Soil Building Should Be Year Round On Heavier Soils
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee reports no closed season for applying soil building fertilizer on clay and silt loam soils. Dr W A Albrect and A W Klemme say nutrients can be added any time ground is firm and labor available. Fertilizer in the row aids cows for sturdy growth. soil tests show good results during seedbed preparation. Dwight Petrea family visited Laura Carter and Robert Carter families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
W. A. Albrecht
Soils Department
University of Missouri
A. W. Klemme
Missouri
Oow
Agronomists
Dressing Alfalfa After First Cutting Boosts Stand Life
The report from the Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urges post-cutting top-dressing of alfalfa with phosphate and potash to extend the stand’s life, boost growth, and improve soil-building. It notes deeper root probing, better moisture use, and enhanced humus formation for future crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Automatic age and defense bonds urged by Treasury
The Treasury promotes automatic saving through the Payroll Savings Plan at work and Bond-A-Month at banks. Buying U S Defense Bonds offers financial protection for families and the nation, stressing that security of all equals America’s security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Defense
America
U. S. Treasury Department
Fredonia Social Notes Include Birth and Visits
Henry Meredith and family spent Sunday evening with Dwight Williams and family. Everett Jett and wife visited James Jett and family. Arnold Mack and family visited John Fulton and wife. Leonard Jett and wife welcomed a daughter born March 1. A revival meeting continues at Fredonia Church this week and next. Edgar Perkins and wife visited Lloyd Silvers and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Meredith
Dwight Williams
Everett Jett
James Jett
Arnold Mack
John Fulton
Leonard Jett
Fredonia Church
Edgar Perkins
Lloyd Silvers
Early chicks bring in highest returns for fall egg sales
Advice urges buyers to start poultry investments now to capitalize on peak egg prices come autumn. It notes those who have not yet begun should act promptly to secure desirable chicks and maximize profits.
Egg business tips for fall prices from Ridlen
Sam F Ridlen, extension poultryman at the Illinois College of Agriculture, urges starting chicks in January to cash in on fall egg price Upswing. He says early-hatched chicks grow faster and reach 50 percent production by September, with six months to mature bodies for long egg production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam F. Ridlen
Illinois College of Agriculture
Ridlen
Illinois farmers plan calf and yearling programs with western rivals
Illinois livestockmen from the University of Illinois urge farmers to study all angles of feeder calf and yearling production as they enter competition with western state producers. Illinois Rural Youth groups will again in 1951 continue the Community Service program funded by the G M and O railroad across 30 counties it serves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
University of Illinois Livestockmen
G. M. & O. Railroad
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Wabash
Harmony Boys
Patoka Gym
Austin
Young Men’s Class of Christian Church
Dwight Petrea
Laura Carter
Robert Carter
H. G. Foltz Hardware
Patoka, Ill
Hotpoint Electric Range
General Electric Radio
General Electric
Apex Vacuum Cleaner
Micro-Matic
Congo-Wall
Dr. Hess
Uncle Sam
Elec
Fredonia News
Old Capitol
Fhone
St. Vandalia, Ill
MAE Eagan Insurance Agency
A-1
Pafoka
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
Hill's Mobilgas Station
Patoka, Illinois
Moss
Patoka Elevator Co
George J. Wasem
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