Thl> is lllinolt farm Supply Company'* new 



feed mill which retently went Into operation 



at Mentlota. 



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FEED andJE 



WORK on Illindis I-'.irm Supply Company s new 

 feed mill at Mcndota in La Salle county is now 

 complete. The new mill assures northern Illi- 

 nois farmers of a plentiful supply of Blue Seal 

 feeds. Illinois I'arm Supply Company is an 

 artiliated company of the Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion. At full production daily output will average 250 

 t(jns. The mill operates on eight-hour siiift of 20 men 

 per day. 



The Mendota mill is one of the finest and most 

 modern in the state and will produce about 40,000 tons 

 annually of Blue Seal poultrw dain,-, and livestock feeds 

 for distribution to member ser\ ice companies. 



The new mill replai.es the leaseil Badenoih mill in 

 Cihicago. It is the second feed mill to be built b\- Illi- 

 nois farmers with their own money to provide them- 

 selves with the best in feeil milling operations. The 

 Benti)n mill ot Illinois I'arm Supply Company supplies 



the southern half of the state. 



In addition. Blue Seal feeds will continue to Ix pro- 

 duced at the Hammond, Intl., mill which is operatcil 

 jointly by Illinois Farm Supply Company and two other 

 Midwestern cooperatives. 



J. J. Lanter, Illinois Farm Supply director of pro- 

 curement, said the Mendota mill was designed to meet 

 the specifii needs of Illinois farmers for high-cjuality 

 feeds. 



A leased fleet of 16 new 18-ton trailer transports will 

 be used in delivering feed from mill to the member 

 companies located in the northern half of the state. 

 Each trailer is painted a dazzling white .uid carries 

 Farm Supply's Blue Seal emblem and the company's 

 motto in red "For Better Farming." 



The Mendota mill is under the management of Glen 

 Lines. Construction was starfeil earlv last winter and 

 cost an estimated S'^'iO.OOO. 



Tbiw WjtndDta TmU 

 0g PknJtigtd Jsed SupfJif 



John Fischer (left) operates the stJfching machine which sews 



the bags and Cdward Mohr (right) operates the bagging ma- 



thinery^ This device aittomatltallY fills each hag with 100 pounds 



of Blue Seal feed. 



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