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FARM BUREAU 

 SERUM IS 

 INDUSTRY 

 STABILIZER 



ILLINOIS Farm Burt-aii Assoiialion 

 continued to exert a stabilizini; in 

 fluencc on the serum-virus industry dur- 

 ing the past year by furnishing' a hi^h 

 quality product at cost to Illinois farm- 

 ers. 



In his annual report to the member 

 ship, Secretary-Manager Sam F. Russell 

 stated that the association had pur- 

 chased 42,-110,075 cubic centimeters of 

 scrum and virus for distribution among 

 members during the year ending Sept. 

 30. 



This was approximately 6,000,000 cc. 

 less than the previous year when hog 



Directors on the Illinois Farm Bureau 

 Serum Association board during 1945 are 

 pictured here. Lett to right: (standing) 

 H. K. Oanforth, Cambridge; Vice President 

 Ray Cunningham. Alvin: Everett G. Rey- 

 nolds. Jacksonville; William Stockley, Earl- 

 ville; K. T. Smith. Greenfield; Jesse E. 



Tuttle, West York, and Ben Bodecker. 

 Sutter. (Seated) Secretary S. F. Russell. 

 Chicago; President R. V. McKee, Varna, 

 and Dorothy Crum. oHice secretary. At the 

 annual meeting. J. W. Cory. Earlville. was 

 elected to succeed William Stockley, olso 

 of Earlville. 



production was larger, Russell said the 

 widespread use of serum held hog 

 cholera in check and helped a great 

 deal to keep war production high. 



After payment of S3, 500 in divideniis 

 on capital stock. 565.832,03 in patron- 

 age refunds were distributed to mem- 

 bers. Massac countv became the 91st 



member ol the assoiiation on M.irdi 

 10, 19 l5. 



Counties reieiving more than 1.000. 

 0(10 I.C. of serum during the past year 

 were: Henry. Knox, both buying more 

 than 2.000.000 tc. : McLean. Fulton. 

 Warren. Pike. VC'hiteside. Peoria, Han 

 tock. DeK.ilb. Bureau and LaSalle. 



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DECEMBER. 1945 



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