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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1969
Page
4
Carroll County Extension notes 44H club members eligible for the 1939 Feros State 4th Club Week June 17 20. Clubs may send one delegate. openings also exist for the State Chorus. Hosts needed for foreign visitors for about 20 days this summer. visit Extension Office before March 17 for details.
Carroll County hosts a Dairy Judging Contest and a sheep shearing session led by local 4 H and FFA groups. Participants learn selection of dairy cattle and sheep handling with a March 27 28 clinic at the Lee County Air Center and must register by March 5 with the Extension Office.
The Thomson Lions Club hosts a public dance on Saturday March 1 at a local school gym in Thom s from 9 to 4. Music will be provided by the Busch orchestra.
At a Carroll County meeting on Equalizing Tax Assessments Floyd Smith a tax consultant and Bill Oochwald a soils specialist outlined using soul maps to standardize farm tax bases. They estimated $500 for map expansion $150 for a measuring machine and about 18 months of skilled labor to classify land and compute valuations. The project would address current inequalities and Carroll County farms could serve as a model. details are available from the Carroll County Cooperative Extension Officer.
County Extension Adviser Harold Brinkmeier says supplies are running low for many poplar and broadleaf species with "Sold out" signs likely soon. Pines, hardwoods, and wildlife shrubs remain available. order blanks and species lists are at the extension office.
Thimet Bux Dasinet Dyfon ale disulfoton and diazinon are listed. For specific recommendations on using any of these chemicals contact your local pesticide dealer or Cooperative Extension Office.
Agricultural note quotes Harold Brinkmeier on choosing high yielding oats. Focus on straw strength disease resistance and maturity. Recommended varieties with strong straw include Clintford dayeee Nodaway Tippecanoe and Tyler. Emphasizes adequate disease resistance and soil fertility compatibility. notes leaf crown rust and stem rust concerns.
The article notes true rust resistance in Clintford Jaycee Garland Holden Tippecanoe and Tyler. It discusses maturity differences with later varieties fitting cooler areas and moisture, while earlier maturing types like Clintford Javee Bonkee Cherokee Nodaway and Nemaha may help avoid losses in hot dry late seasons.
Chicago business executive George W. Butler president of Butler Products Company River Forest was elected to the board of trustees of Shimer College.
Milburn P. Akers of Shimer College announced Butler as a key figure. Butler and his wife Gladys live at 1516 Jackson Avenue River Forest, and he founded Unistrut Products Company in 1946.
He serves on the boards of Umstrut Corporation and Merchants National Bank of Chicago. He is a trustee of Mary Thompson Hospital Chicago and Alice Lloyd College Kentucky. He is secretary of the West Central Indiana Shrine and member of Rotary Club Chicago Lake Shore Club Swedish Club of Chicago and Medinah Oak Park country clubs.
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