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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1965
Page
5
Wayne Hoelscher of Williamson County advises farmers that pre emergence herbicides require time to act. He notes most solvable chemicals become effective in about two weeks and warns against cultivating too early or too late to avoid reducing benefits. If early weeds appear, a rotary hoe can still help with later growth.
The eighth annual Farm Cooperative Workshop opens at 9 15 a m July 14 in the Agricultural Building SIU Speakers include H W Hannah Clarence Palmby W B Peterson Elmer Kiehl and Fred Herndon Panel discussions cover extra services cooperative image and college training All day sessions are free to the public Meals cost 1 88 at noon and 3 12 for dinner Reservations due by July 12
The artist accepted no pay for supervising the St Peter's Basilica reconstruction, choosing to labor for the glory of God rather than personal gain. His decision reflected a vow to serve the church and the project as a sacred duty.
Dr. Ernest A Kurmes and USFS researchers test growing soybeans between rows of cottonwood trees on about an acre near Carbondale. Beans yield about 12 bushels last year while wider tree spacing and cultivation aim to speed tree maturity and reduce weed competition.
The Illinois Natural History Survey urges farmers to spray for corn flea beetles carrying Stewart's disease to curb an anticipated northward spread. The disease causes lodging early wilt and late blight. spraying with 1.5 pounds of carbaryl per acre as a foliage spray is advised when beetles appear.
Farmers and crew leaders must keep records of all farm hands. A tax report of wages paid to workers covered by Social Security is due by January 31 each year. Wages reported if paid $150 or more or if the worker works 20 or more days in the year. A booklet is available from the Internal Revenue Service or Carbondale Social Security office at 1007 W Main St.
Rural scenes in Southern Illinois are photographed for possible inclusion in a U.S. Government traveling display titled America the Beautiful. Illinois is among 25 states asked to submit new photos for selection in December. Photographs focus on typical farm scenes and good conservation practices.
Milton Shute of Carbondale a farm structure specialist and assistant professor at Southern Illinois University attended the annual meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers at the University of Georgia in Athens GA. A government collection of historical and scientific objects is housed in the National Museum of the U S at Washington D C.
Delyte W. Morris, president of Southern Illinois University, hosted the 10th anniversary meeting of the North Central Forest Service Advisory Council in Carbondale. The council, advising nine Midwest states, toured Shawnee National Forest and SIU Forest and discussed research legislation and public relations. Members include Claude Hummel, H Wayne Pritchard, George Gossman, and C A Samuelson.
A horticulture field day is planned Thursday at the Dixon Springs Agriculture Center from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Organizer Bill Courter notes progress displays on flowering bedding plants peppers cucumbers eggplants tomatoes squash and cabbage with mulching methods. The event features 23 turf grass varieties fertilizer and weed control trials in Kentucky bluegrass and two do it yourself plastic covered greenhouses for growers and home gardeners. The center lies on Route 145 twenty five miles south of Harrisburg.
The hog market hit a high for the era at Jackson County Auction Barn on Old Route 13 north of Murphysboro. Pigs averaged $48 per hundred pounds, with hogs up to $24.70, light sows $22.25, heavy sows $19.50, light boars $17.50, heavy boars $15.50. Cows topped $15.25, veal calves $27.50, butcher steers $23.50, butcher heifers $22.75, feeder steers $23.75, feeder heifers $20.50.
In Southern Illinois, May was warmer and drier than normal per Southern Illinois University Climatology Laboratory. The average temperature reached 70.7 degrees versus 66.4 normal, and rainfall was 1.99 inches, well below the 4.46 inch normal. The month saw 3.88 inches less rain than average with four to five storms at most stations and a tornado sighted near Carmi on May 18.
University of Illinois analysts cite USDA spring pig crop results showing 10 percent fewer hogs and 6 percent fewer sows to farrow this summer. The 43,227,000 pig crop concentrates supply on hogs 120 to 180 pounds, with others down 4 to 13 percent by weight class. Hogs under 60 pounds shift to market from October through year end.
Union County Farm Adviser Charles Glover says rotating two sets weekly extends liner life. He advises storing the inactive set in a lye solution of 13 ounces per two gallons of water to remove fat deposits, and to rinse liners thoroughly before reuse.
The global ocean average surface temperature is near 39 degrees Fahrenheit. Scientists note this figure reflects long term climate trends and variations across regions and depths, informing models of marine ecosystems and weather patterns.
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