Illinois farmers outlook on land prices and ownership trends
Illinois farmland prices have edged higher over the past year but not back to 1959-60 peaks. A USDA report notes 4% decline July–Nov 1960, then 1% rise to July, with variations by region. farm operators increasingly own land and buyers include farmers, non-farmers, and tenants. Additional notes cover local social visits and gatherings.
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Illinois
United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Minnesota
Indiana
Ohio
Missouri
North Dakota
Corn Belt
USDA
Equal feeding value found for haylage silage and hay
University of Illinois dairy researchers report haylage silage and hay show no significant differences in dry matter consumption or milk production in tests with dairy cows. Byers notes similar dry matter per acre across the forages and emphasizes high quality with minimal spoilage. Storage in conventional silos works when haylage is finely chopped and well packed.
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University of Illinois Dairy
U. of S
John Byers
Byers
U. of I
Local Farmers Install Drainage Ditches and HarVest Safety Tips
The article lists farmers in Dolson Johnson Melrose and nearby townships who completed W and outlet ditches, turnstrip ditches, grass waterways, and a farm pond to drain low areas and water stock. It also reports Marshall FFA urging safe corn harvesting with equipment checks and careful operation guidance for a nationwide safety program.
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Zeddie Hammond
Dolson Township
Glen Applegate
Elza Chapman
Johnson Township
Hershel Hardway
Orange Township
Ansel Buckner
Harnett Wright
Sylvia Clatfelter
Melrose
Reuben Tingley, Jr
Auburn Township
Wilfred Shaw
Darwin
Louis Hess
Zerlinda Randleman
Melrose Township
Darrell Morgan
Donald Drake
Charles Low
Anderson Township
Dean Finkbiner
Marshall Chapter
Future Farmers of America
Marshall Ffa
Victor Boyer
John Finkbiner
Wabash Township
Vern Finkbiner
Russell Crumlin
Vern Church
Martinsville
RE. J
Jack” Huffington
Marshall Township
Wayne Lucan
Dolson,township
Birthday and visiting notices in West Liberty area
Community notes record for West Liberty show several visits and gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Newlin Gilbert and sons attended a birthday dinner at the Smitleys. Visits included Mrs. Frazier Lee in Terre Haute, and multiple family gatherings with the Statesman and Lee families.
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Newlin Gilbert
Tom Smitley
Ollie Lee
Hal Lee
Frazier Lee
Terre Haute
Walter Cox
Ivan
Homer Geffs
Mary E. Behner
Ina Sweitzer
Demna Sawyer
Mattoon
Owen ‘Lee
Nal Lee
Nancy -Lou Biggs
Clarence Fitzgarrald
Pierce Marrs
California
Leslie Clapp
Robert Statesman
Donna Behner
Lloyd Claypool
Herb Spires
Champaign
Herb Morris
Lafe Morrs
Ethel Rodgers
Addie Cox
Ruth Lee
Newlin Gilbert and Sons
Charles Coleman
Maude Miller Choctaw to Preach at Mill Creek Church
Elder Gaylord Green of Casey will preach at Mill Creek church Sunday morning and evening. Various local residents visited, hosted or celebrated birthdays including John and Ben Blizzard, and Mary Carpenter recovering from a broken hip.
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Gaylord Green
Casey
Will
Mill Creek Church
Paul Norton
Charles’ Blankenship
Glen Norton
DuQuoin
Warren Norton
Martha Booker
Marshall
Ben Strohm
Paris
Maude Miller
Grace Blizzard
John
Golda Blizzard
Ben
Russell Crumlin
Gary
Betty Crumlin
Linda
West Union
Woodford Williams
Joe
Roger
Mary Brewster
Eunice Jackson
Roy Carpenter
Christman
Grace
Glendenning
Martinsville
Mary Carpenter
Harry
Homer Guinnip
Hershel Cline
Martha Theriac
Marilyn Price
Robinson
Sunday Evening Message by Reverend Vernon Prusett
Ohio church bulletin notes Reverend Vernon Prusett delivering the Sunday evening message on November 12 at 7 00 p m. The column lists social visits including James Graham and Steve White in Oblong and several gatherings in nearby towns with families such as the Gard Crumlin Bartlett and Wernz clans.
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Vernon Prusett
James Graham
Steve
Maggie White
True Thompson
R. ‘H. Gard
Clara Shotwell
Anna Shotwell
Pleasie ‘Bartlett
Anna Dee
Wells
Russell Crumlin
Weatfield
Lesley Wernz
Neal Bumpus
Jeanie
Joe Wernz
Annapolis
Fern Wernz
Herman Bartlett
R. H. Gard
Geneva Crumlin
Ruby Graham
Norma Thompson
Joy Skelly
Terre Haute
Robinson
Burton Riggs
Joey
Tom Riggs
Milk marketing quota proposals face producer opposition
A University of Illinois dairy marketing economist says proposals to set a milk marketing quota lack backing from a majority of milk producers.
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University of Illinois Dairy Marketing
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois Farmers Outlook Letter
L. H. Simers Dept. of
Ag.Economics
Blizzard
Mrs. Maude
Golda Miller
Imogene Norton
Lesley Albertson
Indianapolis
Delphia Hewitt
Grant Hollenbeck
Allen Crumlin
Dorothy
Mable Travoli
Fremont Schoeck
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
FFA
By Tom Dok
West Liberty
Rosa Statesman
Maude-Miller
Harriet
Mackgaard
McCulloch
R.E. Laird
Ohio. Chapel
Square Deal Garage
2Nd & Walnut, Marshall
R.e&k
AIRD
and . Insurance Marshall Loan CO
Ritter &Behner
6Th St. Marshall, Tl
Marshall Gravel Co
U.S
R.E. Bishop’s
South 9Th ST
Marshall, Ill
Bishop & Gard
Seaboard Finance Company
Archer Ave
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