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ALEXANDRIA.

VIRGINIA

.st

Hart Nelson(right)cliecksthetightfieldschedule withemployee Bruno Toschi.

Farmers you look to as leaders look to Firestone for farm tires

California's lushSanJoaquin Valleyisworldfamousforitsheavyyields ofcotton, grain,andproduce.HartNelson farms over 2,900acres there,andhe'llmatchharvests withanyspreadhis sizeinthe valley.

Runninghisfar-flungoperationisafullscale job.ButMr. Nelsonstillfindstimeto serve in theMadera CountyTradesClubandbe a Directorofthe Golden State CottonGinAssociation.

He

makesapointofgettingthemost outof histime

—

and thatgoesforhisequiiiment,too.

He

uses36tractorsand truckstomeettheyear-roundworkschedule. All hisequip- mentrollson Firestonetiresbecause,asMr. Nelsonsays:"Firestonesoutwearany tiresFvetried.That meansthey'remoredependable.I thinkthey'rethe besttire

moneycan buy."

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PRESIDENT

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The National

Future Farmer

DECEMBER. JANUARY, 1958-1959 • _Vol. 7 No. 2^

KDITOKIAL CONTENTS

About

the

VV

\

FFA'sTop Dairymen YourINewNational Officers ..

FormulaforFarming Convention Echoes HeBuilt a Dair> with aDollar Future Farmin;;inthe

Philippin(

F.aliircB

•kbythe iVIarketingLiv

Calendar

TheCollegeConiestoYc WinterizeFarmMaehine The49thStale

AD\ EKTISERS INDEX

V|.pai<l. Flol.hios

!II IareFarmers SupplyService 10 LeviStrauss

&

Company .... 36

.VlcKeiizieCompany 39

Feeds, Seeds,Fertilizers Chemieals

IJaKlon I'l.rina Companv 9

Klil.ill>

\

Con.paii, 23

<)>sterShellI'lo.llictsCompanv 28 Wisconsin AlumniHexar.I.

Fouiulalioii 38

FunkBrothersSce.l(ompanv . 39

OfficialFFACal.

Butler Manufaclii ShcdHl.!Dixisjoi

ris

C

(.oldMedal

Inil,-,lStale.Armv HeminsilonArms Companv KeystoneSteei

&

Wire

Company

American Cheviot Sheep So<'ietv

(;reen»ich Book Puhlishtis American(;uernse> Calth-C DoaiieAgriculturalService .

()U1{C()\E|{—

Here'sJimmie Jarnagin, St:

sorghumprospects. Thefea tussle withdrought,credit.

Kirls

and

Ficliou

SprintHints 2ii

Mrs.Lawson^sDeadRooster.. 31

Sportrait 38

Depai-liueiits YourEditorsSay ReaderRoundup Looking Ahead Something New Freeforthe Asking YoungFarmer's Bookshelf TheFirstOne DoesntHa'

Chance

I'eggyAnn CandyCompany Brotherhood MutualLife

Insurance Company ...

BobJones University ....

Traclofs,E((uipiiieiil NewHolland

NewIdea Farm Equipment

ipaii InlernalionalHarvester

Company

ContinentalMotorsCorporati^

WisconsinMotor Corporation Deere

&

Company

Irav.-l Trans,

Fires Co

irlalioii .nc TirecS: Kuhher

ipaii 3

AC

Spark Plug Division-General Motors Corporation 7

Hotel Bellerive 12

TheTexasCompanv 13

Dodge Truck Division-Chr? sler

Corporation 27

ChevroletDivision-tieneral Motors Corporation 31 FordMotorCompanv 3,^

Harley-Davidson Motor

Companv 37

.^lassaglia Hotels 40

ir Farmerof America, estimating his grain tureon page 16recountstheyoungfarmer's andhardluckintrying for thistopaward.

[••AKML'R is at Washin;'!

yearin^'U.

C. Acceptance ft

possessions. Foreit $1.00

THE TheNational

FUTURE FARMER

Everybalercontrol atyourfingertips!

You're in

with the new Baler Control Center!

New Super Hayliner 68 also features improved Flow-Action.

It's

America's

most advanced baler— by ^far!

What

a thrill—totakeover the controls of a beau- tifully-designed piece ofmachinery!

And

thatthrill iswaitingforyouinthe1959

New

Hollandbalers.

The new

ControlCentergivesyou complete and easy control ofyourbaler rightfromthe tractor seat.

On

P.T.O.modelsyou canshiftfrom road position tofieldbahngposition,raiseandlower the pickup.

On

enginemodelsyou canalsoengage ordisengage the engineandcontrolitsspeed.

There'sno needtokeepjumpingoffand onthe tractor—oreventostopit.You'rein full

command

—

every minute!

And

look at the bales you'remaking!Firm, square, filled withleaves.Thisis

new

Holland'sfamous Flow-Action baling,stillfurtherimprovedin '59.

The

other big balernews from

New

Hollandisa

new economy

model.Itbringstheadvantagesof Flow-Actionbalingwithin the

means

of virtually every farmer.

New

HollandaloneoffersFlow- Action andthe Control Center. It's the most advanced baler designinAmericatoday.

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• BALER TWINEANDWIRE l>ccenil)cr-.lanuary,1958-59

When someday a farm program

is

adopted that everyone

likes...

your Butler building will still be there

Might bealong timecoining.But whenitdoes,your Butler building willstillbetherewith years of low- cost serviceahead. Folks

who

really takepride intheirfarmslookfor thiskindofenduringvalue.They buyforthe future,andtheybuya Butler.Theseattractive,all-bolted metal buildingsareacredit to their goodtasteandjudgment. Straight sidewallsandclear-spaninteriors providemoreroom.Widedoorslet yougetmachineryinandoutwith ease.

A

Butlerisfire-safe,vermin- proof, defieswindorsnowload

—

andne\erlosesitsfarmusefulness.

Bewise, seeyourButler Builder.

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Read Your Magazine Ads

In a recent editorial written for another farm publication, the topicof reading magazine adswasdiscussed. Itwas certainlya worthy topic andtookyoureditor back afewyears to hisvo-ag teaching experience. Atthattime, it wasapparenttohimthatui his school most

FFA members

watchedfor

new

farm magazines inordertoread theads. Itwasalways easytogetagooddiscus- siongoingonwhatwasthe bestfertilizer,tractor,pickuptruck,or almostanythingin thefami field.

As

those FutureFarmers read theads. they absorbed the latest information.

Your

editor soon foundhimselfgettingbehind inwhatwas

new

incommercialagri- culture.

Maybe

he had an exceptional class, but that waswhat happened.

You

haveinTheNational

FUTURE FARMER

someof thefinest adsyou willeverfindin anymagazine. All ads arefromreliable companies andeach hasa worthymessage.

We

liketothink that oureditorial contenttellsyou

"How

todo it"whilethe

company

adstellyou

"What

todo^itwith."

Connecticut

FFA

Claims FirstState-wide Fair

On

the fairgrounds at

Durham

last August I and 2,the Con- necticut State

FFA

Association played hosttoseveralthousandpeo- ple.

Some

of theevents that took place were: a horse drawing contest,a

home-made

tractordrawingcontest, ahorseshow,judging ofexhibits,livestockparade, square dancing, and children's rides.

One

of thehighlightsofthefairwasa talkbyGovernorRibicoff.

Thefairstressed

many

of the educationalactivitiesof the

FFA.

C&dhJuL CI. ^tagki^

Managing Editor

New Sponsoring Committee Cliairman

Merriti D.HillofBirmingham. Mich- igan, general manager of Ford Motor Company'sTractor andImplement Divi- sion,wasnamedchairman oftheSponsor- ingCommitteeforthe Future Farmersof America Foundation, Inc.. atthe recent National

FFA

Convention.

He

will re- place GlenB. Miller, presidentofAllied Chemical Corporation,

New

York,

New

York, on.lanuary 1,1959.foraone-year

:rm.

Mr.Hillhas been^activeinyouthwork nationally,as wellas intheDetroitarea, formanyyears.

He

was^oneof the

men who

served as judge for the

FFA

1958

^^_ ^^^^^.^^^ ^,|

Star Farmer otAmerica Award.

He

is ,...

p^„„^„„

alsochairmanof theFarm Youth Subcom- ^{^''"^}^°^°'

Company

mitteeofthe NationalSales Executives.Inc. He isa

member

ot the Executive Committeeofthe Farm Equipment ^Instituteand serveson theAdvisoryCommitteeon Farm Equipmentto theU.S.Department ofCommerce. In hishomearea.Hillischairmanof the Agricultural Committeeof theDetroitBoardofCommerce.

Mr.Hill'sprincipal responsibility aschairmanof theSponsoringCom- mittee willbetocontact companies duringthecomingyearthatwould hepotential funddonorstothe Foundation. Some$180,000 isspent bythe Foundation each year on awards fortheFFA; andat present, over300businessand industrialcompanies,organizations,and individ- ualsarc donors.

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FUTURE FARMER

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Used on More New VeJiicles Than Any ^Other Brand!

Youuoulilirtconsiderworking one horseinatwo-horsehilch...

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Itpaystocheck vour spark plugsregularly...anditpaysto install new

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You'll findnew

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Trade up to Ni^ ^{i»^}

power

Mew Idea Power Spreading costs you

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car.

Now.shifttopowerspreaciingwitha

Xew

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New

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sproader.s.withtheirbigtires,letyou spreadinwet, icyweather...onsoft,shpperyfields...overhillyterrain.Buillto spreadefTicientlyeverydayof the year.

You

handle biggerloads.

You

save yourself timeandlabor.With

New

Idea you havefivespreadingratesforeach forwardtractorspeed|ilns throw-outclutch foreasy cleanoutandpileunloading...allcontrolled fromyourtractor seat.

Which powerspreaderisbest foryou?

New

Ideaoffersthebig95-liu.

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S])reader foraverage farms...thegiant125-bu.

PTO

spreaderfor large feeder and dairy operations. Famous

New

Idea ground-driven spreadersavailablewith70-bu., 75-bu..or 95-bu.capacity.

You

canbuy any

New

Idea spreader withneworusedtires.Bestandmost complete lineofspreadersonthemarkettoday.Fullyear guarantee on every one.

fiemeniber. morefarmers buy

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Depl. 828,Coldwaloi-,Ohio

WallaceCaulk gets Star DairyFarmer Award from

FFA

Secretary Reese.

FFA's Top Dairymen SEVENTEEN ^{-YEAR -OLD}

^Wallace

Caulk. Jr.has been named Amer-

ica's lop

FFA

Dairy Farmer. The

Felton, Delaware, youth received the award at Waterloo. Iowa during the National

FFA

Judging Contestsand was otflciallypresentedtotheNational

FFA

ConventionbodyatKansasCity.

Caulk's award came after he was namedtop dairyfarmer of theNorth AtlanticRegion. Sharing thespotlight with him were Nathan Earl Hartwig, Monroe,Wisconsin; RichardTrice,Min- eral.Virginia:and Paul Luellig.Cool- idge. Arizona. TheywerenamedStar DairyFarmersof the Central,Southern, andPacificRegionsrespectively.

These awards, bringinga$250check to the top winner and S200 to each regionalwinner,arepresentedannually preceding the National

FFA

Conven- tion. Thisyear.National

FFA

Student SecretaryNathanReesewason handto makethepresentations. Allfourwin- nersreceived$100in statecompetition, and theyalsoshareda$250travelfund to payWaterlootripexpenses.

Caulk followsinthefootsteps of his father

who

was 1939 Star Regional AmericanFarmer. The young dairy-

man

owns 46 registered Ayrshires valuedat$13,500.

He

raises78acres offeedcrops.26acresof smallgrain, and1 acresofsoybeansforcashcrops.

Young Caulkhaspurchaseda one-third interest inthehomefarm andispaying foritwithmonthlyinstallments.

Top Regional winners from left: Earl Hartwig, Richard Trice, Paul Luellig.

TheNationalFllIRE

KARMKR

PURINA VISITS ^{ANOTHER FARMER OF TOMORROW}

EulaMaeScheer, Arlington,Nebraska,collectsmanyimportant trophies with her sheep.

Nebraska girl's project brings imporfanf cliange on family farm

Therewasn't asheep ontheOscar

W.

Scheer farm

when

adaugliter, Eula Mae,selected alambasher firstproject

some

fiveyears ago.

The

projet:t demonstrated thevalue of sheepraising.

Now

theflockof80to 90 ewesisoneof the principal de- partmentsof thefarmingoperation.

Miss Scheerhasbeensuccessfulin theshowring, too. Sheholdstwo grand championships anda reserve cham[)ionshipfrom Aksarben. ..

two grand championships, reserve championship, fourpurple ribbons

and two

blue ribbons

from

the Washington

County

Fair...three purpleand twoblueribbonsanda

grand championship from

the

Fremont

show. In showmanship,she

holdsonefirstfrom

Washington County

Fair

and

first-place

and

second-placeawards from Fremont.

Now

only 14 years oldandinher firstyearofhiglischool.Miss Scheer already has planstoattend the University ofNebraska, whereher sisterisastudent.

Purina

congratulates

Eula Mae

Scheer...farmer of tomorrow...

on

her successfulsheepraising.

There'sa PurinaDealer nearyou

who

is ready to help

you

with your feeding

and management

problems,whether youarefeeding formarketorthe

show

ring.Lethim

tell

you how

toproducemilk,meat

and

eggsat

low

cost.

FEED PURINA. ..YOU CAN DEPEND ON THE CHECKERBOARD FOR

December-Januar.v, 1958-59

See your

CHAPTER CATALOGUE

for all Official

FFA

MERCHANDISE

Your advisorhasre- ceived acopy ofthe 1958-59officialcata- logue.

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P.O. Box 1180 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA

Owned

andoperated bythe FutvreFarmers of America

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] RQadQr Roundupl^

Clinton,NorthCarolina

I enjoy reading The National

FU- TURE FARMER

andthink it is the best magazine available to Future Farmers. Both

my

mother and

my

sisterenjoyreadingit,too. Ithassome wonderful information forany farmer!

Fm

in the tenth grade and

am

a

member

ofthe Clinton

FFA

Chapter, where I hope to earn

my

Chapter FarmerDegreethiscomingyear.

My

father and I operate a 60-acre farm, andI intendto havea homeorchard as

my

mainprojectthisyear. I think every farmershould have an orchard forhis family.

Milton Clifton DesMoines,Iowa

We

(Iowa Association,

FFA)

are en- closingan orderfor

FFA

calendars.

Itisour plan thisyearto distribute calendarsto quiteafew ofthepeople and organizations

whom

wehave been working with and

who

have done

much

forthe

FFA

and vocationalagriculture.

Yoursuggestionisanexcellentone.

Itpromptedus to start thisproject. It seems to usthatit should havesome finepublicrelationsvalues. Our com- plimentstoyouonthe plan.

We

have beenworking withthe in- structorsontheuse ofcalendarsinthe state. It

may

takesometimetogetthe response that is needed. There is certainlyalargepotential.

^H. T.Hall. Supervisor, Agricultural Education, Iowa

We

wouldbe pleasedifallstate

FFA

associationswoulduse theofficial

FFA

calendar aspart of their state public relations program.

—

^Ed.

FortLeonardWood,Missouri Having beena Future Farmerand morerecently a vocationalagriculture instructor. 1 find The National

FU- TURE FARMER

a very interesting source ofmaterial. However,presently Ifindthemagazine anexcellentsource ofmaterialon current farm eventsin additiontobeingamorale boosterbe- causeI

am

a

member

ofthe United States

Armed

Services.

Do

keep up thegoodwork!

I would appreciate your renewing

my

subscriptionforanotherfiveyears.

Pleasebill

me

for thecostandI shall remit promptly. I don't feel that I

care tomissa singlecopyas I enjoy themagazine thoroughly; also I have everyissueofthemagazinesincepub- lication began.

Ted Durst Ward Pfc, U.S.

Army

Washington,D.C.

We

havejustreceivedacomplimen- tary copy of the October-November

issue of

The

National

FUTURE

FARMER.

AlthoughIwasabsentfromthe office atthe time,I realizethat wehadthe pleasure of furnishingthe photographs whichyouusedinconnection withthe article, "Danger

—

Handle With Care,"

which beginsonpage 45of thatissue.

On

behalf ofthe Association,Iwantto take this opportunity to compliment youon thisvery splendidarticle.

No

doubtthere aremanythousands of your readerswho, like allother Americans

who

becomehuntersinthefallseason, should havethe principles ofproperand safegun handling brought totheir at- tention. Thereisnodoubtin

my

mind that an article likethiswill definitely prevent some accidents and probably saveanumberoflives. Again our con- gratulationsand compliments!

C.Richard Rogers NationalRifie AssociationofAmerica Tomorrow'sfarmerswillhavetobe:

Morelearned, more skilled thaneven we.

They'll havetohavetheirgoals in sight:

To

know whattheydowillturn outall right.

Bepreparedtotake theupsanddovsns:

Tofind aplaceinthisworldofrenowns.

They'll learn totillthesoil,raise livestock too;

Keeprecords ofprojects thewhole year through.

Conduct a meeting or give a speech;

These are thethings their agcourses teach.

And

so,our boysinschooltoday Should beever so glad there's FFA!

Mrs.James Higdon

"FFA Mom"

GrinneU, Iowa. Chapter TheNational

FUTURE FARMER

Why be a ^''bolt borrower"?

Borrowingboltsoffone

machine

torepairanotherisa losing

and

arisky practice.

You

losetimelocatingabolt theright size

and

type.

You

losetime taking outofone place

and

puttingitintoanother.

You

risktroubleif

you

don'tuse therightbolt intheright place.

Then when you

again need the

machine

you'verobbed

—

it's the

same

thingalloveragain.

The

cure isquick

and

easy. Just pick up, from your Sheffield Dealer, afullassortmentofthebolts

you

are always needing

around

yourplace.

Sheffield bolts

and

nutsaretopquality,precision-made, with free-running threads that

make them

easyto use.

And

like allSheffieldfarm products,they're Sheffield-

made and

qualitycontrolledfrom furnacetofinish.

Better bolts

by

thebillions ThisisthenewlyexpandedShrlfieUl BoltandForged Products Department.Oneofthelargestintegrated boltjilantsintheworld,itcan turn outmorethan twobillion boltsayear.Assuranceenoughyou'll get theexactboltvou wantfrom vourSheffieldDealer!

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Looking Ahead

LAND VAUJES MOVE UPWARD

An

increaseof2to 3 percentinfarm land valueswasnotedin41 statesduringthelast4months.

Many

believeit'scausedbyageneral waveofoptimism onthefarm situation. Biggestfactor inthe riseis therecord harvestthisyear. Thebuying of farms by neighboring farm- ersdesiring toenlargetheir

own

operations hasbeen an importantfactor inholdingupland prices.

1958

CROP PRODUCTION RECORD

Totalharvest thisyearwillhitanall-timehigh. Moreimportant than therecorditselfisthe fact thatitwas producedononly330million acres

—

smallest amountofcropland in40years.

New

yield records were attainedonat least10majorcrops;springand winter wheat,corn, oats, rye.soybeans,grainsorghums,potatoes, cotton,peanuts,and drybeans.

NEW EMPHASIS ON LIGHT WEIGHT HOGS

Why

waste timeandmoneyingrowing hogsto200 poundsorheavier when 150 pounders

may

be justas desirable

—

^{and much cheaper to}

produce? This questionisbeing studiedby researchersatthe Missouri Agricultural ExperimentStation. Reducingtheslaughter weightby25 percent

—

from 200to150pounds

—

^reducedtheweight of separablefat by36percent;whiletheaverage weight reduction ofthelean-meatcuts wasonly20percent. Large panels of consumersarebeingusedtoexplore the palatabilityofcutsfromhogsassmallas125pounds.

HAY WAFER MAKER BEING TESTED

A

machinethattakescuredhayfromthewindrowand.withoutgrind- ing thehay,hammersoutacontinuing tubefullofpressedhayintheform of wafers,orbiscuits,isbeingtestedby research workersof theUniversity of Illinois. This experimental machine, developed by International HarvesterCompany, makesdisc-shaped wafersabout1Viinchesthickand 4inches across.

GOOD ROUGHAGE— KEY TO MILK PROFITS

To

increasemilkprofits, feedyourcowsallthegoodroughage they willeatbecausethe nutrientsthey receiveinroughagecosts farlessthan thoseobtainedinother forms.

A

cow onpasturewillgivemoremilkif

she receives supplemental feed. But the amount of supplement she needsdepends onthe qualityof pasture sheisgrazingas wellas the quality of hay orsilagesheisreceiving. For an economical dairyration,begin withhighqualitypastureorroughageand add concentrateswhichgive themostproteinvalueforthe leastmoney.

LOOKING AHEAD TO

1959

Farmerswillbemoreethcientnextyear thanthis

—

usemorefertilizer,

morepesticides,bettermachineryand equipment, and applymorescientific knowledge to production problems. These are the predictions being madeby

USDA

officials. Alongwiththesegoodmanagementpractices thatfarmersareexpectedtouse.theywillbefarmingmoreacres. For example,17.2million acres

now

inthe SoilBankAcreage Reservewillbe available for production in 1959. Expected lower farm prices will probably encouragemost farmersto aimforhighproductionon every availableacreof theirfarms duringthecomingyear.

BEEF PRODUCERS TO FACE STIFF COMPETITION

IN 1959 Prices for fed cattle willaveragemoderately lowerinthecomingyear than duringthe past 12months, accordingto M. B.Kirtley, assistant professorofagricultural marketingatthe UniversityofIllinois. Beef willbefaced withalargersupply ofcompeting meats,Kirtleywarns.

Broilershave continuedtheirrapidincrease,and marketingearly thisfall willbe20 percentgreaterthanlastyear. The 1958lambcropisesti-

matedat4 percentlargerthanlastyear;whilesuppliesofporkwillalsobe slightly higherthis fall. With a 13percent increasein fall farrowing expected, porkwillbeastrong competitornextspringandsummer.

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FUTURE FARMER

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—

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llieNiitional

FUTURE FARMER

Your New National Officers

ADIN HESTER.

iNaii

Adinis19 yearsoldandisfarming a 240-acre dairy farm in partnership withhisbrother. Thisyear's program consisted of 17 dairy cows, 40 acres corn, 30 acres silage crops, 40 acres timberland pasture. 18 acres irrigated pasture, and 8 acres of barley. At Canby, Oregon. High School he was

studentbodypresident,

member

of the Governor'sYouthCommittee, and 1956

member

of theNational Dairy Judging Team. In 1957 heserved as Oregon state president and won the National

FFA

PublicSpeakingContest. Adinis

now

an agriculturaleducation student atOreaonState College.

NORMAN

A.

BROWN,

Stutki

Norman

isa 19-year-oldstudent at MichiganState University,majoringin agricultural education. Several class offices at Bedford, Michigan, High School preparedhimfor later positions such asstudent councilpresident and state

FFA

president. He's currently president of the

MSU Ag

Ed Club.

Norman

has enteredapartnership uith a former FF.\

member

ona 143-acre vegetable farm.

He

only attends fall

andwintercollegequartersinorderto be on the farm during busy seasons.

Thisyear'sprogramincluded tomatoes, peppers,muskmelons.watermelons,soy- beans,corn,squash, and pumpkins.

BRYAN HAFEN,

PacificVice President Twenty^-year-old Bryan was 1957

StarFarmerofthePacificRegion and

now

farms withhisbrotherandfather atMesquite, Nevada. Their1958 pro- gramincluded 100 dairy animals, 164 acrescotton,60acres alfalfa,50acres grain,and 60acresofpasture. Bryan

isanagriculturalstudentattheCollege

ofSouthern Utah.

He

was 1956 Ne- vada

FFA

president, district public speaking winner, and

member

of the 1954national

FFA

chorus. Currently he is president of the local Sunday School class, manager of the county fair,and

member

ofseveralmajor farm organizations.

Tom

isa 20-year-olddairyproduc- tionstudentattheUniversityof Mis- souriand has servedasradioannouncer for Station

KBIA

in Columbia.

He

liveswith his parents at Ozark, Mis- souri,ona320-acrefarmandrentsan additional 160acresfor himself. His 1958programconsistedof 24Holsteins,

THOMAS

E.STINE,Central Vice Prcjident

32 fattening hogs, 10sows, acres oats,36acres barley,55acres corn,and 36 acres ofsilage.

Tom

isa former state

FFA

vicepresident, high school class president, speech club president, and student councilpresident.

He

also participated inallathletics, communit\' projects,and churchv\ork.

LEE TODD.

Southern Vic *ident Leeoperatesa100-acrefarminpart-

nership with his father andowns 32 Anguscattleoutright. At20,he isa JunioratTennesseeUniversity'sMartin Branch. Todd's operationthisyearin- cluded 18.6acrescotton, 7acres oats, 7 acresof soybeans, and 39hogs. Lee was valedictorian of his Bells High

SchoolclassandalsoservedasaBoy's State delegate.

He

was1956stateFF.A secretary,andin1955 placed secondin the NationalPublic Speaking Contest.

He

was voted most outstanding high schoolstudent,and has beenpresident of both his

sophomore

and junior classes.

RIIHARD VAN ALKEN.

NorthAtlanticVice Pre>ident At21, Richardistheoldestnational

officer. His 690-acredairyprogramhas already

won

theNational Star Dairy Farmertitle. The1956State

FFA

Pres- identisnowafull-timefarmeratMon- roe,

New

Jersey,listing80 milkingcows and17 heifers as his1958 program.

He

alsofarmed 100acreseach of corn and

hay, 18 acresoats. 170acres pasture.

8 acressorghum, and 30 acresofrye.

He

was president of his high school class,

member

of the National Honor Society, and outstandingstudent win- ner. Richard isa

member

of several farm organizationsandisapast

mem-

berof the state wrestlingteam.

Dtceniber-.lanuary,\95»-5

WifeCharleneandsonJamiecongra- tulateStarFarmerat

FFA

Convention.

Jarnagin talks over prospects of his

wheatyieldwith advisorHubertMai.

A ^{Star Farmer of America gives a}

Formula for Farming

AT

21.

JIMMIE JARNAGIN

has

/\

seen Kansas farming in every -^^^*- possible light.

He

reaped the harvestof a$14,000 labor income in 1954, then watchedthree straightyears of sizzling drought threatento parch hisentirefarmingfuture.

But hestuck to asimplesetof rules which had already survived a Green Handlaborincomeofonly $50. His formula paid a handsome installment atthe1958 National

FFA

Convention when theyoungJetmore residentwas selectedfromacropof362American Farmersto receive thetitle..StarFarmer ofAmerica.

Jarnagin'sachievementbrought him

$1,000 from the Future Farmers of AmericaFoundation, Inc. Butitalso placedhimona pedestaland branded himthe idolof380.000

FFA

members.

AsStarFarmer ofAmerica. JimJar- nagin, Jr. is an "institution" in the rural vouth field.

Thisunassuming young

man

saysfour pointerswere responsibleforhisclimb uptheladder ofsuccess. Theyhelped him gain enough management ability tohandlea$100,000 farming operation and the know-how to build his

own

homewhilemakingdecisions for1,600 acresof pastureandgrain crops. Here theyare:

Alwaystry tobeatlastyear'smark.

Regardfarmingasatrueprofession.

Make

everj minute count.

Work

hardestwhenthingslook bad.

"Hard work is the best weapon against hard times in farming," Jar- nigan opines, "and bad luck needn't driveanyone outof business."

StartedSmall Former advisor George Turnbull saysJimstartedvo-agtrainingin1951, with vo beefheifers.

He

added

sheep the following year and planted 70acresofMartinmilo. Total labor income for the two-year period was

$127.

"Jim began to make definite plans in1953." Turnbulladds,"he bought 20 Herefordheifersand decidedtobecome a landowner. Jim'sdad.alreadypast 65,waswilling tosellhisson800acres for$24,000 andsettledfor atime pay- ment plan. But nextyear's 450-acre wheat crop enabled Jim to pay his father $12,000 on the loan. His 20 sheepbroughtin$100laborincomeand he rented350acres of hispasturetoa neighborfor$600."

But the

memory

of that profitable 1954 wheat cropwasallJim hadfor a longtime.

A

severemidwestern drought witheredfarmprofitsin 1955. Jarni- gan'sfarm receivedbarely10inches of rainandthewheat yielded only four bushelsper acre. Rainfall dipped to sixinches in1956, andhiswheatyields TheNational

FUTURE FARMER

hisownciittlcon pastureformorefin- ish. OtherprojectsHstedonhisAmer- ican Farmer application included 230 acresof uhcat. 1,200acresofpasture, and 155acresofsorghumandsilage.

The Star Farmerof America owns land andbuildingsworth S70,000; his cattleisvaluedat$.30,000;and he has

$7,000worthoffarm machinery. His networthisabout $63,000. Butit'sim- possibleto placeamonetary value on thedeterminationwhich catapultedhim from the ravages of drought to earn S30,000 during 1957-5H.

There

may

bemany otherway> to

"makethegrade." ButJim Jarnagins success methods haveone big advan-

tage

—

^{thcN workl} .^^^

During 1956 drought, this modern homewasJim's lone successful project.

The Jarnagin garden provides table- freshvegetables andcannedsupplies.

L^- k:"^ ''^^'"-

slidtothetwo-bushel mark. OnlyJim's great desire to farm and a small soil bank check enabledhimtokeepgoing.

Buttheweatherdidn'tafl'ecthis in- tention to marry classmate Charlene Bamburger after high school gradua- tionin 1955.

And

despitethescorch- ing drought, they planned, built, and furnished an attractive rambler-style house. Turnbullsays, "Thoseyoung- stersbuilt a$10,000homeforlessthan

$5,000."

GetsWorse

Thingsweretoget

much

v\orsebe- foregettingany better,however. Jim soldhiscattlein 1955,realizing about

$1,300 laborincome. Thenheaban- donedhissheep \cnturetoconcentrate on beef projects. Striking an agree- mentwithhisfather,Jimassumed com- plete management of 70 beeves for half the calf crop.

Somehow

heman- agedtofeed andride herd whilepar-

Decemhcr-.Ianiiiir.v,1958-59

licipatinginhigh school football,bas- ketball,band,classplays,church work, andseveral

FFA

activities.

Jetmore Young FarmeradvisorHu- bert Mai says, "Jim usedthe income fromthatventuretobuymore cowsand

itlookedasifhe might soon besitting pretty. But the droughtlingered and he hadtosellallthe calvesandseveral ofhiscous."

In1957Jimspotted hisopening. The rains started!

He

quickK negotiated for320additional acresfromhis father, increasingbisdebtby $15,000. Jarna- gin had onh 34cov\s and31 calves, but hesensed opportunity in theair.

Heleasedanother320acresand asked for a $24,000 bank loan to buy 214 headofstockercattle. Withplenty of milo on handandgood pasture pros- pects,theloanwasapproved.

In the spring of 1958 hepaid the banknotebyselling107 head. Butthe buffalo crasslookedsogood^thatJimleft

Mai and Jarnagin start planning for immediateuseofnew livestockcrate.

CONVENTION ECHOES

Future Farmers from every

state

flocked

to

Kansas

Cityfor

the 31st National Convention.

Contests,

awards, committees, and entertainment were the order of

everj^

day and

part

of the

nightsatthislargest

farm meeting

in

the world.

Secretaryof Agriculfure Ezra Benson Kansas CityMayorH.R.Bartlethanks Past NationalPresident Ivan Kindschi |

charges Future Farmers with respon-

FFA

PresidentHoward Downingforop- recounts experiencesonhisWisconsin sibility of keeping agriculture strong. portunity todeliverwelcomeaddress. dairyfarmtotherecord

FFA

throng.

Onlyone

FFA member

inathousandIseligibleto win theAmerican FarmerDe- gree. Each of these362winners climaxes atleastfiveyears ofvo-ag work.

StarFarmers,fromleft:JamesSpeer, Pennsylvania; Malcolm Niles, Califor- nia;Jim Jarnagin, Kansas;and Ethan Labrier,Oklahoma. AsStarFarmerof America, Jarnagin receives $1,000.

Each regional winner receives $500.

Top winners: Sheldon Olsen, Bottin- eau, North Dakota,Safety Chairman;

BoydMcLocklin,Georgia,Soiland

Wa-

terManagement;

Tom

Graham,Cali- fornia, FarmMechanics;Edward Born- holt, Alabama, Farm Electrification.

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THE ^WORLD'S

^{largest farm meet-}

ingconvenedinKansasCity.Octo- ber 13, when 11,000 Future Farmers gatheredfor theirNationalConvention.

Delegatesfrom everystate. Hawaii, and PuertoRico, plus representatives from Britain and the Philippines, crowdedinto thehuge Municipal Audi- toriumforthesound of NationalPres- identHowardDowning's openinggavel.

The FFA's

own

National Bandand Chorusprovideda lion'sshare ofCon- vention entertainment. These organ- izations arecomposedoftalented Fu- ture Farmersfrom all corners of the nation. ParticipantsassembledinKan- sasCitya few dayspriorto theCon- ventionfor theirgrouppractice. Henry

S.Brunner of PennsylvaniaStateUni- versity conducted theBand's progress, whileJames

W.

HatchofKinderhook,

New

York, was in charge of the Chorus.

Othertalent presented at a special sessionconsistedofstringbands,popu- larsingers,andvariety acts

—

^allstaged

by

FFA

members. TheFirestone Tire andRubber

Company

alsopresented an outstandingentertainment program.

Toursto

many

pointsofinterest in theKansasCity areawere arrangedfor convention-goers bythe localChamber ofCommerce.

And

acolorfulpageant,

•The

FFA

at 30,"traced

FFA

work and progress since its beginnins in 1928.

13 TheNational

FUTURE FARMER

THE 31ST NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION

^These representatives from many of thenation's topcommercial concerns receiverecognition asdonors to the FutureFarmersofAmericaFoundation.

Awards andappreciationhighlighted severalsessionsofthe

mammoth FFA

meeting. Jim Jarnaginwas namedStar Farmer of America as thoLisands of flash bulbs illuminated the darkened auditorium.

TopplacingsintheNational Chapter Award programwere announced. These winners represent the best efforts of over 9.000

FFA

chapters and nearly 378.000members.

President Downingpaidspecialtrib- ute to agroup offormer

FFA

members and friendsof theorganization. Past nationalofficersandstarfarmers were presentedat aregularsession, andall past chairmen ofthe

FFA

Sponsoring Committeeinattendancereceived spe- cialintroductions and praise fortheir elTorts.

Business concerns and individuals

who

contributeto the

FFA

Foundation, Inc..were accordedspecialrecognition beforethe throng. National

FFA

of- ticersconferred the degree ofHonor- ary American Farmer upon several whose serviceand interestin theFu- ture Farmer program has been out- standing. In addition, 25 teachersof vocationalagriculture received thede- greefortheirexploits.

These 25teachers ofvocational agri- culturereceive the FFA's top award fornon-members, Honorary American Farmer degree for outstanding work.

Howard Downingawardsspecialplaque to Glen ^Miller, president of Allied ChemicalCorporation, for hisservice as

FFA

sponsoringcommitteechairman.

MerrittHill,ofFordMotorCompany's Tractorand ImplementDivision, chats withPresident Downing.Hillisthenew

FFA

sponsoring committee chairman.

Publicspeaking winnersin

FFA

jackets Keahe 4th; Stuart from left:

Lamb, 1st;CarlPyo, 2nd;James Oes- terreicher, 5th; and Gregory Click, 3rd. Judgesfromleft:William Mor- gan,Stillman J.Stanard, Roy Battles.

neceml>er-.I:imu>r.v,1958-59

Each year the

FFA

recognizes outstand- ingcontributionsto

FFA

work bybusi- nessmen. Left is John T. Brown, of the J. I. Case Company, receiving a 1958awardfrom President Downing.

&

Nominatingconnmitteemennbers work intothe hoursofnight screening each state's candidate for national office.

3ES Ml

Past national

FFA

officers and star farmers attending the 1958convention areintroducedtotheconventionbody.

EdwardFossWilson,USOfficeofEdu- cation,chatsv/ithJerryRingoofRin- go Publications at Donor Reception.

mm

I

Hard workhadlis.shareotihccon- ventionlimelight. Statedelegatespon- dered over resolutions, motions, and amendmentsduring businesssessions in anefforttomaintain theFFA'sclear- cutpoliciesandease of operation.

Committeeswere appointedto devise goals for thecomingyearand planthe courseof

FFA

progress untilthenext convention. Nationalfinalsin several

FFA

livestock judging contests were alsoheld inconjunctionwiththe Con- ventionattheKansas City Stockyards.

Perhapsthemost importantConven- tion decisionwasthatofthenominat- ing committee. This

FFA

body has the responsibilityandprivilegeof select- ing the organization's national student officers. Memberswillinglyworklong hours onthisjob, realizingthemagni- tude oftheirdecision.

But when Adin Hester, new

FFA

president, adjournedthe final conven- tion session, this committee's decision andtheentireslateofnewofficersre- ceivedasilentvote ofconfidence.

20

^^

Scotty Knowles, Future Farmer from These two FFAers from Pennsylvania Nettleton, Mississippi, shows off his draw applause andcheerson "talent juggling abilityto convention crowd. night" withguitar andpopularsongs.

Thisscenefromthe 1958National Convention pageant, "FFA at 30," shows Star Dairy Farmer WallaceCaulk of Felton, Delaware, reviewing latest agri- cultural trends with his father, a 1939 Regional Star American Farmer.

• ''^

)K

He built a

/DAIRY _V rWITH A

DOLLAR

Louis Keith gets a kiss from Star Farmer title. Father, Lo

his mother after winning Oklahoma

uis Keith, _Sr., also beams approval.

LOUIS ^KEITH

^{wasn'tborn witha}

silverspooninhismouth, but he receiveda silver dollar as hisfirst birthdaypresent.

An

Oklahomabanker deposited the dollarinasavings accountfortheone-

\ear-old son of Collinsville dairyman, L. H. Keith. Louis has since been named the South's most outstanding

FFA

dairyman and Oklahoma's Star Farmer. At eighteen, he'sworthover S25,000.

Morepluckthan luckwasinvolved in this youngster's success. At his parent's suggestion,Louisexpandedthat originalsavings accountanddeposited his childhoodearnings andgiftsregu- larly. Neighbors and friendssmileda little when the youth cashed in his savings fortwoHolstein heifers. But hisforesightwas soontocontradictthe inmiaturity ofhis seven years.

That pride of ownership whetted Keith'sambition.

He

decidedtostick with the dairy business since it had madeagoodliving forhis fatherand grandfather.

•'From that point I just gradually becamea dairyman,"herecalls, "kept usingprofitstopay

my own

wayand expanded whenever I could. Always tried tobuybetterHolsteins everytime."

That simple philosophyclicked. It wasespecially suited for a natural busi- nessman andenergeticworker. Even- tually,he suggestedapartnershipagree-

ment withthe seniorKeith. "Always didknowagooddealwhenIsawone,"

hisdaddeclares, "Itookhim upfast."

The partnership clicked, too. The Keiths saw eyetoeye,forbothhadthe same goal

—

^{a bigger and better dairy}

farm. Louis didn't mind extra work before and after school, and he was especially glad to enter high school.

That meant enrollment in vocational agriculture. "Showmanship, judging, improved management,andleadership weresomeofthemost appealing sub- jects. SinceI washelpingwithDad's 50-cowherd, as well as

my own

project, I figuredsome new managementideas would be welcome," hestates.

YoungKeithhadalready learnedthe value of proper breedselection.

Now

he wasstudying thevalueof proven, registered bulls:andwasthinking about testingprogramstoeliminatepoor pro- ducers.

He

begantobemorecareful aboutsuchthingsascalfhood vaccina- tion forBangs and otherdiseases.Pas- tureand feedmanagement wasassuming added importance, and Louis started questioningthe economy oftheir can deliverysystem.

Besides learningtoimprovethe teach- ingsof experience, vo-ag and

FFA

train- ingopenedadoortoco-operativeeffort, teamwork, andleadership.

He

started by serving as chapter delegate to the state

FFA

convention, winning the Collinsville

FFA

DairyAward,andbe- ingnamedChapterStarFarmer, With a host of awards in between, he cli-

maxedhiseft'ortsb\ winningtheGovcr-

Can

delivery system at left is being replaced by new time-saving pipeline and bulktank arrangement. Louis inspects milker's vacuum effect at right.

nor'sTrophy, along withtheStateStar Farmertitle. Keith wasalso named outstanding senior of his graduating class.

Keith'sdairybusinessbecameso big thathemadehisown contractwitha bulkmilk handlerasasophomore. In hisjunior year,theherdwasupto24 headand other farming operations were looming.

He

rented43additional acres for feed crops, and during that year, the Keiths made their partnership

official.

ThenLouis Keithmadehistory.

He

becamethefirst highschool juniorto receive the FFA's Southern Regional DairyFarmingAv\ard.naming himone of thecountry'stopfouryoungdairv- men.

His partnership shareinthefamily's 221-acrefarmsite,buildings,andequip- mentis

now

worthmorethanSI3.000.

Louis and his father share expenses, profit,andupkeepproblems. Hisper- sonal property includes 40 registered Holsteincows,calves,andbulls,worth about S8.000.plusanindividual SI,200 equipment investment.

His most recent dairy award came whenthestateHolstein Breeders.Asso- ciation selectedhimashavingthemost outstandingHolstein FF.Aprojectpro- gram inOklahoma.

Now

Louis Keith hasenrolledinthe School of AgricultureatOklahomaState University.

He

willcontinuewithhis partnershipagreement by payinghalf the salaryofahiredworkertoreplace him.andwillcontinueto carr\- hisshare of feedbillsandupkeepexpense. One ofthebiggest expenditureswill bein- stallationofabulkmilk tankandpipe- line system. The young farmer has adequatesavingstofinancehiscollege expenses and will definitely returnto thedairyfarmafterreceiving his degree.

Louissays."Therewillalways bea placeforthefarmerintoday'sbusiness world. Therewill be new inventions andimprovements forthefarmerand

lifewillbeeasierinthe future. Igrew uponthefarmandrealizeitspossibili- ties. I'llalwa\sbelie\e in the futureof

farming."

^^^

Dccenibcr-Juniniry.IQ?*-?"* 21

SEASONALITY ^IN LIVESTOCK PRICES

7oOF ANN.AV.

JAN. APR. JULY OCT. JAN. APR. JULY OCT.

SEASONALITY

IN

LIVESTOCK MARKETINGS*

.AV.

Cal

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j

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¥ ^{-^ L} /

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JAN. APR. JULY OCl

Market volumeaffectslivestockprices. Thesechartsshowyouhovi'.

Mo/ifect LivcAtoctby ife& Cotendat

4 ^CATTLE

^shirt from

^MAN

excessive^{might lose}clock-^his

•watching, yetboostprofits con- siderablybyIceepingan eye onthe cal- endar. Livestockpricesarenotentirely predictable, butyoudon'tneedacrystal balloraPh.D.toimprove your market knou-how.

Cattlemarkets followa definite cycle wellworth consideration by everyalert producer. It'sjust good sense to be- comefamiliarwiththeproven""industry graphs" ofcattle,swine,and sheepbusi- nesses. Progressive livestockmen can use thisstandard informationprofitably, eliminate""blindfoldedmarketing,"and partially smooth the normal ups and downsof necessary buying andselling.

Properly-timedtransactions willshow upinthe profitcolumnand take

much

of theguesswork out offarmplanning.

Here's a rundown on the majorseg- mentsof the livestock industry:

Price trends ditfcramongsteers since thesupplyofeachgrade isrelatedto lengthoftimeonfeed. Feedingusually beginsinthefallwhencattlearemar- ketedoffgrassand utilitygrade steers are mostplentiful. That's

why

prices forutility animalsareusually attheir lowest ebb in October. Utility prices improve duringwinter months,reach- inga springhighas demandsincrease for grass stocker cattle. Coininercial gradesteers follow a similar trend,while the low pointfor grade

Good

comes laterdue to theshort feedingperiod.

Intermediate gradesaremorestable.

Bestmarketing timeforFritnestock beginsin July or August with lowest

prices comingin May.

Low

pointfor Choicesteers orheifersis latewinter and midspring. Butprices startup dur- ing summer, and likePrime animals, best marketing datesarelatesummer andearlyfall.

Calves andCows Slaughtercowpricesarefairlycon- sistentand about alike for allgrades.

Supplies aregreatestandpriceslowest attheend of eachmidfallgrazingsea- son. Earlyspringstockerdemandusu- allyboostscowprices to a yearly high.

Canncr andCutterposetheonly excep- tion. They normally reach both low and high points slightly earlier than othergrades.

Thereare

many

kindsof calves,but thenation'saveragepriceis highest in springand lowestinfall. Lowergrades usually register a decided upswing at the closeofgrazingseason. Vealcalves exhibita similarprice upgrade during early winter, climaxing inJanuary or February. Prices are low for heavy slaughtercalves in thefallduetolarge marketings, but usuallystart rising in winterand remaingooduntilJune.

Slow fall sheep andlamb pricesor- dinarily pick up in winter and early spring due partly to increased fleece length. Prices generally remain good duringthe earlylambingseason, but de- cline as supplyincreases.

Slaughterewepricesvaryuideh, but usuallyreachalowinmidsummerafter shearing. Above average prices are prevalentinMarch. December-March has longbeen consideredthe bestperiod

forfedlambmarketing, buthas been showinglessseasonalriseinrecent years.

Hog

raisers have two price peaks andtwodeclines toconsider. Highest prices are availableinmidsummerprior toabigfalldeclinewhichusuallyends inearlywinter. Thesecondprice rise thensetsinduringlatewinterfollowed bya briefslowdownbeforethenormal summerpickup.

The hogpricetrendisratherdepend- able, containing similar changes for all weights. Lighter hogs experience changesearliest,however, withmedium and heavyhogs feelingtheimpact in thatorderduetoextrafeedingtime.

Lightweight barrows andgiltshittheir highpointinJuly,butstartdownfast inearlyfall. Heavybarrows keeptheir peaklonger,resistingdeclineuntilOc- tober. Sows areevenslowertoattain top prices and likeall heavy animals tendtodropfasterinlatefall. By De- cembertheyaremuchlower thanlighter hogs.

Cse Whc\\

These trends andcycles are '"tools"

foranyprice-consciousfarmer,but should be supplemented. Currentmar- ketnewsand experienceareinvaluable inthe livestockworld. Certainincidents

may

cause unpredictablevariations in theusual cycleofanylivestock class.

Only the well-read farmer

who

is abreastwiththesechangeswillreceive

maximum

profits. Use these recom- mendationsas a guide to studylocal news. Neverconsiderthem""hard-and-

fastrules."

^^^

TheNationalFUTl'REI-AKMKR

One day at world's most famous

livestock

market

^{. .}

.

by EugeneS.Hahnel

Union Stock Yards, Chicago — This

is the

end

ofthe line, the

pay-

off.

Here's where buyer and

seller butt

heads and

price is

born!

We dropped by

the

yards one

drizzly

June morning

to

watch

cattle sell.

We

especially

wanted

to talk to feeders

who had

fed 'Stilbosol.'

How ^did

^theyfeel

about

it...a

few minutes

aftertheir cattlesold?

We

visited

them

attheir

pens

toiinclout.

Here's how 'SfilbosoMed ^cattle did...

JerryRogers,Sandwich,III.Jerry's 20fineAngussteerstop])ed themarketatS32.00.

They

gradedprimeandthe buyeresti-

r

matedthey'd dress

64%.

^": don't think apersoncanaffordto feedwithoutit. Igot 3-2H'' moredailygain.Buyers like

my

cattle.

They

goEast,andbv yers always

come

backafterthem."

Donald \Wght,Sugar Grove,III. Donald'sall- heiferloailbrought$27.50, close totop for heifers thatday."Thisis

my

firstyearfeeding'Stilbosol' supplement.

Had

some yearlings that weren't gainingtoo well.Putthemon'Stilbosol'supple- ment and gains picked right up. Began using 'Stilbosol'togetmoregainonlessfeedlikeyour ads say.Itworks,too. Itreallycan bethe difference betweenprofitandloss."

Lloyd Nelson, Boone, Iowa. "I'd hate to do without 'Stilbosol' in

my

supplement. It often makesthe differencebetweenprofitandlosswhen marginsare thin.Cattle are quieter,andputon about !4 to '/2 lbs.extradailygain. Cutscost about 10 to 15%." Mr. Nelson estimated his cattle toaverage1200lbs.Theyaveraged 1293lbs.

andsoldnearthetop of themarket.

ClarenceYoungren, Harcourl, Iowa. "This was thefirstbunchof cattleIeverfed.IfiguredI'd betterstartoffrightand thatseemstoinclude using supplement with 'Stilbosol.'

We

got an increaseingain,betterfinishand lowercostof gainoverwhatIexpected."Clarence estimated hiscatdeat 1050to 1075lbs.Theweightslip showed 1110lbs.

ELILILLY

AND COMPANY, AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

DIVISION,INDIANAPOLIS6, INDIANA

MAKERS OF 'SfllbOSOl'

(DiethylstilbestrolPremix, Lilly)