Agriculture Extension Growth In White County Fifty Years Ago
In White County farming a century and a half ago relied on simple tools and hard labor. Land was cleared and fences built from rails, with 200 rails daily but 5000 needed for a 10 acre field. Corn stood as the first major crop, supplying bread fodder hominy and whiskey as the county became a leading livestock and grain area in southern Illinois. Corn yields in the early 1800s likely ranged from 10 to 15 bushels.
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White County
Illinois
Tailored Livestock Advances Meet Consumer Demands
Americans eat more meat, with beef leading. Selective breeding and balanced diets tailor animals to desired traits, boosting quality and keeping prices within family means. Packers pursue efficient methods while opposing subsidies, illustrating competitive free enterprise responsive to public needs.
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Yesteryear
Land Grant Act and Cooperative Extension Roots
The passage traces early agricultural education from Squanto and Jefferson to the 1862 Land Grant College Act signed by Abraham Lincoln. It notes the 1914 Smith Lever Act establishing the Cooperative Extension Service to bridge university research and local communities.
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Cooperative Extension Service
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
White County 4-H and Extension History Chronicle
In 1917 4-H Club work began in White County led by Ora Mac McGhee with Ralph Ammon as the first member, expanding to eight members and later four clubs by 1929 focusing on corn and hogs. The White County Farm Bureau formed in 1920 to improve farming and joined with the Extension service. Over decades Extension and Farm Bureau evolved, with Extension maintaining education roles and five core areas including 4-H, farm management, public affairs, marketing, and home economics, using radio and print to reach rural areas.
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White County
Ora
Mac” McGhee
Carmi High School
Ralph Ammon
USDA
Ilinois
False belief about pesticide containers
The text warns that an empty pesticide container remains hazardous due to traces and must not be saved or reused. It should be wrapped in heavy layers of newspaper and disposed of in the trash for proper disposal at a dump. It also includes a separate motivational quote about courage.
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Bill McAllister
Mary Bingman
Homer Adams
Bertha
Ossion Adams
Route 4
Carmi Country Club
Education Service For
White County Farm Bureau
Will M. Land
Otto Caschier
John Wilton
Farm Bureau
University of Ilinois
Edward W. Creighton
County Extension Service
Extension
Mr. Creighton
C. W. Simpson
R. H. Clanahan
Thurman Wright
Paul Pittman
Richard Kerr
Emil Mosser
William McAllister
Robert Walker
Thomas Ewbank
Larry Morgan
Roland Clark
Frank Beckley
Iglehart
North Fifth Street
Carmi, Illinois
Wayne
Community For the
Glass Shop
West Oak
Carmi
Vin Ay Ag
INOI
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