KEEP FUEL 

 STORAGE TANKS 

 FILLED, SAYS IFS 



In order to solve one of the biggest 

 problems with which truck salesmen 

 are confronted - that of keeping cus- 

 tomers supplied with sufficient fuels 

 to see them through the intensively 

 busy spring plowing season - Illinois 

 Farm Supply Company again urges 

 every farmer and trucksalesman to co- 

 operate in the "Fill Up and Keep 

 Filled'" Program for 1947. 



During this busy time when farmers 

 are plowing and planting, trucksales- 

 men are called upon to supply farmers 

 with approximately 30 million gallons 

 of fuel. 



In the "old days" not so long ago. 

 this gallonage was delivered over a 

 30-day period, but in recent years with 

 farming operations becoming more and 

 more efficient with the advance of 

 power farming, and with farmers tak- 

 ing advantage of good weather by 

 putting on"night shifts" as well as 

 day shifts, the huge task is being nc- 

 complished in one-third the time it 

 used to take. 



Illinois Farm Supply Company's 

 answer to the problem is the "Fill Up 

 Now and Keep Filled" Program where- 

 by every trucksalesman keeps all of 

 his customers' storage filled TO THE 

 TOP at every visit. 



According to statistics, the average 

 delivery amounts to 200 gallons per 

 customer and the average fuel storage 

 capacity of each customer is estimated 

 at 350 gallons. This means that a space 

 equivalent to 150 gallons is available 

 for additional fuel storage. 



If every truck salesman keeps every 

 tank in his territory filled to capacity 

 before the rush season is upon us, 

 and keeps filling to the best of his 

 ability during the rush period, the 

 job can be efiiciently and capably han- 

 dled. 



Farm Bureau patrons are urged to 

 help in this "Fill Up and Keep Filled" 

 Program by seeing that every inch of 

 storage space is utilized to the utmost. 



Six major seed crops — alfalfa, red. alsike 



and sweet clover, lespedeza and timothy — 

 made a record yield of 526 million pounds 

 from 4.9 million acres in 1945. Only 420 

 million pounds were raised in 1944. 



BLUE SEAL INOCULANTS 



nuniLHBLE 



FOR 



PEDEZA 



YBEANS 



VER 



Saye nitrogen 



and increase yield by using your 

 own Blue Seal InocOlants — Build 

 your own Nitrogen factory. 



If properly inoculated, legumes will take two-thirds of 

 their Nitrogen from the air and draw on the soil for 

 only one-third of the supply. 



The suppliers of Blue Seal Inoculants develop 

 outstanding strains of bacteria in the labora- 

 tory just as the plant breeder develops im- 

 proved crop varieties. 



Nitrogen is the most limiting plant 

 food element for crop production. 



laVe the guess out of inoculation -BUY BLUE SEAL AND BE SURE 

 See your Farm Bureav — authorized county distributor 



aWiliafd with 



HoKS eat most and make the most rapid 

 gains when feed is before them at all times. 

 Plans for self-feeders are available at farm 

 adviser's office. 



ILLINOIS FARM SUPPLY CO 



608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago 5, III. 



MARCH, 1947 



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