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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1959
Page
6
This Dixon Springs weekly notes that shipping fever affects calves after weaning and movement to feedlots, worsened by stress and weather shifts. It outlines prevention via reduced crowding, good dry quarters, isolating sick calves, high quality roughage, fresh grain, and overall Tender Loving Care or T L C as explained by local officials.
Economists say storing corn for government loans is barely profitable as moisture loss and storage costs shrink the net price. With a loan price of 1.12 dollars, shrinkage, interest, handling, and risk costs reduce the effective price to about 96 cents per bushel, affecting Illinois farmers.
State Police Chief William Morris' office reminds motorists of a 1959 law requiring farm vehicles traveling state routes at under 20 mph to display a red flag at least 15 inches square and 10 to 12 feet high. A flashing red lamp may substitute the flag, and only rear coupled vehicles must display it. Routine enforcement on state routes will be conducted.
An Illinois extension safety expert stresses that farm accidents are often planned by adults and result from carelessness. He warns about open stock tanks, gear while servicing equipment, and ladders as common lead points. The message: accidents cost lives and the law of averages catches up.
The 1960 University of Illinois Farm and Home Festival runs March 31 to April 2 with the theme Progress for Better Living. Dean Louis B. Howard announces exhibits, talks, and activities organized by College of Agriculture staff and students. K A Kendall named general chairman. past two festivals drew about 15 000 attendees each year, replacing Farm and Home Week.
University of Illinois foods specialist Geraldine Acker outlines a buying guide for fall and winter squash. Acorn, butternut, and Hubbard are the main Illinois varieties with tips on visible features to judge quality and how to handle bruises and waste.
The 1959 corn crop climbs to 4 382 million bushels up 15 percent from the prior year while oats barley and sorghum output drops. Net feed grain production rises only 5 percent, eight million tons, the smallest gain since 1956, with drought in central and eastern Illinois and adjacent Indiana tempering yields. USDA projects a 12 million ton feed grain carryover rise next fall amid high prices and early harvest. 700,000 census takers to survey Illinois farms this fall for agricultural statistics. Early October is a good time to plant shrubs and trees.
Warren Bundy reports MDIA Illinois Crop Improvement Association allotted 15 bushels of Monon wheat to Paul Behner of Martinsville for 1960 production to be held for local demand until release for out of state sale. Monon is a white chaff variety, harvests earlier than Knox, with good milling quality and strong winter hardiness, but vulnerable to stem rust and loose smut. Limestone use in Illinois exceeds per-farm needs, and state nurseries offer forest trees and seedlings for farm plantings with reservations required.
The piece notes hundreds of nimrods eager for rabbit quail and other game as hunting seasons begin. It stresses gun safety, urges respect for property, and compares safe handling to driving discipline, calling for sportsmanlike conduct and mindful shooting.
The South Pasadena Review highlights a stance favoring American free enterprise over foreign aid, arguing firms fund abroad and pay taxes, while deficits fall on companies. It critiques education for promoting socialism and questions if schools neglect pride in country and core republican principles.
President Eisenhower announced that United States Savings Bonds will pay 3 percent interest retroactive to June 1, aiding about 40 million bondholders. He signed Congress approval to raise rates on Series E and H bonds, presenting bonds as bigger and better to bolster national savings and economic strength.
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