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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1968
Page
6
The 1967-68 variety trials identify Benhur Stadler Monon Knox 62 as top soft wheat yielders. Most soften early maturing within three to four days, with short stature except Knox 62 Stadler Vermilion. Benhur shows strongest resistance to common wheat diseases aiding high Milinois test performance.
Bunt or covered smut once harmed farmers until treated seed stopped the disease in 1967 and 1968. Control methods include buying treated seed or treating seed locally with mercury fungicides five days to three months before planting. Use drill box treatment for seed used. seed not planted should be destroyed.
The recommended planting period centers on the Hessian fly free date of October 4 to 6. With resistant varieties, the right time is the week before and the three weeks after this window. After October 6, Hessian fly egg laying stops and soil conditions improve for planting.
As farmers borrow more money for farming operations lenders require adequate records and budgets. Lenders compete with city businessmen and corporations for lendable funds and expect farmers to stay thoroughly informed about their farming business to maximize production and control costs.
Metallic zinc paint provides a one coat option for galvanized roofs and siding showing rust. It works as a primer for colored house paint and should be used above 60 degrees with a dry brushed surface. Do not apply too thinly. one gallon covers 500 to 600 square feet.
The article argues litter size heritability is low and selecting gilts from top litters yields little gain. It recommends cross breeding, good sow herd management, and feeding strategies including fortifying corn silage with urea and minerals. It notes costs and extension tables guiding inclusion rates.
Cows will not eat enough silage if too much urea is mixed. Ten pounds per ton thoroughly mixed balances the ration. Cut silage when corn kernels are well ripened.
Plymouth up to Now presents a brief notice involving Ralph Prevo Motor Co and a marshal Ti. The fragment cites local automotive listings and civic figures, signaling a showroom event or public notice in municipal record.
The guide advises preconditioning native feeder calves to boost sale price. It covers castration and dehorning, weaning and creep feeding three weeks before shipment, veterinary checks for parasites, vaccines for respiratory disease, and timing to build a reputation as a quality calf producer.
Clark County farmers chose fifteen township representatives to serve one year on the county ASC committee. The convention in Martinsville on September 27 elected Darrell Atkins to a three year term and Dale Poorman as chairman. Other leaders named include Darrell Atkins as vice chairman and Herman Thompson as a member. Allen Boyd and Chester Linton were also named in the process.
Clark County farmers report erosion control work on Casey Johnson Westfield and Wabash townships. Projects include concrete structures grass waterways and farm ponds. Retirement of SCS administrator Donald Williams and appointment of Kenneth Grant announced.
Elected as first ad seced alterates. The former committee is unique in that no other group of citizen was so direct a voice in developing and running government program.
Williams, born July 14, 1905 in Clark South Dakota, will retire and continue as a consultant to the Ford Foundation. He earned a B S in civil engineering from South Dakota State College in 1928 and received an honorary doctor of agriculture degree from SDSC in 1956.
Clark County ASCS chairman Dale Poorman announced farmers who diverted acreage under the 1968 Feed Grain Program may now graze those fields without losing program benefits. Grazing began September 15, marking the start and end of the restricted period.
Poorman notes a five month window where the no grazing rule is relaxed under the one year diversion program. The easing applies only to grazing acres diverted from commodity production. hay on those acres remains off limits. Long term cropland adjustment land cannot be grazed or harvested year round.
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