WHAT IS 

 INOCULATION 



The ^urpo«« of inocu- 

 lation is to coTor tho 

 ■••d with tiny micro- 

 scopic "nitrogen-gatliar- 

 ing ' bactoria which fix 

 thoauolvos to the roots 

 in dko form of "nod- 

 ulss." B«caus9 of thos* 

 nodulos ths plant trans- 

 forms nitrogon from tho 

 air into Toluabl* pro- 

 toins which aro storsd 

 in lh« plant. 



HOW MUCH IS 

 NEEDED? 



Each 25-bushel pack- 

 090 of Soybean Inocu- 

 lant is packed with a 

 ininimum of 187 billion 

 bacteria of pre-deter- 

 mined strains. This is 

 considered by nationally 

 known testing labora- 

 tories as adequate for 

 the best results. 



SAVE MONEY 



INOCULANTS 



Patrons who can estimate NOW their season's requirements 

 of inociilonts for legume crops can save 50c on each $2.50 package 

 (the 25-bushel soybean size). Proportionate savings can be made 

 on 5-bushel sizes also. This pre-seoson 50c discount applies only 

 to orders placed during the month of March. 



A QUALITY PRODUCT 



Blue Seal "Grow Crop" Inoculonts hove been tested in na- 

 tionally known and reliable laboratories. These tests hove demon- 

 strated that Blue Seal contains adequate numbers oi these nitro- 

 gen-gathering bacteria of the proper strains to give the desired re- 

 sults. 



A humus base is used to carry these bacteria — a base that 

 has been carefully selected and properly processed to assure ade- 

 quate moisture and aeriation. In this base the bacteria will live 

 and grow and be ready for work when applied to the seed. 



WHY THE SAVING? 



This saving is made possible through large volume cooperative 

 buying of the correct amount of material for this season's planting. 



The old practice of returning iinused and unsalable material 

 to the manufacturer has been eliminated because, included in the 

 manufacturer's price was the cost of accepting returned materiaL 



By our pre-season plan, your inoculant requirements are 

 "tailor-made" to fit your crop needs with the least possible waste 

 and a consequent saving to you. See your dealer today.* 



*I1 YOU do not know who your dealer is, refer to page 19 of your January issue of tfie 



I. A. A. Record. 



BLUE SEAL GROW "CROP INOCULANTS 



ILLINOIS FARM SUPPLY CO.. CHICAGO 



Sold only by authorized distributors approved by County Farm Bureaus. 



By G. H. Iftnar 

 This deparunent is devoting time and 

 study to the possibilities of soybean process- 

 ing cooperatives. Ten counties have indicated 

 their interest in the project. Farm Bureau 

 and local elevator plants have been under ob- 

 servation both in Indiana and Iowa. 



A grain marketing conference was sched- 

 uled to be held March } in the Champaign 

 County Farm Bureau with the following 

 counties participating: Iroquois, Ford, Liv- 

 ingston, McLean, Champaigii, Vermilion, Ed- 

 gar, Douglas, Macon, DeWitt, Logan, Chris- 

 tian, Coles, Moultrie and Piatt. Three things 

 are sought in this conference: ( 1 ) renewed in- 

 terest in cooperative grain marketing on the 

 part of the Farm Bureau and farmers' ele- 

 vator leaders, (2) an increase volume of grain 

 marketed through member elevators and the 

 Illinois Grain Corporation, and (3) new mem- 

 ber elevators in Illinois Grain Corporation. 



Farm advisers in the Jacksonville area 

 will meet March 10 in the Dunlop Hotel to 

 study ways and means of improving coopera- 

 tive grain marketing in that area. 



There will be a few new managers at 

 farmers elevators soon. O. J. Schwarzentraub, 

 president of the Morton Farmers' Grain and 

 Coal Company, reports that M. D. Rich, 

 Morton, will succeed Henry Gunther. Rich 

 has served on the board of directors of the 

 Tazewell County Farm Bureau and as chair- 

 man of the county AAA. 



Because of ill health, Paul Ehrlich 



is retiring at LaPlace, Piatt county, and the 

 directors are looking for a successor. 



Conditions of the times are causing 



more non-cooperative farmers' elevators to be- 

 come interested in shifting to a cooperative 

 setup as outlined in the Cooperative Act of 

 1923. It has been reported that elevator of- 

 ficials seeking information on how to get on 

 a cooperative basis have been misinformed. 

 To get the right information it is suggested 

 that interested parties, (1) go to the founty 

 Farm Bureau and request advice from the 

 legal department of the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association, and (2) follow the outlined 

 regulations carefully. It is not difficult to 

 change over to a cooperative type of organi- 

 zation. 



There were only two old line grain 

 men in attendance at the annual meeting of 

 the Farmers' Grain Dealers Association of 

 Iowa at Ft. Dodge last month. 



Bnshnell Resumes Operations 



Bushnell Producers, a unit of the 

 Illinois Livestock Marketing Associa- 

 tion, which ceased operations during 

 the marketing jam in January, resumed 

 operations Feb. 7. 



All shipments are being accepted at 

 the Bushnell unit and hogs are moving 

 very well. j 



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