Winter wheat growth slowed by drought in Southern Illinois
Farmers reported planting completed across six counties but cold temperatures and scant rainfall hindered growth. Advisers warned that two to three inches of rain or snow are needed to develop a deeper root system, with concerns about yield and later grain quality.
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O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Illinois
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Southern Illinois
Williamson
Dennis Thompson
Charles Howell
Perry County
Richard Swope
Franklin County
Thompson
Robert Frank
Jackson County
Frank
Charles Willman
Randolph County
Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Illinois and
U.S. Dept., of Agriculture
Randolph
Jackson
Franklin
Perry
Union
Southerns Split as Farm Bureau Eyes 1978 Race
Allan Grant, president of the California Farm Bureau Federation, said in Chicago that the South holds an absolute majority in the American Farm Bureau Federation but is not yet ready to unite behind a Southern candidate. He noted regional pride and internal squabbles as factors in future leadership and emphasized the Farm Bureau’s push for minimal government support and free world market access, with strong bipartisan congressional backing.
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United States
Frank
Thompson
Williamson County
Jackson County
Willman
Randolph County
White House
Park Ridge
Allan Grant
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
AFBF
Midwest
Illinois
William J. Kuhfuss
Grant
California
Robert B. Delano
Virginia
California Farm Bureau Federation
South
Louisiana
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Congress
Pig Poo touted as plant booster by Illinois pig farmers
John Albin and Rodi Bisby, Illinois hog farmers, bottle Pig Poo from 3,000 hogs a year waste. They claim it greens lawns and revives plants, with 800 gallons bottled and outlets selling at 2.25 dollars per gallon. Bisby notes dilution, deodorizing, and electricity costs about 6000 dollars yearly.
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John Albin
Rodi
Albin
Bisby
Nevwrnan
Illinois
University of Illinois
Red Delicious Tops Apple Crop Share in 1976
Washington AP reports Red Delicious remains the leading apple variety for producers, accounting for 38 percent of the 1976 crop. The total commercial harvest is estimated at 6.2 billion pounds, down 13 percent from last year’s 7.1 billion. Golden Delicious 16 percent, Rome Beauty 8, McIntosh 8, Jonathan 5, Stayman 3.
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Agriculture Department
Golden Delicious
Rome Beauty
McIntosh
Jonathan
Stayman
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