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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1956
Page
7
Prices received by farmers rose 11 percent in the first half of the year led by hogs soybeans and corn. Hog prices surged from 10.60 to 15.60 per hundred pounds. soybeans rose from 2.11 to 2.98 per bushel. Corn prices climbed to 1.42 with government price supports shaping the market.
On farm equipment, using the correct oil grade and classification improves engine cleanliness, sealing of compression, cooling, and wear reduction. The Illinois extension expert explains that oil codes show grade and viscosity, with M for gasoline engines and D for diesel, and L S or M indicating service level. For severe farm service, detergents aid sludge control, and dealers can advise the right oil.
A poultry research roundup will highlight the morning session of the Illinois All-Industry Poultry Day at the University of Illinois Urbana on Monday July 23. Dr J Bray extension poultry specialist will oversee the program with registration at 9 00 a m in Gregory Hall. The morning speakers from the University of Illinois include Roy Van Arsdall W N Capener L E Hanson and H M Scott discussing labor efficiency poultry cost study disease and ongoing research. Ralph Thomas of Sycamore will open the afternoon with the expanded council program. C S Cutright Effingham county farm adviser will head a panel on Effingham county poultry improvement and D J Bray will discuss the Timiois Junior Chicken of Tomorrow. A Q and A session and open house at the poultry farm will close the formal program followed by a broiler barbecue sponsored by the Illinois Poultry Improvement Association. Members of the Illinois Poultry Improvement Council will meet at 7 00 p m in the Illini Union.
University of Illinois veterinary expert warns nitrate fertilizer can poison livestock if ingested from old feed bags or fertilizer piles, or via windborne residues on pastures. High applications may leave toxic nitrates in oat hay and corn. young animals are most susceptible.
Breeders from across Illinois will attend the State Brown Swiss Association picnic July 28 at Municipal Park Pekin beginning 9 30 a m with a noon lunch. Fred Idtse secretary of the National Brown Swiss Association will be the main speaker. University of Illinois dairy specialists will judge contests for men women and under 21. A state queen will be chosen from eight cantons and prizes awarded for the judging and production estimation contests. County ASC committees will set normal and appraised yields for soil bank payments.
Local residents attend Asbury church services and visit relatives across Dennison Marshall Terre Haute and Effingham. Neighbors share meals and calls, attend weddings, hospital visits, and family gatherings with Kin and friends in Oliver Charleston and Chicago. Verse to remember James 4 10 closes the column.
James Leroy Slusser, son of Mr and Mrs George Slusser, married Miss Carol Kay Ryan of Martinsville in Martinsville on Wednesday night July 11. A large Martinsville crowd attended the ceremony and guests included local families and neighbors.
Mrs. Flossie Martin visits her sister Mrs. Ida Riggs and Burton Joe. Mary Crumlin visits Fern Wernz. Nora Jeffers under a doctor's care in Effingham. Linda Crumlin summers with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Petey Crumrin. Russell Gray returns from Union Hospital Terre Haute recovering well. Several calls and visits across Oblong Danville Marshall Terre Haute Hammond and Danville noted along with a Bible verse and prayer.
Good prices for early lambs in 1956 attract Illinois 4-H members to the breeding ewe project. Members with or able to obtain suitable facilities can care for their flocks, making the venture especially attractive.
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