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STUDENTS OF THE LARGEST PROBtEM IN FARMING — MARKETING 

 Thirty-six young farmers from eight counties probed deeply into livestock marketing 

 problems under the able tutelage of Henry Parke, president of the Chicago Producers Com- 

 mission Association, Dave Swanson, Producers manager and Sam Russell, livestock market- 

 ing director of the lAA, during a tour of the Union Stock Yards, April 27. 



YOUTH LOOKS EM OVER 

 Above: 21 farm boys judge live- 

 stock at the Peoria yards. April 19. 

 Four counties were represented. 

 Left: At the National Stock Yards. 

 East St. Louis, 70 students from 14 

 counties perch at vantage points to 

 make their placings in a judging 

 contest. 



RADIO SPEAKERS 

 Genevieve Bowyer. Betty 

 Mitchell and Edgar Sterns 

 broadcast via WEBQ, Har- 

 risburg. April 6. Farm Ad- 

 viser Dee Small is shown 

 with them. They hail from 

 Williamson county. 



FUTURE FARM LEADERS DON'T TAKE THINGS EASY 



Above, right: The Gallatin Rural Youth radio team: Denis 

 Raben. Gilbert Cox. Si Brown. Garland Jennings and Earl Lutz. With 

 them is Farm Adviser Ray H. Roll. 



Below, left: L. D. Hall, lAA, explains the operation of a central 

 livestock market to 142 vocational agriculture students and 4-H 

 clubbers at the Peoria stockyards. 



Below, center: Ted Hafer, manager of the Producers Creamery of 

 Mt. Sterling, being interviewed by the Brown county radio team. 

 They are seeking information on cooperative marketing to add to their 

 program. 



Below, right: Future farm wives, too. accept their fair share of 

 organization responsibility. Shown are the officers and directors of 

 the Peoria county Rurol Youth group. 



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