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Neighbors husk com on the Jensen iann, 

 Bourbon community, Douglas county, fol- 

 lowing the death oi John lensen in Novem- 



Community Folks Bring 



Assistance to Neighboi 



A demonstration of community 

 neighborliness was made recently in 

 the Bourbon community of Douglas 

 county when neighbors husked the 

 corn crop on the Jensen farm. 



John Jensen died during the last of 

 November and after folks in his com- 

 munity were nearly through with their 

 corn, they went into his field of 140 

 acres and husked it all in one day's 

 time using nine corn pickers and 37 

 men. 



Of the 140 acres production, the 

 corn from 90 acres was delivered in the 

 ear to the Bourbon elevator within one 

 mile of the field and the rest was stored 

 in the corn crib or the Jensen farm. 



ber. The 140 acres was husked in one 

 day by 37 men using nine com pickers. 



Twenty-two ladies of the community 

 served dinner to the workers at the 

 Baptist Church in Bourbon. The men 

 who furnished wagons, pickers, and 

 tractors were Claus Tay, Arthur Albin, 

 Milton Hallberg, Wilbur Waters, 

 George O'Laughlin, Emery Gingerich, 

 Capt. Roy Jones, James Waters, Ernest 

 Perkins, Alvia Guy, Dale Still, Marion 

 Watson, Lloyd Warnes, Ed Speelman, 

 John Koster, Harry McConnell, Harry 

 Hanson, Everett Decker, Ed KroU, 

 John Atwell, Howard Cundiff, Elmer 

 Herringson, Harvey Kauffman, George 

 Kauffman, O. C. Heit, Glenn Smith, 

 Charles Dobson, Henry Schultz, Jr., 

 Jake Wate.rs, Welcome Garrett, Gene 

 Selle, Thomas Herrington, Roy Goetz, 

 George Jones, two sons and one broth- 

 er of Mr. Jensen, Wayne, Walter and 

 Pete. 



SIMPLIFIED CORN PRICE CONTROLS 



WITH the raising of the ceiling price 

 on corn from $1.07 for No. 2 corn, 

 Chicago basis, to |1.16, Dec. 6, a sim- 

 plification on corn price controls was 

 made which should give farmers a bet- 

 ■ ter idea of what the ceiling price is for 

 their respective areas. 



The action was taken by the OPA, 

 with the concurrence of the WFA and 

 embodied in a directive from the director 

 of economic stabilization. 



The Chicago No. 2 ceiling price is a 

 formula price and the maximum price 

 at which corn may be sold at a country 

 point is computed on this basis with de- 

 ductions for freight, handling charges, 

 grade discounts and moisture content. 

 White corn is worth a premium of just 

 15 cents per bushel over yellow. 



The deductions for moisture content 



JANUARY. 1944 



in excess of 151/^ per cent are as fol- 

 lows: 1/^ cent per bushel for each Yj per 

 cent of moisture content over 151^ and 

 under I7I/2; % cent for each i/^ per 

 cent over 1?!^ and under 20 per cent; 

 1 cent for each ^ per cent over 20 per 

 cent. 



It will be noted that corn containing 

 moisture in the bracket I5I/2 to I7I/2 

 per cent will have the same discount 

 under the new order as the old. From 

 I7I/2 up there is a gradual increase in 

 the discount under the new order so that 

 at 28 per cent of moisture the entire in- 

 crease in the base price if offset by the 

 higher discount provided. 



If a producer sells to a trucker, to an- 

 other farmer, to an elevator, or any other 

 buyer f.o.b. his crib, the ceiling price is 

 4 cents less than the on-track ceiling 



price at the nearest elevator, or II/2 cents 

 less than the price delivered at the 

 elevator. 



If a farmer sells and delivers corn 

 to another farmer, to an elevator, or ahy 

 other buyer, the ceiling price is 2I/2 cents 

 under the on-track ceiling price at the 

 station nearest the point of delivery. 



If a country elevator operates as a 

 wholesaler, he may sell in less than car- 

 load lots to a trucker or any other buyer 

 other than a feeder for a 4 cent markup 

 over what the corn cost, or II/2 cents 

 over the on-(rack price, provided the 

 corn is unloaded into the elevator and 

 loaded out. . 



At the same time as the new com 

 price regulation was issued, the OPA 

 froze the price of oats, barley and sor- 

 ghum grains pending issuance within 60 

 days of a permanent regulation on these 

 feeds. 



Oats and barley are frozen on the basis 

 of the highest prices of the five-day 

 period from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, 1943, 

 inclusive. 



This provides a ceiling .of 8OI/2 cents ^ 

 Chicago for No. 3 white oats, with a, 

 ceiling of 82 cents Chicago for futures, 

 and a ceiling of $1.26 Chicago for No. 

 3 barley and a ceiling of $1.26 Chicago 

 for futures. 



The increase in the corn cerling price 

 will not be retroactive. Last August and 

 September, OPA promised farmers the 

 benefit of increased prices that might be 

 made up to Nov. 30, if they sold corn 

 before that date. > The increase in the 

 ceiling, however, did not come until 

 after the Nov. 30 or 6 days after the 

 guarantee expired. 



Farm-Home Week Is Set . 

 Foi Feb. 8-9-10 At Urbana 



To aid Illinois farm families in meet- 

 ing the problems of World War II and 

 the post-war period, the 43rd annual 

 Farm and Home Week has been sched- 

 uled for Feb. 8, 9 and 10, according to 

 R. R. Hudelson, associate dean, U. of I. 

 College of Agriculture. 



The same type of condensed, practical 

 program will be presented in 1943. Top- 

 ics for discussion will be based on the 

 production of food and feed, economics, 

 farm management, rural life and home 

 economics. In addition there will, be at 

 least one speaker of national or interna- 

 tional reputation at each of the daily 

 general sessions. 



Farm and Home Week has been timed 

 to occur between semesters when the 

 majority of civilian students will be on 

 vacation, in order to take care of the 

 local food and housing situation for out- 

 of-town guests. However, classes for 

 students in uniform wilT still be in ses- 

 sion. 



