Plenty of Feed for Livestock This Year
Illinois farms expect higher meat milk and egg production as tankage oil seed meals and other high-protein feeds stay ample. A 1949 50 feed-year survey by 23 college specialists for the American Feed Manufacturers association cites 128 million tons of feed use and 142 million tons of supplies after exports and carryover.
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Illinois
J. L. Kinder
Illinois College of Agriculture
Agricultural College
American Feed Manufacturers Association
Krider
Krider Urges Efficient Feeding Amid Livestock Expansion
Dr. Krider notes rapid growth in livestock and poultry production but cautions that producers must continue using efficient feeding practices to maximize yields and minimize costs.
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Krider
Profitable Hobbies For Farmers Told By Mosher
Illinois College of Agriculture professor M L Mosher says farmers can profit from hobbies on the farm. Lamb feeding poultry and repurposing old buildings as hen houses yielded top returns, while soil conservation as a hobby could double earnings by age 50 and preserve investment value for future generations.
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M. L. Mosher
Illinois College of Agriculture
Mosher
Local social visits listed for area residents
Diana Kay Van Orman spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs George Bilyeu. Mr and Mrs Raymond Van Orman Mr and Mrs Dillard Warner and Gene Woods were callers at the Bilyeu home. Roy Friedrich visited Mrs Ellen Ary Bartonville Monday evening. Dick Velde called on Nick olas Graff and Leona Graff Sunday afternoon. Evelyn Parr Green Valley was an evening guest of Marjorie Friedrich Thursday night.
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Diana Kay van Orman
George Bilyeu
Raymond van Orman
Dillard Warner
Gene Woods
Bilyeu
Roy Friedrich
Ellen Ary
Bartonville
Dick Velde
Nickolas Graff
Leona Graff
Evelyn Parr
Green Valley
Marjorie Friedrich
Farmer Merrill Wins Long Fight With Government Crop Insurance
In 1946 Merrill planted 460 acres of winter and later spring wheat in Booneville County. He faced crop loss from frost and drought and sued after a denied claim. The U S Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that rules not in the policy but in federal regulations could bind the insured.
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Merrill
Booneville County
The
Crop Insurance Corporation
Denver
Colorado
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Supreme Court of the United States
High Court
Farmer Loses Crops and Costs in Government Case
The opinion notes the farmer lost two crops, his insurance claim, the premium, and litigation costs plus assessed government appeal costs. It says private insurers would have allowed recovery, urging caution before praising government or condemning private insurance. It cites Idaho farmer experience amid socialist promises.
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Idaho
Latham Budde Wedding Attended by Warner Family
Mr and Mrs C Nelson Warner and family were in Pekin Sunday to attend the Latham Budde wedding ceremony, joining relatives for the event and celebrations.
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