Thomson Illinois Weekly Post Notes Thursday Issuance
A short notice states second class matter at Thomson Illinois post office under Act of March 3 1879 with weekly Thursday publication.
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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1953
Page
2
A short notice states second class matter at Thomson Illinois post office under Act of March 3 1879 with weekly Thursday publication.
A lengthy list of residents and accompanying towns dated May 1 to May 7 includes names such as Mrs. William Meyer Chadwick Edgar Myers Lanark O W Hackett Cleveland C Charles Sack Argo Fa Carroll Dimmick Thomson and many others. The fragment ends with a joke about a jury in Columbus Ohio and a quip about money and brains.
A 1952 Farm Bureau Farm Management Service reading notes feeder cattle farms saw a 43 percent drop in net income as cattle prices fell. Returns per 100 fed worth $90. dairymen $166. hogs $117. poultry $115. beef cows $89. Farmers urged to plan summer pasture with Sudan grass, noting prussic acid risk and water needs for corn crops.
The University of Illinois Veterinary College notes two simple tests strip cup and brom thymol blue to detect mastitis early. If suspicious milk appears, have a vet send samples to a lab for definite germ identification and treatment. Emphasizes hygiene, milking practices, sanitation, space, and udder protection.
Two wind breaks planted last week on the Schmaling and Rahn farms in Carroll county show Douglas fir and Norway spruce. The Schmaling plot near Chadwick features mixed species, while Rahn’s near Milledgeville uses only Norway spruce. Each wind break uses three tree rows with 14-foot row spacing, aiming to cut feed and fuel costs and reduce wind and drifting snow.
The weekly crop report notes central and south central Illinois field work ahead of schedule with 85 percent of oat seeding finished statewide. Early oats in north counties show growth while southern districts report good progress as farmers prepare for corn and soybean planting.
A collection of humorous quips and remarks about chores, teachers, parents, fishing, dancing wives, weather, and common sense. Jokes touch on tax exemptions, school notes, hatchings, and social observations with light moral undertones.
Brookville Livestock Sale Barn hosts weekly cattle and pig sales every Wednesday at noon located a half mile south of junction 52 and 64. Feeder pigs brood sows boars butcher hogs dairy and butcher cows bulls veal calves. packer buyers attend. veterinary inspection. Orlo Wehmeyer contact. trucks available for pickups.
Trespassers on lands owned or tenanted by C. V. Dame Farms Lanark F J Stransky Farms Stagg Howsings Argo Fa Earl Ellis Thomson Les Durward Thomson HL Groharing Feldt R A Spanogle Milledgeville Noordhoff Peck E M Ritenour Farms Chadwick Mt Carroll Hook Pratt Thomson Heusinkveld Stagg Thomson Fred Pauline Werner Milledgeville Chester W Green Mt Carroll will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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