Orchard Day showcases new equipment for Illinois growers
More than 300 orchard owners from Illinois and Missouri attended the state Orchard Day in Southern Illinois at the Ray Grammer orchard. Attendees heard weather reports by region with northern Illinois hit by frost and hail, while southern Illinois expected good peach and apple crops. Demos included a mobile remote controlled prune lift and a T shaped conveyor fruit packer, plus tractor sprayers and thinning methods. Dick Crowell of Eckert Orchards leads the Illinois Fruit Council as the event tours the Grammer orchard and migrant housing motel.
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Mary Reifschneider
Illinois
Missouri
Illnois Fruit Council
Illinois State Horticulture Society
Ray Grammer
Rt. 127
Murphysboro
Lake County
Rock Island
Union
Union County
Calhoun
Georgia
Dick Crowell
Eckert Orchards
Carbondale
The
Fruit Council
Grammer
Graham Talks To Workers At London Factory
AP reports Billy Graham spoke to 7 000 workers at Associated Electrical Industries Woolwich factory. He addressed them at the main canteen during noon break and continued his Greater London Crusade at Earls Court Stadium. Closed circuit televise will relay meetings to provincial cities starting Tuesday.
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London
Billy Graham
Woolwich
Associated Electrical Industries
Greater London
Earls Court Stadium
Walsh Woman Injured In Rural Road Crash
A Walsh woman, Elenora Kaseperg, 40, was injured when her car struck a parked truck on a rural road near Walsh at 1 15 p m Saturday. She was treated and admitted to St Clements Hospital Red Bud in fair condition. The truck was owned by O Daniel Trucking Co Albion. No tickets were issued.
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Walsh
Elenora Kaseperg
St. Clements Hospital
Red Bud
O’daniel Trucking Co
Albion
Nominations Open For ASC Committeeman In Jackson County
Nominations for Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation ASC committee men in Jackson County are due by June 27 at the county ASCS office in Murphysboro. Eligible residents may vote and run. a mailed election runs July 17 to 22 with three community committeemen and two alternates per community.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
ASCS
ASC
Oklahoma Enters Union on November Sixteenth Nineteen Oh Seven
The state of Oklahoma achieved statehood by joining the United States on November 16, 1907, marking its transition from Oklahoma Territory to admission as the 46th state.
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Oklahoma
Corn Planting Behind Schedule Delays Southern Illinois Farms
Weather has slowed planting in Southern Illinois with Williamson County at about 30 percent for corn and 75 percent for soybeans. Farm Adviser Vic Smith notes the county is a month behind, many farmers switching to soybeans. Jackson County shows 90 percent corn and 85 percent soybeans planted, rain cited as delaying factor. A University of Illinois study shows yields dropping as corn is planted later in May to July. Extension agronomist W O Scott suggests switching to grain sorghum or soybeans in the region, with soybeans feasible until early July.
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Southern Illinois
Williamson County
Vic Smith
Smith
Jackson County
Eldon Starkweather
University of Ilinois
Carbondale
U of I Extension
Scott
Clark
Kent
Illinois
Dongola man elected director of Illinois Electric Cooperatives
J Lowell Eddleman, office manager of Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative north of Dongola, was elected director of the accountant's section of the Illinois Electric Cooperatives at a Springfield meeting.
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J. Lowell Eddleman
Dongola
Illinois Electric Cooperatives
Springfield
Eddleman
Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative
Stamps Stolen From Banks Wonder Market Cairo
A carton of Wonder premium stamps valued at $1 000 was reported stolen from the Banks Wonder Market in Cairo. The Banks firm operates a supermarket and stamp redemption center between Anna and Jonesboro. An official said the stamps were likely taken from a large shipment during delivery to the Cairo store. No Nobel Prize awards were given from 1940 through 1942.
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Wonder
Wonder Market
Cairo
Anna
Jonesboro
Viewers Settle Disputes Farm Fences Written Unwritten Laws
Civa Walley explains fence laws and fence viewers in Illinois history and rural practice. The piece notes how farms share fence duties, the role of fence viewers, penalties for neglect, and the unwritten rule of keeping the right-hand half from each farmer facing the neighbor's property.
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Civa Walley
Illinois
Williamson County
Jackson County
Ava
Bradley
Murphysboro
Hog Feeders From Red Oak Lumber Cut Costs Say Forest Study
The U S Forest Service reports portable hog feeders can be built from low grade red oak cheaper overall than softwood. James T Micklewright, author and forest technologist, notes the study at Southern Illinois University aimed to find uses for Midwest hardwoods. Siu Swine Center pre tested the hardwood feeders after producing 210 units in four and six foot sizes.
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U.S. Forest Service
James T. Micklewright
The
Division of Forest Economics
Washington, D.C
Micklewright
Carbondale Forest Research Center
Southern Illinois University
SIU Swine Center
Peach borer control method outlined for home use
Dr. R. H. Meyer of the Illinois Natural History Survey says lesser peach tree borers can be controlled without chemicals by removing damaged bark and sealing the wound with liquid asphalt. The method is not suited for commercial orchards due to time and cost.
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R. H. Meyer
Illinois Natural History Survey
Meyer
Annual beef per capita consumption in Argentina tops 200 pounds
The Encyclopaedia Britannica reports that Argentines consume well over two hundred pounds of beef per person annually. This figure emphasizes Argentina’s large beef sector and meat-centric diet in the region.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kiwanis Donates 210 For Troop 163 Camp
Carbondale Kiwanis Club contributed 210 dollars to fund four Girl Scout Troop 163 members Camellia Blythe Linda English Kathleen Laster and Alisa Anderson for a Cedar Point Little Grassy Lake camp from July 4 to 15.
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Carbondale Kiwanis Club
Camellia Blythe
Linda English
Kathleen Laster
Alisa Anderson
Cedar Point
Little Grassy Lake
Area Men Penalized For Violations Of Livestock Laws
Four area livestock dealers faced penalties under state livestock laws per the agriculture department director. William Hayer and John Mulholland of Sparta had their Feeder Swine Dealer licenses revoked for aiding another in the law violation. August Voytas of Coulterville was fined 140.30 dollars for allowing an unauthorized dealer to purchase pigs in his name. John Tolbert of Zeigler was fined 100 dollars for Feeder Swine Dealer Law violations.
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State Department of Agriculture
William Hayer
John Mulholland
Sparta
August Voytas
Coulterville
John Tolbert
Zeigler
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Randolph
White Hamilton
Massac
Monroe
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Washington
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Cecil M. Allen
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Messi Schoone
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