Lodi apples harvest begin as region tops crop
William Sauer and three sons operate Springdale Orchards south of Murphysboro Illinois, harvesting 9000 bushels of Lodi apples by season’s end. About 50 workers, mostly high school students, pick for 30 cents a bushel while packing crews sort fruit for shipment. Migrant labor to be relied on later. a six unit hotel for workers is under construction.
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Pam Arnold
Ilinois
William Sauer
John
Robert
George
Springdale Orchards
Murphysboro
Sauer
Ilinois Fruit Growers Exchange
Springfield
Missouri
Open house at Ag Center features seedless cucumbers display
University of Illinois Dixon Springs Agricultural Center hosts an open house from 1 to 7 pm Wednesday with seedless cucumbers, white tomatoes, seed geraniums and aluminum foil mulch on view. Horticulturist Bill Courter explains seedless fruit in greenhouses, plus demonstrations on corn, tomato varieties, mulching and pest control by plant disease and weed specialists.
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Pam Arnold
University of Ilinois Dixon Springs Agricultural Center
Dixon Springs
Bill Courter
Courter
England
U of I
George McKibben
Saline River flood project feasible in four counties
A study led by Edward P. Cook of the Soil Conservation Service finds a William son Saline River watershed plan feasible. Two dams, 18 miles of channel improvements, and 24 miles of channel clearing could cut bottomland flood damage by about 70 percent, with total cost estimated at 2.57 million dollars and annual benefits of 165000. Local costs would be 670000, funded in part by Public Law 566. The Sugar Creek dam site may yield a large lake for recreation and water supply. Local organizers urged. Sug ar Creek site could help develop water resources and wildlife.
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South Fork
Williamson
Saline
Johnson and Pope
Edward P. Cook
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Cook
Champaign
Williamson, Saline
Johnson and Pope Hardin Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Carsier Mills
Creal Springs
Saline Valley Conservancy District
Cok
Boliamland
SCS
Sugar Creek
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Saline Valley
Peach crop forecast for Illinois reaches 26 million pounds
The Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service projects a 26 million pound peach crop this year, about 44 percent above last year but 7 percent below 1967. In the main growing area, reports indicate heavy sets with minimal frost and pests, while other regions expect losses from frost, winter kill, and insect damage.
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Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Orchard
Prices low push more wheat into storage this year
Farmers expect to store a larger share of the 1969 crop due to depressed wheat prices. Extension adviser Robert W. Frank notes the need to protect stored wheat from insects with debris removal, malathion or carbaryl sprays, and dust treatments. Dixon Springs Horticultural Field Day will be held Wednesday, sponsored by the University of Illinois extension service.
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Robert W. Frank
Jackson County
Dixon Springs
The
University of Iining Extension Service
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