Farm Adviser’s Views on Soybean Diseases and Silo Safety
Warren Bundy notes soybean diseases such as root and stem rot bacterial blight leaf spot and mosaic plus the impact of weather on losses. He cites Hawkeye resistance and advises crop rotation clean seed and disease monitoring. He warns frost risks to Clark county crops and describes a Sept 14 livestock auction. He also stresses silo gas dangers during filling and to wait for ventilation before entering.
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Illinois
Hogs to Sell Saturday at Martinsville Fairgrounds
Swine growers in Clark county will auction forty head of purebred and crossbred hogs on Saturday September 14 at 7 30 p m CST at the Martinsville Fairgrounds. Dwight Mills president of the Swine testing association says the sale features boars and litters tested this year at the Clark county Swine Improvement Association station. Six breeds plus crossbreds are listed and sale catalogs are available from Dwight Millin Martinsville or K D Hall Casey.
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Hampshire
Landrace
Tamworth
Yorkshire
Martinsville Fairgrounds
Clark County
Dwight Mills
Swine Testing Association
Dwight Millin
Martinsville
K. D. Hall
Casey
New Feed Wheat Law Sets 30 Acre Exemption
Clark County ASC official Mr. Weaver outlined provisions of the new 30 acre feed wheat exemption for 1958 crops. Eligible farmers may plant up to 30 acres without penalty if all grain is used on the farm for feed seed or human consumption, with an application due before seeding or by October 15, 1957.
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Clark County
Illinois Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
Illinois
Weaver
ASC
1958 Wheat Acreage Options Under Feed Wheat Exemption Rules
Farmers may grow up to 30 acres under the feed wheat exemption with use on the farm and no sales. Violations void the exemption and trigger penalties. Other options include marketing allotted wheat with price support, placing grain in the 1958 reserve, or growing up to 15 acres without penalty if no allotment exists.
Stephens Is Chairman of Illinois District Scouts Finance Campaign
Ernie Stephens of Paris wins the chairmanship of the Illinois district of the Wabash Valley Council Boy Scouts of America coordinated finance drive set to open October 15 across Region 7. M O Jeff Miller and Terre Haute leaders push expansion to fund new Cub Packs Scout Troops and Explorer Posts for boys aged eight and up.
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Ernie Stephens
Paris
Illinois
Wabash Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
M. O
Jeff” Miller
Terre Haute
Stephens
Manufacturing jobs shift toward non production workers
New data from the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics show a dramatic shift in U S manufacturing employment since World War II with non production workers rising to a record 3 7 million by 1956 and accounting for 22 percent of manufacturing employment. Production workers stood at 13 2 million, with little change in recent years.
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New York
U.s.bureau of Labor Statistics
Sun glare risks rise in summer driving
Urbana Illinois. O L Hogsett extension safety specialist warns that sun glare and reflections plus high speed will cause many accidents during vacation travel. Visual fatigue from glare plus cars with large glass areas and convertibles heighten danger. use visors and avoid driving at sunrise or sunset to reduce risk.
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Hogsett
Prenatal Mortality Continues a Problem
A New York report highlights ongoing prenatal mortality as a major medical issue in the United States with about 135000 annual deaths, roughly half stillbirths and half infants dying within a week. Causes include lack of early care, twin births, toxemia, maternal diseases, and inadequately trained midwives. cesarean births pose high infant risk.
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New York
N.Y
United States
Heart Diseases Hurt American Industry
The article argues heart disease reduces manhours and productive output by taking trained workers out of service during their peak years. It notes substantial labor turnover and time loss and claims heart disease is costlier than strikes and far more costly than on the job accidents.
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Business and Industriaf
Chicago
Rob
New Fog Signal Timer Demonstrated in Norwalk
A Norwalk company has developed a motorboat fog signal timer that automatically controls signals to meet legal requirements. The device activates a horn relay or electric air valve in a cycle that conforms to fog signal regulations.
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Norwalk
Conn
Melrose Social Roundup Recaps Local Visits and Guests
Thursday and Friday dinners feature Keith and June Kenderdine with the Flossie Kenderdines. Numerous relatives and friends including the Cannady and St John families visit across Marshall and Greenup areas. Sunday gatherings list extended family from Charlestown to Linton and Marshall with several dinners and calls noted.
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Keith Kenderdine
Flossie Kenderdine
Hazel Nicols
Clada Cannady
Marshal
Sharon Green
June Kenderdine
Carol Ann
Hilda Cornwell
Kay Misner
Vera Cannady
Frankie Powell
Charles Kenderdine
Joyce Shelton
Hume
Clarence Misner
Jimmy
Kay
Deloris
Fenton Nickel
Marshall
Wendell Roberts
Linton
Indiana
Edward Cannady
Omer Powell
Donnie
Frankie
Jack Webster
George Lee
Pete Lee
Burton Lee
Bernard Lee
The Tin Can and Its Wasteful Wake
A Seville Chronicle column laments modern refuse waste along Ohio roads. It notes the trashing of tin cans spurring a whole disposal industry and sketches the rise of can collection, processing, and the crews who handle the mess. It also mentions deep sea exploration imagery tied to cans found in a Mediterranean site.
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Seville Chronicle
Seville
Ohio
Mediterranean
Thoughts on prehistoric life and future science from a library dedication
The South Pasadena Review notes ideas about ancient humans and the long afterlife of everyday objects. It also recalls Harry Truman at Independence as he donated White House gifts to the public, saying they belong to the people.
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South Pasadena Review
South Pasadena
Calif
Independence
Harry Truman
White House
Missouri
Western land fights over 160 acre limits and power rights
The article reviews a century of federal land and water policy clashes between homesteaders and large cattle interests. It cites the 160 acre rule in Reclamation Act, the preference for non profit power to public groups, and efforts to bypass limits via Army Engineers projects and new legislation. It notes debates over Kings River irrigation, Hells Canyon, and Pacific Gas and Electric power rights under Secretary Seaton.
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Theodore Roosevelt
George Norris
West
Farmer's Reas
Frank Barrett
Wyoming
Secretary of Interior
Congress
Army
Kings River
California
Sec
Douglas McKay
Interior
Fred Seaton
Pacua
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Warren Bundy
Don Maulding
Farm Bureau Board
Maulding
Lawrence Martin
Don Endsley
Raymond Lee
H. J. VanBuskirk
Howard
Melrose
Misa June Kenderdine
Marshall Herald
FDO
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