Per CmI 

 120 



no 



ULINOIS I9if7 PRODUCTION GOALS COMPARED 

 WITH PRODUCTION IN 1944 H^il6 « 100) 



100 



Illinois Asked tolCeep Farm 

 Production High in 1947 



FARMERS in Illinois are asked to keep 

 their war production of grains and 

 animal products at a record peak for at 

 least another year. 



This is the request of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture and approved 

 by the state USDA council as they re- 

 cently announced the farm production 

 goals for 1947. 



A substantial increase of 15 per cent 

 in soybean acreages and an equal re- 

 duction in corn and oats is of primary 

 interest to Illinois farmers. (See chart 

 for comparisons). 



An increase in the number of spring 

 pigs of about 15 per cent is also advo- 

 cated to meet the strong world-wide 

 demand for pork and kitchen fats. 



The continued strong domestic and 

 foreign demand, the need to build 

 reserve supplies of many commodities 

 and the possibility of lower yields were 

 the reasons given by Secretary of Agri- 

 culture Anderson for the high production 

 goals set for 1947. 



If these requests for continued high 

 production are met next year by farmers 

 in this state it will bring the ninth con- 

 secutive year of record breaking crops. 



These production goals, the USDA 

 reported, are meant to fit into the general 

 trends indicated by prospective demands 

 and good farming practices. 



In certain cases the new goals do not 

 reflect the immediate price outlook as 

 much as they do the goals established 

 during the war years. 



About the same level of production for 

 1947 is suggested for chickens and milk 

 — no change from last year. 



The USDA is also recommending that 

 the number of beef cattle be reduced by 

 about six per cent and this would bring 

 the beef cattle population down to the 

 Jan. 1, 1946 level. 



Since the numbers of sheep and lambs 

 are down about 25 per cent from the 



five year 1937-41 average, no reduction 

 is recommended. ~ /, 



As it now stands, there will be no sub- 

 sidy payments for July milk. Although the 

 Department of Agriculture announced a plan 

 whereby they would make subsidy payments 

 to producers who held the> line during 

 July 1946, this plan was recently rejected 

 when submitted to John R. Steelman, Eco- 

 nomic Stabilization Director. He stated that 

 since price controls were not reinstated on 

 dairy products, and since dairy production 

 payments were not made available by Con- 

 gress for the current year, and since a level 

 of returns adequately comparable to last 

 year had been maintained, the payments pre- 

 viously authorized will not be made. Pro- 

 ducers who did not receive price increases 

 for July milk were not satisfied with this 

 announcement and more information con- 

 cerning further consideration of this matter 

 may be forthcoming. 



Pure Milk Association of Chicago recently 

 mailed checks to over 16,000 producers in 

 an amount totaling $134,247.60. These 

 checks were issued to members as their 

 share of the producers' equity fund which 

 was built up for the years 1932-1939, in- 

 clusive. This, with amounts previously dis- 

 tributed, makes a total of $471,453.80 in 

 savings which have been returned to the 

 membership. 



Most annual meetings of dairy coopera- 

 tives affiliated with the lAA are now over. 

 The reports of managers, officers and direc- 

 tors at these meetings indicated that much 

 progress has been made during the past 

 year and that most cooperatives are well 

 prepared for tougher times. 



Dairy Marketing Day will be held Jan. 

 28 in connection with the Farm and Home 

 Week program at the University of Illinois. 

 E. E. Houghtby, lAA director of dairy 

 marketing, will be chairman of the morn- 

 ing meeting, at which time milk price pro- 

 grams will be discussed. Judson P. Mason, 

 lAA assistant director of dairy marketing, 

 will discuss the subject, "Should federal 

 milk orders be extended into smaller Illinois 

 markets?" 



Tests made by the market administrator's 

 office to verify the butterfat content of 

 milk, cream and other dairy products were 

 recently upheld in two court decisions in 

 Chicago. The Ogden Dairy company had 

 claimed that the market administrator's 

 method of sampling was not representative 

 of the dairy's monthly distribution and 

 should not be used in computing its obli- 

 gations to producers. The U. S. circuit 

 court of appeals affirmed the decision of 

 the district court, upholding the action of 

 the market administrator. The other case 

 was similarly associated with the butterfat 

 testing program. 



The Milk Foundation of Chicago, an or- 

 ganization supported by producers and han- 

 dlers in that area to promote the sale of 

 dairy products, is now located in its new 

 quarters at 28 East Huron street, Chicago. 

 The Milk Foundation is an affiliate of the 

 National Dairy Council. 



What About Mastitis? 



Would you let the hired man pour one 

 can of milk out of five down the drain? 

 Would you throw one-fifth of your feed oo 

 the manure pile.' 



Cy Roberts made the startling discovery 

 one day that milk production from his 

 herd had dropped off about 20 per cent. 

 Yet he was feeding the same amount and 

 quality of feed. Also, his bacteria counts 

 had risen to astronomical heights. Cy 

 wasn't the kind of fellow who allowed 

 such things to slip by unnoticed. Are you? 



So he went to town and told his veter- 

 inarian that he had noticed some of his 

 milk cows with sore, swollen udders, and 

 that production from the herd had dropped 

 off about 20 per cent. 



Said his veterinarian: "It sounds like 

 you have mastitis, or garget, as some call 

 it, in your herd, Cy. Just how bad do you 

 want to get rid of this trouble?" 



"Doc, I'd do anything because this dam 

 stuff is costing me a lot of money with 

 milk and feed as high as they are today," 

 Cy answered. 



So he and the doctor mapped out > 

 mastitis control and eradication program 

 for his herd. Cy was assured that by carry- 

 ing out a good program of sanitation, by 

 sound milking practices, and aided by ad- 

 vice, testing and treatment from his veter- 

 inarian, he could control and eradicate mas- 

 titis in his herd. 



Doc explained, "Cy, you are the most im- 

 portant part of this program, and it is really 

 up to you. I can help by making an early 

 diagnosis, by treating and outlining a pro- 

 gram, but the big job is yours. You must 

 'carry the ball'." 



If you are suffering decreased profits from 

 a decline in milk production, you may have 

 mastitis in your herd. Don't guess ! Find 

 out for sure by seeing your local veterinarian. 

 More information can be had by obtaining 

 literature from your farm adviser; or by 

 writing to the Extension Service in Agricul- 

 ture and Home Economics. University of 

 Illinois; College of Agriculture and Vet- 

 erinary Medicine; or to the Veterinary Medi- 

 cal Relations Department, lAA. 



JANUARY. 1947 



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