Gougler Receives 

 First Retirement 

 lAA Certificate 



{Continued from page 5) 



Gougler made virtually all of the sur- 

 veys necessary to obtain information for 

 the erection of these creameries. He con- 

 ducted tours to other cooperative cream- 

 eries then in operation. He arranged 

 for most of the money in the respective 

 creamery districts. He was a great sta- 

 bilizing influence and relations man be- 

 tween the lAA and the various creamery 

 boards. He was instrumental in the 

 financing of the state creamery company 

 by local plants. 



After the creameries were well under- 

 way, a demand appeared in the state for 

 cooperative frozen food locker plants. 

 Gougler was assigned to that project. He 

 again took care of most of the promo- 

 tional work in connection with these 

 locker plants. He assisted county Farm 

 Bureaus in making the surveys for the 

 raising of money for the construction of 

 their plants, and again was a good pub- 

 lic relations man between the lAA and 

 the IcKker companies. 



After the locker companies were in op- 

 eration and satisfactory audits could be 

 made of their business, he visited the 

 various locker boards and assisted in 

 analyzing their financial position. 



The last piece of work assigned Goug- 

 ler by the Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion was to make a survey and study of 

 egg marketing. He completed that sur- 

 vey during the last week of his employ- 

 ment with the Association. 



Mr. Gougler was highly regarded by 

 the employees of the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association. His honesty and in- 

 tegrity were above reproach. He was 

 always a gentleman and a good citizen. 

 He was firm in his convictions and was 

 always thoroughly grounded in the Farm 

 Bureau movement. 



The best wishes of the entire staff of 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association and 

 of thousands of his Farm Bureau friends 

 in Illinois go with him in his retirement. 



Adolph helps hit wlla, a partner for 40 



years, as they feed chickens and gather 



eggs during evening chores. 



Southern Illinois 

 Soil Conserver 

 For Forty Years 



{Continued from page 12) 



Adolph's cattle herd is his pride and 

 joy — and also a money maker. Last 

 year he sold most of his spring calf 

 crop off pasture for an average of $150 

 a head, a substantial income for the 

 product of one beef cow. 



Spitznass, friendly and enthusiastic, 

 likes to talk about these cattle. But his 

 deepest thoughts and feelings are saved 

 for his green and productive hillside 

 fields which today reflect the love and 

 foresighted care given by this pioneer 

 in soil conservation over a span of 40 

 years. 



Dixon Spriings 

 Pasture Program 

 For 125 Sheep 



{Continued from page 9) 



pound or $2237.40. The gross income 

 in dollars and cents amounted to $39.59 

 an acre. In 1946 the gross income was 

 $39.67. 



The ewes are wintered on soybean 

 hay supplemented with soybean and 

 Sudan grass silage when available. A 

 month before lambing they are fed ^ 

 of a pound of oats and i/^ pound of 

 soybean oil meal. (For other ewes on 

 the station, corn is substituted for oats). 

 Grain is continued until the sheep are 

 turned out on pasture. 



The ewes in the project have been 

 western range sheep, bred to native 

 Hampshire and Suffolk bucks. During 

 the two years of the project they have 

 raised from 140 to 150 lambs. During 

 the winter months they are housed 

 in inexpensive, well-ventilated sheep 

 sheds. 



In addition to sheep the station also 

 maintains a herd of about 225 breeding 

 cows. These cows and their calves 

 have been found to be very suitable 

 "machinery" for harvesting the pasture 

 and forage crops produced. 



The station takes advantage of the 

 long pasture season which is southern 

 Illinois' greatest farming asset. 



It relies on small grain and grasses 

 instead of cultivated row crops. The 

 disk, and not the plow, is the important 

 tillage tool. Erosion has been checked 

 and guUeys have healed. 



The soil is restored and enriched 

 through long pasture rotations, appli- 

 cation of lime and phosphate, and the 

 seeding of legumes. In a practical and 

 inexpensive way this project employs 

 the sound practices that form the basis 

 of pasture farming. It is a way of 

 farming destined to grow in popularity. 



HOW A FLY-FREE FARM MEANS GREATER PROFITS 



EST. INCH. EST. INCH. 

 TYPE NUMBER SUMMER PROD. PERIOD TOTAL PROD. PRICE VALUE WITH DDT INCOME 



Dairy 10 20 Iba. per day 90 days 18.000 lbs. S.04 lbs. S720.00 10% $72.00 



Beei 12 1 lb. per day 90 days 1,080 lbs. S.20 lbs. $216.00 10% $21.60 



Hogs 50 1 lb. per day 90 days 4450 lbs. $.20 lbs. S900.00 5% SiSM 



Poultry 150 Vj egg per day 90 days 5621/2 dox. $.25 lbs. $140.63 5% $ 7.03 



$145.63 



Cost of 20 pounds oi DDT 50 per cent wettable powder needed on average farm 10.00 



Average cost of inexpensive knapsack or other typo spray equipment 10.00 



Extra profits from effective fly control program on typical Illinois farm $125.63 



'Example represents typical Illinois farm. Presented by Illinois Farm Supply Company to county service company managers and 

 salesmen. 



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