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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- 

 ket two-thirds o f 

 their wool through 

 their cooperative. 



"We used to think 

 that the work of a 



Roy Richords ^0°' ,';0-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- 



President William Temple of LaSolle 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 tor next year. 



He said the association is negotiating 

 to buy a warehouse this wintej 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 19-17. 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 lents less 

 than the -i8 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 "■^7 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; rejc-cts 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! 



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Illinois Farm Bureau Serum Association 



43 East Ohio St., Chicago 1 1 , Illinois 



JANUARY. 1948 



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