Local Notes and Farm Adviser Column Highlights
Country Chatter by Byron Hutchins reviews weed control in corn with pre-emergence chemicals, noting atrazine performance and 10 percent strength replacements. It covers insurance surveys, national debt vs life insurance value, starling roost surveys, costs of farm versus city living, and upcoming local events including Swine Institute and livestock meetings.
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Byron Hutchins
Carroll Co
4-H livestock publications and enrollment update
Carroll County 4-H adviser promotes livestock publications Raisinairy Calves Fitting on Showing Livestock and Fitting and Showing Dairy. Order details for insect mounting boxes facilities and enrollment figures by project and location list. Names and towns of local correspondents and February 15日期.
Swine Institute and Dairy Tour Planned in Rochelle Area
A Swine Institute at Rochelle High School February 12 features speakers from Illinois Wisconsin and an Iowa hog farmer with a 10 am start and 3 pm adjournment. A dairy farm tour of five Stephenson and Jo Daviess counties is set for February 13 with bus from Mount Carroll leaving 10 am and returning 3 pm.
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Mount Carroll
Glen View
The changing face of small family businesses and farming
Four decades ago a father and son could sustain a contracting business by building a house a year while small grocers employed few. Today large crews outperform small builders and family groceries fade. Farmers resist quitting, lacking unemployment support and training for nonfarm work, often choosing half wages to stay on the land.
Swine Meeting Set in Mt Carroll February 14
An extension meeting on feeding and care of swine from breeding to weaning will be held February 14 at 7 30 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Hall. Fred Hook chairs the Extension Livestock Committee and Don Walker from the University of Illinois will speak. A progress report on artificial insemination of swine will be included.
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Carroll
Mt. Carroll
Farm Bureau Hall
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