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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1969
Page
6
Check corn fields for black cut worms and spray if 5 10 percent stalks are cut. Watch for corn flea beetles and leaf feeding. Replant or plant at high population by June 5 then reduce population daily. Reduce nitrogen to 100 lbs per acre by June 5. Atrazine effectiveness varied with weather. Consider atrazine oil for grasses. Beef prices likely to soften. expect a four to six month decline and mid year stabilization.
Dormant season is best for peach leaf curl control with 10-10-10 fertilizer and ample water to promote new leaf growth. Fire blight appears on some apple and pear trees. prune infected branches 6 to 8 inches into healthy wood and burn them, sterilizing tools with alcohol between cuts to prevent spread.
The beef cattle market is the brightest spot in farming as prices stay high and beef production and consumption hit records. Prices have risen for two years due to robust consumer demand rather than scarcity, with recent quotations noted.
Prices of hogs have been surprisingly strong this year averaging 1 to 2 dollars higher per hundred pounds than 1968. May and June usually bring rising prices with July often the peak, around 23 to 24 dollars. Receipts decline into July then rise toward November. June and July receipts are about 4 percent higher than last year. Consumer demand for pork supports prices as meals shift to pork and other meats.
Over the past two weeks conservation work spread across Clark County farms. Dozens installed drainage ditches and diversions in Parker, Douglas, Johnson, Auburn, North Wabash, Cumberland, Martinsville and Melrose townships. The Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District named Mr. and Mrs. Robert Guinnip and family as Conservation Farm Family of the Year.
Hog prices have been profitable for 49 months since May 1965 with a prospect to stay strong for 6 to 12 months. Illinois pork production remains highly profitable but many farmers have left hog farming in recent years. A March 1 survey shows Illinois hog numbers down 2 percent from the previous year while other Corn Belt states rise 1 to 11 percent.
About 125000 4-Hers ride bicycles as part of a new safety education program with Goodyear backing. The effort includes certificates, a $50 savings bond for the state champion, and six trips to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago plus four $600 scholarships.
Bob leads Clark County Planning Commission and champions soil and water conservation since district inception. The Guinnips are active in church and community affairs. Their nomination moves to Council for further state competition.
The American Farm Bureau Federation representing about 1.8 million families urges dismantling government farm programs. It favors market oriented policies to reduce federal controls and subsidies, arguing government planning is costly and burdensome for farmers and the public.
The Agriculture Department announced the warehouse reseal plan for 1967 and 1968 corn is rescinded to avoid limiting domestic use and exports. The 1968 crop outlook reduces carryover to about 925 million bushels by next October 1, while farm stored corn and other grains retain eligibility. No changes to general sales policy or farm-stored program payouts.
West Union press notes multiple visitors and residents socializing in town. Mr and Mrs Earl Willy of Michigan called on the Colliers en route to Missouri. Hubert Collier hosted relatives from Thursday to Monday. Several families from Indiana Illinois and Chicago were listed with visits and dinners around town.
A brief notice lists the Stanfield family from Iowa including Aunt Mrs Oma Stanfield and other relatives, highlighting their connection to the Iowa community.
Chronicle of Sunday worship by CHOCTAW residents with both morning and 7:30 evening services led by Rev Glen Arbuckle. Social visits include Grace Higginbotham Mary Carpenter and Harry with Mrs Higginbotham. Family gatherings and cemetery visits noted in the same period.
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