SuriTssfiil 



riMi|irriitiiiii 



rcpluJ. I Jon't know. W't .ill woikc-ii 

 tocctlKr, vvc im|Mo\(.d llii. strvut ; \vt 

 ailikJ iKu M.r\:iis uJKrc they ucri. 

 needed .nul tlie lirst thine ue knew, tile 

 debt w ,is w iped out 



The ilirnairs lOine to the otTIi c often 

 and hold regular ineetiniiN. 'I hev study 

 iartl,i!lv the siiinniarv ol tluir Inisiness 

 prep.ifid .innu.illv In the Illinois Ac- 

 riniltur;il AuJifint: Assoei.ition Tliev 

 know their pr(iMerii<i .inJ .ire e\er alert 

 for soim.l solutions Iit them. Nf.inv 

 <)t till- ilire>tors h.i\e served tor 2(1 

 years hut there is neu hlood on the 

 bo.ird. too 



The ilireitors ,ire John 1^. ^'ounc. 

 president: Honu r ne.in. ( ieorye l.oc.in, 

 Frntst Robinson rimer (Iriltitli, I. 1' 

 Her< he. .ind W. I Thompson. Thev 

 supervise the oper.ition of .i S-" "(in 

 plant w hieh docs .i business of SslK'.- 

 0(1(1 ,1 vear. 



Cue of I lie wisest mines we ever 

 made w.is to take on Blue Seal feed," 

 Man.iL'er I'itert s.iid. ".Since we starteii 

 \^Ith blue Seal our teed s.iles have tn 

 ereased '^0 |->er lent. It's a real, hicli 

 <]u,illtv proeUut .ind wc mtl- pertormini: 

 a ser\ p e b\ haiul litis.; it 



I.nestoik shippini; h.is .ilw.ivs been 

 a maior servue, I'.itrons are ihari:ed 

 a str.ii^ht i^ leiits a hundreilw ei^hl. 

 Less than truiklo.ul lots are booked in 

 .ulv.ime. .\s soon as .i Iruekload is 

 Scheduled the shippers are .isked to 

 brini: the stoik !o Ruslnille The ( om 

 p.inv's trthk takes the stoik to the St 

 I oiiis Producers 



"When we first shipped livestock it 

 w.is soli! throuch an old line firm. ' 

 Hill recalled. "Tliev obiciled to less 

 than I arlofs. ^X'e liave shij^ped to the 

 Proilucers ever sinie tliev orL'.mi/ed 

 ^X'e alwavs i:et tair treatment, .ind thev 

 are clad to cer our business " 



Xo matter if thev onlv want to elrlnk 

 of cold water. .S, huvler loiintv farmers 

 like to cret it at the Rushville drain 

 and l.ivesfoi k companv .i IdO''; co- 

 oper. itive. 



It will |\iy you to pick a winter 



wlie.i; v.uietv resistant to iiicisaie disease 

 when sie.iini; your l>>i(i crop. Wiscon 

 sm I'idicree J and llred .ire twci uood 

 ones lor luirtli central Illinois. In 

 .Southern Illinois. I'ulhio. .S'.ibob. I'ul- 

 vaster. W'.ib.ish and 'Ihoriu .ire accept 

 .ible v.irieties. \\ lie.it alleaeei with 

 niosau looks vellow in the sprint; anvl 

 prows pocirlv. It is loi:nd in > i counties 



I'teil warm milk from ele.in pails for 

 the best results in raisint; i.iKcs 



BOAT CUTS WOOL MARKETING COSTS 

 Stevedores loading 150.000 pounds ol wool on the ATHABASCA at Chicago's 

 municipal pier, July 10. The cargo, trucked to the lake irom 40 counties, went to the 

 Boston market. G. W, Baxter, lAA transportation expert, says Illinois Livestock Market- 

 ing Association saved 9c per cwt, by this method of shipping. 



Soil 

 Iitiproveittent 



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I'hc Cjutinjis I imcsiunt' ( onipanv in Me-n- 



JifM'n ( oi:nt> upiTts A verv ,i;.io.! spiin^: 

 hnusiiine- business. Tlie Prc.l F. Mi- 

 Kcii/ie e]u,irry s.ti.! - ()iir A.u'^toiu busi- 

 ness twiee .Is i;iM>.l .(v i.ist spnn^- lll<'!:i.l^ 

 and I.ukins yiiarry operators s.n.l Sime 

 Au.ciist 1, 1')^S, vie- ci'ul.l h.ivi- s,.!il Un.x 

 times ,is nnuli Iinie'sl'MU- .is u c pio.luet'ii 

 l.iiiu-stone- piiecs at several pints in Hen- 

 elers.in ( mintv .Imppe.l tmin SI J*> per !.•:. 

 1,1st yi.il tn 51 Ul) per Ten tins ce.ii 



l.iii.esi.'iu siniue booklets tor !<)^') were 

 ■.lilt to lomitv i-.irn: Ikiieaiis i.irly in lulv 

 In tile' \.\,\ s.iil improvcinent .l<p,irtiiicnt 

 riiiv eont.nn i'ltorin.ition .iboiit lid ejii.ir 

 rie-s III M vvliuli Illinois t.iriiHT> sectiic* 

 lir;e-^to',i- 



.An acre ut ^ood pasture will priKluet 



tioin :sii To Son poiin.ls .ii nie.tt .i \e.ii 

 ivfmii i:r.es vue !i p.iNtiire a v.i'iic of S~.Su 

 to sjs pi 1 (,,: e\en Willi .iniinals ,it onlv 

 S'l .1 liuiulu J« e i.L-hr. s.ivs I-. T, Robbln^. 



NlUe tivr^loek eX'iMsion spl'e 1.1 li-.! 



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I iie Haiii-'liman Mti; ( 



.it leisev V if le i^ 



.1 be e I'lue ot ifi.lustM 

 «f. :ii- spiea.lcrs. 



Then pii'.lmt: linic 



The Martin & M<( lure quarrv of Me- 



Doiuiucli ( I'cinty s.iul ucmtly llie- sprinc 

 limestone- business w.is e-xceptHiiialK ci'o.i 

 I'lr,- A A .A Ii.is lie Ipe I Cile-ti I-r.iiiklin 



(,)u,ir!y cl Hrovvn ( ountv st,ite.-J "I had all 

 the- business I loul.l liaiitile. \viirkin>; two 

 sbifrs K.un m'eitVre.l some." 



■\X'e li.ive liaei three excellent ye,its in 

 lime elust business,' saul the .Spenier liuh.in.i 



e]ii,iiiv it ,\li.iwesi R.i.k l':o,iiKis (oil! 

 p,iny 



'I be Miller I'orter (^)iiai[V, Vc'inneba.qe* 

 ( i'iin!\ -..ii.i {)iir ve niter an, I sprini; busi- 

 ness W.IS <]uite heavy. Tlie best sprin.i; tor 

 A.CsIoiie business in len ve.irs' said Fd I.ist 

 lit the- C.ise\ I. line- ,iiui Stone ( i'lnp.inv, 

 ri,irk < oimtv. 



Ira Reed, of .NKIlenry ( nuniy found twice 



,is miicii li.iv .in-l a betler ,i;rowrb w lu re 

 rock phdspii.ite Ihul been applieil on altalta 

 as compaieei to iln unireMteel ibeek Mnp 



Pike ciuiniv has 2o or more loiall)- 

 owncei quarries where a^irii-uliural lime- 

 sionc is pnidueed. Prices rani:e from Sl.is 

 lo sl.lO per Ion. Fxtensivc eleposits of [he 

 hijih calcium Hurlin^ion limestone are ai - 

 cessable in most pans of the county. 



dreene County's Farm Adviser Purnell 



estimates ;2,000 tons ot limestene li.ive 

 been used in the county this ye'ar Less 

 til. ill IS.OdO tons were use.l List ye-;ir 



A chart in the Clay County Farm Bureau 



iitfiee- shows :,1100 tons of liiiKsti'iie spre,ul 

 in the County in I')i6: 2,^l1d tons in f'H-: 

 ",0"l tons in I'JsS. Says Farm Aelviser 

 Wise-' Inercisc is ilue to more vvoil; in 

 soli miprovinvnt and to the opi-r,irion of 

 .iiKlitiiiii,i! loe.il cmsliers 



l',iini .Ailvisii |- W .\f,i\. ,\|.M'is,in ...im- 

 l\. liiushe.l .1 si nt-s of Ki commiinitv soil 

 testinc nieeiincs in August Ovei Jidii .kus 

 w e I L- H-ste-.i There- .ire two r.iilri'.i.l e.ir 



.ulm 



i; 



evjees in the eountv. one- .it Al- 



ii. iinbra an.i one .it Maimc, in a.l.lition to 

 tveo iomnH-iei,iI ejii.iriie-s .it Alton 



Don'i fdri;ei!! 1 be .■\.-\,\ .Soil (onsirva- 

 liiin proLiram vijr enels .Sipi. s(l. I'JS'J, one 

 nionih earlier clian last year, 1 tierefore, it 

 will be necessary for all cooperalini; farm- 

 ers (o comnlcte all soil biiililini; praeiiees, 

 sueh as seeding anei spreailinj; ot liniesione 

 anil phosphaie, prior In that lime. 



The Shiloh-O'l'allon district in .\l,ul- 



ison-St. Clair counties lias is.odo ,uies 

 in the erosion control pro|eet .-K jseti- 

 tion has been submitteel to aehl ^V.OdO 

 acres more to the proic-it 



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