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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
2
The guidance emphasizes harvesting defective trees to prevent decay loss, avoiding damage to standing trees during logging, keeping fires out of woods, and preventing livestock grazing in forests. It notes that after 24 hours of colostrum feeding, calf blood vitamin A can reach five times its birth level.
The Blue Ribbon 4 H club held its February 7 meeting at Lewis Warner's home electing officers led by Wayne Strawbridge as president and Loretta Warner as secretary. Other members received refreshments after the business session as Illini Dougvie Violet tops Illinois College of Agriculture herd with 14208 pounds milk and 4.3 butterfat in 349 days.
J C Hackleman reports average germination of 96.7 percent from 1 618 seed oat samples and 94.9 percent for 683 lots eligible for certification. He cites moisture storage as a cause of subpar lots and recommends treating seeds to protect weak germinants and control seedling diseases. Oats account for 24 percent of cereal grain acreage in 12 north central states.
Dr. M. E. Mansfield outlines a staged vaccination and castration sequence for piglets to avoid stress and setbacks. He advises timing vaccinations at six to seven weeks and weaning two weeks after vaccination, plus castration at three to four weeks.
Illinois farmers applied 700000 tons of rock phosphate 5200000 tons of limestone 43000 tons of superphosphate 10000 tons of potash and 300000 tons of mixed fertilizers in 1948 per Illinois College of Agriculture soils experts led by A A Thor. They warn the large inputs are needed to save soils before further wear.
In 1948 the University of Illinois College of Agriculture tested 289 hybrid corn varieties for yield. A good disease control program counted as part of the farmer's production cost, will give him greater profits in the long run. An average farm will use about 2,000 board feet of lumber each year.
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