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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1985
Page
10
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s and northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Friday will be mostly sunny and cool with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. Saturday through Monday remain partly sunny and cool with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. From 7 am Wednesday to today 7 am, high 77, low 53, trace precipitation. 7 am temp 63. Sunset 7:58 pm, sunrise Friday 5:47 am.
Washington reports that world soybean demand remains sluggish and a bumper 1985 harvest could push farm prices to a ten year low. USDA projections show 1985 production near 1.93 billion bushels with marketing year prices averaging 5.25 to 6.25 dollars per bushel, down from 1984’s 5.90 and below 1975–76 levels.
The United States plans to give away about 2 billion dollars of surplus wheat corn and dairy products over three years to lure foreign buyers. Agriculture Secretary John Block said the program will target markets such as the European Economic Community and aim to reverse sliding offshore sales from 44 billion in 1981 to 34.5 billion this year.
URBANA AP Black cutworms and corn rootworms, two major corn pests, may be highly destructive this spring in Illinois. Entomologist Donald Kuhlman notes wide cutworm activity in central and southern counties, with early scouting helping apply rescue treatments while larvae are small. Egg hatch for rootworms is early in the south, later statewide, boosting soil insecticide effectiveness at planting and cultivation. County advisers can guide proper insecticide use and field checks in late May to early June.
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