Keep Machinery Running for Spring Farm Costs
Southern Illinois University agricultural engineer J. J. Paterson urges farmers to inspect and repair farm implements during the winter slack period. He notes replacement parts are easier to obtain now, and that tuning tractors can boost power and save fuel. Harvesting gear and fertilizer applicators also need preventative maintenance to prevent spring downtime.
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J. J. Paterson
Southern Illinois University
Paterson
January Climatology Notes Colder Than Normal In Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University Climatology Laboratory reports January average temperature at 28.4 degrees, six and a half degrees below normal, with two weeks of extreme cold and two days above freezing. Rainfall averaged 3.51 inches, uneven across the region, Brookport highest at 6.95 inches, Sparta and DuQuoin among driest. Snowfall generally below normal, with Carbondale recording 25 inches in 1918 as the heaviest January snow on record.
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Illinois
Southern Illinois University Climatology Laboratory
Floyd F. Cunningham
Golconda
Makanda
Shawnee Hills
Brookport
Sparta
DuQuoin
Carbondale
Pugh Hosts Homemaker Extension Meeting at Patoka
The Patoka Home Extension unit met Tuesday at Mrs. Bruce Pugh s home with a club collect minutes and duties review. Officer elections were held and tasks assigned including Pixie Doll crafting and a March 8 all day pot luck meeting hosted by Jake Davis.
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Patoka
Bruce Pugh
James Britt
Walter Parks
Carl
Jake Davis
Murfin
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Salem
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Ford Tractor
Ford Tractors
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Old Capitol
Vandalia, Illinois
Fredman Bros. Furniture Co
Centralia
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Philco Admiral Speed Queen
Norge
General Electric
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Illinois Electric Cooperatives
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Clinton County Electric Coop., Inc
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