Victor Comptometer Six Pony Hitch at Martinsville Fair
At the 1963 Martinsville Agricultural Fair July 15 20 the Victor Comptometer Corporation presents its Six Pony Hitch. The Shetlands pull a five eighths scale steam fire engine replica valued about ten thousand dollars. Raised at Fernwood Farm Barrington Illinois the ponies are owned by A C Buehler chairman of Victor Comptometer and also breed show ponies and own champion stallion Frisco Pete.
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Victor Comptometer Corporation
United States
Canada
Smithsonian Institution
Wood Farm
Barrington
Ilinois
A. C. Buehler
Buehler
Open House at Clark County Swine Testing Station
Farmers are invited to the Clark County Swine Improvement Association open house at the Martinsville Swine Testing Station on Friday June 14. The program covers weighing and testing of boars and market animals, ration discussion, and a Q&A with county farm adviser Warren Bundy and U of I extension specialist Terry Greathouse.
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Clark County Swine Improvement Association
East Edge of Fairground
Martinsville
Warren Bundy
County Farm
Terry Greathouse
U. of I
U. of I. Extension Department
Berkshire
Chester
Dwight Millis
Clark
Roscoe Walker
Martinsville Fairgrounds
U. of L
Farm Pond Shocking Demo Set Near Martinsville
A community pond demonstration titled Save Your Soil will be held June 21 at 1 30 p m on the Sid Vargus farm three miles northeast of Martinsville. Bill Fritz of the Illinois Department of Conservation will explain pond fish populations and pond building benefits and answer pond management questions.
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Sid Vargus
Martinsville
Bill Fritz
Illinois Department of Conservation
Fritz
Tto
van Tarble
Dolson Township
George Murphy
Cave Montgomery
Hearing on Final Account in Blockinger Estate
In Clark County Illinois the executors Everett Blockinger Austin Blockinger and Roscoe Blockinger announce a final account for the estate of John Blockinger deceased. A hearing is set for July 8 1963 at 10 00 a m at the County Courthouse Marshall to examine the account and show cause if any why the final account should not be approved.
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John Blockinger
Everett Blockinger
Austin Blockinger
Roscoe Blockinger
Marshall
Illinois
A. D
Airplane spray battles army worms on Clark County crops
About 350 acres near Marshall were sprayed by plane for army worm control costing 2.50 per acre. Timing and areas expanded last week with further spraying planned. Instructions warn on worm thresholds and chemical applications including dieldrin and toxaphene with harvest restrictions and cattle feeding cautions. Dwight Millis invites the swine testing station open house at Roscoe Walker's farm Martinsville fairgrounds with boar tests and a 7:45 pm talk by Terry Greathouse and the farm adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Farmers Build Ditches to Divert Water on Local Farms
Don Hackett has constructed a drainage ditch on the Lutille Grissom farm in Parker township. Raymond Frances has built two diversions on his farms to keep hill water off flat bottom land.
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Dolson Township
Garnet Cornwell
Melrose Township
Victor Elliott
Casey Township
Harold and
Eugene Caves
Verlyn Reed
Orange Township
Donwill, Inc
Donald” Abel
Anderson Township
Guy Fasig
Parker’ Township
Orville Simonton
Don Hackett
Lutille Grissom
Parker Township
Raymond Frances
Applications for 1964 New Wheat Farm Allotments
Ralph Martin of the Clark County ASC Committee announced that applications for 1964 new wheat farm allotments must be filed with the county office on or before June 30, 1963. Producers may request an allotment for price support next year even though marketing quotas will not apply for 1964. Farms are available in the county office for this purpose. Final filing date is June 30. Virus diseases attack tomato plants in Illinois before harvest, says University of Illinois plant pathologist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Martin
Clark County
ASC
Martin
Son Tribe
Illinois
University of Illinois
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Victor Comptometer Corp
Martinsville Fair
State of Illinois
H. J. Kemp
Snavely, Miller & Mechling
6Th St. Marshall, Til
Warren L. Bundy
Zimmerly
Paris
Marshall, Il
Paris, Il
Indy
Ford
Charlotte
Daytona
Atlanta
Riverside
Rales de Futura Aretes Agneh
Fitzjarrald
6Th ST
Ford Dealers
Ill
F.C.A.F
Marshallll
Phobé
Marion and
Frank
Dix
Lumber
Ohio
Terre Hauté
Ind
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