stone to his land. Most of the land has 

 received phosphate twice and limestone 

 two or three times. He plans to apply 

 potash to 30 acres in the spring. 



The lAA director from the St. Louis 

 area built his own lime spreader in the 

 early days when good factory spreaders 

 were not available. 



To conserve his soil he also has done 

 some terracing and contouring. Because 

 pastures are an important part of dairy 

 farming, he uses his grasslands to the 

 greatest advantage on sloping fields. 



He has had no hogs in the past few 

 )'ears and has had no sheep on his farm 

 in many years. Normally he plants about 

 50-60 acres in winter wheat, 50-60 acres 

 in corn, 20-25 in alfalfa and 15-20 in 

 oats. His rotation follows this order: 

 wheat, clover, corn, oats, pasture (rye and 

 Sudan grass) , wheat. 



Director Eaton has been one of the 

 most active farmers in his area in civic, 

 community, social, agricultural and church 

 activities. 



He is a former president of the Sani- 

 tary Milk Producers and until last year 

 had served on its board since its organiza- 

 tion in 1929. He also served as treasurer 



By 



EUSWORTH D. LTON 



STEPHENSON was visited Jan. 28 by 

 the state police in the person of John 

 DePew who spoke to the group on "Safety 

 on the Farm and Highway." 



SCHUYLER'S "Schuylite" for February 

 lists under the farm adviser's column a 

 schedule of extension and local Rural Youth 

 activities in the county. Why shouldn't 

 young adults attend these adult educational 

 meetings ? 



BROWN'S farm adviser, Eldon Powel, 

 sets up a challenge for Rural Youthers in 

 'The Little Brindle Breeze" to "lead the 

 way to sensible farming through sound man- 

 agement of the family-sized farm" by putting 

 i;ood business into the biggest business and 

 the best way of life on earth — Agriculture. 



ST. CLAIR was honored at its February 

 meeting by visitors from the Belleville Ex- 

 change Club. On April 2 the Exchange will 

 lead this group on an industrial tour. 



Success to WABASH Rural Youth! A 

 membership drive is under way and will 

 continue through March. Charles Newkirk, 

 Mt. Carmel, is the new president. 



FRANKLIN cleared $147.60 on its pie 

 social on Jan. 30. Contributions are beini; 

 made from the treasury to the March of 

 Dimes and to the State 4-H Memorial Camp. 

 RANDOLPH contributed $50 to the State 

 Memorial Camp. 



CLAY'S January meeting was a panel dis- 

 cussion much in harmony with the theme, 

 "Choosing and Winning a Mate," discussed 

 in the Youth Conference at Farm and Home 



Perched high atop his iMim, Director 



Eaten hammers en new reef with son 



Harrison. 



for 10 years. He has been a trustee of 

 the Hamel township schools for 12 years 

 and nine years as director of the Quercus 

 Grove rural school. 



In the late twenties he ser\'ed on the 

 Madison County Farm Bureau board for 

 two years and is at present a director of 

 the Madison County Service Company 

 board. He helped organize the Hamel 

 Co-operative Grain Company in 1 920 and 



Week. This panel was an attempt to answer 

 the question, "What can be done to reduce 

 the present high divorce rate and replace it 

 with happv homes?" 



DEKALB schedul 

 ruary. They 



cd two movies for Feb- 

 were — "Highlights of the 

 1946 Football Season, " and "Safe Driving." 

 MASSAC county's newly elected officers 

 are: president, Lester Korte, Belknap; vice- 

 president, Ralph Meinders, Metropolis; sec- 

 retary, Monaline Meinders, Metropolis ; 

 treasurer, Ruth Barman, Metropolis; report 

 er, Elsie Barman, Metropolis; and recreation 

 chairman. Bob Summers, Metropolis. 



FORD county was reorganized on Feb. 5. 

 Officers elected were: president, Warren 

 Gustafson; vice-president, Harold Turner; 

 secretary, Mona Stager; treasurer, Nancy 

 Johnson, all of Paxton ; reporter, Joanne 

 Radcliff, Sibley. 



became the co-op's first treasurer, serving 

 for one year; since then he has been sec- 

 retary. 



For five years he headed the Quercus 

 Grove Rural Club, a social organization 

 for neighboring farmers. His son Harri- 

 son is the current president. 



Mr. Eaton also has directed farm boys 

 in their 4-H Club activities for a number 

 of years and has been a member of the 

 Edwardsville Rotary club for 10 years. 



For a number of years he has served as 

 a trustee of St. John's Methodist Church 

 at Edwardsville. At present he is as- 

 sistant superintendent of the Sunday 

 School, president of the Methodist Men's 

 club, and is a member of the church 

 choir. 



The lAA director from the St. Louis 

 area always has had the viewpoint, he 

 said, that there is only one solution to our 

 farm problems. That is, that we work 

 together. The day of the farmer working 

 as an individual is past, Eaton said. "It 

 may not be just what we as individuals 

 like but other groups present a united 

 front in dealing with issues of great im- 

 portance to them. We must do like- 

 wise." 



Ruth Huser, retiring president, reports 

 on Tazewell Rural Youth's successful 

 year in 1946 and pledges her support 

 to newly installed President Paul Chaf- 

 fer at recent annual banquet. 



Taking part in a Rural Youth panel discussion during Farm and Home Week at Champaign- 

 Urbana are left to right: Kenneth Wilson, Montgomery; Marjory Johnson, Knox; Bob 

 Oittmer, Adams; Mae Pitstick, La Salle; Bumell Henert, Lee; Mrs. Katherine Taylor, U. of I.; 

 William Smith, U. of I.; Marcella High, Christian; Ray Farris, Clark; Martha Carlisle, Han- 

 cock; Quentin Elliott, la Salle; Ruth Huser, Tazewell; and Ed Dew, Ogle. 



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