Country Chatter and Agricultural Advice Column
A Thomson Illinois local page blends community notices with farm guidance. It lists residents and readers from nearby towns, mixed with agronomic tips on nitrogen phosphorus and potash needs, fall sowing dates for winter wheat, Hessian fly precautions, rye for pasture, and risks of livestock poisoning from contaminants near streams. It notes the National Plowing Match at Olney, Sept 16 to 18, and nearby State events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnat
Olney
Wildlife Facts From the Farm and Field Notes
A digest of animal behavior and farming tips notes birds eat half their weight daily and young pheasants eat more. It covers the leatherback turtle, high owl vision, large violet species, Trumpeter Swan weight, mackerel buoyancy, chameleon color change, and wildlife protection by Michigan and Connecticut. It also mentions rabbit virus outbreaks in Europe, a legal suit against Professor Delillie, silage smut concerns, and phosphate fertilization benefits for winter wheat with soil tests guiding application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Michigan
Connecticut
France
Germany
England
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Delillie
Stream Flows Decline Across District Amid Low Rainfall
Over the past week major Mississippi tributaries showed continued recession in stream flow while the Mississippi main stem rose slightly. Seventeen thousand six hundred? hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Rock Island Locks
Twomey Named Illinois State Fire Marshal
Governor Stratton appoints John J. Twomey of Monmouth as state fire marshal to succeed Sanford F. Giles who resigned July 15. Twomey, former Warren county deputy sheriff and sheriff, also served on the Monmouth police and has been acting fire marshal since Giles’s resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Stratton
John J. Twomey
Monmouth
Sanford F. Giles
Twomey
Warren County
Giles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomson
Illinois
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Thomson Review
H. G. Stagg
Dayton G. Stagg
Thomson, Il
Carroll County
W. C. Linker
Chadwick
Mary Ann Hartman
Wacker
Kermit Krell
Lanark
Harold Barthel
Milledgeville
Don Evans
Albert Hook
Lester Weis
Clinton
Karen Strauch
Chas. Sprecher
James Crawford
David Engelking
Dearborn
Mich
Alice Schoen Wells
Cora Geison
Chas. D. Plock
Cecil Frosch
Lester A. Aude
Mr. Carroll
Lavonne Hiddleson
Nancy Buckwalter
Linda Rae Hook
Washougal
Wash
Jerry Wiebenga
Wilmer LaShelle
Savanna
Adren Ebert
Polo
M. J. Strukhoff
James E. Miller
Geo, Lanning, Jr
Union Grove
Wis
Mildred Bushman
Vernon Stewart
Lena
Earl Morris
Arthur Reynor
Albany
Albert Adolph
Adolf Doden
Ben Wagner
Ward Deers
Joel Rahn
Maurice Mest
East Moline
Vada May Collinson
Belvidere
C. W. Hogg
Robert Linker
Ralph Lamoreux
H. M. Goble
Joe Allison
Russell Klitz
Ben Rosenberry
Mary Ann Houzenga
Merle Rahn, Jr
Della Grove
W. A. Adams
D. M. Gleason
Washington, D
Howard Potter
Ned Dollinger
Edward Vernon Schreiner
Garland Harris
Ralph Hook
Roy Fritz
Marilyn Forester
Emma _ Spearman
Earl Weber
John Rice
Thorson
Elizabeth Pierce
Portland
Ore
Kenneth E. Eubanks
Leroy Warehime
Louis A. Weber
DeKalb
Westar
Turkey
Pawnee
Sudan
Byron Hutchins
Krester
Gus A. Brumer
South Second Street
Iowa
Western Union
Karl Gardner
G. R. Carlisle
University of Illinois Collegge of Agriculture
Gardner
Carlisle
L. B. Miller
University of Ilinois College of Agriculture
Miller
Annabelle - Ray Jewelers
Third St
Sterling
Tell
Koym Electric Supply
Main St
Freeport, Ill
Opning Cay
Poland
China
C. S. Sl
Endolane Farms
Henry Krug & Son
R.R
Cooper Lawn Mower Sales & Service
Briggs & Stratton
Arthur G. Hoffman
Carrier, Timken & Armstrong
Savanna Appliance CO
Savanna, Ill
R. R
Lee
Harlan H. Travis Jeweler
E. Stephenson
Freeport
Elgin
Bulova - Croton Watches
Drs. Derrer, Latham
Siefert
MT. Carroll, Ill
W. L. Derrer
L. W. Derrer
R. A. Latham
F. W. Siefert
John Andes
Lanark, Ill
Shannon
Ill
Schroeder Steel Buildings
Mt. Carroll
Kingery
Romy’s
Wisconsin
Main
Chicago Ave
Phillips 66
Raymond Morgan
Green
Thomson, Ill
Bill’s Radio & TV
Bill Baker
E. Ervin and
Leonard V. Musk
Optometrists
Fourth St
Fulton, Hlindis
Bear Machine
Mertz Body
Bud
Mertz
George W. Ivey & Son
Mt. Carroll, Tl
Gus Roggendorf
Backer-Wagner
Fifth Ave
D. R. Miller
Optometrist
Ninth Avenue
Fulton, Ill
Roym
Ilinois
Swett Store
Fulton Modern Cleaners
Fulton, Tl
Norval W. Quam
Pearl City
Shannon Rural
Lanny B. Kness
Walter Nehrkorn
Lanari
Harold J. Frisbie
W. Stephenson
St. Freeport, Ill
McCulloh
Northern Illinois
Hello Lumber Co
Leininger Hardware
McKenna Sales & Service
Teets
Locust Street
UNION
Amana
Wales
Elmer Hoffman
Luke Gaule
al van Loh
Joe Wilkens & Son
Golden Hawk
Hampshire
Hampshires
L. L
Stewart
Kirklin
Ind
Tels
Wyoming
Guernsey
Savanna Livestock Sales
Max W. Garman
Teeter & Son
O. P. Miles
Dubuque
U. S. Weather Station
J. E. Dash
Prop
Freeport, Illinois