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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1978

Page

4

Bake sale display wins first at Du Quoin fair

Marion resident Carol Forcum earned top prize in goods with penny shaped cookies and dough art at the Du Quoin State Fair. The event showcased extensive culinary wins across categories including breads cakes candies canned goods and produce led by winners from Murphysboro Nashville Carbondale and Highland.

Carol Forcum Marion Christopher Chris du Quoin Rocky Road H.T. Martin Murphysboro Lottie Mrs. Forcum Harvey Cramer Nashville Betty Boethe Kay McCoy Carbondale Cookie Press Mary Ortega Sparta Lottie Buhrman Alice G. Schmitt Highland Michelle McCoy

Catfish lead in adding nutritious meat to family tables

Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department says fish farming adds millions of pounds of meat annually with catfish at the forefront. Aquaculture expands farm income in states like Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana as farmers shift from trout to catfish. Last year produced over 100 million pounds, including 70 million catfish and 30 million trout. Catfish range from small to river monsters up to 100 pounds.

Washington Agriculture Department Congress H.R. Schmittou Auburn University Alabama USDA United States Schmittou Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Missouri Georgia Illinois Kansas

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