I AM SURE you will repeat the pat- 

 tern of our success in Wisconsin now 

 that you have enlarged your wool 

 marketing program, Roy Richards, 

 manager of the Wisconsin Coopera- 

 tive Wool Growers Association, told 

 Illinois sheepmen recently. 



Speaking at the annual session of the 

 Illinois Wool Growers Association held 

 in St. Louis during 

 the convention of 

 the Illinois Agricul- 

 t u r a 1 Association, 

 Richards said Wis- 

 consin growers mar- 

 k e t two-thirds o f 

 their wool through 

 their cooperative. 



"We used to think 

 that the work of a 

 wool co-op was sea- 

 sonal," Richards said. 

 "But we learned we needed a man on 

 the job 12 months of the year." 



"Wisconsin farmers were getting from 

 30-38 cents for their wool during the 

 shearing season," he said, commenting 

 on price. "The co-op this year will bring 

 them at least 10 cents a pound more." 



President William Temple of Serena 

 said that the Illinois Wool Growers As- 



Roy Richards 



President William Temple of LaSalla ad- 

 dresses Wool Growers as Manager Dale 

 Rouse glances at notes. 



WOOL GROWERS 

 TO EXPAND 



sociation in hiring a full time manager 

 hopes to offer sheep raisers an expanded 

 marketing program for next year. 



He said the association is negotiating 

 to buy a warehouse this winter in a cen- 

 tral location where Illinois wool can be 

 graded and stored before final marketing. 



Dale Rouse of Danville is the new 

 manager. He has been a fieldman for 

 the Illinois Livestock Marketing Associa- 

 tion. 



Reporting on the year's activities. Tem- 

 ple said the Wool Growers' Association 

 marketed 210,000 pounds of wool coop- 

 eratively in 1947. This was an increase 

 in volume of 64,000 pounds from the 

 preceding year. 



Temple said that wool growers will 

 soon receive final settlement on this 1947 

 clip which will bring a few cents less 

 than the 48 cents a pound paid last year. 



The 1947 wool pool was handled in 

 much the same way as a year ago. It 

 was shipped directly to the warehouse of 

 the Indiana Wool Growers Association 

 where it was graded, stored, and prepared 

 for sale. 



Advances on the '47 clip were made 

 according to grade. This was possible 

 because of the support price on wool. 

 Advances made were; medium native, 

 35c per pound; fine native, 27c; medium 

 fed wool, 28c; fine fed wool, 22c; fine 

 fed, 22c; rejects and stubby fine, 24c. 



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YES, '48 STANDS FOR A 

 BETTER CHANCE TO BE A 

 PROSPEROUS YEAR. 



For the Farmer Who Uses 

 Farm Bureau Serum As A 

 Protection Against Hog 

 Cholera. 



Select Vigorous Breeding 

 Stock, Feed Balanced Ra- 

 tions, Provide Proper Shelter, 

 Rotate Pastures and Lots, 

 Disinfect Buildings, Vacci- 

 nate Early, and You Can't 

 Lose! 



Illinois Farm Bureau Serum Association 

 43 East Ohio St., Chicago 1 1 , Illinois 



JANUARY. 1948 



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