Illinois Farmers Outlook Letter on Cattle and Markets
The Illinois Farmers Outlook discusses lower market prices for choice steers around 24 dollars per hundredweight due to large cattle supplies and weak consumer demand amid a recession. It notes higher pork output, record broiler competition, and potential price shifts through year end, with drought risks in the Southwest influencing market moves. It also reports on five finalists for the Illinois Star Farmer Award at the State FFA convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broilers
Avera
Chicago
Texas
Utah
California
L. H. Simers Dept. of Ag. Economics
Illinois Future Farmers of America
Ilinois Ffa
FFA
Springfield
Dalel E. Cohenour
Dale E. Cohenour
Sterling
Leroy “Dutch” Kirtzing
Elizabeth Kiltzing
Alta
Cool Hogs Cut Feed Costs Say Illinois Expert
University of Illinois livestock specialist Dick Carlisle notes Calfifornia tests showing hogs kept at 100 F use four times more feed than those kept at 70 F. He offers four cooling tips including at least six square feet shade per hog and ample drinking space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Carlisle
University of Illinois
California
Carlisle
Drainage Ditches Boost Conservation in Clark County Farms
The article notes early drainage work by farmers in Clark County as they install ditches to improve fields before planting. Types include turnstrip, W ditch, cross slope and outlet ditches with several farms in Parker and Martinsville townships already completing systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Niebarger, Jr
Auburn Township
Bill Gasaway
Parker Township
Bill Ferguson
Edwin Snavely
Ted Tiffin
Ben Grabenheimer
Martinsville Township
Norman Macke
Clark County
AG Facts in Clark County Farm Advice Notes
Clark County farm adviser John A. Hiatt provides timely guidance on fly control for dairy and beef cattle, hog cooling techniques, wet land cropping schedules, and safe fuel handling. Recommendations cover DDVP bait, toxaphene back rubs, shading, drinking space, misting, wallows, and crop choices for late planting including soybeans and Sudan grass mixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
John A. Hiatt
Clark County
Illinois
Shelby
Sudan
Notable Visits and Social News From Dennison Area
Local diary notes numerous visits and gatherings across Dennison and nearby towns. Names include Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Ham, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Taylor, Diane Taylor, Virgil Wallace Jr, and families from Marshall Terre Haute Brazil and Paris as well as induction of John Brown into military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Minor
Mount Vernon
Dainois
E. C. Ham
Harry Johns
Centralia
J. H. Johns
P. M. White
Cary White
Elbridge
Sarah Smith
Loraine Perry
Terre Haute
Carl Kirby
Daryl Taylor
Winford Taylor
Don Stinson
Wyandotte
Michigan
Mabel’ Parsons
Beulah
Dale Mason
Harold Fisher
Colorado
Edmond
Brazil
Indiana
Gust. Thompson
Diane Taylor
Marshall
Russell Taylor
Virgil Wallace
Jerry
Shelby Bierbaum
Angus Jeffers
Paoli
Valencia
Patricia Green
Weat Terre Haute
George Ray
Jack Fulton
1St. C. Eng
William Fairgrief
West Terre Haute
Orville Taylor
Sam Garner
Glen Mallory
Paris
P. A. Carpenter
William Parsons
Mabel ‘Parsons
Jessie Jackson
West ‘Terre Haute
Gertrude Kelly
Eugene Carpenter
Maggie Bland
Indianapolis
David
Harry Grisham
Hog Management Rules For Wallows And Heat
Guidelines advise one cup per every 20 hogs and using a mist sprayer on concrete when temperatures rise above 75 degrees. Shade should be provided to keep hogs cool and allow more to use wallows.
Surviving Rate for First SPF Pig Generation Highlighted
A Illinois farm report notes that about ninety percent of the first generation of specific pathogen-free pigs survived. This finding underscores the viability of SPF breeding programs in commercial swine production.
Sunday With Mr and Mrs Guthrie Prayer Service Note
A church program entry describes Mr and Mrs C A Guthrie hosting a Sunday service. The note cites scripture from 1 Chronicles 16 29 and invites worshippers to bring offerings and adore the Lord in holiness. The fragment reflects a religious observance entry.
Community Notices of Visits and Graduations Near Paris
Vacation Bible school begins Monday June 5. Families visit relatives and attend local commencements. Mrs Edith Beebee attends Bargesville Indiana high school graduation. Martinsville and Danville guests are noted among numerous Sunday dinners and weekend visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Patty
Higginbotham
Paris
Lloyd
Hendrix
Sharon
Paul Blakely
Neva -Sue
Neva ‘Charlesworth
Martha ‘ Newman
Melvin
Pam Cox
Herbert Hutchens
Rex Wilhoit
Maurice ‘Wilhoit
Dwight Wilson
Glenn‘ Wilhoit
Joyce
Ada Hendrix
Norma Hendrix
Jilland
Kim
Sylvan ,Morgan
Anna Veach
Ben .Chadwick
Saginaw
Michigan
Harvey J Wilson
Donna Hutchens
Joyce Wilhoit
Danville
Robert Smith
Des Plaines
Tlinois
Lee Smith
Catherine
Betty
Martinsville High School
Henry Murphy
Cora Wright
Clarence
Edith Beebee
Naomi” Phillips
Janice
Jim
Karen
Rosemary
Stanley Davis
Darrell
Cheryl
Roe Davis
Choctaw Social Guests Visit Mrs Maude Miller Family
Elder and Mrs Robert Phillips John Carpenter and Oscar spent Sunday with Mrs Lucy Chambers. John and Golda Blizzard joined by Ben Strohm Martha Booker Carl Albrecht William Edwards Karen Billie Carl Dean Strohm and Dana Indiana. Everett Dillion Terre Haute visited Hershel Cline. Huber Richey family also visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershel Cline
Huber Richey
Ross Richey
Maude Miller
Martha Booker
Harry Washburn
Terre Haute
Ben Strohm
John
Grace and Golda Visit Cemeteries in Ohio and Chrisman
Grace and Golda Blizzard visited Ohio Walnut Prairie and Lindley cemeteries Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Alton Blankenship went to the Chrisman cemetery on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Golda
Blizzard
Ohio
Walnut Prairie
Lindley
Alton
Blankenship
Chrisman
County Line Notes From Miss Frances and Local Visits
County Line reports Mrs Frances notes the 4th Sunday meeting at Zoar. Mr and Mrs Alva Wells and Mrs Katie Arnold attend with Lena Artman. Mr and Mrs Arnold visit Breeze Illinois. Don Phillips of Chicago stays with Esther Leasure’s family. Cheryl and Connie Phillips plan summer visit. Mrs Joe McCrory and Mrs Louise Ingram visit Opal Cornwell area Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Wells
Katie Arnold
Lena.Artman
Zoar
Arnold
Breeze
Ilinois
Don' “Phillips
Chicago
Esther “Leasure
Cheryl
Connie Phillips
Joe ‘McCrory
Local visitors and convention attendance noted
Mr and Mrs George St John and Milo Newlin of Casey spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ray Drake. Mr and Mrs Raymond Calvert and son Byron of Martinsville were evening visitors. Mrs Jones Webster, Mrs Betty Graham, Mrs Annis Rains, and Mrs Zola Evans attended the Southern Baptist convention Tuesday at St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George St. John
Milo Newlin
Casey
Ray Drake
Raymond Calvert
Byron
Martinsville
Jones Webster
Betty Graham
Annis-Rains
Zola Evans
Southern Baptist Convention
St. Louis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois Farmers Outlook Letter
Linois Ffa
H. R. Damisch
Ilinois Agricultural Education
Illinois Ffa
Fremont Schoeck
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Cattlemen Sewate
Fort Wayne
Hitler
Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Wallis Simpson
Duke of Windsor
Dunkirk
France
Leon Blum
Benjamin Franklin
Roosevelt
U.S
Norway
Sweden
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
New York
C. A. Guthrie
G.B
Gerald Robinson
Melvin McConchie
Hugar McConchie
Robert Poorman
West Union
Woodford ‘Williams
West
Union
Harold Johns
Dennison
Riley ‘Baker
Clarksville
Jake
Trevlyn Tumey
Marshall Loan CO
Ritter & Behner
South 6Th St
Marshall, Il
Maytag Mucho Cme
R. E. Laird Marshall
Ill
Jack
Hewitt
Gulf Service
DR. Maurice, J., Ennis
Optometrist
Archer Ave
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