NEHRU VISITS 

 ILLINOIS FARMS 



(Continued from page 5) 



Nehru, usually willing to cooperate 

 with photographers, refused to pose 

 while examining a corn picker. "I want 

 to see how this thing works," he said. 



The prime minister, a stranger to 

 pickers, said after studying the husker 

 a minute: "I notice this machine husks 

 two rows at a time. Therefore, you 

 must have to plant at least two rows at 

 once." 



The milker at the Mighell farm also 

 attracted the attention of Nehru, who 

 asked to see it in operation. He told 

 the farmers he thought they were fortu- 

 nate to receive the latest information on 

 improvements in farming practices and 

 other material that is made available to 

 them. 



Climax of the inspection trip was the 

 "threshers' dinner" at the Mighell home, 

 where Mrs. Mighell and her neighbors 

 served a meal that included everything 

 from roast chicken to apple pie with 

 cheese. 



The dinner ended Nehru's firsthand 



view of Illinois farm life. From most 

 angles, it must have looked pretty good. 



ACCLAIM WORK 

 OF J. C SPITLER 



(Continued from page 9) 



your mature judgment and experience. 



"We are glad to know that you and 

 Mrs. Spitler will continue to be a part 

 of the University community, and we 

 look forward to many years of happy 

 association with both of you." 



Mr. and Mrs. Spitler were presented 

 with four pieces of matched tan leather 

 luggage by their many friends, along 

 with a set of garden tools, "so that 

 'J. C could do a better job as a member 

 of the Twin City Garden club than just 

 growing carrots in a window box." 

 And Mrs. Spitler received a huge bou- 

 quet of roses. The luggage, it was ex- 

 plained, weis to help them travel around 

 the country to enjoy some of the sights 

 and experiences they hadn't had time 

 so far to enjoy. 



"J. C." admitted in his response to 

 several tributes that he was almost 



speechless for the second time in his 

 life. The first time was better than 40 

 years ago as a student in the College of 

 Agriculture when he "asked a certain 

 young lady if she wanted to change her 

 name." She "took the matter under ad- 

 visement," Spitler relates, "and even- 

 tually agreed." 



Spitler, now 67, graduated from the 

 College of Agriculture in 1907 and then 

 farmed for 10 years before helping set 

 up an emergency food production pro- 

 gram during World W'ar I. 



He joined the Hlinois Extension Serv- 

 ice on Sept. 1, 1919 as assistant state 

 leader of farm advisers and was pro- 

 moted to state leader in 1930. He has 

 held that post ever since. In September 

 1937 he was also named assistant direc- 

 tor of agricultural and home economics 

 ex^nsion work, and rose to associate 

 director in 1943. 



The lAA honored Spitler about a 

 year ago by awarding him the emblem 

 of distinguished service to Illinois agri- 

 culture. 



When "J. C." began in 1917, there 

 were only 27 farm advisers and a mere 

 handful of home advisers. Today all 

 102 counties are served by a farm ad- 

 viser and all but four counties have a 

 home adviser. 



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