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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1973
Page
7
With rising livestock thefts in Illinois, the Illinois Farm Bureau urges farmers to insure livestock, brand for identification, fit chains and locks on gates, report suspicious trucks, move stock nearer the farmstead, take frequent head counts, secure feedlot access, and enlist neighbor cooperation for reporting activity.
John Friar of Ina won the 9000 pound class at Perry County Fair in Pinckneyville with an 11,000 pound sled pull. He rebuilt a fire damaged 9000 pound tractor with new engine parts and bigger turbos, noting fields are shrinking as owners tune tractors for pulls rather than farming. Friar plans more pulls this summer, including Nashville Mount Vernon and Cape Girardeau, saying the hobby is deeply in his blood.
Agricultural notes and local farming items appear in this Monday edition. Brief notices cover crops, livestock, weather implications, and market signals affecting area farmers.
Analytical piece likens modern food shortage warnings to Cassandra of Troy. It argues economists and farm leaders warned of supply strains years ago and warns current warnings could repeat history if ignored, citing wheat soybean dynamics and market pressures.
County extension adviser Rob ert W. Frank invites farmers to view two soybean variety plots in Jackson County. One plot near Vergennes contains 13 varieties planted June 21 on Harold Kuehn land. the other north of Gorham has 17 varieties on Randell Gene Heins land. A September meeting may discuss each variety, including three new Essex Mack and Forrest full season varieties.
The United States generates about 212 billion tons of waste annually. If burned in power plants this waste would produce more than half of today’s national electricity output.
In the gaslight era people of moderate means ate solid filling foods such as meats poultry fish potatoes bread and starches. Fresh fruit was expensive and salads were rarely eaten by most households.
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