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NEWS 



A thousand and seventy-three members of 

 Iroquois County Farm Bureau received pa- 

 tronage dividend checks averaging $33.19 

 each at the annual meeting of Iroquois 

 Service Company, held in Watseka, Decem- 

 ber 21. Sales for the year were $321,017.50, 

 a record for the company. Patronage divi- 

 dends totaling $35,741.00 were distributed, 

 according to R. F. Karr, president, who pre- 

 sided at the meeting. The rate of dividends 

 ranged from 14 to 18 per cent on rural 

 business and 10 per cent on dealer busi- 

 ness. An • unusual feature of the day's pro- 

 gram was the showing of several reels 

 of local pictures taken by the manager, J. D. 

 Bunting. L. R. Marchant, manager of Il- 

 linois Farm Supply Company, was the 

 speaker. 



Dividends averaging 15 per cent on each 



dollar's worth of commodities purchased 

 were distributed by Greene County Service 

 Company at the annual meeting, January 7. 

 The average check received by the 384 

 member patrons was $37.45 and the total 

 amount distributed was $15,660. W. B. 

 Peterson of Illinois Farm Supply Company 

 spoke. Four hundred fifty Farm Bureau 

 people in attendance reviewed last year's 

 operations and, by unanimous reelection of 

 all members, approved the administration 

 of their present board. 



At the annual meeting of Bond County 



Service Company, Greenville, December 17, 

 a 19.48 per cent increase in sales, with 

 proportionate increases in net income and 

 dividends was reported. Two hundred eighty- 

 eight member patrons received dividend 

 checks totaling $4,564.00, an average of 

 $15.70. A. M. Ault of Illinois Farm Sup- 

 ply Company was the principal speaker. 

 Elbert Blankenship of Coffeen was the only 

 new member elected to the board. 



At the annual meeting of DeWitt County 



Farm Bureau and the Service Company, 

 Clinton, January 5, reports showed that 

 sales totaled $155,274.42, patronage divi- 

 dends $20,702.49. The 617 Farm Bureau 

 member patrons received an average patron- 

 age dividend of $33.62. Forrest Fairchild, 

 manager of the Farmers Creamery Company, 

 Bloomington, J. H. Barnhart, manager of the 

 McLean County Cold Storage Company, and 

 L. R. Marchant, manager of Illinois Farm 

 Supply Company were speakers. 



More than $12,000.00 in patronage divi- 

 dends was distributed at the twelfth annual 

 meeting of the Menard County Farmers Suf>- 

 ply Company, Petersburg, December 20. 

 Sales and earnings were the highest in the 

 company's history. C. H. Becker of Illinois 

 Farm Supply Company, who spoke, reported 

 a total attendance of more than 800 members 

 and their families. H. G. Winkelmann and 

 Harry L. Thomson were the new directors 

 elected. 



The Lee County Farm Bureau and the 



Service Company held a joint annual meeting 

 at Amboy, January 12. Service company 

 sales were approximately the same as a 

 year ago. A total of 899 member patrons 

 received $18,253.00 in patronage dividends, 

 an average of $20.53. J. G. Dorward 



represented Illinois Farm Supply Company 

 and J. C. Spitler, state leader of farm ad- 

 visers, was principal speaker. William 

 Sandrock of Ashton was elected to the 

 board of directors to succeed Earl Buck. 



Some 400 Farm Bureau members attended 

 the joint annual meeting of Kane County 

 Farm Bureau and Service Company held 

 in Hampshire, December 15. 



William A. Beith, president of Kane 

 County Service Company reported an in- 

 crease in sales income and the number of 

 patrons served. During the meeting 663 

 patronage dividend checks, an average of 

 $25.36 per check, were distributed, making 

 a total of $16,812.00. J. G. Dorward rep- 

 resented Illinois Farm Supply Company. W. 

 A. Damisch was elected to the board of 

 directors to succeed Marcus Damisch. 



Bureau Service Company held its fifth 



annual meeting at Princeton, December 17, 

 with some 500 Farm Bureau members in 

 attendance. The highest patronage dividend 

 in the history of the company was paid, 

 totaling $18,096.00, an average of $23.87 

 per member patron. L. A. Rahn and Ray 

 Ammon of Illinois Farm Supply Company 

 were the speakers. Vernon Heaton and A. 

 K. Foster were reelected to the board of 

 directors of the company. 



A total of $287,751 in patronage divi- 

 dends (over 11 times capital stock invest- 

 ment) has been paid to member patrons of 

 Champaign County Service Company during 

 its eight years of operation. At the annual 

 meeting held in Champaign, December 20, 

 $64,159.00 was distributed in patronage div- 

 idends on the past year's operations. Some 

 1300 persons attended the meeting according 

 to President Roy Douglas. Manager R. G. 

 Stewart announced that the 1,769 patronage 

 dividend checks averaged $36.26. Rev. C. 

 O. Johnson of St. Louis and W. B. Peter- 

 son of Illinois Farm Supply Company were 

 the speakers. Roy Edwards and H. J. Wil- 

 son were reelected to the board. 



Tazewell Service Company closed its 



most successful year on October 31. Patron- 

 age dividend checks totaling $26,000.00 av- 

 eraged $24.76 per member at the annual 

 meeting of the company, Tremont, Decem- 

 ber 20. W. G. Heinz, manager, reported 

 sales of $266,000.00 for the year. John P. 

 White, president, praised members for their 

 loyalty. L. R. Marchant, manager of Il- 

 linois Farm Supply Company, was the prin- 

 cipal speaker. G. H. Iftner, farm adviser, 

 spoke enthusiastically of the future for the 

 organization. 



The eighth annual meeting of Randolph 



Service Company was held in Steeleville, 

 Tuesday, January 24. Ninety-three per cent 

 of the Farm Bureau members patronized the 

 company the past year which was partially 

 responsible for the best year in the history 

 of the company, according to President 

 Leonard B. Schoenberger. Patronage divi- 

 dend checks totaled $13,348.90. Manager 

 Harry Schnittker announced the rates of 

 dividends to be 18 per cent on lubricating oil 

 and grease, 14 per cent on rural sales, and 

 10 per cent on dealer business. 



Farm Adviser E. C. Secor complimented 

 the Farm Bureau members upon their fine 

 achievement. 



L. R. Marchant, manager of Illinois Farm 

 Supply Company, spoke, and the Wine Hill 

 Orchestra, composed of Farm Bureau mem- 

 bers, furnished the music. 



per cent and income 32 per cent over the 

 preceding year, according to Manager Wm. 

 Cole's report at the third annual meeting, 

 Vandalia, January 26. Patronage dividends 

 averaging more than the annual Farm Bureau 

 dues were paid to 319 members represent- 

 ing 88 per cent of the total membership of 

 Fayette County Farm Bureau. 



L. R. Marchant, manager of Illinois Farm 

 Supply Company, spoke. Farm Adviser J. B. 

 Turner expressed his appreciation of the 

 assistance given by the Company in helping 

 maintain a strong membership in Fayette 

 county. 



Entertainment was furnished by Jean Jones 

 and June Ray and the Harmony Four. 



Macon-Piatt Service Company's eleventh 

 annual meeting, Decatur, Dec. 14, revealed 

 sales and earnings at new high levels. Div- 

 idends of more than $32,000 were distrib- 

 uted with patronage rates ranging from 10 

 to 15 per cent. Average dividend per mem- 

 ber patron was $26.36. C. H. Becker of 

 Illinois Farm Supply Company was principal 

 speaker. 



Peoria County Service Company tenth an- 

 nual meeting, Peoria, Dec. 28, was held in 

 conjunction with the first annual meeting 

 of Mid-State Supply Company, subsidiary 

 feed cooperative. Mid-State announced a 

 $114,000 business during the year, Peoria 

 County Service Company a record-breaking 

 $290,000 business. A dividend of $36,000 

 was paid to 1209 Farm Bureau members, 

 an average of $29.55 each. Illinois Farm 

 Supply was represented by C. H. Becker, 

 petroleum division, and R. N. Ammon, feed 

 division. Edward Kuntz was elected director 

 to replace Lloyd LaMay. 



Rock Island County Service Company dis- 

 tributed its largest dividend at the fifth an- 

 nual meeting Moline, Dec. 15. Some 500 

 Farm Bureau members attended. Rates 

 ranged from 10 to 15 per cent and patronage 

 checks averaged $17.87 per Farm Bureau 

 member. Robert Denhardt was elected di- 

 rector to replace C. S. Colgrove, who, since 

 the company was organized, served as its 

 secretary. William Parchert succeeded Wil- 

 liam G. Mueller as director. Both Mr. 

 Mueller and Mr. Colgrove requested retire- 

 ment. C. H. Becker, Illinois Farm Supply 

 Company, spoke. 



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Farm Adviser G. T. Swaim says there has 



been more limestone used in Kankakee 

 County during the last three years than in 

 the ten years preceding. A total of $1,200 

 was refunded in commissions to farmers. 

 The county used 20,000 tons of limestone 

 in 1938 and 750 tons of rock phosphate. 



Stephenson County has 20 or more local 



limestone quarries, according to Farm Ad- 

 viser V. J. Banter. The crushed stone is 

 delivered on most farms for $1.00 to $1.25 

 per ton. The County used 35,000 tons 

 last year and 216 tons of rock phosphate. 



Fayette Service Company in its second full 



year of operation increased net sales 21.55 



Farm Adviser Kibler of Jersey County 



has worked out a special low limestone 

 price of 90c per ton for the months of 

 January, February and March. Four quar- 

 ries in and near Jersey County are cooperat- 

 ing to stimulate movement during the winter 

 months. ; • 



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