Automated cattle feeder proves profitable in Southern Illinois
M Norris Webb of Ewing runs a large automated cattle feeding operation near Ewing started in 1966. The system uses in-field silage, a 70 foot silo, a rotating boom to deliver daily rations, and a modern bookkeeping setup to track weight gains from purchase to sale. Webb buys cattle within 30 miles, aims for 20 cents per pound sale price, and sees two paths to success big scale or none.
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Jerry Grotta
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Illinois
M. Norris Webb
Ewing
Webb
M. A. Webb
St. Louis
Calvin Akin
Bee
University of Illinois
Franklin County
Calvin Cowsert
Cowsert
Shelby County
C. Richard Swope
Swope
Eubanks Speaks at Farm Bureau Meeting
Earl Eubanks of the Illinois Agriculture Association spoke January 8 at a Williamson County Farm Bureau committees meeting. He urged committee cooperation and outlined plans for the Farm Bureau's 50th anniversary. Leon Fosse showed slides on committee structure and aims. The group split into committees after the session and the women's organization served dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Eubanks
Illinois Agriculture Association
Williamson County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Leon Fosse
Dr Spears to Conduct Brucellosis Check in County
Dr Charles T Spears appointed by the state Department of Agriculture to test 175 cattle herds in Creal Springs and Stonefort Townships. The state pays, county provides an assistant, pay set at 15 dollars a day, checks run Feb 1 to Aug 1, with prior certification of brucellosis free status.
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Charles T. Spears
Marion
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
State Department of Agriculture
Creal Springs
Stonefort
Spears
SIU Plant Industries to Host First Public Seminar
Southern Illinois University Plant Industries Department opens a series of public graduate seminars at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Room 181 Agriculture Building. Keith Leasure will speak on The World Food Problem People and Food with slides. Future programs will feature speakers who have worked in various countries. The AMA lists about 300 skin diseases.
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Southern Illinois University
Plant Industries Department
Keith Leasure
New breed Paris worker's life good
In Chatou near Paris foreman Albert Lemoene earns about 600 dollars a month and receives a monthly paycheck while workers are paid in cash every two weeks. He values his rising standard of living, buys a Peugeot on credit, and enjoys a yearly vacation with his wife and son as France expands economically.
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Albert Lemoene
Paris
Lemoene
Lemoone
Chatou
Lemoine
Peugeot
St. Denis
Restriction date extended for farm slaughter rules
The deadline to stop processing farm-slaughtered animals at Illinois licensed locker plants moved from February 15 to July 1. Dr. Paul B. Doby cited continued construction of state approved facilities as the reason. The rule bars farmers and butchers from delivering livestock to locker plants for slaughter and storage.
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Springfield
Paul B. Doby
Doby
Soil and Water Unit to Meet in Johnson County
Henry J. Wallace of Crossville will speak at the Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District annual meeting. The event, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Masonic Temple west of Vienna, excludes the usual dinner. Three directors will be elected for two years. Landowners may vote. public invited. Refreshments by Mrs. Janice Taylor and the directors' wives.
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Henry J. Wallace
Crossville
Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Masonic Temple
Vienna
Wallace
Wabash
Ohio River
H. L. Cummins
John Rushing
Robert Canupp
Janice Taylor
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Jewel Tea Company
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Gloria Emerson
New York Times
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Eac
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