Goose Lake Prairie preservation urged by Beecher essay
Chicago scientist William J. Beecher warns Illinois loses virgin prairie to plow and industry. Goose Lake Prairie, 70 miles from Chicago in Grundy County, could become a state park to preserve the state’s remaining natural beauty and boost recreational acreage.
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Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Goose Lake
Chicago
Grundy
Beecher
Carbondale
Urbana
Southern Illinois University
Robert Muhlenbrock
Prairie Remnant in Southern Illinois Preserved by Lease
The University will lease for $1 a year a 40 yard wide strip of virgin prairie north of DeSoto. This Elk Prairie remnant, rich with big and little bluestem and other natives, is being protected by conservationists Muhlenbrock and Beecher who fear rapid loss of open land and prairies.
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The
University
Kansas
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Illinois
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America
Ameri can farming model not fit for all nations says SIU talk
Albert Meyer reports on Erven J. Long of the U.S. State Department who argues that imposing American farming methods on developing countries fails. He advocates local education, demonstration, and research to fit soils, water, and crops, noting security and export linkages.
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Erven J. Long
Agency For International Development
U. S. State Dept
Southern Illinois University
Long
Crossword Puzzle No 989 Across and Down Clues
Puzzle No 989 presents a mixed set of across and down clues ranging from squabble and glisten to Greek epic poem and island names. Readers fill in entries such as regional wash in clear water and various linguistic and factual terms.
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Philippines
John Quincy Or Maude
Illinois Department Issues Tentative Tax Multipliers Across Counties
The Department of Revenue has issued fifty seven tentative multipliers this year to township and county officials, as the state uses full value 55 percent of assessed value to equalize property by median ratios and expert appraisal. Cook Lake and other counties may use four district quadrennial cycles, with revisions allowed mid period under new laws.
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Department of Revenue
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Commission Organization
Cook County
Lake County
Cook
75Th General Assembly
Board of Review
National 4-H Club Week Highlights Monroe County
The Farm Advisers Desk notes National 4-H Club Week September 30 to October 7 and reports Monroe County hosts 736 4-H members 62 adult leaders and several hundred alumni. It traces 4-H history sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension Service and outlines its evolution from livestock and homemaking to wide ranging projects and leadership skills. Johnson Grass pests at Dixon Springs are described with seed longevity and rhizome spread. Practical garden tips cover composting methods using 10-10-10 fertilizer and lime, moisture, and soil layers to produce rich soil and topdressing for spring flowers.
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Monroe County
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
America
Maany
4-H
Dixon Springs
Getting Things Done National Newspaper Week Theme
National Newspaper Week runs October 8 through 14 and honors newspapers for informing entertaining educating and acting as the public's proxies. The piece highlights their watchdog role in government health safety education fundraising community support and economic activity while stressing newspapers get things done.
Secretary Commends Illinois Labor Day Traffic Safety
Secretary of State Paul Powell praised Illinois motorists for a drop in traffic fatalities from 46 to 15 during the Labor Day weekend. He called 15 still too many but said the improvement was encouraging and urged continued reductions. Powell noted Illinois avoided nationwide high death toll publicity this year.
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Paul Powell
Illinois
Powell
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