(C) 

 « to • 



For such service the state company 

 would charge member companies six per 

 cent of the costs of materials going into 

 such plants other than materials used in 

 building construction. Five per cent of 

 such income would be paid to the "Engi- 

 neer. Said engineer would be sequired 

 to take care of all of his expenses. 



The consulting engineer would also 

 act as a purchasing agent for the state 

 company in the purchase of all equip- 

 ment going into new locker plants, ex- 

 panded plants, other plants needing 

 equipment, not supplies, slaughter and 

 slaughter-processing plants. All discounts, 

 commissions and other income earned as 

 a result of this service would accrue to 

 the state company. 



4. In order to provide operating cap- 

 ital for the purchase of supplies and 

 equipment, your board of directors of 

 Illinois Cooperative Locker Service rec- 

 ommends that the company secure these 

 funds through the sale of Class "A" pre- 

 ferred, six per cent non-cumulative .>tock 

 to member companies on the basis of 

 50c per locker. 



(D) 

 S to 14 



(E) 

 14 to 38 



Thni 



3«- 



Actual stzet of limestone particles separated by screens used in determining the fineness of 



limestone. 



CHECK YOUR LIMESTONE 



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A ton of limestone is a ton of lime- 

 stone, but one ton may be worth only 

 half as much as another ton for use on 

 the soil. The value of a ton of lime- 

 stone depends upon its fineness as well 

 as its purity or neutralizing power. 



Limestone should be ground fine 

 enough so that at least 80 per cent will 

 pass through an 8-mesh screen. This 

 80 per cent will be made up of particle 

 sizes at (D), (E) and (F) shown above. 

 Limestone particles coarser than 8- 

 mesh (A), (B) and (C) above are too 

 coarse to be very effective in correcting 

 soil acidity. Some of the limestone 



now being sold in this state has very 

 satisfactory fineness. In some cases 

 more than 90 per cent is fine enough 

 to pass an 8-mesh screen, while lime- 

 stone from other sources is so coarse 

 that only 60 to 70 per cent will pass 

 an 8-mesh screen. This coarse material 

 is good driveway stone but not worth 

 much on the soil, according to C. M. 

 Linsley of the University of Illinois 

 College of Agriculture. The fineness 

 and purity of the limestone produced 

 in this state is checked by the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association and this in- 

 formation is available in the office of 

 the county farm adviser. ' ; 



DECEMBER, 1945 



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