High Population Planting Boosts Corn Yields When Rain Is Sizable
Corn growers should plant at high population rates to maximize yields if moisture permits. Dixon Springs tests show 12 000 to 20 000 plants per acre yielded 125 to 147 bushels in favorable 1965 conditions, while dry years reduced totals. Begonia tubers require mid-March to mid-April indoor start, light covering, and transplanting after frost with peat moss rich soil and cool storage of tubers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon Springs
Weed control tips for brush and stumps noted
Guidance to spray fence rows and stumps with 2 4 D and 2 4 5 T in fuel oil for best control. Apply a one foot wide band around growing trees and coat stump tops. Use 2 4 D to tackle wild onions and break onion stalks to breach waxy skin. Chemicals last about 4 to 5 days before ground work.
Lawn seed guidance for Kentucky bluegrass mixtures and care
The article favors Kentucky bluegrass varieties such as Marion Pach Newport and Windsor for dark green, dense lawns. It warns against fescues rye grasses and bent grasses, notes bunching issues, and gives seeding rate 2–3 points per 1000 sq ft. It recommends 10-10-10 fertilizer at 15–20 lb per 1000 sq ft and lime 100 lb per 100 sq ft every other year plus weekly watering after seeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Pach
Newport
Windsor
Tuberoous Begonias Brighten Shady Garden Areas
Tuberoous begonias thrive in shade and bloom in many colors from white to orange and pink to crimson. Under good conditions individual flowers can reach four inches or more, and the plants’ attractive foliage makes them a garden favorite.
Remembering Early Edison Cylinders and Community Gatherings
William C Bierley recalls Funkstown neighbors listening to Edison cylinder phonographs with morning glory horns in the parlor. Laughter filled the room as Ada Jones and Henry Burr records played, with memories of 1904 to 1906 tunes and family windings fading as the gathering ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Bierley
Funkstown
Maryland
Ada Jones
Uncle Josh
Henry Burr
Frankfort
Seeded Mixes for Diverted Acres Pasture Use
Plan future use to guide seed choices. For permanent pasture seed eight pounds alfalfa and four pounds orchard grass or a mix of six pounds orchard grass and 0.5 pounds ladine clover. For a grass permanent pasture seed eight tall fescue and 0.5 pounds ladine clover. Fertilize ground with 30 to 40 pounds nitrogen to sustain the stand.
Farm Records Survey Seeks Farmer Input in Clark County
The Internal Revenue Service pushes farmers toward expense proof while the extension service plans improved assistance. Clark County residents are asked to complete a survey to help tailor farm record services and return it in the provided envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Internal Revenue Service
Extension Service
Wheat markets uses and government programs
The article outlines 1966 USDA figures showing wheat as the nation s third largest cash crop behind corn and soybeans with 2 billion in farmer receipts. It notes about 700 million from the US Treasury in 1967 via acreage restrictions and a flour levy raising prices for flour and bread. One third of sales go to foreign aid, with the government paying export subsidies on most exported wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
US Treasury
Treasury
Himery Nations
Melrose Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Ills
Sunday March 24 dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Higginbotham and family. The report lists multiple local visitors, weekend arrivals, health updates on Charle Lingafelter and Eric Ogle, and notes on Neal Gover's major surgery at St Anthony hospital in Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Ogle
Chuck Ogle
West Union
St Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Neal Gover
St. Anthony Hospital
Sue Wells
Atlanta
Georgia
Don Goodwin
Annapolis
Olen Wells
John
Kenneth Blankenbeker
James Blankenbeker
Wheat marketing and carryover outlook for 1968
An early March summary notes payments to farmers varied by wheat type and loading point, with about half income from market and half from government. It cites three marketing years ending June 39, 1968 production around 1.3 billion bushels, exports near 778 million, and uses for feed, seed, and livestock. Exports 53 percent of disappearance, food 35 percent, seed 5 percent, feed 7 percent. Carryover projected around 545 million bushels by July 1, 1968, with 1968 production near 1.5 billion if weather is average, risking a higher carryover in 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Texas
USDA
Sunday Gatherings Highlight Local Families
A series of visits and dinners connected multiple local families. Mr and Mrs Joe Smitley and Brent joined Mr and Mrs Winford Blank enbeker and Lora Sue, while Mr and Mrs Olen Wells hosted John and Sue Wells’s guests. Neighbors Bernard Lee and George Lee with extended kin visited, including Terre Haute and West Terre Haute relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Smitley
Brent
Winford Blankenbeker
Lora Sue
Ralph Blankenbeker
Olen Wells
John
Don Goodwin
Sue Wells
Bernard Lee
George Lee
Richard Lee
Terre Haute
Mamie Washburn
Choctaw Socials and Funeral Attendance Noted
Mrs Maudeville Choctaw and Mrs Walter Garner with Michael Kevin and Mr and Mrs Bob, Francis and children visited Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Charles Baker. Grace Higginbotham and Everett visited Monday at Burton Riggs home for Terry birthday. Mrs Maude Miller spent Friday with Mrs Martha Booker at Marshall. They attended the funerals of Mark Stewart and George Spittler. Mr and Mrs Bobby Francis of Marshall visited Saturday evening with Mr and Mrs Walter Garner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Garner
Michael
Kevin
Bobby Francis
Charles Baker
Grace Higginbotham
Everett
Burton Riggs
Terry
Maude Miller
Martha Booker
Marshall
John Blizzard
Ben Strohm
Mark Stewart
Marrs
George Spittler
Moore Funeral
Gons
Notable Marshals and Officials Named in Listing
A historical notice lists individuals including John O. Kirchner, Gerald Robinson, Hu Marshall, Harold E. Johns, Dennison Melvin McConchie, Robert Poorman, Woodford Williams and W. Union, identifying roles as marshals and associates in West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O. Kirchner
Marshall
Gerald Robinson
Marshall Hu
Marshall Harold E. Johns
Dennison
Melvin McConchie
Robert Poorman
West Union
Woodford Williams
W. Union
Martinsville visitors and rural social notes
Rev. Carl Carpenter and his mother Mrs Mary Carpenter plus Harry visited Monday. John Blizzard was Sunday dinner guest of Mrs Maude Miller. Mr and Mrs Walter Garner visited Thursday with Mrs Elizabeth Amstott at Paris hospital after she fell and injured hip and wrist. Mrs Maude Miller spent Saturday forenoon with John Blizzard. The Williams Ledermann group attended the wedding of Gary Crumlin and Judy Hopper at the Christian Church in West Union. Everett visited Monday evening with her mother Mary Carpenter. Clark County Board of Supervisors authorized publishing a public notice on penalties for violations of bridge repair and drift removal provisions under Illinois law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Carpenter
Martinsville
Mary Carpenter
Harry
John Blizzard
Maude Miller
Walter Garner
Elizabeth Amstott
Paris Hospital
Woodford Williams
Roger
Mary
William Ledermann
Gary Crumlin
Judy Hopper
Christian Church
West Union
Grace Higginbotham
Everett
Drift clogging streams damages bridges and roads
Notice notes damage to bridges and roadways from drift clogging streams. Much drift comes from tops of trees left by timber and pulp wood cutting.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Orcutt Clark
Farm Records Survey
Melrose
June Kenderdine
Robert Higginbotham
Jeannette
Janet
Wilford Cunningham
Wiley Kenderdine
Andre Wieman
Phyllis Goodwin
Mike
Candy
Oscar Shaffner
Mary Thompson
Daytona Beach
Florida
Demna Higginbotham
Springfield
Illinois
Charle Lingafelter
Flora
Loral Sue
Chicago Motor Club-Aaa
Indiana
Cee
Maudeville
Ralph Prevo Motor Co
Marshall, Ml
Clark County Board of Supervisors
Pontiac
Brownie
Flowers Sales
Ino. Marshall, MI
William Norton, I Jr
Car
Blacktop Road
John Deere
Woods Bros
Mary C._Norton_and
Mary J. Selvin
Lewis & Landes
Lichtenberger
Snyder Ladies Aid
Gard
Frank
Virginia
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