Director Evans pitch** a hafty lead of manure. He doesn't 



waste a bit; returns ail of it to the fields. He planted wind- 



brealc In background a number of years age. 



Hogs and Angus calves crowd around the feed box as Director 



Evans feeds them some com. Eastern style bom In background 



WCM built by his uncle who came from Pennsylvania. 



spring pigs, 35 ewes and 50 lambs, and 

 about 23 beef and milk cows, virtually 

 all from his own breeding herds. 



His cropping generally includes 100 

 acres in corn, 40 in oats, 26 in wheat, 

 25 in beans, 45 in clover, timothy or 

 alfalfa and the rest in pasture. His rota- 

 tion policy follows this scheme: corn 

 (two years), oats, wheat or beans, le- 

 gumes. He believes in applying plenty 

 of manure and has limed and phosphated 

 almost all the land twice. 



Director Evans has a strong attach- 



ment for horses and still uses six regu- 

 larly. In fact, he might still be using 

 horses exclusively had not the war forced 

 him to get a tractor five years ago. Here 

 and there about the farm are many re- 

 minders of the nostalgic horse and buggy 

 days. In a shed are two or three neat 

 buggies and a cutter that would still cut 

 a fancy figure with a prancing show 

 horse. 



Besides his Farm Bureau activity, 

 Evans is a director of the Piper City 

 Producers Crop Improvement Associa- 



tion, was for 28 years secretary of the 

 Red Top Rural school district, and is 

 active in the Hoopeston United Presby- 

 terian church. He servxd as a township 

 AAA committeeman in the early days of 

 its operation. 



"Farm Bureau," Director Evans said, 

 "is a wonderful organization for farm 

 people. It has accomplished much good 

 in the past and has a great opportunity 

 to do more in the future. If we do have 

 a depression, I feel safe in saying that 

 it won't be anywhere near as severe as 

 the last one — thanks to Farm Bureau!'" 



SUPPORT FOR TURKEYS 

 ANNOUNCED BY USDA 



The Department of Agriculture has 

 announced a price-support program 

 for 1947 turkeys marketed during Oct. 

 1, 1947 through Jan. 31, 1948. For 

 this period, the Department will be 

 prepared to buy dressed turkeys from 

 processors who certify they have paid 

 all producers not less than liveweight 

 support prices which will be an- 

 nounced about Oct. 1 and which will 

 reflect a national average price of 90 

 per cent of the Sept. 15 parity price 

 for turkeys. 



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BLIND HENDERSON VET 

 DIES OF WAR WOUNDS 



Dale Johnson, 29, blinded and 

 wounded war veteran, for whom neigh- 

 boring farmers in Henderson county 

 raised $6,200 to help buy a small farm, 

 died May 12 as a result of his wounds. 



His neighbors hoped to buy him a 

 small farm where he could familiarize 

 himself with the surroundings. Be- 

 cause of the high cost of land, the 

 money was invested in government 

 bonds to be held until a suitable farm 

 became available. 



Letters to the Editor are welcomed 

 from readers on any subject related to 

 agriculture. Writers should sign let- 

 ters with name and address. Names 

 may be withheld if desired. Address 

 Letters to the Editor. Illinois Agricul- 

 ural Association Record, 608 South 

 Dearborn, Chicago 5. ///. 



OIL COMPANY DECIDES 

 TO SELL FUEL TANKS 



One of the large oil companies doing 

 business in the Midwest has decided to 

 follow the established policy of the Illi- 

 nois Farm Supply Company in selling its 

 farm fuel storage tanks. Its old policy 

 of leasing the tanks to farmers ended 

 May 15. 



Illinois Farm Supply Company feels 

 that this move by its competitor proves 

 the wisdom of the decision it made years 

 ago to get the farmer patron to own his 

 fuel tank rather than to lease it and 

 thereby pay for it eventually yet never 

 own it. 



Regarding the change in its policy, the 

 oil company said: "Farmers meanwhile 

 have shown a growing desire to purchase 

 the tanks for their own ownership. Since 

 it is desirable that farmers, rather than 

 the supplier should own the tanks, the 

 time appears to have arrived in working 

 out this problem to transfer the tanks to 

 the users." 



]une is Dairy Month 



CHARLIE CARRIER RETIRES 



Charles E. Carrier, 78, who started 

 working for the Illinois Farm Bureau 

 during the horse and buggy days, retired 

 recently. He had worked since 1935 as 

 organization director for Macon county. 



JUNE.- 1947 



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