Illinois Farmers Outlook Sees 7 Percent Crop Drop
L. H. Simers of the Department of Agriculture forecasts total crop production for 1957 to fall about 7 percent from last year. Acreage planted dips 3 percent but abandonment remains low. sorghum and barley gains offset corn losses across regions, with rainfall damaging vast areas and Atlantic coast crops also strained.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Great Plains
Illinois
Ilinois
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Atlantic
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Kansas
Poultry Day Set for Monday July 29 at Illinois
Illinois all industry poultry day at the University of Illinois July 29 offers a packed program on current problems and developments. Registration starts 9 am, sessions 9 30 in Room 112 Gregory Hall with L E Gard welcoming attendees.
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Illinois
University of Illinois
Gregory Hall
L. E. Gard
Corn Belt
Animal Science
Agricultural Economics and Food Technology
College of Veterinary Medicine
University
Illinois Poultry Imporverment Association
Farm Safety Week Highlights Wife as Home Accident Preventer
National Farm Safety Week urges farm homemakers to act as in-home safety policemen protecting families from falls and burns. Illinois extension official notes 1956 home accidents nearly match auto fatalities with 32,000 deaths. Emphasizes hazard removal and continuous safety practice. Also advises contacting farm advisers about suspicious soybean cyst nematode and notes lamb internal parasites affect market weight.
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O. L. Hogsett
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Wabash Home Bureau Meets at Armstrong Church
The July meeting of the Wabash Home Bureau unit was held Wednesday in Armstrong church basement with Mrs. Jessie Welsh presiding. Edith Claypool demonstrated new flower arrangement ideas while Dorothy Shively taught corsage making. Helen Tingley’s corsage won best. 4 H girls Karen Stoelting Diana Beltz and Margaret Ann McGee judged. Refreshments served to one guest twenty members and several children. Next gathering is a family picnic at the fairgrounds Sunday August 17 at six o clock.
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Wabash Home Bureau
Armstrong Church
Jessie Welsh
Edith Claypool
Dorothy Shively
Helen Tingley
Karen Stoelting
Diana Beltz
Margaret Ann McGee
Mary Olive Stoelting
Agnes Welsh
Postwar fashion trends spark beauty innovations in spas
After the Civil War, wire drawing advances shaped industry, but fashion ooks shifted with mascara introduced at elite spas in Newport and Saratoga. Alleged credit goes to Empress Eugenie, linking style to imperial influence and luxury venues.
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Newport
Saratoga
Eugenie
Tips on preparing beef cattle for showing
This article offers step by step guidance for 4 H and F F A members on training beef calves for shows. It covers halter training from rope to show halter, daily handling using a show stick, feet trimming two weeks before the show, clipping the head and tail, and washing for a glossy coat.
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4-H
Taggart
Choctaw residents visit and attend reunions around town
Mrs Maude Miller and Mr and Mrs John Nicol visited the Blizzards in Choctaw Monday. Frank Coombes hosted visitors in West Union while Allen Norton caught a pig at Martinsville fair. Mae Coombes funeral at Prust Hosch. Ledermann and Jackson family reunions held Sunday. Elder Hirtzel of Altamont to preach at Mill Creek Church Sunday.
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John Nicol
Allright
Ferry Shotts
Tommy
Kile
John
Golda Blizzard
Woodford Williams
Frank Coombes
West Union
Allen Norton
Martinsville Fair
Walter Garner
Elizabeth Garner
Mae Coombes
Prust- Hosch
Carl Albrecht
Ernst
Golda
Mary
William Ledermann
Ledermann
Marshall
Richard
Joe
Roger
Jackson
Casey
Maude Miller
Grace Blizzard
John Blizzard
Paul Norton
Clarence Thompson
Shirley Blankenship
Ruby Paulser
Chicago
Hirtzel
Altamont
Mill Creek
Dairy Day at Illinois Set for September on Campus
The sixth annual Dairy Day at the University of Illinois is planned for September 5. Dairy science head G W Salisbury announced the program with a 9:00 a m barn tour and 10:15 a m report in Gregory Hall. R W Touchberry will compare Danish dairying with U S trends, and Glenn N Johnson will speak on dairy management. Ly man McKee will discuss American Dairy Association activities. Lunch options will be available on campus. A note warns scab disease in wheat and barley is more serious, and scabby barley is poisonous to hogs and chicks.
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University of Illinois
G. W. Salisbury
Gregory Hall
Salisbury
R. W. Touchberry
Dairy Science
Denmark
Glenn N. Johnson
Michigan State University
Lyman McKee
American Dairy Association
Madison
Wisconsin
Mini Union
Oat Illini Grove
Spain hosts reveal etiquette for sherry and guests
Reports from death certificates show that above the age 40, the cancer rate is higher among single women than among married women of the same ages.
University of Illinois to Host Farm and Home Festival
The University of Illinois College of Agriculture will hold its first Farm and Home festival March 27 to 29, 1958. Dean Louis B. Howard says the event showcases labs and classrooms, with exhibits on farming and homemaking methods and career opportunities in agriculture and home economics. Milk vending machines have been installed at six campus locations.
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University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Louis B. Howard
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Gardening Advice: Water Deep, Week by Week
A gardening tip recommends giving the garden a thorough soak once a week rather than light watering more frequently. The guidance emphasizes deeper soil moisture for healthier plants and efficient water use.
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Mrs. Maude Miller
Spain
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Ned Aint Caa Oe
Fonda
Gehl Chepgidaive
Gehl
Laird Marshall
Farm and Home
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Marshall Loan - CO
Ritter & Behner
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Eitel
Terminix CO
J. P. Winkler
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Monarch
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