Hog Crop Growth and Fall Farrow Plans in 1959
USDA Spring Pig Crop Report shows a 12 percent rise from last year with the spring crop the largest since 1951. If fall farrowings rise as planned, the pig crop would be the third largest on record after 1942 and 1943. Prices are expected lower this fall but meat demand remains strong and pork in storage is higher than a year ago. National Farm Safety Week highlighted to reduce farm accidents with a push from President Eisenhower and safety groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
M. B. Kirtley Dept. of Ag. Economics
Eisenhower
O. L. Hogsett
University of Diinois
Farm Adviser's Views: Clark County Crops Outlook This Year
Clark county farmers expect good corn and soybean yields with scattered showers. Nitrogen use up, disease pressure on soybeans, and soil insects reducing stand in some fields. Late phosphorus is unavailable this year, wheat and oats poor, barley replacing oats, and narrower soybean rows may boost yields once weed chemicals are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
J. W. Pendleton
University of Ilinois
Deep Tillage or Back Rubbers Improve Cattle and Corn Yields
The article advises back rubbers to control horn flies on cattle and compares fertilizer strategies for corn. It notes a four year Dixon Springs study (1955-1958) finding no advantage to deep tillage beyond 20 inches and that surface fertilizer can outperform deep placement. It also outlines do it yourself back rubber construction and chemical treatment intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Threa
Dixon Springs
Itia
Electronic device aids quality control in grain storage
Clark Service Company installs an electronic temperature measuring system to monitor stored grain. Flexible nylon cables run through the grain mass with a portable reader to detect heat spots indicating spoilage risk, aiding farmers and grain managers in quality control efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Service Company
Grain Man
Des Moines
Community Notes From Choctaw And Marshall Visits
Local residents recount visits and gatherings with family friends in Choctaw Marshall and nearby towns. Names include Maude Miller Hulda Shotts Letha Sanders Dale Ferry Shotts McNair Williams Blizzard Norton Hollenbeck and Grahams. Ohio and Terre Haute connections appear among visitors. Ohio Chapel church remodeling is acknowledged with thanks to contributors.
Pastor Robert Shephard Delivers Sermon at Sunday Service
Ohio notes report Rev. Robert Shephard filled his appointment Sunday morning preaching from Psalms 24. Mrs. Golda Marvin and Mrs. Anna Shotwell shopped in Terre Haute Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Max Bartlett hosted weekend guests Mr and Mrs Virgil Alrey of Clay City. Rev. Robert Shephard and family attended Sunday dinner.
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Robert Shephard
Golda Marvin
Anna Shotwell
Terre Haute
Max Bartlett
Virgil Alrey
Clay City
David
Ann
County Line social notes recount visits across towns
Mrs Iva Wilbert of Martinsville spent last week with Mr and Mrs Alva Wells Mr and Mrs Edward Evans called on Mr and Mrs Cyprus Evans Tuesday evening Mr and Mrs Jack Webster visited Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Brazil Indiana Mr and Mrs Odin Stogadill of Belleville spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs John Leasure Mrs Ross Crabtree and family called on Mr and Mrs Carroll Cornwell and sons Thursday evening Mr and Mrs Cyrus Evang attended the 4th of July celebration at Robinson Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Wilbert
Martinsville
Alva Wells
Edward Evans
Cyprus Evans
Jack Webster
Brazil
Indiana
Odin Stogadill
Bellevile
John Leasure
Ross Crabtree
Carrol Corn
Cyrus Evang
Robinson
Paul Bunyan Welcome Visual At Brainerd Minnesota
A large image of folklore hero Paul Bunyan greets visitors in Brainerd Minnesota. The scene claims Bunyan used a trimmed pine tree as a perion and notes Babe left hoofprints creating Minnesota s one thousand lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bunyan
Brainerd
Minnesota
Bunyan
Thimble Holds 50 000 Small Watch Screws on Crusoe Island
Columbus and his crew on the third voyage reached Tobago in the West Indies. The article notes the island as Robinson Crusoe's island and mentions a thimble able to hold 50 000 tiny screws used in fine Swiss watches.
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Columbus
Tobago
West Indies
Wheat quota vote set for July 23 in Illinois counties
Voting on 1960 wheat marketing quotas will be held July 23 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Marshall Court House and Martinsville City Hall. Eligible farmers with more than 15 acres of wheat or those in the 1959 feed wheat program may vote. Quotas passing two thirds keep quotas and parity-based price support. failing to pass yields 50 percent parity. Oat fields in central Illinois show yellow dwarf disease spread by aphids, with fire blight noted as a major issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hardway
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Marshall Court House
Anderson
Auburn
Darwin
Douglas
Marshall
Melrose
Wabash
York
Martinsville
Casey
Dolson
Johnson
Orange
Parker
Westfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clark County Farm News
Warren Bundy
H. A. Cate
Official
Frank Hutchens
Glen Turner
Hulda Shotts
Sandra
Maude Miller
Golda Blizzard
Letha
Sanders and Dale
David ‘Spittler
Sanders
Dale
Gien
Vern
Martinaville
Dewey Siverly
Jackson
Lincoln Trail Park
Imogene Norton
Linda
Mildred Turner
Carolyn
Phyllis
Mildred Williams
Roger
Joe
Golds’ Blizzard
Home Bureau
Volley Williams
Darla
Paris
Hershel Cline
Mary Carpenter
Carl
Lola Hollenbeck
Kansas
Lola Norton
Howard McNair
Gene
Akron
Ohio
Woodford Williams
Richard
John
James Graham
Stephen
Linda Crumlin
Allen Crumlin
Dorothy
Anna Dee Wells
Herman Bartlett
Grant Hollenbeck
Quimba ‘Norton
Dollie Hollenbeck
Albert Page
Fern, Verns
Joe Verns
Fred Geisert
Jennie Green
Wm. F. Marvin
Mike
George, Marvin
Ohio Chapel Church
Mrs. Grant Hollenbeck
Mie Frances Drake
Ilinois
Rem the Independent
Faquay Springs
N. C
Atos
R. E. Marswall
Ange
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