Illinois Farmers Outlook Letter on Hog Production
The Illinois farmers outlook reports four quarterly hog production surveys. It notes 10 percent more pigs on Sept 1 versus a year prior and predicts fall market prices near $17.30 cwt with a possible $2 drop. spring farrows and sow counts rise modestly, while some smaller producers cut production. It also urges harvest safety and mentions lagoons under poultry houses as a manure disposal option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Midwest
L. H. Simers
University of Sinois Agricultural Engineers
Illinois
Clark County soil district notes multiple conservation gains
The Clark County Soil Conservation District reports numerous completed practices around Orange Auburn Parker Casey Wabash and Dolson townships. Farms owned by Wells Howe Sluss Southard Kile Hall Gardner Setzer Wilkin and others have built ponds ditches turnstrips and grass waterways to protect water and land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Soil Conservation District
LeRoy Wells
Orange Township
Dan Nelbarger, Jr
Auburn Township
Wilbur D. Henselman
Parker Township
John Phelps
Wabash Township
Cora Howe
Johnson Township
Leland Howe
Eugene Weaver
Frank Sluss
Arold Weaver
Casey Township
Carl Southard
George Lee
Melrose Township
Harold Hazen
Guy Fasig
Darrell Morgan
Martinaville
William Kile
Anderson Township
Farms add diversions and grass waterways in multiple townships
Farm owners across Marshall Casey Darwin Orange and Melrose townships complete grass waterways turnstrips and outlet ditches and construct concrete block toewalls to stabilize waterways and lower field drainage. University of Illinois economist T A Hieronymus reports 1961 feed grain program raises soybeans supply by about 25 percent while prices at 2.30 a bushel strain market absorption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mitchell
Marshall Township
Donald Hopper
Casey Township
Pearl Shuey
Harry Miller
Marie Abel
Darwin Township
Donwill, Inc
Don Able
Anderson
Orange Township
Robert Maurer
Bob Boyer
Dean Finkbiner
John Finkbiner
Wabash Township
Robert Wilkin
Swistier and Draper
Dolson Township
Vernon Macey
Orange Drainage Group
Marshall Mattis
Melrose Township
Dale Sinclair
Martinsville
Lowell Bennett
University of Illinois
T. A. Hieronymus
Illinois farmers hear wheat program details and plant plans
Clark County farmers learn sign up for the 1962 wheat program runs to December 1 1962 with a fly date October 6. Plans for a multi million nitrogen plant involve Farm Bureau cooperatives and Illinois Farm Supply. A University of Illinois economist notes premiums rely on gluten sedimentation values and will affect hard wheat less in Illinois.
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Clark .Co
Clark County
The
Farm Bureau farm management_service in
Illinois
University of Illinois, College of Agriculture
Maple
Marshall
Indiana
Melvin E. Sims
Ilinois Farm Supply Company
Bloomington
Farm Bureau Cooperatives
Ohio
Central Farmers Fertilizer Company of
Chicago
Ilinois- Indiana-Ohio
Illinois Farm Supply Company
Indiana Farm Burtow Cooperative Association
Ahd
Farm Bureau Cooperative Association of
Columbus
Sims
Illinois Agricultural Association
University of Illinois
L. F. Stice
Stice
USDA
Agricultural plots show variety maturity and drilling trials
Truman Spittler and nine agriculture students toured soybean plots to compare maturity dates across varieties planted same day. Brownstown and Dixon Springs trial data show drilled corn yielded more tonnage in 40 inch rows but produced no grain. Pasture versus drylot calves reveal pasture gains and cattle economics, with Kentucky data on fast versus slow gaining sires and calf value differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Spittler
Robert
Gerald Robinson
Kent
Scott
Brownstown
Dixon Springs
Reminders to 1962 corn farmers in Clark County
County ASC chairman Mr. Gregg warns Clark County corn and grain sorghum producers that barley seeded this fall can affect eligibility for the 1962 feed grain program. Barley acreage must not exceed the 1959 1960 farm average unless used for feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg
ASC
Clark County
U. S
Beef breeders urged to pursue performance testing amid market shifts
Fay Sims of the University of Illinois and Robert Ingersoll of Terre Haute Producers Marketing Association spoke to 31 Martinsville farmers at the American Legion about beef production testing. They warned competition from new breeds and crosses, predicting farm incomes should hold fairl y this year despite global factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Sims
University of Illinois
Robert Ingersoll
Terre Haute Producers Marketing Association
Martinsville American Legion
Ims
Illinois Farm Bureau Food Poster Contest Opens for Clark County
The 1961 contest by the Illinois Agricultural Association and Clark County Farm Bureau offers twenty one prizes in Clark County with scope for district and state honors. Three age groups 5 to 8 9 to 12 and 13 to 19 eligible Local entry deadline October 9 themes include Meal time is Family Time Good Food is Fun Foods for Fitness or Foods for Work or Play County Farm Bureaus select winners and forward the top posters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois County
Illinois High School Association
Farm Bureau Women's Committee
Clark County
Eloise Burkybile
Casey
Dorothy
Davidson
Martinaville
Stella
Illinois Farm Bureau
Illinois Agricultural Association
Clark County Farm Bureau
Don Endasley
Farm Bureau
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Illinois Farmers Outlook
University of Illinois Extension
O. L. Hogsett
Fremont Schoeck
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Farm Bureau Farm Management
Herald
U. of I
University
University of Kentucky
University of
Marshall Loan CO. Ritter
Behner
South 6Th St
Marshall, Ul
Marshall Gravel Co
Seaboard
Lini
Clark Service Company
Marshall, IW
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