Wheat acreage reserve rules and timelines outlined for Illinois
Illinois farmers can estimate wheat acreage reserve payments by multiplying their county rate per bushel by the farm’s normal yield. The county rate ranges from 1.21 to 1.28 dollars. Eligibility requires a 1957 wheat allotment and reduced acres. Final contract signing deadline is September 21, 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Illinois
Soil Bank
Good herd management can eradicate brucellosis
A six year Illinois study of 12 state owned dairy herds shows careful management can produce brucellosis free herds. Initiated in 1950 officials opened the herds to the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine for research work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterinary College
H. S. Bryan
Illinois
Bryan
University of Illnois College of Veterinary Medicine
Farm Management Tours Share Proven Ideas for Farmers
Local Farm Bureau Farm Management tours showcased practical ideas from farms with three or more years of records. Extension specialists explained balance in operations, labor saving devices, soil conservation, fertilizer demos, home planning, and new peach color standards from the University of Illinois to boost market quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Farm Management
Illinois
University of Illinois
Illinois farmers outlook on fall egg and broiler prices
An Illinois extension note outlines expected fall and 1957 egg prices to stay below year-ago levels with smaller seasonal rises. It notes 1956 egg prices averaging above 1955, stable feed costs, and a likely early peak in prices. Broiler supplies keep prices depressed through fall, with turkey output set to exceed last year, likely lowering prices. Safety warnings emphasize preventing farm machinery accidents involving children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
O. L. Hogsett
University of Illinois
Wrights and neighbors gather for church rally and home life notes
Ninteen members attend Wabash Valley Christian Church rally at Five Points with Tom Payne as guest speaker. Items from West Union include births, visits, travels, and family events. local families and towns in Edgar county, Belle Ridge, Robinson, and Mattoon referenced along with a note on a 70 bushel wheat yield on six Illinois plots in 1956.
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Ninteen
Wabash Valley Christian Church
Five Points
Tom Payne
Belle Ridge
Herman Gillis
Oakland
Delbert Reynolds
West York
Ozark Mountains
Missouri
Ruth Wright
Bessie Waitt
Ethel Meeker
Issac Thompson
Estella Shawler
Eva Wright
Nelle St
Edgar County
Eldon Scott
Belchier
Gus Hammond
Snyder
Mary Scott
Arden Coryell
Indianapolis
Jack Hutchinson
Kenneth Ledermann
Louisville
Ill
George Ledermann
Clarence Lederman
Fenton Ledermann
Robert Ledermann
Esther Wright
Carol Ann Bennett
Emma Cunningham
Margaret
Carol Cunningham
Terre Haute
University of Illinois Agronomists
Illinois
Remember by the Old Timers
Memories from Kirbyville Texas and Breathitt County Kentucky recounts of pine wood cutting 60 years ago, syrup jugs from a pest store, and schooldays in log houses with crude log seats. Contributors Mrs. J A Riles and William B R Smith share nostalgic scenes of rural life and education.
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J. A. Riles
Kirbyville
Texas
Pest Company
William BR. Smith
Sidney
Okie
Breathitt County
Dan Cardwell
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Farm News
Rayee
Illinois Farmers
Outlook Letter
J. R. Roush
Chilken
By Mahoney
Aura Vainie
West Union
J. E. Clatfelter
Clatfelter
Frank Higginbotham
Bethesda
Maryland
Clayton Higginbotham
Andy Liviix
Roy Dickerson
Woodlawn Cemetery
Marie Piety
Chicago
John Piety
Naomi Raisner
Marshall
Otto Craig
Don Drake
Robinson
Fairy Collier
Harry Thompson
Decatur
Rebecca Sparks
Mattoon
Clarence ‘Bederman
Kenneth O'Brian
Flint
Michigan
Horace Crumlin
Vern Walker
Chrisman
Charles Vargas
Edith Sears
Story
Effie Berry
Lawrenceville
Kathrine Lacky
Barbara Williamson
Clifford
Wichita
Kansas
Harley France
United States
Mount Evans
Colorado
University of Denver
Pike's Peak
Manil
Bend
Community Press
Frankfort
Chas. T. Brandenstein
Marshall Loan CO
Ritter
Behner
Maurice J. Ennis
Optometrist
Archer Ave. Marshall, Ill
Anly
Ai Ncans
Archer Ave
R. E. Bishop's
South 9Th St
Marshall, Ill
R. E. Bishop
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