Operation Auction builds nine‑county youth and agriculture home
The June 10 event at Exposition Gardens announces a permanent arena for farm youth activities serving Tazewell Knox Fulton Peoria Woodford Mason Marshall and Putnam counties. The facility features a 100 by 160 foot arena plus two club rooms and a 40 by 60 and 40 by 40 meeting spaces with a 40 by 20 kitchen and a 40 by 20 wash rack to support livestock shows and county meetings.
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Tazewell
Knox
Fulton
Peoria
Woodford
Mason
Marshall
Putnam Counties
Exposition Gardens
Future Farmers of America
Home Bureau
Boy and
Girl Scouts
County Home Bureau
Louis W. Hesse
Hearing aid promises discreet listening device
Mr. H A Lyons of Peoria Illinois unveils a new compact hearing aid worn in secret. The device makes voices radio sound and clock ticking sound natural, with Mr Lyons offering full information by mail from 400 South Washington Street Peoria Illinois.
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H. A. Lyons
Peoria
Ilinois
Mr. Lyons
South Washington Street
Illinois
Law on the Farm by H. W. Hannah
Illinois farmers can challenge high real estate assessments every four years. File an assessment complaint with the county Board of Review by August 1, listing reasons and comparables. The board, with three members, reviews appeals and issues a hearing notice. County assessment supervisors may revise assessments, aided by the Illinois Agricultural Association.
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Illinois
Board of Review
County Board of Superflaors
Insect proof wrapping and farm marketing figures noted
The article discusses a new insect proof wrap using thin cellulose layers with DDT, mentions University of Illinois horticulturists warning heavy pruning can trigger fireblight, and cites USDA data showing Illinois among five states exceeding one billion dollars in farm marketings in 1949. It also notes converting grass and legume crops to silage can enable use of May and June pasture surpluses.
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University of Illinois
U.S.D.A
Illinois
Illinois Agriculture Update Reflects Weed Control and Hog Cholera Insight
University of Illinois dairy specialists note pastures later in the season. Hog cholera incubation spans seven to twelve days. In 1949 Illinois farmers sprayed over 500000 acres of corn with 3440 and agronomists report generally satisfactory weed control achieved statewide.
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University of Illinois Dairy Specialists
Illinois
University of Illinois Agronomists
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