two hours ont- tvining and jbout tlic same 

 tnit the ntxt murninj; on the- >;rcat Tcxoma 

 lake my brother-in-law and I had 22 pounds 

 ot drtsstd tish bcsidis what wc had eaten. We 

 put the dressed fish in a nearby lotker. 



1 was also happy to have with me the 

 VMinilertuI camera presented to me by tlie 

 slafT for i ,t;ot some excellent pictures, in- 

 cluding' IV bass cau,;:ht earle one rnornin;;. 

 Frank A. (loujjler 

 Champaign County 



TRADITION OF THE RIVER 



The crew „l tin lUJ E SllAL. lllni;,^ l-jrm 

 Sut'l'li C'/Wt'.i/r, t,iili,,.il. '.luJ .1 tt.im.ii: 

 stctiitl) uhti! tht. SAICHF./. .1 f!L.i>/ier. 



'Jill Ullh iIh /., 1. n\ li ;.':i, /,/ //>, H'f,,J 



u.iUrs ul life .M/1 c/ii;/i/i/. Loan Keeling i/l 

 //'. SAICIIF// u:u uumJ .itur A. k,J 

 All/; /),' /(-■, ii.i/irt .ilwii,; fiti, h,,!i". l-',tl',u- 

 mx I' .1 liiur ,,i .ipl'tiii.ni'iu umui: /■, .'/. 

 ..;i<7. M ni tin SAICIIl./. 



I WISH to extend to you and the pervonncl 

 *■ ot vour vessel, the bH'i: SIAI.. tlie sm- 

 tere appreciation ot all the officials and 

 ciiiplovees of tliis corporation in the heroic 

 efforts and great assistance extended to i:'. 

 in the recent tragic accident to our steamer, 

 the \ATCHI;Z. The spirit demonstrated 

 exemplihes the true spirit of camaraderie and 

 tr.idition of the river. 



A. C. Ingtrsoll. Jr., President 

 Inland Waterways (airporation 



Letters to the liihtor are welcomed 

 from readers on an\ subject related to 

 agriculture. Writers should sign let- 

 ters with name and avidress. Names 

 may be withheld if desired. Address 

 /.i/.'tr.t /i/ iht; lijihir. lllji.'on Agrteal- 

 nirM Assnei.itiau Ricorj. -l.s ILut Ohft, 



i.hii.lRO, III. 



JLTNE IS DAIRY MONTH 



TO THE PRESIDENT 



Mr. C.ilarle^ B. .Sluiman, t're^ide^t 

 Illinois A.cricultural Association 

 Dear Mr. President ; 



The writer was ver\" much embarrasvtd 

 the other day at a meeting of the executive 

 coiniiuttee of the Champaign (^'Untv l-'arin 

 Hurcau when our Farm Adviser reported that 

 you had been bothered bv .i tly in a dinci 

 while passing tiirou.ch Ch.imp.iign counf« 

 It was the first complaint our Fly-Rat (mn 

 mittee had h.u). and, speaking for the com 

 miitee. I wish to apologize for the incident 

 because it h.ippened in Champaign counic 

 Still speaking for the committee, howecer. 

 I ccisli to clenv, first of all. that this fU w.is 

 ours, .ind to further substantiate this dcni.il, 

 I will tell \ou a siiort C^hica.i:o store. 



The time is miil-Murch and all insects th.it 

 normally hibernate are lust waking up It 

 so h.ippened that a tly and a ilea met in ,i 

 •lui and the follow im; ronvers.ition ti"'k 

 place 



The f^y s.iid to the ik-a. Let us tU . 11k 

 tlea said to the tic. Let us flee . .So tlie\ tied 

 thru a fl.iw in the flue. Being still cidd. 



they both took a tiyer for Dixie 1 he fiea 



took an upper, but the fly, being smarter. 



took the ihner That. Mr. President, was 



probably the lly you saw. 



I am still sorry the ineteient had to happen 



in C liampaign county because, as you have 



indicated. It rcliects on the work ot our 



C oinmittee 



J. Walker Robbiiis 

 Champaign eouni;. 



FROM THE PRESIDENT 



.Ml 1 \X'alker Robbins. ( hairman 

 ll\-Rat 1 railication (ouiiiiittie 

 C iKinipjitrn, Illinois 

 Di.a .Mr Robbins 



I ..pfri. . i.ite \er\ iiiiich cour letter ot ex- 

 pLin.itii'n as to tlu origin ot the liv which 

 ro.jt with me on the diner thnuich ( liaai- 

 paign counlv ^■our conclusions seem to be 

 i|uite original and I am willing to am pt 

 this expLinatit'll I h.ice ll'^ tifst ti.ltui 



knowledge as to the wisdom ot the ti\ to 

 vcliich you refer 



\ eert.unU >.\Kt w.int to cojiiinend the (h.iin- 

 paign ( ountv Fly and Rat I radication (on, 

 mittee for their worthwhile ob)ecti\e. Mv 

 p.ist experience in Champaign countv would 

 indiiate that you have plentv ot w.irk to 

 .!o before \our goal is attaine-i ' 



1 h.ice no doubt but that you will be sm- 

 tessftil, especialK* after observing th* me in 

 hership of your committee Certainlv with 

 a lonunittee maile up of men ot smh cap- 

 .ihilitus. nt) flv. flea or rat will dare re 

 main in C hampaiizn ciuintv'' 



C!harles B. .Shiiman, President 

 Illinois .-\grit iiltural .Association 



Plan ahead for PROFIT 



Sec that \'our pigs feed right, 

 on balanced rations of grain and 

 supplements --turn 'em out to 

 pasture too. 



See that thev get clean quarters. 

 See that thev set \accinated at 

 an early age with Farm Bureau 

 Serum. 



See Your Farm Bureau 



and then 

 See your Profits Increase! 



JUNE, 1948 



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