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During war years, farm .fuel supply was 

 the important consideration. To make 

 our "Keep Filled" program effective. 

 Farm Bureau Service Companies made 

 additional fuel storage available by sell- 

 ing thousands of farm storage tanks. 

 More tanks could have been sold but 

 the supply was limited. 



In their nineteen years of operation, 

 Farm Bureau Service Companies have 

 saved farmer members about $20,000,000 

 on their purchases of quality petroleum 

 products. During this time, also, the 

 price level on petroleum fuels has come 

 down with the reduction in handling 

 margins. 



$20,000,000 would buy a lot of tanks! 

 — skid tanks — underground storage — 

 above-ground — any kind of storage that 

 safety and convenience would require. 

 Yes, we could have kidded our people. 

 These tanks could have been given away 



"free" or leased at a "nominal price." 

 There would have been enough tanks 

 for more than 100,000 Farm Bureau mem- 

 bers, and there would still be millions of 

 dollars left over. 



In business it is seldom possible to 

 "get something for nothing." In the 

 final analysis the customer pays all the 

 bills. A good, modern farm fuel storage 

 unit costs less than one tractor tire. The 

 average farm with one tractor, a truck, 

 and a car, uses several hundred gallons 

 of fuels per year. At current prices on 

 gasoline and tractor fuel, the savings 

 made by cooperative purchases through 

 Farm Bureau Service Companies will 

 justify the purchase of a necessary stor- 

 age unit. Tenant farmers may prefer 

 to use above-ground storage equipment 

 that is movable.: ■ 



Before tying up in any deal for your 

 petroleum needs, contact your Farm Bu- 

 reau Service Company representative 

 about gasoline and tractor fuel prices, 

 savings, and the economy of owning 

 your own storage. 



MOTOR OILS 



Highest quality motor oils 

 for car, truck and tractor — 

 delivered to your farm in 

 BLUE SEAL Tank Trucks. 

 Ask about Special FALL 

 Discount Plan. 



GREASES 



BLUE SEAL Creases in- 

 clude "Luco Lube" and "Al- 

 uminate Gun" — also "Hi- 

 Temp Bearing" for high 

 speed bearings, "Harvester 

 Gun" for cold weather use — 

 and "Graph-Seal" — a good 

 quality gun grease contain 

 ing graphite. 



NOVEMBER. 1945 



