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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1969
Page
6
Extension adviser Charles Orcutt advises pruning grapes raspberries and other small fruit plants now that winter damage is minimal. pruning stimulates new growth and yields larger berries, and a few green tips on brambles are harmless. guidance references University of Illinois Circular 935 available at local extension offices.
If bothered by soil insects chewing on crops like radishes and carrots, apply Diazinon to the soil at the label recommended rate. Work it in before planting to prevent insects from germinating and harming seeds.
Tom King will outline basic swine nutrition and the role of vitamins and antibiotics in hog feed at the Clark County Pork Producers session on April 3 at 7 30 p.m. Harnett Wright welcomes all pork producers to learn parasite mineral and disease management as part of the program in the Extension Building Marshall. 4 H Electricity schools underway with 27 4 H ers attending the session covering home safety wire sizes and uses and advanced electrical equipment. Instructors are John Robinson and Frank Bailey with 4 H leaders Hobart Harry Burkybile and Lester Glenn assisting.
Federation president Sharon Burkybile reminds all 4-H members and prospects that the 4-H Carnival will be held Saturday April 19 in the Martinsville High School gym. Seventeen clubs will host carnival booths starting at 7 00 p m with a teen hop to follow at 9 20 p m. 4-H carnival chairmen Jeannette Morgan and Janet Kuhn say clubs will prepare Saturday afternoon at 1 30 p.m.
The ten 4-H variety show will be presented Saturday March 29 at 7 30 P M in Casey gym. Fourteen 4-H acts perform musicals drama dances and skits with no admission charge. Top acts advance to the State 4-H Share the Fun Festival on August 7 at State Fair.
Interested parties can attend a coal leasing session on April 11 at 7 p.m. in the American Legion Building West Union. Wm Brown Jr director of natural resources of TAA will discuss the topic. Farmers in York Melrose and Johnson townships have been approached for coal rights.
Livestock judges from county shows are invited to a clinic at the Illinois State Fairground in Springfield. The event offers skill sharpening and updates on livestock breed trends.
The article discusses choosing meat type animals by relating their traits to sires and breeding stock. April 12 focus.
The 1969 price support for soybeans drops to 2.25 dollars per bushel from 2.50, reducing income by about 0.30 dollars per bushel. With a 1 billion bushel national crop, farm income may fall around 300 million. Illinois farmers on 190 million bushels could lose about 60 million. a 100 acre farmer might lose nearly 1000 dollars.
Community notes record visits and gatherings across the region. Milestones include engagements and birthdays, arts and crafts show attendance, and numerous calls on friends and relatives from Terre Haute to Robinson and Annapolis.
Local social notes describe visits among the Behner, Pulver, Waite, Cox, Curtright, Hirschman, and Miller families and a 61st wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Cox. A Marshall Parent Co operative Preschool registration opens at First United Methodist Church with a $5 fee and eligibility for children age three by December 1. contact Carl Pinkston for details.
The piece outlines a preschool goal to foster social learning among children and adults, promote physical health and safety with indoor and outdoor equipment, and provide educational experiences through creative media. It notes some people experience guilt feelings, described as somewhat unusual today.
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