Cowsert Named Plan Adviser for Extension Service
Calvin Cowsert, newly appointed Southern Illinois Extension Service community planning adviser, will coordinate programs across 19 counties with regional planning groups to improve access to University resources. He met the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission in Murphysboro, which will house him in Carbondale.
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Calvin Cowsert
Southern Illinois
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Cowsert
University of Illinois
Greater Egypt
Commission
Johnson grass herbicide demo set for Aug 19
Jackson County farmers may observe Johnson grass control methods on August 19 at the Al Behnken farm one mile southeast of Sandridge. Keith Leasure of SIU Plant Industries will review application rates and results from 11 herbicides and their combinations on the plots. Assisting are John Levan and Robert Frank of the Jackson County Agriculture Extension.
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Jackson County
al Behnken
Sandridge
Keith Leasure
SIU Plant Industries Department
Leasure
John Levan
Robert Frank
Jackson County Agriculture Extension
Wide Variety of Tomatoes Show Color Range
Tomatoes vary from nearly white to pink and purple beyond the common red and yellow varieties.
Farmers to tour grain drying facilities near Gorham
A Friday afternoon tour at the Orval Twenhafel farm near Gorham will showcase three grain drying types. In-bin, hatch-in-bin, and continuous flow operations will be explained by farm owners with instruction from University of Illinois engineer Frank Andrew. Farmers expect higher prices for drier grain and note late planted corn will have high moisture at harvest.
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Orval Twenhafel
Gorham
Twenhafel
Willard Arbeiter Farm
Don and Tom Bess Farm
Frank Andrew
University of Illinois
Robert Frank
Jackson
Frank
Tissue testing for plant nutrition in corn and beyond
Victor N. Smith advises tissue testing to spot nutritional stress and verify fertility programs. Tests, usable now through tassel stage, check sap for nitrogen on stalks and phosphorus and potassium on leaves to indicate presence or absence of stress but not severity or cause.
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Victor N. Smith
Williamson County Extension Advisor
Smith
Beef supplies to rise on grocery counters this year
Meat markets anticipate more beef on supermarket counters in coming months as farmers fatten 9,304,000 cattle by July 1, up seven percent from last year. Prices for fat cattle may match 1967 levels, with demand supported by higher consumer buying power though overall output may not rise seven percent due to cow slaughter, lighter weights, and more heifers in markets.
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Choice
Chicago
Power Show Set Thursday At Perry County Fair Grounds
The Power Progress Show featuring steam powered farm machinery opens Thursday at the Perry County Fair grounds in Pinckneyville. Demonstrations begin at 10 a.m. daily through Sunday with threshing saw milling veneer ing and plowing. Sunday includes an antique car show and sky diving displays at 12 30 p m and 3 p m.
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Perry County Fairgrounds
Pinckneyville
1968 corn harvest forecast prompts preparation
Farmers in Williamson County hear that 1968 corn crop may be large and receive tips on storage capacity, drying facilities, and equipment readiness. Emphasis on screening for grain, pre harvest maintenance, and minimizing field losses with timing on soybeans and moisture to avoid penalties.
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Williamson County
Victor Smith
Illinois County Agricultural Statistics bulletin series begun
The Illinois Crop Reporting Service announces new county bulletins compiling data from over 25 sources including the U S Census of Agriculture and Cooperative Crop Reporting Service. Each county bulletin blends soils climate production history population farm classifications land use and farm sales with crops livestock and fruit statistics and will be updated with periodic supplements. Southern Illinois issues published cover Williamson Johnson Palaski Alexander White and Washington counties.
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U. S. Census of Agriculture
Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Crop Reporting Service
Illinois County
U. S. Census
Illinois
Williamson
Johnson
Palaksi
Alexander
White
Washington
Insecticides to Control Flies in Livestock Buildings
Insecticides will control flies in livestock buildings with Dimethoate giving four to six weeks of control, Diazinon two to four weeks, and Ron nel one to three weeks. All three are approved for livestock barns and Ron nel is approved for poultry houses. Remove animals before spraying and coat walls ceilings to runoff. Spot spray doors windows and surrounding fences. The passage also notes the trapdoor spider builds a silk-lined underground shelter with a silk hinged door.
Dixon Springs agronomy field day highlights no till trials
The Dixon Springs agricultural center hosts a Friday field day with twelve stops at the University of Illinois Center in Johnson County. Researchers show no till planting, planter technology, double cropping, and trials on corn soybean varieties herbicides and fertilizer use. Box lunches will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Dixon Springs
University of Illinois Center
Johnson County
Canned Tomato Production Volumes in the United States
The article states annual U.S. processing totals of 30 million cases of canned tomatoes 36 million cases of tomato juice and 48 million cases of ketchup pulp paste and sauce.
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United States
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