Rock River Lumber & Grain Co.

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Over the years the company has changed course often to meet the needs of the area. Buying and selling facilities and changing focus as the local economy changed. Coal was the leading product in the early years. In the 1950's and 60's the feed business drove the company. Lumber has been a constant. At one point the company even owned a saw mill in Idaho. As corn became king of the Midwest the company shifted its direction to shipping corn to the poultry market which has proven to be a benefit to area corn farmers. With the additional corn acres, a need for agronomy services grew in the area and the company expanded to fill this need as well. For over 80 years Rock River Lumber & Grain has been a part of the economic engine of Whiteside County.