Jefferson County Farm Bureau News Item
Mount Vernon Illinois official publication lists officers and directors including Clarence McCaul Ed Kiefer Carson Foreman B F Case Francis Fieckens Harold Thurness Paul Woelfel George Heaton Donald Lee Russ H. Garrison and Jean Estes Mary Modlin and others with roles in President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Director Farm Director Insurance Director Office Secretary and trance Secretary.
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Jefferson County Farm Bureau News
Mount Vernon
Ilinois
Clarence McCaul
Ed Kiefer
Carson Foreman
Francis Fieckens Vons
Harold Thurness
Paul Woelfel
George Heaton
Donald Lee
Russ H. Garrison
Origaniza
Jean Estes
Mary Modlin
Control Brush On Farms with Chemicals
Farmers can eliminate brush in fences ditches and pastures using a mix of 2 4 D and 2 4 5 T says Fred W Siife Illinois College of Agriculture. Apply in calm wind after leaves fully develop and plan two sprays for thick growth to ensure complete leaf coverage without drifting onto crops such as clover or soybeans.
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Fred W. Siife
Illinois College of Agriculture
Junior Livestock Show at Mt Vernon State Fair
Jefferson county youths under 21 are invited to bring animals to the Mt Vernon State Fair for the Junior Livestock Show. Entry is open to non 4 H members with no premium no fee if no prize. The fair offers 2884.00 in premium money and catalogs are available at the Farm Bureau office.
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Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon
The
Fair Association
Farm Bureau
4 H Awards Showcase County State and National Honors
A survey of 4 H awards outlines the variety of county state and national recognitions available to members who exceed minimum requirements. Awards include certificates gold seals medals cash prizes and scholarships, tied to project honor scores and outstanding records across years of club work.
Three New Chemicals For Fly Control This Summer
Jefferson county farmers will have three new sprays for fly control this summer as Farm Adviser Don Lee urges cleaning fly breeding sites this spring. Circular 661 outlines Endane lindane methoxychlor and chlordane with specific dairy barn and building application rates and rotation guidance to prevent resistance.
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Jefferson County
Don Lee
Lee
Spray Empty Bins to Control Grain Insects
Farm Adviser Don Lee outlines steps to prevent grain insect infestations during empty bin periods. Clean corners and cracks, sweep refuse, and then spray with deorderized kerosene with 2 percent DDT or 2 percent chlordane at two gallons per 1000 square feet. Maintain moisture limits for corn, wheat, oats, and barley, and fumigate with EDCT if infestation occurs, per Illinois Circular 512.
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Don Lee
Lee
Illinois
Agricultural Experiment Station
Urbana
Pasture New Seedings Lightly If Necessary
Urbana report on pasture management for legume grass seedings advises basing decisions on stand thickness and need. Heavy nurse crop stands can injure seedlings while oats heads early. light nurse crops can be pastured off gently and late if fall seeding of brome alfalfa is cut for hay.
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Urbana
R. F. Fuelleman
Illinois College of Agriculture
Fuelleman
Jefferson Co 4-H Club Show at Mt Vernon State Fair
Jefferson County 4-H Club Show held with the Mt Vernon State Fair on Tuesday July 11. Livestock pens ready July 10. Home Economics tents house clothing, garden, poultry, rabbits, and electricity exhibits. Judging starts July 10 for clothing, July 11 at fair grounds for other projects. record books due July 8. Kiwanis showmanship plaques awarded for top animal handlers.
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Mt. Vernon
Fair Grounds
Fair
Mt. Vernon Fair Grounds
Will Your 4-H Club Chase Club of the Year Honor
Announcement for 4-H members urging clubs to aim for the top scoring Agricultural and Home Economics clubs. Leaders should guide members at meetings. The winning club receives a plaque at Achievement Day in November, but if a club wins three consecutive years the plaque becomes club property. All clubs urged to strive this year.
Legume-Grass Pastures Prove Their Value at Dixon Springs
At Dixon Springs Experiment Station Illinois College of Agriculture two year summer test shows beef cattle gains of 570 pounds per acre on a two acre legume grass plot. Other plots produced 382 450 and 508 pounds per acre with different mixtures and final Ladino clover stand declined over years.
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H. A. Cate
Dixon Springs
Ilinois
Cate
Jefferson County 4-H Camp Registration Opens
Jefferson county 4-H members must register for Southern Illinois 4-H Club Camp by July 8. Camp runs July 17 22 for ages 10 13 and July 24 29 for those 14 plus with total fee 8 50 including polio and accident insurance meals lodging and activities. deposits of 4 00 required and health examinations needed.
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Jefferson County
Southern
Farm Bureau
Team A eyes 90 percent win record this season
Team A aims for a 9 of 10 win streak as they press for a 90 percent completion record. Key players push performance, while coaching notes focus on consistency and finishing games strong.
Purebred Sheep Auction at Dixon Springs
Dixon Springs Experiment Station will host a public sale of 41 purebred Hampshire and Suffolk sheep at Robbs Pope county on Thursday July 13. Auctioneer W L Darmerson will oversee the sale with 17 Hampshire yearling ewes 13 Suffolk yearling rams and six Suffolk yearling ewes offered. A pre-sale program at 10 30 a m will precede the 1 00 p m sale in central standard time.
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Hampshire
Suffolk
Dixon Springs
Robbs
Pope County
W. L. Damerson
Vienna
Multiple Livestock and Farm Goods For Sale in Illinois
Advertises for sale several farm animals and produce across Illinois. Listings include registered Angus bull yearling from Earl Hanes and Son Mt Vernon, mares and riding horses from B C Clark Bluford, registered Hampshire pigs from Frank Hartman Centralia, two Guernsey calves with papers from Travis G Green Bluford, and seven bushels of Virginia soybeans from A E Drennan Ina. Eight miles east of Mt Vernon on Highway 15 noted.
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Earl Hanes and Son
Mt. Vernon
B. C. Clark
Bluford
Ill
Hampshire
Frank Hartman
Centralia
Travis G. Green
Jefferson county 4-H members named to Junior Leadership Camp
Four Jefferson county 4-H members will attend the 11th annual Junior Leadership Camp at Monticello Illinois starting July 24. Selected for their outstanding club work, Ray Randall Virgil Lee Ford Wilma Milliner and Leann Inskeep join alternates Darrell Gar rison Lois Mac Coil Frances Ford and D Wain Gar rison. Ray has six years in 4-H and is a two year junior leader with four projects. Virgil Lee also has six years in 4-H and leads Hereford hogs. Wilma Milliner two years from Mt Vernon township high school grad and Leann Inskeep seven years in 4-H both have Springfield State Fair dress revue experience.
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Jefferson County
Monticello
Miinois
Ray Randall
Go-Getters Club
Virgil Lee Ford
Wolfe Prairie Rams
Wilma
Milliner
Wolfe Prairie Hustlers
Leann Inskeep
Wain Garri
Son
Camp Ground Boys Club
Darrell Highsmith
Lois Mac Coil
Papertown Yanks
Frances Ford
Ray
Virgil Lee
Wilma Milliner
Mt. Vernon Township
Springfield
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