I'riitcrtiiiii iif Lift' 



The observance of the followint; 

 rules will prevent many deatiis and in- 

 juries from li^litning: 



Do not CO out of doors or remain 

 out durint; tliunderstorms unless it 

 is ahsohitely necessary. Stay inside of 

 J liuiltline wlicre it is dry. preferably 

 near the center of a room. 



If there i.s any choice of shelter, 

 choose in tiie following order: 



1. I-arf;e metal or metal frame 

 buildincs. 



2. Dwellings or otiier buildings 

 which are proviiled with lii;ht- 

 nin^ rods. 



3. Larue unprotected buildings. 



4. Small unprotected buiidm^s. 

 Durins; thunderstorms avoid the im- 

 mediate vicinity of: 



I'lectric li^lit circuits. 

 Li^iitnins: conductors and down- 

 spouts. 

 Screened doors and windows. 

 Stoves and fireplaces. 

 Telephones or any metal that pro- 

 jects through the walls or root 

 of the buildinc. 

 If rcmainini; out of doors is un- 

 avoid.ible. keep away from : 



Isolated trees, wire fences, hill tops 

 and wide open spaces or small sheets 

 and shelters if in an exposed loca- 

 tion. 



Hold That Hiiil 



(i.i>»!!'!tuJ I'-m: p.lgt J/' 



Fiii'iii H|inrls Fi'stiiiil 



larm Advisers .inei officials are ur^ed to 

 ,i;et in it. Ciet out your rod and reel 

 and practice a little. ^'ou don't need 

 a pond or river for the contest will be 

 held on dry land. If you can cast a pUi.c 

 60 feet with fair accuraiy you stand a 

 chance to win and. anyway, it'll be lots of 

 fun to try. 



The c]uietest contest of the whole event 

 is the battle over tk- checkerboard. It 

 takes the utmost skill and concentration 

 but its more excitint; than any of the 

 other sports to tliose who like head work. 



To ,!,'et tlie most out of the festival, get 

 in it. Surely there is one in the whole 

 list of farm sports that you like. Enter 

 it at your county festival. See your farm 

 adviser ris:ht away and pet the rules. 

 Praaice a little at home and go out to 

 win. . 



George Broman Dies 



George Broman, Henry county, director 

 of the Illinois Livestock Marketing Asso- 

 ciation died of a heart attack July 17, at 

 the age of 59 years. One of the organ- 

 izers of the Henry County Farm Bureau, 

 he served as president from 1929 to 193.3. 

 was director in 1919. and again from 

 1922 to 192.S. Mr. Broman was also a 

 director and treasurer of the Henry-Stark 

 Service Company. 



thrown across a ravine with tractors and 

 "tumblebugs." is spring-fed. It is deep 

 enough tor boating or swimming. But 

 most importantly, it controls flood waters. 



Located near the farm buildings, the 

 lake adds to the attractiveness of the 

 l-'ritz home. It is flanked with an eight- 

 acre timbered tract that has been planted 

 to berry and seed shrubs to furnish feed 

 for cjuails and pheasants. 



In addition to conserving water, game 

 and fish. Fritz is terr.icing 110 acres of 

 rolling crop lanil as his farm operations 

 anii business permits. 



While the group was visiting other 

 farms, the C.C.C. camp blacksmith and 

 his helpers erected a rough dining table 

 and benches in the shade of the timber. 

 They made a tent over the table with a 

 tarpaulin. CCC cooks served a special 

 luncheon for the guests in this pitturcsc]ue 

 spot on the lake shore. 



C. E. Swenson's farm lies a few miles 

 north of Rockford on one of the most 

 easily erodibie soils, sandy prairie lo.im. 

 It presents a serious problem in erosion 

 control. 



When Mr. Swenson who is a mechani- 

 cal engineer. boLight the farm a tew vears 

 ago it was in a badly run-down condition. 

 He Started at once to restore the fertility. 

 Six tons of limestone and 1000 pounds 

 ot rock phosphate per acre were applied. 

 One of the more rolling fields was sown 

 to alfalfa after it hail been thoroughly 

 fallowed. 



Just as the young plants were cutting 

 started, a heavy rain fell. The field was 

 washed so full of rills and gullies that 

 it was impossible to harvest the crop. 

 Engineer Swenson sought aid at the Soil 

 Conservation Camp. 



CCC crews rushed to the rescue of a 

 f,irm that was fast disappearing down the 

 hill. They leveled it off, staked out ter- 

 races and plotted outlets to care for the 

 surplus water. Terraces were speedilv 

 thrown .icross the hill with a whirlwind 

 terracer. Waterways were cjuickly sodded 

 over. When the rains came again, the 

 soil was safe. 



Much of the soil that had been so copi- 

 ously supplied with soil-sweetening lime- 

 stone is now sour. The limestone, h.iving 

 dissolved, was carried away with the 

 water. Another application must be made 

 before alfalfa will grow again. 



The new ly terraced field was planted to 

 corn this spring. Instead of planting on 

 the contour. Swenson checked the crop 

 in just as though the ridges were not 

 there. Result is that the corn is uneven 

 and somewhat weedy. Cultivators have 



not been developed that will go over ter- 

 races and still do a satis! at tory job. But 

 Swenson is applying his engineering skill 

 to an experimental cidtivator which he 

 ho|-'es will operate well on terraced fields. 



The farms visited on the tour were 

 scattered over the countrv. Eai h was a 

 demonstration of what farmers <..\r\ do to 

 prevent losses due to soil erosion. \X'hile 

 the examples have served their purpose, 

 the Winnebago ( ountv Soil ( onservation 

 Association is planning work for this 

 summer and f.dl .donu new lines. Instead 

 of scattered farms, ihev inlen.f to develop 

 erosion control over a single watershed 



Watershed control will benefit a gre.it- 

 er number of (armcrs. Measures applied 

 to one (arm nearly alw.iys effctt adj.nent 

 ones. By fitting erosion prevention to a 

 watershed results will be more satisf.ulorv 

 and e.uh larm in tlie project will ^et the 

 maxitnum benefit. 



Those who attended the oiitofdoor 

 luncheon on A. R Frilz's (arm learned 

 from BriKe (lark, assist.int st.ite coordi- 

 nator o( the federal soil conservation 

 service, that Illinois has .i l.iw which en 

 ables farmers to form cooperative soil 

 conservation districts. Tliese districts .ire 

 similar in manv respects to dr.iinage dis- 

 tricts. 



Just as dr.iinage districts are set up to 

 handle drain.iL'e .dont: a single water 

 course, conservation districts are estab- 

 lished to contrcil run ofT water from one 

 watershed lo set up a district, anv 2'' or 

 more owners of land lying in tlie pro- 

 posed cjistriit. who own at le.ist ten per 

 cent of the land, must file a pc-tition with 

 the state soil conservation district board 

 The board then holds a hearing in the dis- 

 trict at which anv landowner or I.ind 

 Occupier mav express his opinion on the 

 advisability ot establishing a district. 



If the st.ite board finds it advisable to 

 create a conservation district, it calls a 

 reterendiim. I hen if a majority of all 

 landowners in the proposed distrid vote 

 to cre.ile it. the district can be organized. 



Looking at the broad aspects of soil 

 conservation it may be truly called a pro- 

 gram of national defense. N'ot necessarily 

 a defense against a foreign power. !iut 

 a defense .igainst poverty, unemployment 

 and bankruptcy ot the nation. 



With the Civilian Consc-vaiion C orps 

 and the Soil Conservation Serv ice to point 

 the way and organized agriculture to 

 lead. Illinois farmers are on their way to 

 better farming and better living' throiFL.'li 

 soil erosion control. 



AUGUST, 1938 



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