FARM PRICE OUTLOOK 



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Wheat, extension experts declared, 

 would supplement the grain feed sup- 

 ply and the high-protein feeds will de- 

 pend on yields of cotton, flax, and soy- 

 beans. The planted acreage in those 

 crops was larger than a year ago. 



Hog prices are not expected to de- 

 cline from present levels during the 

 next several months except for a mod- 

 erate seasonal decline. The number of 

 hogs to be marketed this fall and win- 

 ter will be as large or larger than a 

 year ago. They will be marketed in 

 lighter weights, however, than last 

 winter. 



Prices of feeder cattle are expected 

 to remain high, especially heavy feed- 

 ers. The supply is not large and they 

 will be in demand for slaughtering and 

 short-time feeding. 



The final size and quality of the 1947 

 corn crop is an important factor in the 

 cattle feeding outlook, it was said. In 

 past years small corn crops have caused 

 reductions in corn-belt cattle feeding. 



Because of high feed costs the profits 

 from a strictly grain feeding program 

 will depend upon price margins be- 



tween fed cattle and feeder cattle. At 

 present these margins are wide and 

 there are no indications that they will 

 be wiped out in the near future. As 

 we cannot be sure how long prices of 

 fed cattle will stay at present levels, 

 long-time programs on a drylot basis 

 are risky. Cattle-feeding programs 

 which will make maximum use of pas- 

 tures and roughages ofiFer the best op- 

 portunity for profit. 



NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING 



COUNTRY MUTUAL CASUALTY 



COMPANY 



Notice is hereby given that the 

 annual meeting of the members of 

 Country Mutual Casualty Company 

 will be held in the Jefferson Hotel, 

 St. Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday, the 

 18th day of November, 1947, at 1:00 

 P.M. to receive, consider and if ap- 

 proved, confirm and ratify the re- 

 ports of the officers and of the Board 

 of Directors and the acts and pro- 

 ceedings of the Board of Directors of 

 the Company for the fiscal year end- 

 ing September 30, 1947; to elect di- 

 rectors for the coming year and for 

 the transaction of such further and 

 other business as may properly 

 come before the meeting. 



Otto Steffey, Secretary 



NOTICE 



ILLINOIS AGBICULTDBAL ASSO- 



CMTION ELECTION OF 



DELEGATES 



Notice is hereby given that in 

 connection with the annual meet- 

 ings of all County Farm Bureaus to 

 be held during the month of Octo- 

 ber, at the hour and place to be 

 determined by the Board of Directors 

 of each County Farm Bureau, the 

 members in good standing of such 

 County Farm Bureau and who ore 

 also qualified voting members of 

 Illinois Agricultural Association, 

 shall elect a delegate or delegates 

 to represent such members of Illinois 

 Agricultural Association and vote oh 

 all matters before the next annual 

 meeting, or any special meeting of 

 the Association, including the elec- 

 tion of officers and directors, as 

 provided for in the By-Laws of the 

 Association. 



During October, annual meetings 

 will be held in Adams, Fayette, 

 Hamilton, JoDoviess, Madison, Men- 

 ard, Montgomery, Peoria, Pike, Pope- 

 Hardin, Pulaski-Alexander, Stork, 

 Washington and White Counties. 



Paul E. Mathias, Secretary 



DDT in pure form or in an improper 

 formulation is not a good insecticide. 





It's HARVEST TIME 



The Year Around 

 For HOG CHOLERA 



H. C. works night and day 

 gathering bumper crops of 

 unvaccinated pigs, but he 

 does:a't get the one protected 

 w^ith potent Farm Bureau 

 Serum and Virus. 



Remember: The Smaller The Shoot 

 The Cheaper The Shot 



ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU 

 SERUM ASSOCIATION 



43 East OM« 



Chkogo, IIHneis 



OCTOBER, 1947 



