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PotoAJi. Pxiifi 0^ ^ead ^o^ SaU 



^f"^ parts 111 M.iMiii iDuiKv .III 

 iJI spots lit l.inJ, r.ini:in<: iii si/c 

 \^^ I ri)in iiiK- 1(1 I" .iirts; i.ilk.i 

 Jl.uI vlot;." Ihisc pl.iiLs II, lur on hi.Kk 

 mIi. l^i.uk il.iv .iriii hl.uk sanJv lo.iius 

 On iIkih no linuslom is'nu.lni lor (In.-. 

 proiiinL- the r.iiiktsi kinJ ol iIosli. In 

 tail, the soli rtailioii is htAoiiil swilI 

 and IS aik.ihiH in i h.ir.i- ur 



POTASH BOOSTERS 

 Farm Adviser Ray Watson and Ira Bell. 



\\ ith I'arni Adviser Ray Watson, the 

 writer retently visited several (arms nortli 

 of I aston in the lo\^. broad vallev whitli 

 a( one lime mav have formed, the lOiirse 

 ot the Mackinaw river and is loiallv 

 known as the "old Like bed ' Here dead 

 do^' ' or alkah spots prev.iil 



Ira Bell, who tor JS years his sun ess 

 fully operated land in the \allev. knows 

 all of liead do/j s truks This year his 

 corn, the third i rop on the same alkali 

 land m three vears. went 6 1 bushels to 

 the aire 



I'olash IS the seiret It s tlie differ 

 en(.e between a (top and no irop with 

 lorn on deail ilop. 'l'went\ five bushels 

 would have been top without it s.iid 

 Hell 



He applies ""'> pounds ol slraiL'lil iniir 

 late of i^otash to I lit. .k re in lorii rov^s 

 with .1 split shoe attaihment on his 

 planter Hell has used strait^hl inun.ite 

 for ^"^ vears and j^refets ii to mixevi 

 lerlili/ers (ontainmt: other pl.int loods 



( harles .\1 W.irner, vue president ol 

 till iounl\ soil I onserv.ilion .issoi i.ition. 

 who. in ]->aniKrship with Ins brother 

 Lester, rents (id i aires nt.ii .\I.mito. usis 

 '^O pounds lit pol.ish in tile I orn rows 

 He finvis th.it this method of applii.ition 

 IS e(|ual til llil» pounds bro.idiast W'liik 

 the W'.irners i;et exiellent vields ot mrn 

 on Ai^.i'X iloi; to wlikh potash has bien 

 ipphed, tlie\ riport disappointini; when 

 Viclds with tin s.ime tre.itlilent The; 

 operate on a 'lO'^O (.rop share le.ise witli 

 the landowner furnishin;,' the pot.ish. 



lolin H f unnint.'li.un who operates 



- 1^ .urts near i .istoii. s.,\s. W i .di 

 luid potash on this l.in.i I pri.ti.r ih; 

 l>ro.idi.is| method usm;: .ui tnd L'a'i o.iis 

 sitdcr Row api'hiatioiis tmd to lioii 

 file lorn riKits too near the kriili/er i 

 spt< .id "'^ 111 I (10 pounvis III till .1. ti. eiliii ■ 

 lietore or .ilttr pl.iniint! ■ 



.Son"!, bottom f.irmers b.ilt .uid _si.H 

 str.iw and loni st.ilks |\trv loii iil tlusil 

 lommodities sold riirio\ts .li'iiur 

 pounds ol piire potash or iht s.iir.i. 

 .imouiit lonl.iined in '•o pmuuis ol niur 

 Lite ol pot.ish While the f cr:ili/i r losts 

 .ibout two dollars a iu:ndudu i iL'lil. tw.i 

 •oils of straw or sl.ilks will nn' relMf. 

 !wo dollars .it lurnnt i^ii>(.s 



,^o .Is i.irm. .adviser W .ilsun sa\s 

 \l.i\be tli.il isti'! i ^-ood ide.l 



lolin R sp.n- ,-; 



lorrcst .Moberj;, vsho has served as 



> tiehim.m for the Frodui i rs < K.inicrx 

 of Ci,ilesburi; sin«.i lulv IVs"^. has-rt 

 sii;ned to become Direitor ot ( lri;ani 

 /ation for tlie Knox ( ouniy l.arm h 

 re.iu liirrest h.ts done splendid work 

 tor tilt i.ri..inKrv .iiid evervone wtslus 

 him (.onlinued siui<.ss in liis ik w j'om 

 Hon. re]-orts M.in.it:cr V'lruii lolmsoi; 



J..L. Hacklcnun. l. of 1. Ag. (.*)! 

 le^e.l says. The ideal wav is to put 

 liincslone on lOrn ground the Vi.ar be_ 

 fore the small prain and i. lo\ et seed! 



in,u' " ■ ^ 



Howard Oaks, a trueker. handled 



MHt carloads ot hmestoni. .iveraciiii: 

 *''! tons eaili. last vear He works will; 

 1 .irm Ailvisir |ohn I W'att in svivinj 

 I iilton lountv f.irnurs 



YoU'Can nyt hope lo reduce the an- 

 nual weed ti>il u-nitss d.i. most fundi 

 nuntal priniiplc ol weid lOiit-ol tli.n 

 ol sowiiit; ilean sid is .c-plied 



I lu .Anhir Daniels .Millint; (.umpanv has 



M ;<<:<.. 1 D(..i'iir t' : :i.< v ■< -if its llc^^ 

 51.()iHi.(iilil s,i\(-n.in pn-it •■sin,; pl.uit I stah 

 iislinu-iit III till- ntw i:i:i! r: lX..i:i;r sfr\t 



\i< stn.tl,;llnn l!ia: ii.r..'M:iu'v ~ tltli it tin 



sii'.ht.in n iiu 1 nt tlu .\v,i:!t Tix ikIuv; 



s"\.Hi.in cii'wirij .lu.i !'. .uhis .nit .ipprtixi 

 ;;i.rily stvinti lui nuIis ii .ill diieitiun^ 

 tii'ivi Dii.iTu; >X'..!k "Ti tilt- tiiiistrutriiin 

 pni.i;!ani is ixptircif fi- he un.li-ilaken snoi. 



Nathan Lanj;- quarrv, (xdo couniv. 



siiKi Id.iicii tvnis ot .i_i;iii iillural iiiiu 

 stmu List vt.ir liK.il |riuki.rs pines 

 111! ii.iiiiin,!: and spre.idiiiL' .itt idv.m 

 t.i^'iiiiis, ii is npiirtii! 



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Prairie Farms lUiitcr builds 

 trade for mc. Ihc town 

 pcofilc like i( and buy more 

 (if it than (>rdinar\ butter 

 . . . I'he cream producers 

 appreciate in\ helping them 

 build a niarkel for Cirade A 

 cream . . . T h e m. o r e 

 Prairie Farms Mutter I sell 

 lite more ytoieries I move.' 

 ^(>u re riyht. Mr. drocer. 

 vou scratch our back and 

 well scran h voiirs. 



Illinois Producers Creameries 



AT 



Ga'csburg Bocn-erq'Gr Pro'd 



Champdigi Mo'-ne Otney 



Carbonddle Cdri.nv;!!© Mt. ^*crL*ng 



Your Producers Creomery 



Is Your Insurance of 



Better Prices. 



MARCH. 1939 



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