Hog Feed Caravan Opens June First for 1962 Sale
Marion Jefferson Service Company announces the FS Hog Feed Caravan to mark its seventh anniversary and the 25th year in the feed business for Illinois Farm Supply Company. A ton-lot sale offers starters growers and finisher feeds at reduced prices to help Jefferson County farmers cut costs. Last year the caravan sold over 22 000 tons and organizers say this year will be bigger. Farmers with any herd size can save through pooled county orders as their FS salesperson calls.
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Illinois Farm Supply Company
Jefferson County
Illinois
Mayfield Named State Farm Bureau Secretary
Charles S. Mayfield, 45, elected Secretary of the Illinois Agricultural Association by the board. He succeeds Wilfred Shaw retiring May 31. Mayfield, a Hardin County native, holds degrees from Southern Illinois University and Oberlin College, lives in Bloomington with wife Geraldine and three children, and is a World War II veteran.
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Charles S. Mayfield
Ilinois Agricultural Association
William J. Kuhfuss
IAA
Mayfield
Wilfred Shaw
Kuhfuss
TAA
Ilinois Agricultural Service Com
Hardin County
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Oberlin
Ohio
Southern Ilnois University
Peta
U.S. Navy
South Pacific
Geraldine
Bloomington
Illinois State Normal University
Mayfields
Methodist Church
Farm Adviser Notes On Crops And Livestock Practices
Agricultural guidance covers timely fieldwork for corn, precision in nitrogen use, and marketing lambs by weight. Advice includes beef cow herd performance, pig replacement strategy, cooling hogs with sprinklers, milking best practices, cow milk quality, economic record keeping, hay quality timing, gentle handling, grass waterways, and contour farming to reduce runoff with practical steps and local extension contact.
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Illinois
Face Flies on Cattle in Northern Regions
New generation of face flies is expected to increase on pasture cattle in the northern three-fourths of Finland. Dairy cattle should receive 0.2% DDT in corn sirup brushed on foreheads. beef cattle need a backrubber with 3% toxaphene in slaughter. Do not use toxaphene on dairy cattle.
Pruning Flowering Shrubs After Blooming Instruction
Prune flowering shrubs after bloom to boost next year’s flowers. Don Lee says prune about one third of old wood, remove oldest growth at ground level, and shape upper branches without disturbing natural form. Avoid shearing into balls or flat tops to prevent weak new shoots and reduced vigor. Examples include spirea, forsythia, quince, mock orange, honeysuckle, and red twig dogwood.
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Don Lee
Jefferson County Farm
Lee
Agents Complete Training Course in Life Underwriting
Agency Manager Vern Bond and Special Agents Grady Terhune and Bob Garrison completed a twenty six week Life Underwriting Training Course part No 1 on May 10 1962. The program started last October and covered fundamentals of life underwriting. The training aims to enable these agents to provide professional insurance counseling to clients in Jefferson County.
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Vern Bond
Grady Terhune
Bob Garrison
Jefferson County
Merger Recommended for Ill and Iowa Farm Supply Firms
Ill inois Farm Supply and Farm Bureau Service Company of Iowa recommend merging to form FS Services Inc with a Bloomington home office and a 16 member board. Illinois would own 76 percent of financing. Iowa shareholders the rest.
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Illinois Farm Supply Company
Farm Bureau Service Company of
Iowa
Melvin E. Sims
Liberty
Illinois Farm Supply Co
E. Howard Hill
Des Moines
Anich
Illinois
Sims and Hill
FS Services, Inc
Bloomington
Ilinois
Illinois Agricultural Association
Statewide
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Towa
Tlinois Farm Supply
Tornado Season Advisory From University Expert
University of Illinois safety specialist O N Hogsett warns tornado season brings violent storms. Readiness tips include staying calm, moving at right angles to a tornado, lying flat in a ditch if no escape is possible, and seeking a culvert or basement safety corner. Shut off utilities when possible and open north and east doors and windows to reduce damage.
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O. N. Hogsett
University of Tlinois
Don’t Take Chances With Poison Ivy
Health authorities warn that eight of ten people are susceptible to poison ivy and advise caution. County Farm Adviser Don Lee urges learning plant recognition and avoiding contact or using amitrole brush killer to control it. Poison sap irritates skin and can spread via clothing tools or pets. smoke from burning ivy is dangerous. Some immunity varies, but exposure can later increase susceptibility. No quick cure exists. see a physician if poisoned.
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Don Lee
Lee
Country Life Expands Hospital Policy Benefits
Country Life has added an enhanced Lifetime Hospital Surgical Medical Policy including a new $400 surgical schedule plus existing $200 and $300 options. Daily room and board rises from $20 to $25, and the policy eliminates the 75 age limit for an unlimited age basis. Details available from local Country Life agents in county Farm Bureau buildings.
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Country Life
County Farm Bureau
Four-H Club Week At University Of Timois Delegates Named
Four H Club Week at University of Timois registers one delegate per club who has completed freshman year. Fee is 15, registration due June 5 at the county office. Younger 4-H Camp at Lake West Frankfort ages 10 to 18 costs 13, first come first served, reservations early.
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Lake West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
University of Timois
Fair Grounds
Monticello
la Frankfort
The Farmer And The Giant in Farm Policy Debate
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation executive secretary denounces trade expansion act as dangerous rhetoric from both extremes. He warns government subsidy and farm bills threaten liberty, urges unity to curb big government, and cautions the farmer against political manipulation and misdirection.
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Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, Inc
Supreme Court
Congress
Farm Bureau
Freeman
Proefrock Named New Manager of Marion Jefferson Service
W M Proefrock is appointed manager of the Marion Jefferson Service Company succeeding Max Waltrip who left for Clark County Service Company in Marshall Illinois. Known as Casey he started May 15 after joining FS in January 1955 rising through Plant Food division and district sales management. He and wife Ellen Babe have two sons Kipp and Kurt. invitation extended to visit office or home.
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Jefferson County
Jefferson County Farm Bureau
Lawrence Motel
Frank Case
Federal Land Bank Association
Manny Logan
SCS
Casey Proefrock
Marion-Jefferson Service Company
Herb Downey
Ed Keifer
W. M. Proefrock
Marion- Jefferson Service Company
Max Waltrip
Clark County Service Company
Marshall
Illinois
Casey
Mt. Vernon
Ellen
Babe
Kipp
Kurt
For Sale Guernsey Cow and Polled Shorthorn Heifers
Farmers Exchange offers a six year old Guernsey cow currently milking at James Fields Route 6 Mt. Vernon contact CH 2 3069. Also eleven Polled Shorthorn heifers two years old two registered three year ling heifers Denver McDonald 409 South 22nd Mt. Vernon 11.
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Guernsey
James Fields
Mt. Vernon
Denver McDonald
South 22Nd
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State Farm Bureau
C. S. Mayfield
Animal
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University of Sinois
Tracy Rawlings
Bietis
University of Linois
Neury Ras
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