A steady line o/ f rucks moved to the 



Southern Illinois Grain Company's elevator 



at Benton, franklin tounty, during the peak 



of the wheof harvest late in June. 



Southern Grain's 

 New Elevator 



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IT W AS a h.il liay and llic lruik> 

 wen liiii-il ii|i for quite a way on 

 llic roail Itading up to tlie elf\atoi. 

 Tlif wheal liarvfsi wa'» in lull suini;. 

 Some ol the fanner trneker^ were 

 comparing yielil>. hut there was no 

 complaint ahont the wailing. Unite the 

 contrary. 



"Tliis i.- one of the greatest services 

 weve got. I tlon I know how we got 

 ah)ng \>ithout it." one of ihi- waiting 

 truekers said. 



Such is the feeling of the jtatrous 

 of tlie Southern Illinois Grain ('onipa- 

 ny which has an 1<S.(X)U hu.shel capacity 

 elevator al Henton in Franklin county. 

 The elevator serves not only Franklin 

 but the uearhy counties of Jackson. 

 Williamson. Saline. Jefferson. Haniil 

 ton and Perry. 



On June 21 and 2f. the elevator 

 handled more grain than during all 

 of the', wheat season of 1916. the first 

 year of operation. More than .H(l.t)(K( 

 bushels of wheat were handled on each 

 of the two days in June. 



This is the first year of operation for 

 tlie (l<unpany's new elevator structure. 

 Previously the (Company used the near- 

 by Illinois Farm .Sii|)p|y Henlon mill 

 elevator facilities. 



So far this year, the elevator has 

 handled 27.S.O(l(i bushels of wheat and 

 probahlv will pass the 2;l(».()(H) bushels 

 handled bv the company last vear. In 

 191.S the eh-yator also h'andle.l 22(I.(MK) 

 bushels of -oy beans. 



Net profit for Southern Illinois Grain 

 (!om|>aiiy last year was S12.(H"M). and a 

 patronage dividend v\ as paid ol twti 

 <-eiits per bushel. 



Present officers and directors of the 

 elevator arc Fre<l Phillips, jiresident: 

 \ealy Hrvanl. vice president: \X . C. 

 Ilobbs. secretary-treasurer: Gilbert Gal- 

 loway. Theodore Liberard. F.verett 

 l.aiice and \udra Fiennetl. directors, all 

 (»f Franklin county. All but Liberard 

 and Lance were meml>ets of the incor- 

 poralin<r board. 



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Robert Miller, ( nearest camera ) manager 



of the Southern Illinois Grain Company, and 



O. P. Cravens, elevator manager, wrere kept 



busy during the peak of harvest. 



lAA Director Albert Webb of fwfng waifs 

 in line with a truckload of wheat ready to 

 unload at the elevator at Benton, He rep- 

 resents Southwestern Illinois on lAA board. 



Serum Association Makes 

 $5,000 Grant to Fight Disease 



Money Will be Used in Research 

 By College of Veterinary Medicine 



UMJFK the terms of a S5.()00 

 grant from the Illinois Farm Bu- 

 reau Serum .Association a tvvo- 

 «ay attack on swine brucellosis 

 will be launched in September 

 by the I'liiveisity of Illinois Gollege 

 of \ etcrinary Medicine. The Illinois 

 Farm Ihireaii Serum .As.sociation is an 

 alliliate of the Illinois Agricultural .As- 

 sociation. 



The studies to l)e made through the 

 lllinoi.s .Xgricultiiral Experiment station 

 of the Uniyersity of Illinois College 

 of .\grieulture will be aimed at pre- 

 vention through vaccination or cure 

 through the use of chemicals or anti- 

 biotics. President Russell \'. McKee 

 of the serum association said further 

 grants may be expected although the 



present board cannot commit future 

 boards of directors. 



The grant was made for the study 

 of swine brucellosis in particular but 

 for other swine diseases as well. It 

 also includes a service to herd owners, 

 on request, in the study of any unusual 

 swine disease which may arise. 



Brucellosis in swine cau.ses abortion, 

 weak pigs, and sterility in sows and 

 boars. Sulfonamides, antibiotics, and 

 vaccines have been effective in the 

 treatment of many diseases of domestic 

 animals but no cure has been found for 

 swine brucellosis. 



Swine brucellosis costs Illinois farm- 

 ers millions of dollars annually and is 

 also a common source of undulant fever 

 in humans. 



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