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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1972
Page
5
Clyde Graeff of Murphysboro Gardens tends a prolific plot using almanacs and lunar phases to time plantings. He grows onions beets radishes cabbage and intends cucumbers spinach tomatoes and more while selling produce from his lot and sourcing from Cobden area markets.
Gorham High School senior Glenn Hamilton will represent about 4,000 students in the southern quarter of the state at the state Future Farmers of America beef contest. The state meet is April 15 in Champaign. Hamilton earned the district title by winning the sectional in Benton, with teammates Bobby Middendorf and Lloyd Krankwetter also earning sectional wins for their projects.
Don Paarlberg, Agricultural Economics Director, forecasts eight year gains in beef and veal 30 percent pork 15 percent corn and grain sorghum 44 percent soybeans 34 percent with dairy down 9 percent by decade’s end. Growth driven by income gains and population rises, but pesticide fertilizer limits and green revolution risks could temper expansion. cropland underutilization and environmental controls loom as factors.
Illinois cattle herds are largely brucellosis free, with a few west central and southern counties still untreated. The Agriculture Department warns swine brucellosis remains a major hurdle for US eradication by 1975, as human cases link to infected swine. A Market Swine Identification plan aims to test and inform owners, with state and federal vets guiding herd clearance.
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