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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1966
Page
5
University of Illinois experts warn corn rootworm beetles will emerge through late August. Farmers should spot check 25 to 50 ears per 50 acres, spraying if six or more beetles per ear. Aerial spraying with diazinon or malathion is advised, DDT not for feed use.
James Treece of Wolf Lake was re elected chairman of the Union County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee at a meeting in Anna with farmers serving as convention delegates. Vern Gurley of Buncombe was named vice chairman and Lee Dillon of Anna regular member on the three member panel. Treece said the committee administers the national agricultural conservation program feed grain program wheat program price support loans and storage facility loans to promote conservation and boost farm income through supports and diversion payments. Mint plant stems are square in shape.
University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University researchers showcased drought coping methods at Agronomy Day in Carbondale. Topics included deep tillage with soil trenches, topsoil incorporation, carbon dioxide enrichment for high yield corn, nitrate poisoning risks in drought, pasture renovation with legumes, alfalfa mixtures, and optimal corn planting by May 1.
Farmers and grain investors await the Agriculture Department decision on up to 450 million bushels of corn held under price support loans. A call would require loan repayment or surrender of corn. Critics accuse sales of depressing prices. the department says stocks aid domestic and export demand.
Last week in Du Quoin the 28th annual National Hampshire Meat Hog Conference closed with a sale of 115 head bringing $51,865. The top lot was a January boar named Deposit owned by Stevens and Green of Ainsworth Iowa sold to Vanderbeer Moore Brothers of Benton Canton for $4,000.
By the early 1830s hour glasses remained standard in the British navy for measuring watches and navigation. Sailors relied on sand timers aboard ships to regulate shifts, quarters, and deck watches as clocks gained wider adoption later.
The Future Farmers of America names four regional Star American Farmer awardees including Gary L. Organ from McLeansboro Ralph G. Smith of Booneville Mississippi Richard W. Engelbrecht of Madison New York and Frank Louis Albert Jr of Stanwood Washington Each will receive 500 dollars at the national convention in Kansas City on October 13 with one earning an additional 500 dollars as star farmer of America
James C. Gillooly of the Carbondale SCS attended a two day annual meeting of the state Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Springfield with several area county conservationists and district directors from Southern Illinois. Gillooly coordinates the Shawnee Resource and Development Project for 14 Southern Illinois counties as the workshop highlighted water pollution and conservation techniques for Shawnee plans.
Paul Revere is described as a highly skilled silversmith in the source text. His craftsmanship and notable reputation for metalwork are highlighted in historical discussion.
SIU's Experimental Forest workers and football players tend a 250 acre arboretum site near Little Grassy Lake. Superintendent George Richman aims to establish official trees for all 50 states, with seeds donated from National Arboretum and Forest Service.
Patricia Lane of Murphysboro fined fifteen dollars for speeding. Paul Rusing of Murphysboro fined fifteen dollars for disobeying a stop sign. Paul Meacham Jr and Byron C. Bushy of Carbondale each fined fifteen dollars for improper lane use. Howard E. Querry of Downers Grove fined fifteen dollars for disobeying a stop sign.
The fluorescent yellow emblem shaped like an orange triangle with a dark red border helps slow moving vehicles be seen from 500 feet or more day or night. Ohio mandates its use. Nebraska and Illinois consider similar laws. state departments already fit tractors with the emblem.
Police reported stop signs and manhole covers stolen or misoriented around Murphysboro Township High School. Officers warned vandals will be prosecuted regardless of age, as these removals risk serious accidents.
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