Swiss Farm Youth Visits Marion on Exchange Program
Elisabeth Hanni a 24 year old Swiss private secretary to Field Marshal Montgomery visited the Leland Soldnar family in Marion as part of an International Farm Youth Exchange. She spoke of Swiss schooling farms and customs and her mountain climbing hobby.
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Nancy Karnath
Southern Illinoisan
Bernard L. Montgomery
Leland Soldnar
Marion
Elisabeth Hanni
Schiossgut
Switzerland
United States
Miss Hanni
England
Field Marshal Montgomery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Hanni
Montgomery
Berne
Hybrids Offer Forage in Drought-Driven Pastures
William County Farm Adviser Vic Smith says sorghum sudangrass hybrids fill forage gaps when perennial pastures dry in July to September. Hybrids grow taller with thicker stems and can support three to five cows per acre in summer. They excel as pasture-green chop or haulage, but silage is too moist. Allowing grain stage raises quality, though corn yields more grain and better silage.
Strawberry Season Nearing End in Illinois
The strawberry season is nearly finished, said Carlos Norton chair of the Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange near Anna. He noted good yield and long duration, with much of the harvest picked privately for personal use rather than for sale.
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Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange
Anna
Carlos Norton
Southern Illinois University Agricultural Council Elects Officers
Kent Saxe of Albion named president for 1966-67 term. Successor Paul Nordstrom of Wyane. Other officers include Marvin Riepe of Metropolis as vice president, Donald Dallmier of Carbondale as secretary-treasurer, and Mickey Lewis of Chester as reporter.
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Kent Saxe
Albion
Southern Illinois University Agricultural Student Advisory Council
Paul Nordstrom
Wyane
Marvin Riepe
Metropolis
Donald Dallmier
Carbondale
Mickey Lewis
Chester
Greenspan signup deadline set for local agencies
June 30 marks the deadline for local governments to enroll in the 1966 Greenspan program, a Cropland Adjustment effort allowing purchase of surplus cropland for recreation and conservation. The program supplements annual commodity efforts, with cost sharing for conservation tied to land conversion. Information available at the Jackson County ASC office in Murphysboro.
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Greenspan
Jackson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Murphysboro
Bagworms Hatching Warns Farmers at Williamsport County
County farm adviser Vic Smith says bagworms are hatching now and urges farmers to spray evergreens promptly while worms are small. He cites carbaryl malathion diazinon or lead arsenate as effective sprays and cautions following labeled directions and checking for plant injury.
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Williamsor County
Vic Smith
Smith
SIU Receives Study Funds for Dairy Cattle Feeding Research
Southern Illinois University has been awarded a grant of 3600 dollars annually for two years to continue dairy cattle feeding research led by associate professor Howard H. Olson in animal industries. The Moorman Manufacturing Co. of Quincy funds the project, studying complete feeds that combine chopped roughage grains and supplements in one package.
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Southern Illinois University
Howard H. Olson
Moorman Manufacturing Co
Quincy
Hay crushing cuts hay curing time, boosts yield
University of Illinois researchers find that crushing hay halves field curing time and lowers moisture quickly. Crushed hay reaches baling readiness a day earlier and can save up to ten percent more hay by reducing leaf and small item loss after rain.
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University of Ilinois
Williamson County
Vic Smith
U of I Agricultural Engineers
Smith
Agronomy Field Day Set at Brownstown Research Center
The University of Illinois to host the annual Agronomy Field Day Thursday at the Brownstown Experiment Field east of Vandalia. Tours of the Brownstown Research Center begin at 9 a.m.
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U OF Agronomy
University of Illinois
Brownstown Experiment Field
Vandalia
Brownstown Research Center
FFA Elects Southland Officers Leaders Named at SIU Chapter
Edward V Musselman of Buffalo becomes president of the SIU collegiate Future Farmers of America chapter. Other officers include Charles T Niksch vice president Thomas F Nikrant secretary Jerry A Highsmith treasurer Roger R Ross reporter and John S Bangert sentinel. Agricultural Council reps are James Engelhardt and Lawrence A Handy.
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Edward V. Musselman
Buffalo
Southern Illinois University
Future Farmers of America
Charles T Niksch
McLeansboro
Thomas F. Nikrant
Ashley
Jerry A. Highsmith
St. Francisville
Roger R. Ross
Freeburg
John S. Bangert
Tonica
Sentinel
Agricultural Council
James Engelhardt
Pinckneyville
Lawrence A. Handy
Auburn
Farm Bureau Manager Conference Attended by Williamson County Officer
At Conference Leon Fosse, secretary for Williamson County Farm Bureau attended a three day Farm Bureau management conference in Springfield recently.
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Leon Fosse
Herrin
Williamson County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Springfield
Early maturing soybean seed urged for Southern Illinois farmers
D Roy Browning of the Agronomy Research Center at Carbondale advises area farmers planting late in the season to choose earlier maturing soybean varieties such as Lindarin 63 Harosey 63 and Hawkeye 63. These 63 designated types mature at least two weeks earlier and offer better disease resistance, though frost risk remains. Yields are similar to popular late varieties like Clark and Kent, but unripe seed will reduce next year's germination if frost comes early.
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Southern Illinois
D. Roy Browning
Agronomy Research Center
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
University of Illinois
Browning
Illinois
Clark
Kent
Cling Peaches Attract Growing Southern Illinois Planting
Southern Illinois peach growers report cling peaches show a ready market and lower costs. James B. Mowry of Southern Illinois University notes four growers planted 20 acres near Carbondale in 1963, with about 100 acres now in clings. The 1966 harvest will start to compare clings with freestones. Gerber Products Co. is aiding expansion by providing trees to likely growers.
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Southern Illinois
James B. Mowry
Illinois Horticultural Experiment Station
Southern Illlinois University
Mowry
Carbondale
Gerber Products Co
Bees as Primary Pollinators for Apple Crops
Illinois State Horticultural notes say apples rely on cross pollination by honeybees and wild bees. Strong honeybee colonies are needed yearly. guidelines urge one colony per acre, queen and honey stores, mowing dandelions, 10–25 percent bloom, 2 to 5 hives per group, no insecticides during pollination, and removal after 3 to 4 days of good weather. pollen inserts and supplemental pollen advised if pollinators are sparse.
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Illinois State Horticultural Newsletter
Etoile du Nord Prefix Approved for Butler Herd
Spencer M. Butler Jr of Carbondale has exclusive use of the Etoile du Nord prefix for naming all registered Holstein dairy animals bred in his herd. The Holstein-Friesian Association of America granted the official prefix, now part of the breed records at its headquarters.
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Spencer M. Butler Jr
Carbondale
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Orgaization
Johnson County Farm Bureau Opens New Building
The Johnson County Farm Bureau held an open house for its new one story brick building at 99 Main St Vienna. The 2000 square foot facility houses five offices including Farm Bureau and Rural assistance offices with lease space for Production Credit Association and Farmers Home Administration. Architect Simon Rettberg of Garrison Inc Carbondale and contractor Wallace and Matthews Construction Co Harrisburg completed the $25529 project.
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Johnson County Farm Bureau
Main St
Vienna
Farm Bureau
the Country Mutual Insurance Co
Production Credit Association
Farmers Home Administration
Simon Rettberg
Garrison Inc
Carbondale
Wallace and Matthews Construction Co
Harrisburg
Illinois Hog Cholera Eradication Phase Three Planned
The third phase of a state federal hog cholera eradication program in Illinois will start July 1 per Union County Farm Adviser Charles N. Glover. Officials inspect exposed swine quarantine infected herds and disinfect premises. Remaining infected and exposed herds will be killed after July 1.
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Illinois
Union County Farm
Charles N. Glover
Glover
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