Strawberries Grow From FHA Loan In Dowell War on Poverty Tale
Virgil Thrasher, 54, who received a Farmers Home Administration economic opportunity loan, expands from debts to six acres of strawberry plantings. He sells three quarts for a dollar and faces blight and variable weather while planning raspberries and blackberries. He also works part time for the town of Dowell as a maintenance man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Willhite
Thrasher
Illinois
Virgil Thrasher
Farmers Home Administration
Ohio
East St. Louis
Dowell
FHA
Strawberries Running Out in Southern Illinois Harvest
Carlos Norton of the Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange near Cobden says the strawberry harvest should finish in a few days due to late cool spring turning warmer. The season yielded a good crop with limited acreage, mostly sold locally or to truckers. Apple and peach crops run 7 to 10 days late from cool weather, with frost damage minimal to none across varieties.
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Southern Illinois
Carlos Norton
Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange
Cobden
Norton
Duchess
Trico FFA Awards Given at Banquet
Howard Reuscher and Ardell Kimmel received honorary chapter degrees at the Trico High School FFA parent and son banquet. George Foster spoke as section 24 vice president. Officers listed include Earl Pulcher president and Rohn Musselman reporter. Awards went to John Sherman, Clay Beckman, Wilbert Koch, Earl Pulcher, and others for poultry, dairy, swine, beef, and crop categories. Kenneth Knop earned the scholarship for highest grade average.
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Howard Reuscher
Ardell Kimmel
Farmers of America
Trico High School
FFA
Parent and Son
George Foster
Trico Ffa
Earl Pulcher
Roger Stegman
Bruce Knop
Clay Beckman
Delbert Brockmeyer
Sentinel
Rohn Musselman
Kimmer
FFA Foundation
John Sherman
Wilbert Koch
Danny Valerius
James David
Trice
Morris Rickenberg
Wayne Wooltke
Kenneth Knop
Saving land for other crops
Union County Farm Adviser Charles Glover says farmers can reduce the number of acres needed to feed livestock by using corn silage or getting higher yields from other forage crops. Additional cash grain crops can then be grown on the saved acres.
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Union County Farm
Charles Glover
Female Antarctica Emperor Penguins Court Mating Move
In Antarctica female emperor penguins take the lead in initiating courtship while males assume incubation duties for the eggs. The male penguins guard and hatch the eggs, displaying unique parental roles in the species.
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Antarctica
Parasitic Wasps Released Across Nine Illinois Counties
State entomologists released Tetrastichus wasps in Fayette Bond Madison St Clair Randolph Jackson Edwards White and Gallatin counties to combat alfalfa weevils. Last spring releases near Cave in Rock Vienna and Carbondale followed similar trials. Impact is unclear and full results may take 3 to 4 years to assess.
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Illinois
Fayette
Bond
Madison St. Clair
Randolph
Jackson
Edwards
White
Gallatin
Cave
Tellinois
Optimistic Sowing Pays for Corn, Advisers Say
Williamson County farm adviser Victor M. Smith warns moisture stress limits yields in dry years. Dixon Springs data show high population planting equals or exceeds low population yields, with 1965 moisture improving results. He urges farmers to plant at higher rates within soil fertility limits and wait for rain.
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Victor M. Smith
Williamson County
Dixon Springs Experiment Station
Smith
Dixon Springs
Orchard Day at Ray Grammer Orchard June 14
The Summer Orchard Day at Ray Grammer Orchard on Rt. 127 south of Murphysboro features 9 am registration 10 am equipment demos and 1:30 pm tour. The 450 acre site grows 400 acres of apples 50 acres of peaches with 95 percent planted since 1946 and 75 percent in production. The complex includes a migrant labor camp and storage for 40,000 bushels with 20 exhibitors. Sponsored by the Illinois Fruit Council and the Illinois State Horticulture Society.
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Ray Grammer
Rt. 127
Murphysboro
Grammer
The
Illinois Fruit Council
Ilinois State Horticulture Society
Wool sold at Dixon Springs wool pool averages 56 cents
Wool consigned to the Dixon Springs pool, weighing 32 234 pounds, sold for 17437 dollars at an average of 56 cents per pound. High bid came from Goodman and son of Louisville. Lotting yielded 18 grade lots with top prices at 61 cents for one fourth blood fleeces. fewer bids due to mill inventories and Army contracts.
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Dixon Springs
Goodman and Son
Louisville
Wollen Mills
Army
Jack Lewis
Plow Planting Wins Favor for Corn in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois farmers may gain yields and save costs by plow planting corn in one field pass. Professor Joseph Vavra says reduced soil compaction improves air and water movement, aiding germination and weed control with herbicides as needed. The method, tested in Michigan, offers firm seedbeds while lowering fuel, oil, and labor expenses. Local farmers remain hesitant due to cost and seedbed aesthetics, though adopter Calvin Ichendahl reports success south of Tamaroa.
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Ron O’conner
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Joseph P. Vavra
Plant Industries
Southern Ilinois University
Vavra
Michigan
Metrhcod
Jackson County
Eldon Starkweather
Jacob
Calvin Ichendahl
Tamaroa
Apple Meet Planned in Michigan
The National Apple Institute will hold its 31st annual meet in Traverse City June 16 to 18. A three part appraisal of the efficiency and profit of today's fruit operation will be discussed by John Doneth Ralph Higley and Stanley C Johnston.
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National Apple Institute
Traverse City
Mich
John Doneth
Ralph Higley
Stanley C. Johnston
Johnston
North American
Blueberry Council
Washington, D.C
Michigan State Apple Commission
East Grand River
East Lansing
Wheat Farmers Face Changes to 1967 Allotments
A new wheat allotment may be set for the 1967 crop on farms without a 1966 allotment, per Paul E. Anderson of the Williamson County ASCS. Farms with a 1966 allotment get automatic 1967 allotment. Eligibility requires at least 50 percent income from farm commodities, no ownership in another 1967 allotment farm, and two years of wheat experience in the past five years. Apply by June 30 at the county office.
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Paul E. Anderson
Williamson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Anderson
Weller High Point Factory Speed Service Ad
Domestic commercial and appliance service offered by Weller Inc located at 1200 West Main Carbondale Phone 457-2116 promoting fast repair and speed service for appliances and equipment in the area.
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Hot Point
Weller, Inc
Carbondale
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