YOU CAN STILL 



Join The 



FLY - FREE 



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ILLINOIS' fly-free campaign is now 

 rolling into high gear as reports from 

 every section of the state indicate that 

 farmers are using large quantities of 

 fly-killing insecticides. 



Because the United States Department 

 of Agriculture cautioned against the use 

 of DDT in dairy barns and on dairy cattle 

 last spring, sales of DDT have dropped 

 some over last year. 



Sales of fly-killing insecticides are 

 higher than ever, however, according to 

 Illinois Farm Supply Company because 

 of the use of substitutes for DDT on 

 dairy cattle and in dairy barns. DDT 

 should not be used on dairy cattle or in 

 dairy barns. Special insecticides for this 

 purDO<;e are available. 



DDT, however, is still the mainstay of 

 the battle against flies. It can be used 

 practically everywhere except where there 

 is a possibility that it might be picked 

 up by dairy cattle and given to humans 

 in milk. 



The important thing about this fly- 

 free program is (1) that it wipes out 



a menace to the health of yourself, your 

 neighbors, and your children, and (2) 

 it is worth an average of about $75 in 

 extra profits to the average farmer 

 through extra production of milk and 

 meat. Cows will give more milk and 

 beef cattle will make faster gains. The 

 common house fly is a known carrier of 

 20 human diseases. 



There is still time to join the fly-free 

 campaign which is under the sponsor- 

 ship of the Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion, the University of Illinois College 

 of Agriculture, the State Department of 

 Public Health, and the Illinois Natural 

 History Survey. 



First of all, and most important in the 

 opinion of Insect Specialist H. B. Petty 



TWENTY-FIFTH in our series of pictur- 

 esque and historic Illinois scenes is the 

 Mississippi Palisades State Park in Carroll 

 county. Like the Palisades on the Hudson 

 river, this park in northwestern Illinois 

 gets its name from the sheer cliffs which rise 

 precipitously more than 150 feet above the 

 Mississippi River. The rugged land in this 

 area, none too common in Illinois, is consid- 

 ered by many to be the most beautiful country- 

 side in the state. Farmlands can be seen for 

 miles in all directions. 



of the Extension Service, is to follow a 

 program of sanitation. Clean up all 

 fly breeding places or spray them heavily 

 with DDT. Haul manure and old straw 

 out to the fields twice a week. Spray 

 inside and outside wherever flies roost. 

 Spray windows, screens, doors, ceilings, 

 and walls. Spray trees under which cattle 

 gather. 



Dairy cattle should be sprayed once 

 a week. Beef cattle should be sprayed 

 once a month. 



Petty says 75 per cent of a good fly- 

 free program depends on good sanitation. 

 George E. Metzger who has led the cam- 

 paign for the Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation, points out that the rest of the 

 job can be done with about $10 worth 

 of spray materials and a little of your 

 time. 



You owe it to the health of your 

 children to join the campaign. You have 

 much to gain, nothing to lose. Let's start 

 now! Clean up those fly breeding places 

 and start squirting that spray gun! 



Plan Schools For C.O.D.'s 



THE techniques involved in selling 

 Farm Bureau to non-members will be 

 studied by county organization directors 

 at three two-day schools next month. 



The courses in sales training will be 

 given under the direction of the lAA or- 

 ganization department on Monday and 

 Tuesday, Aug. 1-2 at Mt. Vernon, on 

 Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 3-4 at 

 Champaign, and on Friday and Saturday, 

 Aug. 5-6 at Galesburg. 



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