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Carroll County Farm BureauI don't know that I have said it out loud lately, but I love my job! Today, our Ag in the Classroom Coordinator, Melinda, who I am SO thankful for, and I did Down on the Farm at Lake Carroll's Kids Camp. I am completely exhausted, but we had a lot of fun. Melinda does a phenomenal job with the kids! One of the best parts was the grandmas and moms who were there to help. One lady felt she knew quite a bit about agriculture, but there were a number of things she learned also. There were two sessions, one in the morning with 3-5 year olds and one in the 6-11 year olds. The 3 hour sessions flew by! If you have any recipes for the Women's Committee cookbook, get them sent in. We are taking them until September 1. I think we currently have around 275 recipes. We hope to have the cookbooks available in time for Christmas, which I was just told today is only 135 days away! This evening, August 19, we will be holding a trip preview meeting on two trips we are working on with Tri-State Travel. Both will be taking place next August. One will be going to Michigan while the other will be going to Nova Scotia. Each trip will include a variety of interesting tours. For a copy of either trip's itinerary, you can contact our office at 815-244-3001 or visit our website at www.carrollcfb.org. As I have mentioned before, the Carroll County Farm Bureau celebrates its 90th Anniversary this year. It got Jessica and I here in the office thinking about all the things that have changed in the past ninety years. We did some digging around and came up with a few comparisons between then and now. In 1919, there were 366 farming members of the Carroll County Farm Bureau. Currently, we have 834 farming members. In 1919, there were 1769 farms in Carroll County, where now there are 676. There were 41,658 head of cattle (including dairy) in 1919, while now there are 48,817. Today we have 161,385 acres of corn, back in 1919 we had 55,551. The final stat we looked at was the number of hogs. In 1919 there were 54,093 hogs and in the most recent statistics we could come up with showed there are now 60,758. We did find a few other rather interesting comparisons, but they weren't really ones we should print! It is that time of year, when I have to type up all the activities we have done this past year, divide them into categories, and send off my reports to Illinois Farm Bureau. There are days that I sit here and think we have done nothing, until I sit and type these all up. So for me this is my time of reflection on the past year and looking ahead to the next to determine where we go from here.
Carroll County Farm Bureau members can place up to two (2) free classified ads per week, with a limit of 250 characters per ad (not including spaces). Ads are limited to personal or farm items for sale/wanted to buy, or farm labor or services available or wanted. No ads for the sale or rental of real estate, garage sales, or commercial businesses will be accepted. To place an ad, call the Farm Bureau office at (815) 244-3001 by noon Friday to get your ad in the following week's paper. FS: 2 bundles of brown shingles, $20 each OBO. 815-864-2603 FS: 1982-6 cylinder, 4 speed, stick, Dodge Ram pickup-Call 815-244-6543. Excellent condition. FS: 5 x 8 trailer. Like new. 815-718-0204 FS: Brand new rural mailbox, black in color. $30. 815-493-6296 FS: Antique brass school bell from the Lanark grade school. 815-493-6296 FS: 2 year old miniature horse. Black in color. Broke to ride. $250. 815-266-1992 FS: Gooseneck round bale carrier, 6 or 8 bale. 815-259-2315 FS: Zero turning radius Dixon mower, 30 inch cut. $200. 815-259-2315 FS: Dressed beef by the ? or ?. 815-259-2315 FS: 2004 Chevy Colorado pickup w/topper. $6500 OBO. 815-535-6833 FS: 1995 Chevy Corsica, runs good. $1000 OBO. 815-772-3303 FS: Clean rye seed and round bales of straw stored inside. 815-273-4248 FS: Kitchen table w/4 wooden chairs, $25. Wooden work bench w/bonus sharpeners, $20. Nice tan lattice back bench, great for a deck, $30. Blue swivel rocking chair, $25. 815-541-5042 or 815-297-5042 FS: John Deere Model 709, 7 foot rotary mower. 815-259-2315 FS: 1989 Bass Tracker boat. 45 hp Mercury motor, depth finder, motor guide, trolling motor. $2000 OBO. 815-493-2917 FS: 1984 Honda Shadow 500, excellent condition. 9,862 miles. $1900 OBO. 815-541-2040 FS: 1980 Suzuki GS 1100. Newer paint, tires and engine. Must see. 815-541-2040 FREE firewood, you take down tree. 815-864-2603 FS: 1987 Yamaha Virago 1100cc. Runs great, has good tires. $800 OBO. 815-499-6266 FS: Quicktach bale forks for a newer form hand loader. Misc fencing supplies: 25 new round wood posts-corner & regular, 30 used wood posts, 8 steel braces, 2-18' pipe gates, 6 assorted wood galvanized gates, 10-16' cattle panels. 815-259-2574 FS: Little Tykes light up desk, $25. 815-225-7307 FS: 2008 Artic Cat 400 ATV-automatic-4 wheel drive-excellent shape. $4,200 OBO. Call 815-297-2065 FS: 4 tires. Aluminum rims, size 32x11.5x15, 5 hole, fits Ford, $200 OBO. 815-499-1279 FS: Hesston 1160 12 foot center pivot haybine. Very good condition with some extra parts. Stored inside. $4,500. 815-297-5941 FS: Transport Augers. All late model style hutch/mayrath augers in good to excellent condition. 8 by 62 emd top drive with 4 tires for swivel. 10 by 62 mid drive pto, very little use. 8 by 62 swing away hydraulic lift. 815-297-5941 |
