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livestock 



Chicago Producers recent fat cattle survey 

 prepared from reports sent in by 9000 farm- 

 ers, principally in the central portion of the 

 corn belt, shows a decrease of about 14 

 per cent in the number of cattle on feed 

 from the number on feed at the same time 

 a year ago. Indiana shows a 23 per cent 

 decrease, a large feeding area in central 

 Illinois a 25 per cent decrease, the state of 

 Illinois 12 per cent decrease, and Iowa IIV2 

 per cent decrease. 



The survey points out that of the num- 

 ber of feeders coming to the corn belt states 

 this year, fewer will be fed intensively, and 

 a greater proportion will be wholly grazed 

 or fed some grain on grass. This, the 

 report says, is almost obvious when it can 

 be easily figured that honest drylot feeding 

 is prohibitive now because the price pos- 

 sible to receive for the fed steers is not 

 high enough to pay for the cost of the feed- 

 er cattle and the feed which they will eat. 



Chicago Junior Market Lamb Show and 

 Sale will be held at the Chicago Stock 

 Yards June 15. It is open to all boys and 

 girls who have raised lambs either in 4-H 

 club or vocational agricultural projects. A 

 prize list of $250 in cash awards will be 

 provided. A sheep shearing contest open 

 to all exhibitors is an additional feature of 

 the program. 



The lamb market at National Stock Yards 

 went into a new high ground recently when 

 the Producers sold for Lester Martin of 

 Morgan county, a consignment of 51 head, 

 95 pounds average, at $17.15 per hundred- 

 weight, the best price since 1929. These 

 were part of a string of Texas lambs which 

 Martin obtained through his cooperative last 

 September at a weight of 62 pounds. Pre- 

 vious to the recent sale he had topped the 

 market with a double deck of them — 240 

 head — at $17, the previous market high. 



A new heifer top since last October was 



obtained by the St. Louis Producers recently 

 for 13 choice Whitefaces from the feedlots 

 of Dave Coultas of Menard county. The 

 lot averaged 827 pounds and sold at $16.35 

 per hundredweight. These were part of a 

 bunch of Texas calves which Coultas pur- 

 chased through his cooperative last Septem- 

 ber at a weight of a little better than 400 

 pounds. He started the lot on bluegrass 

 pasture and threshed oats placed in feed 

 bunks. After they got used to grain, some 

 ground ear corn was added. 



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Regardless of when the war in Europe 



ends, the demand for live stock should exceed 

 supply for many months, in the opinion of the 

 St. Louis Producers. Never before in history 

 has the need for meat and meat products been 

 so urgent. 



Although the government has been work- 

 ing on a program for more equitable geo- 

 graphic distribution of civilian meats, it is 

 admitted that this will not increase the over- 

 all supply which will remain tight in any 

 event. 



Allocation of 1,381.000,000 pounds of 

 meat for military use in the second quarter 

 of 1945 is 4 per cent greater than first 

 quarter allocations. It is explained that in 

 addition to U. S. military personnel, the 

 Army today is required to feed approxi- 

 mately 2,150,000 persons. 



to develop a program for southern Illinois 

 covering all of that part of the state south 

 of the Pennsylvania Railroad running east 

 from St. Louis through Effingham. 



cream 



By F. A. Gougler 



In spite of continued labor shortage and 



other handicaps, it appears that our dairy 

 farmers are meeting war production de- 

 mands for milk. 



The department of agriculture reports that 

 milk production is exceeding last year's out- 

 put by 2.7%. Higher rate of feeding is 

 given as the major factor for this increase. 



Butter production continues to decline. 

 Compared with a year ago, it appears that 

 about 13% less butter is being produced. 



American cheese production on the other 

 hand, is 16% higher than last year. It would 

 appear from these production figures that 

 there has been little if any change to date 

 this year, in the diversion of milk compared 

 to a year earlier. 



During the April meeting of Illinois Pro- 

 ducers Creameries board, three represent- 

 atives of the dairy department of the U. 

 of I. appeared before the board. Those 

 present were Dr. William W. Yapp, pro- 

 fessor of dairy husbandry, Paul H. Tracy, 

 professor of dairy njanufacturers, and Ralph 

 V. Hussong, professor of dairy bacteriology. 



They stressed the need for improving the 

 quality of all dairy products and explained 

 that to bring this about meant starting with 

 soil improvement, better and larger herds 

 for certain farmers, as well as better care 

 of dairy products on the farm and improve- 

 ments in the handling of dairy products 

 from the farm to the consumer. It is hoped 



Robert B. Trumpy of Kenosha, Wis., has 



been employed by the Illinois Producers 

 Creameries to succeed Bert Mullooley. His 

 duties will be to work with the member 

 creameries in the production of high quality 

 products. His time will be divided between 

 the member plants and the IPC laboratory in 

 Chicago. Mullooley is the new manager of 

 the Producers Creamery of Henry which is 

 in the process of building a plant. 



Trumpy was graduated from the Univer- 

 sity of Wisconsin in June, 1941, where his 

 major study was in dairy industry. He was 

 employed for one year by the University 

 of Wisconsin Creamery. Later he was em- 

 ployed as a fieldraan for a cheese company 

 at its Wisconsin plant. At the time he 

 joined the IPC staff he was employed by 

 the Kenosha Milk Producers Association. 



Producers Creamery of Olney continues to 



show remarkable gains in volume. Manager 

 Frank Mleynek recently reported that butter 

 production is up 22.8% above a year ago 

 and milk purchases are up 55.7%. Milk 

 powder manufactured is 97.5% above last 

 year. 



Sgt. Charles Redding, assistant plant su- 

 perintendent at the Producers Creamery of 

 Champaign, was killed in action in Ger- 

 many April 2, according to word received 

 by his parents. He had been with the 

 Creamery for four years and entered the 

 Army in May of 1943. 1 



By 6. H. Iftner 



Cooperative grain marketiag lost a 



staunch friend in the passing of A. J. 

 Gillfillan, 83, who died April 15 at his Wat- 

 seka home following 11 days illness from 

 heart trouble. 



Mr. Gillfillan was charter member and 

 president of the Watseka Farmers' Elevator 

 and charter member and treasurer of the 

 Iroquois County Farm Bureau and Service 

 Company. 



A short while before his illness Mr. Gill- 

 fillan had arranged a meeting with the 

 board of directors and the lAA director of 

 grain marketing for the purpose of reorganiz- 

 ing the Company, making it a true CO- 



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