Corn yield advice and local Extension updates in Carroll County
Local notes review corn yield calculators accuracy and new hybrids, with harvest timing tips and moisture targets. Extension staff and area families discussed home remodeling, tax preparation courses, and 4 H events, naming Janet Rawson and several Carroll County residents.
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Extension Workers
U. of S
Janet Rawson
Champaign County Ass’t
Chet Rawson
Milledeville
Chet
Janet
Elizabeth
University of Ilinois
Dr. Smith
Jo Daviess County
Veterans Return Home Across Town Amid Quiet Reflections
A veteran home from Vietnam returns to civilian life, dressed in civvies, as townsfolk reflect on the war's costs and the community's daily life. The piece celebrates hometown bonds, PTA suppers, bake sales, and local events that keep morale and news flowing to servicemen abroad.
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Vietnam
Safety First When Moving Farm Equipment Near Wires
Commonwealth Edison official Stan Sendecke cautions farmers to lower equipment away from overhead lines and check clearance before raising it again. A pamphlet promotes LOOK and ACT safety cues to prevent electrocution during harvest. Sterling North extols raccoons as highly intelligent and entertaining in his new library book with 87 photos.
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Stan Sendecke
Commonwealth Edison Company
Edison Company
Sendecke
Rascal
Sterling North
York Township
North
Wisconsin
Mr. North
Changes in 4-H Enrollment Deadlines and Projects
Illinois extension adviser outlines major 4-H program changes with new hand book details. Enrollment deadlines shift for beef, dairy, poultry, sheep, swine, and horse projects including January March and June dates. Numerous other projects remain listed with updated start times and units across county 4-H groups.
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4-H
Swine Production & II
Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake Recipe Teaches Maple Walnut Frosting
A homemaker shares a pumpkin cake recipe with nutmeg cinnamon cloves and cream of tartar. The method uses separated eggs canned pumpkin oil and water, with a 10 inch tube pan bake steps and a maple walnut frosting suggestion.
Maple Walnut Frosting Recipe Share
A butter cream frosting is made by creaming butter with sugar, adding condensed milk, then maple flavoring until spreading consistency. The mixture is spread on cake and topped with chopped walnuts while still moist. Readers are invited to submit more recipes and tips.
What Is A 4-H'er
Salute to National 4-H Club Week honoring Illinois 85 000 4-H members. Describes 4-H’ers as boys and girls aged 9 to 19 from rural and urban roots, with varied projects from farming to entomology and woodworking, led by parents and leaders. ANN MACKEY submits.
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Illinois
Champaign-Urbana
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U. of L
Don Jedele
Glenda _Pifer
Carroll County
Howard Sack
Glenn Bickelhaupt
Melville McKean
Allen Airhart
Earl Hartman
Tom Kustes
Daune Stevens
Joe Rath
Delbert Newcomer
Carl Patterson
Max Rahn
Paul Sites
Gerald McKenna
Robert Stoner
Clark VanBuskirk
Vo-Ag
Elmer Gerlach
University of Illinois Ag
Economics Department
Internal Revenue Office
William Flickinger
Robert Morris
John Rapp, Jr
Robert Rohr
Robert G. Walker
Elmer D. Yount
G. L. Zugschwerdt
Margaret Stransky
WOC
Shannon
Shannon Stockyards
Naaman Diehl
Northern Illinois
Milledgeville
Interstate Power Co
Savanna
Quad County
Clinton
Thistrict
Oregon
Pease Air Force Base
New Hampshire
PTA
America
THE
Chicago Motor Club
AAA
Notary
Sea
NeTany Peeler
Paul Powell
Netany
Aceness
Secretary of State
Powell
Giluland
University of Illinois College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
Arts & Crafts
Andy Homemaker
Elpers
Jadh Hee Hee
Too Hoo
4-H Federation
Ann Mackey
Thomson Review
Thomson
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Alan Whitney
J. K. Whitney
Lila Atherton
Marrow Newspaper Con
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