Prevention of lawn diseases with careful mowing and watering
University of Illinois Extension advisor C Richard Swope outlines practical steps to prevent lawn diseases. Key tips include mowing bluegrasses at about two inches, removing clippings, mowing frequently but not removing more than a third of leaf surface, selecting grasses suited to conditions, and watering deeply but infrequently. If needed, use lawn fungicides and consult the Lawn Diseases in the Midwest circular.
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C. Richard Swope
University of Illinois
Franklin County
Swope
Midwest
Wednesday meeting to discuss Southern Illinois pulp industry
The future of the wood pulp industry in Southern Illinois will be discussed at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Community Room of the Johnson County Housing Authority in Vienna. Moderators are John A. Lester and Robert Nelson. Panelists include John B. Harmon, J.A. Penning, and George Morris. All timber men are invited.
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Illinois
Johnson County Housing Authority
Vienna
John A. Lester
Illinois Division of Forestry
Robert Nelson
University of Illinois Extension Forester
Southern Illinois Woodlands
John B. Harmon
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Wickliffe
J.A. Penning
Alton Box Board Co
Alton
George Morris
Buckeye Celluloe Corp
Perry Fla
Swine standards revised by Agriculture Department
The Department of Agriculture adopts revised grade standards for slaughter barrows and gilts effective July 1. The new U.S. 1 grade identifies superior hogs while No. 2, 3 and 4 grades mirror former U.S. 1, 2 and 3 levels, reflecting progress toward leaner, higher quality pork.
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Department of Agriculture
U.S
Rail rate shifts could reshape grain handling nationwide
Large railroads propose volume based rates for long haul grain moves. Walter Wills of Southern Illinois University notes new pricing may favor full trainloads and multi line efficiency while forcing grain dealers to expand facilities and services. He warns some firms may fail if they cannot adapt to the evolving system.
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Illinois Central
Walter J. Wills
Southern Illinois University Agricultural Industries Department
Wills
Armyworms Reported in Jackson and Jacob Areas
Armyworms are damaging wheat fields and gardens near Jackson with larvae 1 to 1 inch long. They feed at night and hide by day, favor grasses but will attack greens as grasses mature. Carbaryl Sevin is recommended. toxaphene may be used around wheat and corn fields if corn is affected.
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Jackson
Jacob
Robert Frank
Frank
Wet weather delays corn planting in Jackson County
May rains hindered upland farmers from planting corn, with late June plantings risking low yields. Illinois agronomists advise reducing plant population for mid to late season varieties and favor short season or sorghum options. Soybeans are a possible alternative amid price uncertainty.
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Jackson County
Robert Frank
University of Illinois Agronomists
Field Day Site Sought for 1969 Illinois Contractors Association
Franklin County farms near Zeigler are under review as the 1969 ILICA Conservation Field Days site. The Robert Smith farm in Six Mile Township was inspected by the ILICA committee which seeks a field ready to demonstrate terraces waterway structures drainage ponds recreation woodland and agronomic practices over a three day event. The site announcement will be made in July with ILICA officials and local conservationists evaluating potential locations.
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Zeigler
Franklin County
Illinois Land Improvement Contractor’s Association
ILICA
Robert Smith
Six Mile Township
George Irwin
State Association of Oil and Water Conservation Districts
Robert Walker
University of Illinois Extension
The
Soil Conservation Service
George Alsebrooks
Harry Treadwell
Franklin County Soil and Water Conservaton District
W. A. Morris
India faces a surplus wheat problem in 1968
India coping with a new food challenge a bumper wheat harvest creates storage and transport bottlenecks. Authorities pledge to buy surplus and set a high minimum support price driving farmers to dump grain on official buyers. Private traders also sell off hoarded stock. Officials fear monsoon arrival and improvise warehouses in schools. Estimates may exceed 100 million tons, a 25 percent rise.
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New York Times
New Delhi
India
Punjab
Hariana
4 H members to judge state meet at University of Illinois
Four Williamson County 4H club members will take part in state judging contests at the University of Illinois on Tuesday. Ronald Sims of Stonefort will dairy judge while Lynn Strobel Marion Schott Harris and Fred Shaw of Stonefort will contend in livestock judging. Poultry and vegetable judging also proceed Tuesday.
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Williamson County
University of Illinois
Ronald Sims
Stonefort
Lynn Strobel
Marion
Schott Harris
Fred Shaw
Pig Sale at Benton Livestock Nets 48100 For Pigs Shown
A Benton Livestock Association sale grossed 48100 from 2720 feeder pigs with an average 59.7 pounds and 17.67 dollars per head. Top price pigs included 52 Hampshire at 33 pounds for 43.5 cents and 77 white at 38 pounds for 43 cents.
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Benton Livestock Association
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Wheat disease found in Illinois fields
Septoria leaf blotch appears across Southern Illinois wheat fields with lesions on all leaves. Heavy damage areas turn brown and thin, and light grain may result if the upper stalk was affected early.
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Illinois
Du Quoin Man Elected Vice President of Meat Packers
Jacob B. Naumer executive vice president and treasurer of the Du Quoin Packing Company was chosen as vice president of the National Independent Meat Packers Association at its May 23 25 meeting in the Jung Hotel New Orleans. He will chair the association's legislative committee. Naumer's father Walter W Naumer previously served as regional vice president. Naumer is married to Helen Tenney and they have three children.
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Jacob B. Naumer
du Quoin Packing Company
National Independent Meat Packers Association
Naumer
Jung Hotel
New Orleans
Association
Walter W. Naumer
Swafca Farmers Seek Profitable Coop Venture in Alabama
Assistant Secretary John A. Baker frames Swafca as a microcosm of rural poverty with a $852,000 government loan backing a shift from traditional crops to vegetables. The Southwest Alabama Farmers Cooperative, started with a $400,000 OEO grant, grew from 10 to about 2,000 members in Alabama’s Black Belt, where average family cash income runs under $1,000.
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Southwest Alabama Farmers Cooperative Association
John A. Baker
Office of Economic Opportunity
Alabama
Black Belt
Baker
Conservationists tour projects in Southern Illinois
Glenn H. Paulsgrove of the Soil Conservation Service joined 30 Illinois conservationists touring Dixon Springs Agricultural Center. They visited projects in Pope Massac and Johnson counties and saw the 450 acre Cedar Lake Recreation Ranch with an 18 acre lake and leisure amenities. The Little Cache Watershed project aims to reduce floods and add a Vienna water supply lake with construction starting that summer on two lakes.
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Glenn H. Paulsgrove
Soil Conservation Service Area
Carbondale
Illinois
Dixon Springs
Pope
Massac
Johnson Counties
Cedar Lake
Johnson County
Little Cache
Vienna
Bite N Hold denture product touts perimeter suction
Los Angeles authorities say there is no secret to denture retention, only perimeter suction. The new Bite N Hold claims to provide a secure sensation like real teeth and lasts months, available at most drugstores.
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Los Angeles
Calif
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Uni
Versity of
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Silver Springs
Jacob Naumer
National Meat Packers
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Helen Tenney
Merrill Lynch
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