NEHRU VISITS 

 ILLINOIS FARMS 



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.Nclirii. usuallv williiijr to cooperate 

 with pliotographcrs. reliised to pose 

 while examining? a rorn |)icki'r. "I want 

 to see how tliis tiling works.'" he saiii. 



The prime minister, a stranger to 

 pickers, said after studying tlie hiiski'r 

 a minute: "I noiice this macliine husks 

 two rows at a time. Tlioretore. )ou 

 nni.<.t have to plant at least two rows at 

 one)"'." 



The milker at the Mighell farm also 

 attracted the attention of .Nehru, who 

 asked to see it in operalioTi. He told 

 the farmers he thought they wore fortu- 

 nate to receive the latest information on 

 improvements in farming practices and 

 other material that is made availahle to 

 them. 



(ilimax of the inspection trij) was the 

 "threshers' dinner" at the Mighell home, 

 ighell a|d I 

 that iiViud( 

 from roast chicken to apple pie with 

 cheese. 



The dinner ended \elirus firsthand 



view of Illinois farm life. From most 

 angles, it must have looked pretty good. 



where Mrs. Mighell a»d her neighbors 

 served a meal that iiWiuded everything 



ACCLAIM WORK 

 OF J. C SPITLER 



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your mature judgment ami experience. 



"■\\ e are glad to know that you ami 

 Mrs. Spitler will continue to lie a part 

 of the L nivcrsity community, and wc 

 look forward to many years of happv 

 association with hiith 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 <lo a better job as a member 

 of the Twin (jty (iarden club than just 

 growing carrots in a window box."" 

 ,\nd Mrs. Spitler recei\ed a huge bou- 

 quet of roses. The luggage, it was ex- 

 plained, was to help them travel around 

 the country to enjov 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 letter than |0 

 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 ail- 

 visement." Spitler relates, "and even- 

 tually agreed."' 



Spitler. now (>7. graduated from the 

 College of .Agriculture in l'X)7 and tijen 

 farmed for 10 years before helping .-et 

 up an emergencv food production pro- 

 gram during ^ orld \\ ar I. 



He joined the Illinois F.xtension Serv- 

 ice on Sept. 1. 1919 as a.ssistant state 

 leader of farm advisers and was pro- 

 moted to state leader in 19.i0. He has 

 held that post e\er since. In September 

 19.^7 he was also named assistant direc- 

 tor of agricultural and home economies 

 extension work, and rose to associate 

 director in 1913. 



The lAA honored Spitler about a 

 vear ago by awarding him the emblem 

 of distinguished service to Illinois agri- 

 culture. 



Vi hen "J. (;."" 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 a<lviser. 





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