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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1969
Page
6
A field survey by Extension Adviser Charles Orcutt notes irregular brown patches in several wheat fields indicating winter kill or severe stunting. He cites March heaving and thawing that pulled plants from roots, with stands varying by drill row. Most wheat will stool out to compensate. reseeding may help if stands are not too rank.
A 60 page Midwest Plan Service booklet titled Private Water Systems guides rural homeowners and farmers through costs time frames and maintenance. It covers water quality sources wells catchments ponds springs pumps tanks piping and treatment and directs owners to authorities for problems.
The article emphasizes the need for post installation water testing for bacterial safety after well reconstruction or additions. It discusses various tests and analyses to determine water quality and when to conduct them for farm families relying on wells.
The guidance covers safeguarding water supplies through annual well checks and distribution-system monitoring. It lists disease risks from unsafe water such as typhoid fever and hepatitis and notes chemical pollutant risks. It instructs obtaining sample bottles from Regional Health Laboratory in Champaign for testing.
The key questions for farmland investing are price, value to you, and affordable debt. Estimate market price, expected returns including cost savings, and maximum debt you can amortize. Aim for 15-25 percent overhead coverage and a 5-7 percent return on cash invested.
The record lists multiple social visits in Flora and nearby areas. Gene Mattis and family from Flora visited his mother on Tuesday while Mrs Nina Blankenbeker and Diane attended dinner with Mr and Mrs Grant Hollenbeck. Other encounters include Fern Wernz and Barbara in Paris, Pleasie Bartlett visiting Anna Dee Wells in Annapolis, and James Boyer visiting Ruth Boyer over the weekend. Grant Hollenbeck hosted calls with Harold Graham and family.
A string of visits and gatherings across Bloomington Illinois feature Mr and Mrs Vernon Hollenbeck Mrs Gary Messancore and Cynthia Mrs Mabel Gard hosting the Gals and Doll Club with thirteen members Dorothea Wernz Barbra and others visit Roselle Bartlett John Sunday and Monday.
The Illinois Department of Conservation released 10 000 coho salmon smelts into Lake Michigan near the Great Lakes Naval base south of Waukegan. The fish, imported from Michigan two weeks earlier, were kept in harbor cages and fed daily until smolting completed. Biologists expect them to reach Chicago area rivers as 18month old adults to support a 10 to 15 pound sport fishery. Illinois lacks suitable streams for salmon.
Checks will be made during the next 11 years to determine if any salmon return. Anglers should report all large coho catches, especially late summer and fall 1969 1970, to the Illinois Department of Conservation in Chicago. Mrs. Marvin Maris of Garden Prairie will present Thoughts For a Spring Day at the First United Methodist Church in Marshall with a noon luncheon on April 17.
Revival services begin April 9 at Melrose Church of God and run through April 20. Evening services start at 7 30 with evangelist Rev Allen Morgan and song leader Charles Finney. Pastor Rev Delane Stephens invites all to attend.
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