"DeeUeaUoK . . . 



WEBSTER defines broomcorn as 

 "a tall sorghum derived from Sor- 

 ghum vulgare" and having "a 

 jointed stem bearing a stiff- 

 branched elongated panicle, used 

 for making brooms and brushes". 



But it means something more 

 to scores of farmers in Douglas, 

 Coles and Cumberland counties. It 

 means cash income from a crop 

 grown in no other section of Illi- 

 nois. 



To these industrious farmers 

 who have grown broomcorn and 

 the numerous factories in this 

 area which make brooms, we dedi- 

 cate this booklet. 



~~Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Martin 



ROCKOME 



Areola, lilinois 



Prather the Printer • Charleston, Illinois 



