http://stores.ebay.com/Ancestry-Found P Ai*<IE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY of FARiVir.RS aiW BREEDERS STEPHENSON COUNTY fublishmd By PRAIRIE FARMER-<:»""90 iilinoiM Oldeat and Beat Farm Par i!i!«*t>jL!ii>i http://stores.ebay.com/Ancestry-Found A new Gtore in Rockford NOT NEW IN YEARS, but new in spirit; not trying to see how much we can get, but how much value we can give ; carrying out the spirit of real service; giving satisfaction in goods and prices. Order by mail or telephone SPECIAL MAIL SALES SERVICE attends A to such orders; you can order by mail or tele- phone as easily as in person. Quick deliveries by parcel post ; and if the goods are not what you want when they come, send them back at our expense. We have nearly everything a complete dry goods store sells and some things many of them don't have. If you order what we haven't got in stock, we'll get it for you. SERVICE BUREAU on the first floor you WE HAVE A ; may check bags or parcels there ; get information about trains, cars or any other matters you wish to bring to us. We can look after buying railroad or theater tickets, make tele- phone calls for you ; in short, a bureau for being of service to you in any way you ask. A comfortable rest room has been installed where you may sit and read or rest or wait for friends. Consider yourself our guest, whether you buy any- thing or not; make Ashton's a meeting place; the store is conveniently located for such appointments. Bring the chil- dren, they are not in the way. We have a play space for them where they'll be happy while you are shopping. Ashton Dry Goods Co. State and Main Streets Bell 170 Home 170 ROCKFORD, ILL. yi y ^ illlllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIILhttp://stores.ebay.com/Ancestry-Found 3fntrobuctiou o o o this directory we have endeavored to g^ive Stephenson IXcounty farmers a complete and reliable directory of the farmers, breeders and merchants of the county, with such other information as will make the directory a valuable reference book. The task of calling on every farmer in a county and collecting- the information for such a directory is a tre- mendous one. We have received splendid co-operation from the farmers and business men of the county, with- out which the publication of such a directory would be impossible. In a very few cases we have found farmers unwilling to give the information requested, which ac- counts for a few^ names that do not appear. A few mistakes are bound to occur in a directory that involves so large an amount of work, but we have spared no effort or expense to make the information complete and accurate, and we believe that the mistakes are very few. W^e want to speak a word of appreciation for the ad- vertisers whose liberal support has helped materially to bear the heavy expense of publishing this directory, and ask that you favor them with your patronage whenever possible. We hope and believe that the publication of this directory will be a real service to Stephenson county farmers and in line with Prairie Farmer's policy of service to the farmers of Illinois. We hope that the increased circula- tion of Prairie Farmer in Stephenson county which has re- sulted will help in the movement for better farming, bet- ter farm living, and more prosperity for the county, and that our many new friends will become permanent mem- bers of the big Pr.\irie Farmer family. CLIFFORD V. GREGORY, Editor, Prairie Farmer. 'illllllllllllllllilllilllllllllllilllllllililiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiililllllllllllllllllllllllllilililililiir. /~5^ K.^ 3^*^ ^^/6(.Pl '^/~> '7 ^"' Stephenson County Courthouse, Freeport, Illinois The H. A. Hillmer Co. Buyers and Sellers GRAIN m SEEDS ASK FOR PRICES SEND SAMPLES See us for HARD or SOFT COAL, LUMBER, MILLWORK and FEEDS Call and get acquainted American Fence Lehigh Cement The H. A. Hillmer Co. Anti-Smut Phone 43 (all lines) Freeport - - - Illinois f ir/M ^y imimmiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliii iimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimi iiiiiiiminiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiijil OFFICERS STATIONS ROCK CITY, ILL. J. H. GRAHAM, President ILL. H. BOKHOF, Vice-Pre»ident DAKOTA, HENRY GRAHAM. Secretory DURAND, ILL. FLORENCE STA., ILL. D. F. GRAHAM, Tren»urer GRAHAM BROS. CO Dealers in Grain y Coal, General Merchandise and Lumber Grain, Coal, Salt, Cement, Seeds Feedy Lumber and all kinds of Building Material GOOD COAL A SPECIALTY Highest Market Prices Paid for Grain and Seeds ROCK CITY, ILLINOIS ^p.RANr^ We recommend and sell the following TRIPLE-G GOODS: Apex Steel Fence Posts Barrett's Prepared Roofings Medusa Portland Cement iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiii'iiiiiNiMiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiTTiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHii Black Hawk Monument, Kent, Illinois Prairie Farmer's Directory of Stephenson County Illinois Complete Directory of the Farmers of Stephenson County, with valuable information about each farm. Breeders' Directory, giving full classified list of breeders of purebred livestock and poultry. Business Directory, giving list of all business houses in Stephenson County. Valuable statistics and general information. Copyright. 1917 By PRAIRIE FARMER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1 PRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY The Stephenson County Better Farming Association By L. M. Swanzy, President realization that in order to carrying on the work of the Asso- THEsecure the best results in the ciation. business of farming it is neces- The principal object of the Asso- sary to apply modern methods of ciation is to promote the various in- farm practice in order to secure the terests of the farmer in every way results which present day conditions possible. The vital problems of in- demand has been rapidly growing in creasing crop yields and repairing the Stephenson county. Farm lands sell- fertility of worn out soils are of first ing at the price which they are today importance to the farmer and those and combined with the fact that there interested in -the prosperity of the is little or no virgin farm land left county. These and many other impor- in this country to be tilled, makes it tant problems such as the proper dis- essential that larger and better crops tribution of farm products in an ef- be produced on the present farms if ficient manner; the purchasing of sup- adequate returns on the investment plies for the farmer to the best ad- are to be made. Contrary to the vantage; the advancement of agricul- opinion which has been expressed in tural education in the schools of the some places an increase in the crops country, will all come within the scope does not necessarily mean a reduc- of this Association which offers an tion in the price of farm products, as opportunity for the farmers of the the rapidly increasing population of county to work together for their own this country will demand a great in- interests as nothing else can. crease in the amount of food products One of the chief objects for which produced in the years to come. In the Association has been organized is order to promote modern and scien- to secure a County Agricultural Ad- tific methods of agriculture, better visor for Stephenson county. Over and more profitable crops and im- 1,200 counties in the United States proved soil conditions and a greater now employ county agents, and the and better production of live stock, most progressive counties in Illinois the Stephenson County Farm Im- which have prosperous farm improve- provement Association has been or- ment associations are employing such ganized to carry on the work along men to assist them in carrying on the the following lines: work. The duties of a county agent The constitution and by-laws are numerous. It is his business to adopted at the farmers' meeting De- consult with the farmers of the county cember 6, 1914, provide that there concerning matters of soil fertility, shall be a president, vice-president, crop improvement, seed and soil test- secretary and treasurer and three ing, and to aid the farmers in every other directors in whose hands the way possible to solve these problems. management of the affairs of the As- Such a man would act as purchasing sociation shall be placed. The by- agent for the Association, keeping laws further provide that a delegate posted as to where the best supplies from each township shall be appointed of seeds, fertilizers and other neces- the first year by the directors and sary supplies could be obtained at the after that this delegate shall be elec- best prices. A competent county ted by the members of the association agent would also assist the farmers in each township. These delegates to keep in touch with markets for will be members of the advisory coun- their products, improve methods of cil which will confer with the board distribution and aid them in many of directors from time to time re- ways to develop better methods of garding the management of the As- doing business. sociation and they shall be privileged A man capable of handling these ,t,o gppf)int cornmitteemen in their problems intelligently must have , ;vai,iotus' , hown^hips to .assist tlicm in ability and the necessary qualifica- FARMERS AND BREEDERS, STEPHENSON COUNTY tions. In order to secure such a great advantage and a saving to the man, one who will meet the require- farmer. ments of the United States Govern- The co-operation which a county ment's Department of Agriculture and agent can give the county schools, es- the State University, money is es- pecially in the winter months, is aii- sential and the financing of an asso- other valuable feature of the work. ciation of this kind is one of the The teaching of practical agriculture most difficult problems it has to face.