Plow obsolete as horse and buggy in corn fields
Farmers in Iowa Indiana and Ohio report using No Till planters from Allis-Chalmers to plant up to 1,100 acres in six days without plowing. The method speeds seedbed formation, boosts yields and cuts costs while preserving soil moisture and reducing soil erosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Hight
Clyde
Clyde Hight
Moneaqua
Larry
Anthony
Dave Costello
Dallas Center
Iowa
Ohio
Ken Walters
Jeffersonville
Howard Unger
Sullivan
Ind
Allis-Chalmers
Hight
Floyd
Gary Paul
Gilman
Costello
Floyd Paul
U.S. India Sign Food For Peace Pact Amid Canal Closure
The United States and India signed a food for peace agreement for 1.5 million tons of grains, boosting U.S. shipments to 5.1 million tons for the year. Delays loom due to Suez Canal shutdown, with possible two to three week gaps as vessels are rerouted. India seeks alternate supplies and faces shipping tightness as oil firms vie for large tankers. Police brief notes Robert C. Beavers fined $27 for speeding.
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Joseph Lelyveld
New York Times
New Delhi
United States
India
Suez Canal
Johnson
Rive
Europe
Australia
Farmers seize control of Ewing Field experiments
Farmers and local farm advisors from Franklin and surrounding counties seized fertility research plots at the Ewing Experiment Field after the University of Illinois agronomy department halted fertility trials. They planted 20 acres to soybeans and run multiple tests including Wayne vs. Clark 63 variety, pre inoculation versus inoculation at planting, and pre emergence versus post emergence weed control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois Agronomy Department
Ewing Experiment Field
C. Richard Swope
Franklin County
Wayne
Wheat acreage allotment cut for 1968 crop
The 1968 wheat national allotment will be 59.3 million acres, down 13 percent from 68 million this year. Freeman says this level should meet domestic needs and anticipated foreign requirements despite differing views among farmers and grain advisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Personnel shifts in Vienna Ranger District Shawnee Forest
Harold T. Nygren announced changes in the Vienna Ranger District of the Shawnee National Forest. Forester Richard D. Sibley leaves after 21 months for Hoosier National Forest Indiana. Leland F. Wilkins moves to the Shawnee Forest supervisor's office in Harrisburg. Ned A. Crawford arrives from Black Hills National Forest to replace Sibley. Larry Burkhart comes from Dixon Springs Agricultural Center to serve as soil scientist July 1. Jack Gray joins as forestry aid to oversee a 24 man crew at Lake of Egypt recreation area.
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Vienna
Shawnee National Forest
Harold T. Nygren
Richard D. Sibley
Hoosier National Forest
Indiana
Leland F. Wilkins
Shawnee Forest
Harrisburg
Ned A. Crawford
Black Hills National Forest
South Dakota
Sibley
Larry Burkhart
Dixon Springs Agricultural Center
Vienna District
Jack Gray
Lake of Egypt
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Jacob-Marion
Carterville
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Willisville
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