Scarce commodity in Midwest Carbondale lamb producer sells all he raises
Walter Stubbs of Carbondale raises about 10 to 12 lambs a year and finds demand steady as locals buy direct from producers to avoid middlemen. Lambs fetch about 50 cents per pound on the hoof with meat sold via area lockers at about $15 per animal for processing.
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Southern Illinois
Walter Stubbs
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Carbondale
Stubbs
Southern Illinois University At
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Danville
State Fair director Park deserves chance
Park faces doubt about his future as Illinois State Fair manager after two years. Supporters cite his drive to fix dilapidated buildings, open grandstands to public, and reform gate reporting. Critics worry about relations with legislators and finances. Park seeks funding and public backing to rehabilitate the fairgrounds.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Bob Park
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Dinner to honor Templeton at Pinckneyville Hall
A dinner at 6 30 p m on September 8 at the Pinckneyville Knights of Columbus Hall will honor Louis Templeton who retired this spring after many years teaching vocational agriculture at Pinckneyville High School. The event is planned by a committee of past Pinckneyville FFA presidents with $5 tickets available at the Perry County Extension office or from former FFA presidents.
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Pinckneyville
The
Templeton Recognition Fund
Niagara Falls River Erosion Moves Upstream
Scientists estimate the Niagara River has advanced upstream about seven miles in 25,000 years, reshaping the gorge as the water erodes rock and widens the path over millennia.
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Niagara Falls
Murky Water Origin of Winnipeg Name
The article explains Winnipeg's name derives from the Cree word winnipig meaning murky water. It notes the interpretation reflects the river's muddy waters observed by early Cree settlers and traders.
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Winnipeg
Illinois farmers expect bigger 1973 field crop acreage
Illinois farmers anticipate 22.1 million acres of field crops in 1973, up 11 percent from 1972. Corn and soybeans rise while oats sorghums and hay fall. wheat production drops 27 percent with yields forecast at 31 bushels per acre. Acreage for 1973 is seven percent higher than 1972.
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Springfield
Illinois
Ilinois Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Why do You Have A Poor Memory?
A Chicago publisher promotes a memory training method claiming it boosts business influence and social poise. It offers a free booklet Adventures in Memory via Memory Studies 555 E. Lange St. Dept. 525-60 Mundelein MI 60060 with a postcard request.
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E. Lange St
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Mundelein
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