Township auditors change sparks debate in Illinois farms
A state move replaces town ship justices with three auditors elected at large. Debates arise over interim rules until next April. Attorney General views suggest keeping justices until elected, while court decisions focus on Moline and broader compliance amid fluctuating hog markets and corn safety.
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Board of Auditors
City Court of
Moline
Dinois
Justices of the Peace
General Assembly
Attorney General
Hog Prices Bump On Bottom Amid Seasonal Outlook
The hog market seems near its seasonal bottom as prices run 4 to 5 dollars below last year and pork cuts are 5 to 10 dollars under last year. Factors cited include higher hog sales this fall 14 percent versus last year, a 9 percent larger spring pig crop, and stronger consumer buying power.
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Arly
Corn Belt
Illinois cooperative breeding bulls deliver high butterfat
Daughters of Illinois cooperative breeding association bulls average 448 pounds of butterfat from 17 257 records since 1943. Extension dairyman J G Cash notes this 13 year average is higher than the 1954 state average of 420 pounds for all proven sires and about 418 pounds for all dairy herd improvement association cows, based on a 3065 day twice daily milking basis.
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Minois
Lice Control Tips for Cattle From Illinois Vet Advice
University of Illinois veterinary expert recommends lindane as the best lice control for cattle with chlorine as an alternative. DDT is not advised for dairy herds. For thorough treatment use 25 percent lindane powder in water and spray or powder as weather allows. Three lice types affect cattle. two bite and cause anemia or poor growth. If irritation or scratching appears, consult a veterinarian to implement control measures.
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Harry Hardenbrook
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Limestone grade includes fine dust per extension note
C M Linsley, extension soils specialist at the University of Illinois, says commercial limestone contains fine dust for immediate effects and larger sizes for long term benefits. The standard soil recommendation grade passes 90 percent or more through a mesh screen.
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C. M. Linsley
University of Ilinois
Limestone dust sizes and effects on soil acidity options
The article explains how eight openings per linear inch affect limestone particle size with about 25 percent passing a 48 mesh screen and 15 percent at 100 mesh. It notes three tons yield 1,500 pounds of 48-mesh dust and 900 pounds of 100-mesh while 4,500 pounds of coarser material helps correct soil acidity for 8 to 10 years, with 8-mesh being cheaper and less frequent to apply.
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Linsley
Lindsey
Custom Spray Operators Training School Set for January at Illinois
The eighth annual Custom Spray Operators Training School will be held January 26 and 27 at the University of Illinois. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. with talks on new control measures new insecticides and the 1956 insect outlook. A smoker and pre-meeting gatherings are planned January 25 at the Union Building with related association meetings that day.
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University Ofllinois
Tia Union
Agriculture Spraying Association
Diinois Aerial Applicator Association
Iiini| Union
WATIT
Christian Science Services at 814 Pine Street
The notice lists Christian Science church at 814 Pine Street with Sunday school at 9:30, Sunday services at 11:00 on the subject Soul and Body, Wednesday testimony meeting at 7:45, and reading room hours Wednesday from 2:00 to 5:00. The public is invited.
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Christian Science
Pine Street
Coraiair
Remember by the Lanterns of a Virginia Family
Emily Bilayton Major recalls kerosene lantern nights with her father in Ruthville Virginia. She describes walks two miles to grandmother’s house, near-fears of losing the path, backtracks, piggyback rides, and the comfort of his guiding light and warm memories across their country community.
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Emily Bilayton
Ruthville
Virginia
Grandmother
Bigmama
Daddy
Dad
Frankfert
Keutschy
West Union Notes Highlight Weddings and Visits
Maude Paddock and granddaughter Carolyn travel to Detroit for a granddaughter’s wedding and to visit relatives. Numerous local residents are noted visiting family or recovering from surgery, with several weekend visits recorded among Wright, Coryell, Krauss, Manhart, and Ledermann families. Highest corn yields tied to favorable rainfall and distribution.
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Maude Paddock
Carolyn
Detroit
Michigan
Jacklyn Paddock
Loren Paddock
Lonnie Coryell
Trimble
Betty Newlin
Frances Friday
George Krauss
Evansville
Charles Manhart
South Bend
Chetopa
Kansas
L. W. Carlyle
Ejla Powers
Paris
Mes. Powers
Charles. Wright
Husand
Earl Chapman
Ford Stanfield
Judy
Sullivan
Indiana
Delane Stanfield
Sona
William .Armstrong
Esther Doleos
Robert .Cline
Norman’ Tuttle
Hut‘sonville
Gene Cline
Garfield Bohn
Fair‘banks
Raymond, Smith
Ft. Harrison
Lula Maxwell
Robinson
Jane Smith
Ruth Foley
Nelle Strohm
Suse
Hubert
Mra. Nay
Marshall
Fee
Coryell
Arden ‘Coryell
Farm income hinges on farming job and system
A University of Illinois farm economist says farm income varies with the type of farming you do, your farming system, your geographical area, and the income level you set.
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University of Ilinois
Soybean Oil Meal Grips Half of High-Protein Livestock Feeds
Soybean oil meal now constitutes about half of all high protein livestock feeds, signaling a shift in feed ingredient use and market preferences among farmers and feed manufacturers.
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