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Fam Supply NEWS 



A 9V2 pc^ cent gain in net sales and a 

 40 per cent increase in net income was re- 

 ported by Fruit Belt Service Co. at the an- 

 nual meeting in Vienna, Jan. 25. J. P. 

 Redman, president of the company presided 

 and Manager Fark told of the growth of 

 the company. Patronage dividend checks, 

 representing nine per cent on rural sales and 

 seven per cent on dealer business, were dis- 

 tributed. L. R. Marchant was the principal 

 speaker. Farm Advisers E. A. Bierbaum, 

 W. C. Anderson, J. R. Strubinger, G. C. 

 Smith, and L. L. Colvis spoke enthusiastical- 

 ly about the future of the company. 



Peak sales of Rich-Law Service Company 

 for 1938 were reached because of the ex- 

 tension of its service in Jasper County, 

 Hatley Neal, president, reported at the 

 ninth annual meeting, January 18, Lawrence- 

 ville. Sales reached $209,000, patronage 

 dividends $22,420, averaging $21.70 each. 

 The 550 member unanimous reelected the 

 board of directors. W. B. Peterson was 

 principal speaker. 



W. B. Peterson addressed 1,000 Farm 



Bureau members and their friends attend- 

 ing the twelfth annual meeting of Christian 

 County Farmers Supply Company, Taylor- 

 ville, January 14. 



D. A. Mason, president, reported sales 

 of $182,548. Net income increased 41.4%, 

 making possible a record partonage dividend 

 of $23,000, averaging $30.17 per check. 

 Manager Lanter reported that 91% of all 

 accounts were under 30 days old. 



Kendall County Farm Bureau and Kendall 



Farmers Oil Company held a joint annual 

 meeting at Yorkville, January 21. R. J. 

 Churchill, president, announced patronage 

 dividend checks totaled $11,215.19, average 

 $24.59. Manager Nesemeier reported sales 

 for the current year of $106,562.62, second 

 largest in history. F. B. Gregory gave the 

 principal address of the day and J. G. Dor- 

 ward represented Illinois Farm Supply Com- 

 pany. 



Record dividends were paid at the fifth 

 annual meeting of Grundy Service Company, 

 Morris, January 18. Four hundred fifteen 

 patronage dividend checks, averaging $19.07 

 and totaling $7,912.00, were distributed. 

 A 4.4% increase in sales and a 15.81% in- 

 crease in net income was reported. Official 

 reports revealed that 86% of the total vol- 

 ume of business was done with Farm Bu- 

 reau members. Seven hundred persons pres- 

 ent reelected the entire board. 



O. D. Brissenden and J. G. Dorward 

 were speakers. 



George E. Metzger, f.eld secretary of the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association, was the 

 principal speaker at the annual meeting of 

 Lake-Cook Farm Supply Company, January 

 19, at DesPlaines. J. G. Dorward represented 

 Illinois Farm Supply Company. Eight hun- 

 dred Farm Bureau people attended. 



Patronage dividends of $42,700.00 were 

 declared and will be paid in two install- 

 ments to average approximately $26.70 per 

 member. Total dividends in eleven years 

 amount to $234,205, or four and one-half 

 times the capital stock farmers invested. 



Serum Association 



Announces Dividends 



Chicago, Jan. 30 :- Dividends totaling 

 $62,000 were declared on the 1938 busi- 

 ness of the Illinois Farm Bureau Serum 

 Association, Sam Russell, manager, re- 

 ported in the annual meeting of the 

 association here today. 



Jersey county led the state in ratio 

 of volume of serum used in proportion 

 to the hog population with 25 ccs. 

 per head. Other leading counties were 

 Stark, Morgan, Henderson, Sangamon, 

 Winnebago, Logan, Marshall-Putnam 

 and Vermilion. 



The following directors were elected: 



District I — William Stockley, Earlville; 

 District II — Ben Bodecker, Sutter; 

 District III— R. V. McKee, president, 

 Varna; District IV— E. G. Reynolds, 

 Jacksonville ; District V— Ray Cunning- 

 ham, vice-president, Bismark; District 

 VI— Jesse E. Tuttle, West York; K. 

 T. Smith, (lAA) Greenfield. 



Talmage DeFrees, vice president of Illinois 



Agricultural Association developed the topic 

 "Trails of Safety and Romance" at the Rural 

 Youth delegate breakfast, Tuesday, January 

 31st. One hundred forty-seven delegates and 

 advisers from 52 counties were represented. 

 Mr. DeFrees said: "Youth says — 'What 

 a World !' — and goes out with courage and 

 purpose to achieve and do something worth 

 while." 



Within any one dairy breed, the largest 



cows are usually the highest producers. This 

 fact emphasizes the importance of liberal 

 feeding of young stock. 



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 FEEDS 





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 chicks BLUE 

 SEAL Chick Start- 

 er. Only two 

 poundis required 

 to carry the chicks 

 through the first 

 crucial six weeks. 

 BLUE SEAL con- 

 tains all the essen- 

 tial nutrients the 

 baby chick needs 

 to assure high liv- 

 ability, uniform 

 and steady 

 growth, solid bod- 

 ies and complete 

 feathering. 



BLUE SEAL Chick 

 Starter is fortified 

 with extra vita- 

 mins and min- 

 erals, including 

 manganese, 

 to produce strong 

 legs and robust 

 health. 



See your local BLUE 

 SEAL Distributor to 

 obtain information on 

 the money-saving fu- 

 ture booking plan. 

 Extra discounts made 

 on bookings taken 

 now for future de- 

 livery. A baby chick 

 feeder is given free 

 with each bag of 

 BLUE SEAL Chick 

 Starter. 



Dislributed by Farmers' Elevators, Livestock Marketing Associations, 

 and County Service Companies. 



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