Stockmen Warned To Be 

 Cautions in 1945 Plans 



IF favorable hog-feed price rations 

 prevail this winter, caution should 

 be used in expanding production of 

 hogs for marketing in late 1945 and 

 1946. 



This was one point stressed by the 

 f^ U. of 1. College of Agriculture outlook 

 committee at the series of annual fall 

 livestock-feed outlook meetings held 

 throughout the state during Septem- 

 ber. Participating in the meetings were 

 the U. of I. College of Agriculture, co- 

 operative livestock marketing agencies 

 and the livestock marketing depart- 

 ment of the lAA. 



Here is the summary of the outlook 

 as presented by the College of Agricul- 

 ture committee: 



"Present progress of t'he European 

 war makes the period ahead one of 

 economic uncertainty. When peace will 

 come to Europe or what effect it will 

 have on prices of farm products is 

 not known. Both agricultural produc- 

 tion and demand are now at high 

 levels, and there are large supplies 

 of some food products. 



"In the transition period ahead farm 

 prices could be carried higher by tem- 

 porary inflation, they could remain at 



approximately present levels, or they 

 could go lower. The outlook com- 

 mittee of the College of Agriculture 

 believes, lower prices are likely, espe- 

 cially for those products which are in 

 large supply. Therefore the following 

 suggestions are oflFered: 



"1. This is not a time when debt 

 commitments can be made without 

 considerable hazard. Long-time debts 

 should be made with the realization 

 that they will have to be liquidated 

 under less favorable prices than the 

 present. 



"2. In livestock production contin- 

 ued eflFiciency in the use of feeds is 

 necessary. In view of present numbers, 

 selective culling of flocks and herds is 

 advisable. 



"3. If favorable hog-feed price 

 ratios prevail this winter, caution 

 should be used in expanding produc- 

 tion of hogs for marketing in late 

 1945 and 1946. 



"4. The postwar risks of a price de- 

 cline are of especial importance to cat- 

 tlemen because of the record number 

 of cattle on farms and ranches in the 

 United States. Close culling while 

 prices are high is a wise policy. 



"5. Cattle-feeding operations at pres- 

 ent prices oflFer an opportunity for 

 profit, but risks are great. Emphasis 

 should continue to be placed on maxi- 



mum gains from roughages and mar- 

 keting at not too high a finish. 



"6. The trend of sheep and lamb 

 prices is not definite. Liquidation is 

 continuing and wool stocks are high. 

 On the other hand, comparatively 

 strong feeder lamb prices may prevail 

 this fall." 



More Than Half Of Illinois 

 Farms Are Now Electrified 



Today nearly 120,000 Illinois farms 



— 55 per cent of all farms in the state 



— are electrified, according to the Rural 

 Electrification Administration. 



Only 28,000 Illinois farms had cen- 

 tral station electric service on May 11, 

 1935, when the RE A was established. 

 About half of the Illinois farms that have 

 received service since 1935 are on the 

 lines of REA borrowers, and many of 

 the 200,000 farms not yet electrified and 

 other rural consumers can be reached 

 after the war with extensions from exist- 

 ing REA-financed lines. 



On April 1, 1944, REA had advanced 

 $19,387,733 as loans to 28 borrowers in 

 Illinois, 27 of which are farmer-owned 

 cooperatives. The borrowers had made 

 payments of principal and interest total- 

 ling $3,384,771. 



When hog cholera strikes, it usually ukes 



the entire herd. Be prepared. Vaccinate. 



"Gee Boss •— 

 you're negleetin' 



me somethin' 

 terrible ... I" 



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NO mrm nm 

 wmYouTnmm- 



YOU'RE NEGLECTING A BASIC 

 MEASURE IN THE CARE OF PIGS 

 WHEN YOU DON'T VACCINATE! 



HOG CHOLERA IS ONE WORRY 

 YOU WON'T HAVE AFTER YOU USE 

 FARM BUREAU SERUM AND VIRUS. 



REMEMBER: ^H: 'rX^.^'T 



JeeYOUR 

 FARM BUREAU 



OCTOBER. 1944 



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