Sponsor (July-Dec 1953)

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Great strides are continually being made in farm progress, as evidenced by the new Corn Picker and Sheller shown at the Show. r»» ABOVE Actual demonstrations showed interested spectators the greater yield resulting from scientific soil treatment. BflOW. Winners of Land Judging Contest, which was one of many competitive events held at the WLS Farm Progress Show. 1 • i How WLS Ser\* . . . and Wh m 75,000 Midwestern farm people ... by conser ative estimate of the Highway Police Patrol attended the first Annual Farm Progress Shosponsored by WLS and held near Armstrong, 111 nois on October 2, 1953. They came by auto . . . 10,000 cars. They cam by airplane ... 165 privately owned planes. The came by train and bus. They came to see; to liste to learn. They came because they knew WLS coul be depended upon to show them the newest d« velopments in farm and home equipment ... 14 such exhibitors; the latest in crop production de Clear Channel Home of the National Barn Dane 890 Kilocycles— 50,000 Watts— ABC Networ Represented by John Blair and Compan Thousands of enthusiastic listeners had a chance to see as well as hear their favorite WLS Stars at the WLS Farm Progress Show. .:.-. 1