Swine Feeders' Day to Cover Sows Sterility and Pig Care
The program at Swine Feeders Day on April 7 at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture features Dr. A V Nalbandov detailing causes and remedies for swine sterility based on a two year study of 75 sows. Other topics include alfalfa trials, riboflavin sources, and baby pig rations. About 1,500 swine raisers are expected.
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Ilinois College of Agriculture
A. V. Nalbandov
University
Nalbandov
University of Illinois
Frank Andrew
College of Agriculture
Andrew
American farmers invest heavily surpassing U S manufacturing equity
Farmers allocate about 108 billion dollars in combined capital investment, exceeding the total capital structure of all major U S manufacturing industries. The hollyhock, introduced from Syria, reached English gardens in 1573.
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United States
Syria
Try It Yourself Ad Promises Savings on Advertising
Advertising proclaims cost savings with a bold pitch IT PAYS. The ad invites readers to test a self service approach to boost visibility and asks businesses to try a cost effective option.
Plant trees early to ensure life this spring
University of Illinois forester W F Bulkley advises planting while trees are dormant or before buds open. Wrap wet burlap around roots, keep in shade, and stake out a six inch wider hole. Plant at nursery depth with slight depression for water, spread bare roots naturally, and avoid prewatering the hole unless soils are dry.
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W. F. Bulkley
University of Illinois Forester
Bulkley
Telephones for Michigan Schools
The March 19 Prairie Farmer notes the value of telephone facilities in schools, with twelve one room Kent County schools having telephones in the last two years. The story highlights the convenience for parents, teachers, and children during bad weather and emergencies. Farmers make up about one fifth of the population and receive 5 to 10 percent of national net income.
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Prairie Farmer
Kent County
Michigan
New Castle disease first reported in Illinois in 1946
The report notes that New Castle disease appeared in Illinois in March 1946. It adds a health analogy about minds and parachutes, stating they only function when open.
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New Castle
Illinois
Farmers urged to sign up for 1949 ACP program
Mason County farmers have a few days left to enroll in the 1949 Agricultural Conservation program. AAA County Committee member Rudolph Hackman stressed the March 31 deadline and urged farmers to complete a farm worksheet at the county office to qualify for enhanced payments and new features such as sod waterway construction tree planting erosion control windbreaks and fertilizer on legumes.
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Mason County
Rudolph Hackman
AAA County Committee
Hackman
State Revenue Laws Panel Pushes County Assessment Supervisor
The commission recommends creating a County Assessment Supervisor office in every county except Cook and St Clair. Cook has an elected assessor while St Clair has elected boards that could be abolished by voters. The report notes if dissolved, St Clair would follow downstate rules and outlines how the supervisor should be chosen.
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State Revenue Laws Commission
Cook and
St. Clair
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Cook County
St. Clair County
Commission
Downstate
The
County Assessors to centralize with new supervisor role
The County Board would submit candidates to the State Department of Revenue which would select qualified individuals to fill the County Assessment Supervisor post. If no one qualified on the first or second list, the Board could appoint by two thirds vote. The supervisor would oversee all real and personal property assessments and may modify individual values and equalize assessments among townships.
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State Department of Revenue
Board of Review
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