Illinois Assembly adjourns after passing 302 bills
The Fifty fourth Illinois General Assembly adjourned sine die after a daylight session completing 302 enacted measures. Key appropriations include funds for the University of Illinois, road and state projects, and various commissions and public works. The list covers education, roads, health, labor, municipal affairs, and conservation with many measures awaiting the governor’s approval.
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Springfield
Fifty-fourth
General Assembly
Immune Oat Variety Markton Aims to Curb Smut Loss
An USDA prepared report describes Markton, an oat variety immune to covered smut, showing high yield in Oregon and Washington tests. Hybrids with Markton are being tested at major stations to reduce the 1923 U S oat losses of about 35 million bushels, with Oregon reporting no loss.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Markton
Turkey
Oregon
Washington
United States
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Arkansas
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Tminois
Minnesota
Iowa
Pure-Bred Sires Bring Improvement
The USDA foreword reports dairy gains from purebred sires. Daughters outperform dams by 14.5 percent in milk and 16 percent in butterfat, yielding 068 pounds more milk and 48 pounds more butterfat. There were 220 cooperative bull associations with 1,003 pure bred sires nationally.
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United States
Bureau of Dairying
United States Department of Agriculture
Practical tips to keep calves growing strong
Calves should be with the dam for two to four days then fed colostrum. Feed two to five pounds of the dam’s milk three times daily, switch to skim milk gradually, and offer grain and hay at ten days. Keep all feeding gear clean, ensure fresh water, salt, and protection from lice and flies. Increase hay grain after six to eight weeks and use silage if available.
Cucumber Beetles Destructive Pests on Cucumbers and Melons
Striped cucumber beetles are among the most destructive pests for cucumbers melons squashes and other vines. Dr Carl J Drake of Iowa State College recommends dusting young plants with a mixture of one part calcium arsenate and twenty parts gypsum and applying two to three times weekly after emergence and after each rain. Ten to twelve applications typically control the beetles for the season. The dust can be dispersed with a hand shaker improvised from a can or simply by hand. Circular No 90 detailing common melon and cucumber insects and control measures is available from the Iowa State College Bulletin Section Ames Iowa.
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Carl J. Drake
Iowa State College
Bulletin
Ames
Iowa
Ten Commandments for Cows Instructional farming list
A North Dakota Agricultural College guidance piece presents ten cattle husbandry commandments. It emphasizes feeding according to production, balanced rations with clover and alfalfa, varied feeds, silage, salt, shelter, water, and cost tracking. It also urges individual accountability and farm-wide dairy profitability.
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Dakotas
J. R. Dice
North Dakota Agricultural College
Illinois News Notes Highlights Local Grants and Aerial Awards
A $400000 gift funds a new LaSalle Peru Township high school building announced by Mrs. George P. Blow and Mrs. C H Matthiessen. Groundbreaking for St Bede college in Peru for a two story gymnasium and recreation building with a basketball court pool and track. Dawes awards gold medals to 1500 citizenship club members at Grant Park stadium. War department honors six Chicago R O T C high schools Senn Lake View Lane Tech Lindblom Crane and Astin. Peoria mayor opposes pay raises for city workers and the Peoria Fans association seeks rent cancellation for 1924 unpaid rent.
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la Salle Peru Township High School
la Salle
George P. Blow
C. H. Matthiessen
St. Bede College
Peru
Charles G. Dawes
Grant Park Stadium
Chicago
The
American Citizenship Foundation
War Department
Senn
Lake View
Lane Tech
Lindblom
Crane
Astin
Harry C. Hale
Wayor Mueller
Peoria
Peoria Fans Association
County court will tax loss from railroad objections
If objections filed by railroads running through Warren county are sustained the county may lose 15000 to 20000 in taxes. It is alleged the board of supervisors passed the annual appropriation levy without a record vote and set the levy at 81 cents though the maximum is 75 cents.
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Warren County
Board of Supervisors
Prevention Best Remedy for Chicken Diseases
Prevention is key to keeping flocks healthy. Isolate new fowls until health is proven and clean and disinfect premises after any outbreak. Lice and mites harm flocks. proactive pest control prevents widespread disease and droopy, pale combs.
Mastermind in Chicago Stamp Theft Convicted in Federal Court
Dr. Spencer Brown already convicted as mastermind of a $2,000,000 Werner Brothers warehouse robbery in Chicago was found guilty by a jury of altering and possessing stolen war savings stamps in Judge Adam C. Cluffe’s court. The offense carries up to fifteen years. sentencing will follow.
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Spencer Brown
Werner Brothers
Chicago
Adam C. Cluffe
Federal
Cliffe
Presbyterians Open Hopeful Plans for Illinois Colleges
At the fourth annual Illinois Presbyterian church conference in Champaign the Synod accepted Assumption as the site for an old peoples home. Officials expect to raise three million dollars to support eight colleges and universities statewide with the Presbyterian foundation at the University of Illinois as the centerpiece.
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Illinois Presbyterian Church
Champaign
Assumption
William T. Rodgers
Macomb
Synod of Illinois of the
Presbyterian Church
Dinois Presbyterians
Farm Notes on Manure, Crops and Livestock Practices
Agricultural tips discuss covering liquid manure to prevent mosquitoes, using sweet clover and alfalfa for upland lands, legumes to fix nitrogen, burying or burning dead fowl to deter predators, poisons for woodchucks, consulting local agents for poison use, cracked yellow corn as a cheaper energy source for chicks, and dairymen keeping cow records while boarders are sold for beef and better sires bought.
Soybean Meal Proves Value as Cattle Feed at SDSU
A South Dakota State College experiment shows soybean meal matches other meals for dairy cattle. Moderate amounts do not harm butter quality. excess feeding may yield softer, saltier butter.
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South Dakota State College
Bankers convene in Peoria on bank robbery problem
About 1,897 banks gathered for the Illinois Bankers Association thirty-fifth annual convention in Peoria. Ross C. Saunders highlighted Iowa’s purge of bank robbers, noting three Iowa robberies this year netting $500, with most bandits either dead or jailed.
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Peoria
Ilinois Bankers
Illinois
Ross C. Saunders
Iowa
Illinois Federation urged Defense Day cooperation
A letter from Springfield signed by Mrs. George Thomas Palmer state president urges cooperation and support from all clubs in the Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs for Defense Day celebrations on July 4. Chicago capitalists back the Quincy and Northwestern Electric railway project linking Monmouth and Quincy. Articles of incorporation issued by L L Emmerson secretary of state.
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Ilinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
Springfield
George Thomas Palmer
New York
Chicago
Quincy and Northwestern Electric Railway
Monmouth
Quincy
L. L. Emmerson
SAFE VACATION HEALTH ADVICE FROM ILLINOIS DOCTOR
Doctor Isaac D. Rawlings urges cautious vacationing in water front and mountain areas of Illinois. He notes typhoid fever peaks in September with 300+ cases, drowning risks for non swimmers, and stresses vaccination and water sterilization to prevent illness and accidents during summer trips.
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Isaac D. Rawlings
Springfield
Ilinols
Iinois
Galesburg Bible School Seeks Youth Participation
The daily Bible school opens in Galesburg under the Ministerial Association with classes for children ages four to fourteen. Secretary Weeks notified the University of Illinois at Urbana that it was chosen as the distinguished college for 1925 for its notable military training program.
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Daily Ynacation Bible School
Galesburg
Ministerial Association
Weeks
University of Minois At
Urbana
Bridge dispute slows Joliet waterway project and more
Disagreement between city authorities and state engineers over bridge approach grades and width delays the 20 million dollar waterway through Joliet. Also reported are the Illinois Presbyterian synod moderator election and comments on meat value by University of Illinois experts.
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Joliet
Police arrest head of Chicago swindling syndicate
Arthur A. Aggerbach fifty, alleged head of a swindler ring, was arrested in Chicago. He is described as a quiet prosperous businessman and is said to be wanted in major cities nationwide for fleecing banks of thousands. His scheme used stock certificates as collateral for loans.
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Arthur A. Aggerbach
Chicago
Aggerbach
Satve
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