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Report Result of State 



FLY -FREE Campaign 



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■ TO MORE trouble with flies 

 1 since we've sprayed with 



■ DDT" is the report from 



■ thousands of farmers who are 

 i.W cooperating in the state-wide 



campaign to make IHinois fly-free this 

 summer. 



"At least six out of every 10 farmers in 

 our county are spraying this year" is the 

 estimate of 40 farm advisers in counties 

 conducting a fly-free campaign. 



"Just aren't as many flies around as 

 there used to be," urbanites and farmers 

 alike are saying. Success of the drives 

 is widespread. Town and cities in 

 many communities have sprayed or have 

 made plans to do so. 



The campaign to make Illinois free 

 from flies this summer is being sponsored 

 by the Illinois Agricultural Association, 

 the Illinois Natural History Survey, the 

 University of Illinois College of Agricul- 

 ture, and the State Department of Public 

 Health. 



A survey on what is happening in the 

 counties has been made by the RECORD. 

 Here are some of the remarks by farm ad- 

 visers and results of county campaigns. 



A. R. Kemp, farm adviser Knox 

 county: "Many report no flies either in 

 barns or on cattle. Galesburg was sprayed 

 with an airplane. Also the city dump. 

 Four or five other towns in the county 

 have done some spraying." 



W. H. Brown, Greene county: "All 

 towns and cities conducted good clean 

 up campaigns. Drug stores, filling sta- 

 tions, grocery and hardware stores, eleva- 

 tors, and others, have been selling large 

 quantities of DDT." 



F. M. Smith, Clinton county: "Every- 

 one remarks about the lack of flies. The 

 city and country around Clinton seem al- 

 most free. Our small cities are spraying 

 garbage cans twice a month, and dumps 

 and behind restaurants and grocery stores 

 more often." 



T. W. May, Madison county: "^''e 

 made a survey and found that at least 

 three-fourths of the farmers in the county 

 are taking part in the state-wide fly con- 

 trol program. A few who sprayed last 

 year haven't had to spray the inside of 

 buildings because of the carry-over ef- 

 fects. However, they e.xpect to spray 

 soon." 



G. E. Lampe, Clay county: "Several 

 have said their beef cattle were much 

 more contented since they were sprayed 

 and that their tails were just extra bag- 

 gage." 



E. J. Barnes, Ridiland county: "One 

 town reports their business houses are 

 not using screens on doors and windows. 

 Watch out for tiic hucksters pcddluig 

 DDT, the miracle insecticide, at a ter- 

 rific price. We have a report of one who 





sold a pound of DDT and a small house 

 sprayer for more than $7." 



L. W. Chalcraft, Menard: "Most farm 

 people have sprayed thoroughly. One 

 restaurant owner in Petersburg leaves his 

 screen doors wide open. Roy Pike, two 

 miles cast of Petersburg, says his cattle 

 now lie in the shade without a fly bother- 

 ing." 



Ki'. F. Coolidge, Livingston: "Our serv- 

 ice company has handled 10 times as 

 much DDT as la-st year. Many dairymen 

 report milk production has held up due 

 to the spraying campaign." 



M. P. Roskc, Carroll: "We put on a 

 demonstration meeting in each township, 

 using a high pressure outfit, in a concen- 

 trated effort to get buildings sprayed. I 

 would estimate from 85 to 90 per cent 

 are using DDT on livestock." 



W. H. Tammeus, McHenry: "Wood- 

 stock sprayed the entire town last year 

 and are going to spray again this year. 

 Two years ago there were six cases of 

 polio and last year none. Mayor John- 

 son is proud of Woodstock's accomplish- 

 ments. I can't find a farmer who doesn't 

 spray cows, walls and fences." 



Farm Adviser J. B. Turner (left), Fayette county, sent in this picture to help convince 

 the doubtful that the town of Farina was completely sproyed with DDT for fly control. 

 Man operating sprayer is Glen Ernst, who took on the job and charged $60 for the 

 materials and 2'/^ hours work. Center is George Reitx of the Farina city council, who 

 lined up the routing of the sprayer. 



Predict All-Time 

 Record Corn Crop 



AN ALL-TIME record corn crop of 

 3,3.28,862,000 bushels was predicted 

 in the July estimate by the U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. This is 39 [x.t cent 

 greater than last year's crop and two per 

 cent higher than the nation's record 1946 

 crop. 



Hie USDA also predicted an estimated 

 1.241.751.000 bushel wheat crop, the 

 second largest in historv'. 



YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 

 FARM HOME CONTEST 



Farmers and homemakers in 50 soutli- 

 crn Illinois counties arc eligible to com- 

 pete in the 19 ts farm and home improve- 

 ment contest sponsored by the Univcrsitv 

 ot Illinois in cooperation with tlK- St. 

 Louis Chamber of Commerte. 



It is open to farm families in all the 

 counties south of and including Adams. 

 Schuyler, C^ a s s , Menard, Sangamon. 

 (Juistian. Shelbv. Cumberland, a n d 

 Clark. 



Entries must be made with lounty farm 

 or home advisers by July 1. Three win- 

 ners will be selected in each county at die 

 end of the year. In each case the hus- 

 band and wife will receive an exjx'nse- 

 paid overnight trip to St. Louis. 



Progress during the >.urrent year will 

 i-Ount approximately 60 per cent and pre- 

 \ lous improvements 40 per cent. Records 

 must be completed by Dec. 31 . 



AUGUST, 1948 



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