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Fig. No. 1 — Plow bottom used in test show- 

 ing the Tertical strips oi rust preventatiTes. 

 Sample 1, 11, 13, 14, and 17 hare given 

 periect protection for 526 days. Samples 

 thot cracked or slipped allowed early 

 rusting. 



Strip was covered with one of the various 

 rust preventive materials being tested. The 

 backs of the strips were treated with the 

 same materials except that the surface was 

 thoroughly wet with water before the mate- 

 rial was applied. A second test was made 

 by painting vertical strips of the rust pre- 

 ventive compounds on the front surfaces of 

 plow DOttoms. Twenty-eight of the thirty- 

 six samples tested on the metal strips under 

 outside, exposed conditions were special rust 

 preventive compounds; the other eight samples 

 were crankcase oils, transmission oils, chassis 

 lubes, water pump grease, and axle grease. 



These tests were started in March 1942 

 during a period of heavy rainfall, which 

 soon washed most of the common oils and 

 greases off the metal test strips, allowing 

 rusting to start within a few days. The 

 following observations were made on the 

 front or exposed sides of the metal test 

 strips: 



Crankcase and transmission oil prevented 

 rusting for seven to thirty days. 



Axle and pressure gun grease prevented 

 rusting for thirty to ninety days. 



Five samples of rust preventive compounds 

 prevented rusting for }60 days. 



One sample of rust preventive compound 

 prevented rusting for 453 days. 



On the back or protected side of the metal 

 strips twenty-two of the twenty-eight rust 

 preventive compounds tested still show no 

 rusting after 551 days. 



Observations made on the plow bottoms. 

 Fig. 1, showed that five of the same rust 

 preventives which were tested on the metal 

 strips were still giving perfect protection 

 on the plow bottoms after 526 days of di- 

 rect exposure. Quite a number of the rust 

 preventive samples submitted for testing were 

 not suitable for outside use. 



The following recommendations are made 

 on the basis of this series of tests: 



1. That' suitable types of grease rust pre- 

 ventive compounds when brushed on metal 

 surfaces will prevent their rusting from ten to 

 twelve months or more on machinery stored 

 outside and for an indefinite period on ma- 

 chinery stored under cover. The same grease 



which contains some lubricating properties 

 can be applied to roller and ball bearings 

 with a grease gun where there is danger of 

 rusting while machinery is in storage. 



2. That liquid rust preventives when sprayed 

 or brushed on directly exposed metal parts, 

 will prevent rusting from three to six months 

 on machinery standing outside, and for a year 

 or more on the unexposed parts of machinery 

 left outside or on all parts of machinery 

 stored under cover. 



Adding kerosene or one of the other dilu- 

 ents mentioned to the grease will thin it 

 down to a spray mixture. The small hand 

 spray is suitable for very small areas, but 

 for the inside of a combine or other large 

 machines the bucket type of sprayer or the 

 paint spray gun is more satisfactory. 



The use of a special rust preventive com- 

 pound will stop the- tremendous losses in 

 machinery rusting now taking place and will 

 save many hours of farm labor spent in get- 

 ting rusted machinery back into operating 

 condition. 



4-H Member Killed In Action 



Word has been received of the death 

 of a Menard county 4-H member who 

 was killed in the South Pacific during 

 the last part of October. The youth 

 who gave his life for his country is 

 James Ashton, a member of the Rock 

 Creek 4-H club. He enlisted in the 

 Navy on June 5, 1943, immediately 

 after his 17th birthday. 



After completing his naval base 

 training, he was assigned to his initial 

 cruise in the Pacific. It was on this 

 cruise that the enemy was met and 

 James was critically wounded. He died 

 on Oct. 26. 



NOTICE 



Illinois Agricultural Association 

 Election oi Delegates 



Notice is hereby given that in 

 connection with the annual meet- 

 ings of all County Farm Bureaus to 

 be held during the months of lan- 

 uary and February, at the hour and 

 place to be determined by the Board 

 of Directors of each County Farm 

 Bureau, the members in good stand- 

 ing oi such County Farm Bureau 

 and who are also qualified voting 

 members of Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation, shall elect a delegate or 

 delegates to represent such mem- 

 bers oi Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion and vote on all matters before 

 the next annual meeting, or ony 

 special meeting of the Association, 

 including the election oi officers and 

 directors, as provided for in the By- 

 Laws oi the Association. 



During lanuory, annual meetings 

 will be held in Carroll, Champaign, 

 Clark. DeWitt, Edgar, Fulton, 

 Greene, Grundy, Iroquois, Kendall, 

 Knox, McDonough, Mason. Mercer, 

 Ogle, Rock Island, Sangomon. Win- 

 nebago and Woodford counties. 



During February, annual meetings 

 will be held in Coles. DeKalb, Doug- 

 las, Lake. McHenry, Monroe, Wayne, 

 Whiteside and Will counties. 



PAUL E. MATHIAS, 

 Corporate Secretary. 



December 20, 1943 



)Q.Q€lJ.u to 7laki }Qu5t 



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