picture. 



FARM BUREAU 



^ f Paid ior dear, close up. natural, unusual 

 V I pictures that tell a story preferred. En 



Mares an< 

 mier oi Ste 

 Many folks 

 prize photo. 



RAYMOND MARKER 

 New county organiza- 

 tion director in Mason 

 county is a son oi Mr. 

 and Mrs. George Mark- 

 er, Bath. He started 

 work May 9. Ray vraa 

 president oi the Mason 

 county Rural Youth 

 group. 



A CUSTOM SAW OUTFIT PAYS ITS WAY 

 Eustace Ochs. aged 19, makes $9 a day with this rig which was built by 

 his brother lerome. Tractor engine speed can be regulated from the saw table. 

 rhey are sons oi Mr. and Mrs. Frank I. Ochs, Jasper County. Prize photo. 



FARMER'S PAY WnX BE 

 Discussing probable compliance of 

 crop allotments are, left to right: Lloyd G. 

 Farm Bureau president. Earl C. Smith. 

 Thomas, chairman of the county agricul 

 indicate that many will observe com 



OLDEST FARM BUREAU BOOSTER? 

 loseph Keiifer signs a Wabash Coun- 

 ty Form Bureou membership as George 

 C. Ewald, looks on. Booster Ewald 

 who is 87, is a charter member. 



RAISED BY TH 

 McLean county 

 Rodman, farm a 

 president oi th< 

 tural conservatic 

 I allotments. 



BE 

 ! Pretty Ravel i 

 tary oi the Lee 

 proudly holds 

 colt owned by h 

 Spangler. Prize 

 ter, Beth. 



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