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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1955
Page
4
An article fragment lists many local residents and mentions dairy farmers planning to discuss how to protect their herds and work together. It notes a public meeting or guidance from a governing body and hints at broader regional concerns.
The Mason County Rural Youthers joined Farm and Home Week events showcasing Rural Youth as a segment of the Extension Service. The group, open to all unmarried young men and women, held a large attendance with meetings scheduled for the 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month.
Prof Carlisle outlines new farming research at the County Livestock meeting. Stilbestrol rations promised 20 percent grain gain and 10 percent feed savings for steers 600 to 1000 pounds, though not approved for breeding stock. Limited tests suggest possible sterility in breeding animals.
A February schedule invites attendance at two meetings. February 22 features a Weed and Insect program with Professors Scott and Moore as speakers. February 28 covers Soil and Crop Management with Professor A L Lang. The reader is asked if they read Dr M B Russell’s Up-to-date Guides of Soil Management in the February 5 Prairie Farmer.
The annual Mason County Rural Youth Banquet and Dance took place Saturday February 5 with 91 attendees. St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid served a baked ham dinner in Havana while Rev Fell of San Joses First Methodist Church delivered the evening’s talk.
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