Illinois Farmers Outlook Prices to Pressures in 1958
Clark County Illinois farmers outlook notes price-depressing forces in beef cattle hogs corn dairy and eggs for 1958. Fat cattle stay high but spring demand may slow as wet corn plentiful and cattle feeding expands. Hogs priced high in December while wet corn and large farrowings lift slaughter later. Corn remains cheap relative to hogs and cattle with lower price supports. Dairy prices likely drop after April 1 price supports. Egg prices surged then may ease with rising production despite per person shortages.
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Illinois
Chicago
Corn Belt
Iowa
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Nutrition Conference Held at Urbana January 30
More than 300 agricultural scientists and feed industry members attend the sixth annual Feed and Nutrition Conference at the University of Illinois on January 30. Morning topics cover chemical analysis of feeds evaluation methods and amino acid notes for swine. Afternoon sessions discuss high moisture corn dairy cattle feeding pelleting ruminant nutrition and livestock tranquilizers with registration starting at 8 00 am in the Thai Union ballroom.
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University of Ill Nois
T. S. Hamilton
Unols Agricultural Experiment Station
Urbana
Alvin Lovekamp
New Berlin
Illinois Feed Association
3. W. Hinners
Southern Ilinois University
M. B. Gillis
International Minerals and Chemical Corporation
W. M. Beeson
Purdue University
Crop Performance Day Set for January 22 at University of Illinois
University of Illinois announces Crop Performance Day on Wednesday January 22 in the Law Building auditorium. Speakers include W O Scott and R W Jugenheimer reporting on 1957 corn hybrids and diseases, soybean oil and diseases, weed control, grain sorghum and barley performance, and tillage. An evening banquet by the Illinois Crop Improvement Association follows.
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University
W. OO Scott
Law Building
Mtke Ross
R. W
Jugenheimer
Illinois
Ben
Koehler
J.L. Cartter
U. S
Soybean Laboratory
D. W.chamberlin
F Ww
Slife
University Tlmois
C. N. Hittle
R. O. Weibel
W. O. Scott
S. R. Aldrich
J. .W. Pendleton
Aldrich
Clinois Crop Improvement Association
Urbana-Lincoln
Eyes Upon You in Safety Examples for Parents
University of Illinois extension safety specialist O L Hogsett argues that parental behavior shapes children's safety habits. He says kids imitate parents who cross streets safely and use proper ladders, learning that the safe way is best.
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O. L. Hogsett
University of Mlinois
Johnny
Mary
Mommy
Illinois 4-H Poultry Contest Deadline Moved to March
Illinois 4-H and vocational agriculture members with poultry projects must submit entries by March 1 for the 1958 Junior Chicken of Tomorrow contest. Hatching dates are March 24–27 with 50 banded day old chicks per entry. Ten cockerels from banded birds are due May 21 at Armour Creameries Lincoln for judging and prizes.
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Illinois
Clarence Ems
Poultry Division
State Department of Agriculture
Springfield
Armour Creameries
Lincoln
Finais Poultry Improvement Association
Home Bureau Federation Meeting January 28 at University of Illinois
The Illinois Home Bureau Federation will hold its annual meeting January 28 at the University of Illinois Urbana with an organization session January 29. Voting delegates may vote in the business session and registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the University Auditorium.
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Illinois Home Bureau Federation
University of Ilinois
Urbana
Home Bureau
United Nations
Associated Country Women of the World
George Roberts
Northport
U. N
E.D. McGuire
Makanda
Ceylon
Illinois farmers eye bids for experimental soil bank program
University of Illinois economists estimate costs and incomes for soil bank bids across the state. Central and northern Illinois show income over direct costs from 26 to 40 dollars per acre, southern Illinois 15 to 30 dollars, with variations by crop yields and rotations. Land in the soil bank requires payments to cover taxes and general farm expenses, aiming for a fair return on land value.
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Illinois
Experimental Soil Bank
University of Ilinois
R. A
Hinton
D. Wilken
Central
Dennison Community Notes and Revival Announcements
Dennison church holds revival led by Rev Beaty of Taylorville with services through January 12. Local gatherings include visits by the Taylors, Johns, Yeley, Fairgrief, and others. Various family visits, church outreach, and social calls are listed alongside agricultural notes urging soil bank participation for steady income.
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Ezekiel Haley
Charles Sweitzer
Armstrong Community
James Stepp
Ralph Fairgrief
John Yeley
Tommy Jones
Warren
J. Yeley
Hammond
Indiana
Bozeman
Montana
Linda
Loren Thompson
Weat Terre Haute
Orville Taylor
Glendenning
Martinsville
Russell Tucker
J. H. Johns
Edmond Bowling
Gust Thompson
Katene
Marshall
Ethel Brewster
Anna Newell
Harold Fisher
Grace Mason
Dean
Tommy Taylor
Russell Taylor
Harold Johns
Jane
Joyce Ray
Vermilion
Jack Fulton
Dennison
B. K. Beaty
Taylorville
Maggie Bland
Myrtle, Taylor
Pansy Kuykendall
Estell Holmes
Paul Dooley
Emma Black
Clifton Downey
Terre Haute
Betty Whitkanack
Mary Sanders
Ittle Son
St. Anthony, Hospital
President Coolidge remarks on farmers profits tied to veto
The remark cited notes farmers never made much money and implies nothing can be done. The context is Coolidge’s veto of the McNary-Haugen bill and the era’s farm finance debate.
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Cosiidge
Kefauver-committee
Air Force
North American Aviation
Navaho Guided Missile Project
Congress
McClelland Committee
James B. Mitchell
Labor Department
Farm economist cites credit programs sustaining farming
A University of Illinois economist argues federal credit programs raise credit supply and lower costs, likely keeping a larger share of resources in farming than would occur without such policies.
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University of
Parachutes Useless On Moon Due To Absence Of Atmosphere
Bark once a lumber byproduct is being repurposed as an effective soil builder. The note contrasts lunar conditions with Earth, explaining parachutes would fail without air.
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Moon
BE READY FOR FIRE ON FARM
Farm safety guide from University of Illinois extension safety specialist O L Hogsett emphasizes prevention. Prepare by diagramming buildings and water sources, teaching alarm procedures, selecting appropriate extinguishers, and scheduling regular inspections by the fire marshal.
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O. L. Hogsett
University ‘of’ Illinois
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Homemaking News
Home Bureau Federation
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Sk Aay
Yaad Bo As
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Ritter & Behner
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Staplers
Herald Office
Ainen
Marshall Monument CO
Maple St
N. 6Th St
Maurice J. Ennis
Optometrist
Archer Ave. Marshall, Ill
Appel
J. E. Millhouse
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