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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1959
Page
13
The 1958 fall pig crop rose 17 percent from 1957 with 42,470,000 pigs saved as per USDA on December 23. Spring crop intentions point to an 18 percent rise in 1959, with hogs likely near 59 million head if normal litters and conditions hold. Higher prices, diversified marketing, and a smaller beef supply back a profitable year for hog producers though not as large as 1958.
More than 500 flocks from 80 counties joined the 1958 Illinois production project. Average flock carried 40 sheep with 33 breeding ewes, and as of September 1 the average ewe produced 8 pounds of wool and 98 pounds of lamb. June lamb pools paid more per hundredweight than September sales, due to grade differences and market timing. Enrollment for 1959 will be mailed after January 1, with information available from county farm advisers.
The Clark County Soil Conservation District Board approved six new cooperators at their December meeting, bringing the year total to sixty seven. Farms include Leland Miller in Darwin township, Otto Kuykendall with Don Abel and Willard Stoelting in Wabash township, Marion McConchie in Wabash township, Brock K. Schisler with Everett Harbor in Dolson township, Abel estate in Darwin township, and Richard A. Fubank in Dolson township. The article also discusses drainage easements, legal cautions, and the need for written, signed, recorded easements.
Report shows 40 herds tested totaling 1053 cows with 232 cows dry. Association average milk yield 621 pounds and fat 28.7 pounds. Local social notes mention visits from Mr. and Mrs. Dear Franklin of Chicago and others, with multiple weekend gatherings and familial updates across Terre Haute Marshall and Cooper Chapel communities.
University of Illinois veterinarian Dr L E Boley warns dairy herds face winter dysentery from now to March. The illness hits stabled cattle with infectious diarrhea, lowers milk yield, and may require vitamin supplements. Prevention includes isolating affected herds, restricting visitor access, gradual diet changes, and molasses to ease digestion.
A.S. Garrigus of the Illinois Experiment Station reports modern self-fed lamb rations yield fast gains, with University tests showing lambs gaining up to a pound daily. Other studies note 30 to 60 day drylot feeding can replace longer schedules.
Mr and Mrs Orville Taylor were Saturday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs William Lackey in Marshall. Robert Johns of Marshall visited his grandmother Mrs A Doll Saturday.
Mrs Maude Miller Elder Ammons will preach at the Mill Creek church Sunday evening. Several local visits occurred with families including Biizzard Blissard and the Norton household. USDA tests show heavier ewes yield heavier faster growing lambs, per The Herald annual report.
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