Seed Corn Crisis Prompts Farm Bureau Action In Marshall Putnam
Seed corn prints worst in years with tests by farmers and the Farm Bureau showing a dire situation. W G Griffith judged seed corn north of the counties reporting near total loss at one site. Calf Club plans expand with eligibility set for youths 12 to 21 by July 1 1926 and calves to be weighed and records kept for fair prizes.
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Farm Bureau
W. G. Griffith
seeisman_of_McNabb
The
Willie
Farmers Press for Stricter Hunting Rules Across Counties
Farmers backed by the Farm Bureau vow to post a thousand farms within a week against indiscriminate hunting with dogs or guns. Reports cite cattle frightened through fences and sheep killed by chasing dogs, while many owners deny dogs caused the losses. Richland oats show strong regional yields and a call for co operatives to market farm products dominates public remarks by ex Governor Lowden at a Kiwanis gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Chicago
Rats Threaten Farms Across Counties in Forty Year Rise
Morine of Hennepin reports severe rat damage across townships, eating harness and killing poultry. A Roberts woman loses young chicks to rats after they gnawed into a kitchen box. Club corn results show wide variations with farmers from Toluca Sparland and Granville posting gains and losses, Marshall Putnam Farm Bureau notes.
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P. M. Morine
Hennepin Township
Francis Colligan
Toluca
Lois Schumacher
Richland
Oscar
Edwin Dunbar
Sparland
Carl Holmstrom
Wenona
Howard Powell
la Prairie
Edward Kemp
Vernon Zilm
la Rose
Eugene Kehlenbach
Royal Kays
McNabb
Russell Clemens
Ralph Webber
William
Harold Blackburn
Richland Township
Charles Holly
Granville
Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau
Local Notes From South Whitefield Community
South Whitefield items note sickness such as Wilbur Doyle with tonsillitis and Oren Johnson under a doctor's care. Residents move between farms, visit relatives, and host dinners including families of Clawson Fosdick Brown and Harris. Local events include a box social by LeRoy Prather and Thanksgiving gatherings across several households.
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Wilbur Doyle
Joe Schwarz
Joe Grove
C. L. Clawson
Henry
Wilder Brown
Oren Johnson
John Brown
Lucian Fosdick
Merton Swift
Harry Monroe
James Harrington
Leo Schubert
LeRoy Prather
Red Town School
Peter Sill
Tiskilwa
Fred Thielbar
Leon Fosdick
Mrs
Atwell Benningfield
Board of Supervisors Meeting Notice Illinois 1925
Marshall County Illinois Board of Supervisors will meet at the Court House in Lucon on Monday December 7 1925 at 1 3 PM. Each bill must be itemized certified sworn and filed with the County Clerk by 12 noon the Saturday before. Bills not filed by then will be carried to the next meeting. Lawrence D Gregory County Clerk.
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Board of Supervisors
Marshall County
Illinois
Lucon
Éléck
Sheffield Man Loses Fingers in Corn Elevator Incident
Charles Paddock of Sheffield, employed by Gutshall brothers, had his left hand caught in the corn elevator hopper. Two fingers were torn off and a third finger amputated. He was hospitalized for several days and returned to work recently.
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Charles Paddock
Sheffield
Gutshall Brothers
Fulton County Farmer Sets Remarkable Corn Yield Record
J E Mummert of Fulton County earns banner for producing 596.75 bushels from five acres in a year, about 119.35 bushels per acre. He credits soil treatment with rock phosphate and manure after alfalfa and timber land. He cites past yields and his status as a top judge in corn contests across the United States.
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William Kamp
Limestone
J. E. Mummert
Summum
Futon County
Great Middle West
Mummert
Disturbed Sleep Linked to Bladder Weakness Explained
J H Hanford of Chicago reports nightly waking from bladder discomfort. Lithiated Buchu cleanses the bladder, relieves irritation, and promotes restful sleep. tablets sell for 2 cents each. Keller Laboratory and A J Ironmonger’s Drug Store advertise locally.
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J. H. Hanford
Yale Ave
Chicago
Ill
Keller Laboratory
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
A. J. “Ironmonger’s Drug Store
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Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau Weekly
Scotty” Malone
Hennepin
Otis McClary
Hunter Feed Company
Iowar
Iowa
South Whitefield
Percy Swift
Marjorie
George Smith
Bradford
Thos. Harris
Clarence Roach
Robert Hogate
Charles Bornsheler
Eddie Miles
la Salle
William Rickey
Harry Newman
Mr. Newman
Myra Wills
John and
Samuel Wills
Geraldine Folsom
F. H. Jackson & Son
Rutland, Illinois
T. B
J. L. Kidd Magnolia
Board OF Supervisors’ Meeting
Lawrence D. Gregory
Larson
Axel M. Larson
Princeton, Ml
L. F. Boyle
Fuesday
Rodney Revolution
L.F. Boyle
M. E. Ladies of McNabb
Bar Road
Sound
Jersey
Rhode Island
Peter Apfel
James Case
Elmer Quinn
Fulton CO
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