Illinois Farmer Outlook Letter Highlights Farmland Value Rise
The Illinois Farmer Outlook Letter notes farmland values have surged since 1940 with Illinois prices up 8 percent and U S prices 7 percent in the year to March 1940s. Illinois farmland now valued around $260 per acre with values triple the 1940 level amid dollar deterioration and farm programs shaping the market. It warns of potential risks if federal spending is trimmed and cites windbreak management and pest control guidance for farmers.
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Illinois
United States
USDA
Soil Bank
Minnesota
Dakotas
Southern Plains
Congress
L. H. Simer
Dept. of Ag
Excessive nitrogen on late planted corn cautions
University of Illinois agronomist A L Lang warns that applying too much nitrogen to late planted corn can delay maturity beyond frost. He recommends reducing normal rates by about 25 percent and ensuring adequate phosphorus, especially when phosphorus is low. He advises side dress timing away from row centers and favors liquid fertilizers or anhydrous ammonia for speed.
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A. L. Lang
University of Illinois Agronomist
Lang
Common Sense Can Reduce Haying Mishaps
University of Illinois safety expert O L Hogsett warns haying safety hinges on simple rules. Shut off power before maintenance, keep shields in place, avoid extra riders, and handle equipment with care to prevent falls and injuries on tractors, wagons, and silos.
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O. L. Hogsett
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Iith
National Safety Council
Hogsett
Plan Before Remodeling Farm Home and Garages
University of Illinois expert urges evaluating current floor plans before additions. Reconfiguring spaces like turning a kitchen into a bedroom can improve layout more than new rooms. For garages, place at back corner with driveway access and a covered passage to keep light and ventilation. Flat or low pitched roofs minimize joining problems on additions. Also notes food spoilage risks and dairy mastitis affecting dairymen.
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K. H. Hinchcliff
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Hinchcliff
Refrigerated Custards Pies Safer But Watch for Poisoning
University of Illinois extension safety specialist O L Hogsett warns that custards cream pies and cakes with cream filling kept in a warm room for hours can cause food poisoning. The refrigerator is the safest storage place.
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O. L. Hogsett
University of Illinois
Wheat price plan prompts soil bank concerns
The article details Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson's plan to peg next year's wheat price at 75 percent of parity, risking a $218 million loss for wheat farmers. It discusses the soil bank program, likely total payments, and alleged abuses as nonfarm owners buy farms to rent to the government. Senator Murray calls for payment limits to curb this trend.
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Griculture
Ezra’ Taft
Benson
Soil Bank
Garvey Farms
Colby
Kans
Adams ‘Bros & Co
Odebolt
Iowa
George G. Chance
R. R
Bryan
Texas
J.W. B. Farms
Liberal
Kansas
Tom Moore
Navasota
J. E. Shepard
South Windsor
Conn
Dunward Harper
Alvin
Kupcanos Bros., Inc
Wapping
McCarthy’ &Hildebrand
Sill
Sill “Brig., * Bakersfield, Cal., $25,113.73 To W. T. Waggoner
Vernon
James E. Murray
Montana
Soll
Senator Murray
Murray
Mike Mansfield
Soil Bank Act
Cheese nutrition and haying tips from old text
A fragment discusses cheese packaging with nutrition claims and quality protein calcium vitamins. It shifts to advice on producing high quality hay by cutting legumes in the early bloom stage.
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