Van Buskirk Family Farm Carved From Prairie Soil
A Carroll County feature traces the Van Buskirk 400 acre farm in the prairie heartland from its 1846 land grant to Thomas Van Buskirk through mortgage losses and a cattle to hog operation. Clark Van Buskirk speaks of independence and future as farms shift toward corporate structures amid rising costs and supply needs. The narrative ties history to present day cash grain farming and a family for whom Hereford cattle once defined prominence.
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Agygiher
Arre
Prairie
van Buskirk
Mount
Opera Jeaicean Buskirk
Carmen
Crista
Thomas van Buskirk
Carroll County
Germany
America
Liberty
Texas
Bloomington
Skirk Farm
Racine
M'scicsioni
James
Thomas
Anna van Buskirk
James van Buskirk
Clarence van Buskirk
Clarence
Clark
Velma) van Buskirk
Lanark
Frederick
Joan) Johnson
Freeport
Clar
U.fordad
Chicago Aily Drovers Journal
Carroll
Ill
Cork
Joan
the van Buskirk
Alton
van Duckirk
Indiana
Cepol
Savanna farmer Pascual’s Ayrshire herd tops county milk record
Jack Paschal of Savanna reports his Ayrshire cow Gloria produced 763 pounds of butterfat and 20 055 pounds of milk, with Paschal applying for Dairy Herd Registry testing. Nine sponsors back the Dairy Princess fete as preparations begin for June awards. Other items cover farm wage rates, local help placements, hog fly prevention, and rising food prices due to higher costs in the supply chain.
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Jack Paschal
Savanna
Ayrshire
Chadwick Swiss Cheese
Kraft Foods
Grimm's Dairy
Sanitary Farm Dary
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Blackhawk Production Credit
Clinton Cooperative Milk Producers Association
Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Association
Carroll County
D. H. I. A. Selectton
Illinois
al Dorak
Extension events and notes from May schedule
May events listed include Northern Illinois Camping Show in Amboy May 17 to 19, York Progressives Unit May 20, Hickory Grove Homemakers May 21 at 2:00 pm, and a Salem unit meeting at 1:50 pm. Also on May 21 George Schmidt and Forrest Shhave noted, Carroll County Development Board at courthouse 8 pm. May 24 Weight Control 9 am Extension Office and May 28 Farm Bureau Farm Management Board 8 pm Extension Meeting Room.
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Northern Illinois
Amboy
York Progressives Unit
Arnold Sikkema
Hickory Grove Homemakers Unit
George Schmidt
Salem Tnit
Forrest Shhave
Carroll County Development Board
Farm ‘Bureau Farm Management Board
Percy releases Mailbox Poll top issues list
Senator Charles H. Percy reports that a Mailbox Poll shows most readers now favor an income tax surcharge paired with spending cuts. The top ten issues include civil rights taxes and the economy, Vietnam negotiations, national health programs, and veterans education.
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Charles H. Percy
Percy
Senate
Vietnam
National Insurance Development Corporation
Joey Bishop
Hansen Addresses National School Meet in Detroit
Gordon L. Hansen Carroll County Superintendent spoke at the National School Boards Association 28th convention in Detroit Michigan March 30 to April 2. His address The There are Talented People called for lay citizen committees and active parent involvement while urging boards to pursue open negotiations and community partnerships.
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Gordon L. Hansen
Carroll County
National School Boards Association
Detroit
Michigan
Hansen
Association
Citizens Committees
Congressional Record
John B. Anderson
Rockford
Anderson
Shimer Honors Carroll Woman at Homecoming Banquet
Shimer College will award its Distinguished Alumna Award to Mrs Frances Hoover Colehour of Mount Carroll at the annual Homecoming banquet on May 18. Colehour, a licensed physical therapist, has long served regional health centers and hospitals, traveling up to 600 miles weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Hoover Colehour
Mount Carroll
Shimer College
Milburn P. Akers
Colehour
Barbara Geister Belding
Elgin
Illinois
Jacqueline Oriel Kramer
Flint
Mich
Ruth Hildebrandt Fender
Park Ridge
Ilinois
Shimer Field
Rockford
Jo Daviess, Carroll , and i Resideniy
Orrison Community
Rockford Memorial Hospitals
Prophetstown
Sterling
Rock Falls
Anderson Opens Applications for Military Academy Careers
Congressman John B Anderson announces 1969 service academy candidate applications open. Eligibility requires 17 to 22 years old, single, high school graduate. Four year programs lead to BS degrees and officer commissions. applicants should apply by June 1 1968, with final deadline in September 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Anderson
United States Service Academies
Congress
Significance of Layman’s Role in Education Highlighted
Article emphasizes that laypeople play a crucial part in education. It argues community involvement strengthens schools, fosters support for teachers, and expands learning opportunities beyond formal classroom settings.
Thomson Lions Club Public Dance in Thom son Illinois
The Thomson Lions Club sponsors a public dance at the old high school gym in Thom son Illinois on Saturday night May 18 1968 at 9 00 p m. The Glen Law Orchestra of Savanna will provide the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Lions Club
Thomson
Illinois
Glen Law
Savanna
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Janice
Harold Brinkweier
Ficer
Hittis Pork Producer Organization
Ellery Knake
U. of S
EMAN
Krafits
MT. Carroll
Supt. Hansen
Thomson Review
The
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
K. C
J. K. Whitney
Thomson, Illinois
Lila Atherton
Thomson, Ilinois
Ase cfAr Fen
Shimer
Northwestern University
Evanston
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago
Man Anderson
John B.anderson
Washington
Longworth House
Washington, D. C
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