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PANTAGRAPH, BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, SUNDAY, JANUARY 22. 1950. NINETEEN Winter Corn. Crop Grown in of I Greenhouse Farm News Kernels DeWitt Meeting Set Charles B. Shuman, president of Strip Cropping Encouraged By Woodford PMA Norris Farms Oppose Plan To Cut Levee New Hybrids Speeded by Use Of Heat, Lights 7 1 i I skU S-y C-v A ----3 the Illinois Agricultural associa tion, will be the guest speaker at the combined annual meetings of the DeWitt County Farm Bureau, BY FRANK W.

BILL. Fantagraph Farm Editor. EUREKA. Conservation practices adopted by the Woodford Objections to a proposed state Service company, and County URBAN A. The corn crop County Production and Marketing Pool, to be held at the Clin conservation plan to cut levees along the Illinois River, to make planted in early December is now administration committee meeting ton Community High school Tuesday, announces Ray H.

Miller, a foot tall, showing a good stand here Thursday included contour permanent flood reservoirs and to farming and strip cropping. Pay farm bureau president. The farm provide i hi and hunting ments are to be made to encour bureau business meeting will con 1 age these practices on farms vene at 10 a. m. followed by the and promising to mature a crop of seed about May 1 in the warm greenhouse at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture.

Dr. R. W. Jugenheimer, professor of plant genetics, reports 455 grounds, are made by Thomas W. Morony of Western Farm Man where they are needed.

Service company. A box lunch will Several Woodford county farm be served at noon by the women of Kenney Methodist church. agement, Chicago, representing owners of Norris Farms in the Thompson Lake district north of different corn studies under way, ers have already started strip crop farming on the contour, to halt erosion. That practice has been recommended for many -riss Tf seeking still better hybrid varie Havana. Saybrook 4-H Elects ties.

Dreams of better hybrids are Norris Farms are not owned by Hawthorne was elected so interesting that a winter crop the Norris Frain company, Mr. president of the Saybrook 4-H is grown as well as the usual Morony states. club Wenesday. Other officers are crop, for faster development of c. On Dec.

5 farm bureau dele Paul Huth, vice president; Jean Schaefer, secretary: Carol Schae- new inbreds and hybrids. The heated greenhouse corn farms by Ed. M. Cavallo and Joe Serangeli, soil conservation workers assigned to the Woodford county conservation district. The county and township PMA committeemen also selected sod waterways as one practice to encourage with PMA conservation gates meeting with state conservation officials on a tour of the levee districts near Havana were fer, reporter; and Dale Vance, recreation chairman.

Jean Schaefer field measures 40 by 40 feet about a 27th of an acre, and an equal space is devoted to other studies of corn in other parts of was also chosen federation chair told that Noftis Grain company i It i man and Paul Zimmerman, chair owned those farms, as reported in The Pantagraph on Dec. 7. man of the program committee Hog Prices Rise the greenhouse. Lights Lengthen Days. They have 43 electric lights Farm bureau delegates on the AAll Dec.

5 tour favored the state proposal to convert nine levee districts into flood reservoirs, Peoria hogs reached a price of $17 and sows $13.25 per last suspended over the small corn field to add six hours a day to week reports Dick Herm of the Hi the short January daylight hours. rather than another project pro Peoria Live Stock Exchange. That 1 posed by army engineers to indicates a normal seasonal ad payments. Other Payments. Other practices are pasture improvement, growing manure crops, building soli saving dams where needed, contour farming of either row crops or drilled crops, and applications of limestone, phosphate, and other fertilizers.

Harry Martin, district PMA ieldman, met with the group. Ed Moser heads the county PMA staff, which includes John Folker and Fred Knapp. Township meetings are to be create flood reservoirs on the up 0 vance in the trade with a prob per tributaries of the Illinois The electric lights are also used on cloudy days to supplement a dim sun. The combination of heat and light seeks to give the winter corn crop all the conditions of ideal June weather. able peak during the month of River.

March. This advance was brought about largely by the reduction in Would Reduce Jobs. Arguments opposed to the pro hog marketings. The price sup A year ago such a winter corn port for hogs in January is $14.90. crop aided materially in develop posed state purchase of nine levee districts and converting Orderly marketing of hogs weigh ing new inbreds and hybrids.

Dr. them into flood reservoirs and ing 200 to 225 pounds according Jungenheimer reports. He former to the best informed sources will fish and game refuges are ad ly lived in Bloomington and served held in the near future to invite farmers to sign up for the program that offers payments for hours of daylight to the short winter days. He expects to harvest seed here about May 1, In time to plant the usual crop on the University Farm. net hog feeders the most dollars, vanced by Mr.

Morony. as a corn breeder for the Pfister DR. R. W. Jugenheimer says this winter crop of corn in the greenhouse at Urban permits faster development of new inbreds and hybrids that may greatly change corn production In the future.

Notice the 42 electric lights used to add six Only a few years ago the De Associated Growers at El Paso. agricultural conservation projects. partment of Agriculture urged full production on all 'and. he says Mr. iierm.

IAA Directors Named Standing committees of the Illi The county workers are also Seek Dwarf Corn. One goal in the experiments is busy preparing for corn acreage said. And there are 72 to 73 people a shorter stalk, with greater allotments to be announced for nois Agriculture association board strength to withstand windstorms each farm in the county. and their families now engaged in of directors for 1950 have been and borer Injury. With less ex Logan County Men Will Meet, Dine EMDEN.

(PNS) Logan County Men's club will meet with announced by President Charles B. agricultural pursuits in the bottom lands raising corn, oats and FAMILY MOVES TO FARM Shuman, Sullivan. Frank L. Simp of I Seeks Best Metal Roof Paints Stocks Win Back Much Lost Ground CORNELL. (PNS) Mr.

and beans, and feeding the same to son, Farmer City, was appointed to Mrs. Harry Melvin who have been hogs and cattle, he reports for posure to winds there would be less lodging. Some of the best hybrids grown in southern Illinois today are too tall. The plant breeders are Interested in taking a foot or two from those tall the business service committee: living in Streator. Tuesday moved the Emden Christian church club for their bi-monthly meeting at Lester Davison, Minonk, to the to the home of his parents, Mr.

marketing committee; R. V. Mc- and Mrs. Carl Melvin, who re 6:30 p. m.

Tuesday. Supper will be served in the Kee, Varna, finance committee; stalks, to make detasseling side on a farm east of town. and John T. Evans. Hoopeston.

to the Norris Farms. He asks who will employ these people if their jobs are taken away by flooding the land now farmed. Who Would Pay Tax? "We would like to know who will pay the township, county, state, Kiwanis room of the community house, after which the men will the organization information com Chicago Board of Trade mittee. URBANA. A funny-looking metal roof in Piatt county with red, silver, and black stripes should provide some of the answers to which systems of roof paints will stand up best under Fri.

Sat. Sat. Sat easier In production of hybrid seed and to reduce lodging when high winds come. The same leaf surface on shorter stalks promise the same total yield. Another dream is to develop a Price Level Curves Higher Every Day Wheat Cloe High Mar S2.1SV, Jj.ie COOKSVILLE assemble in the church for the evening program.

Leon Appel, minister of the Christian churchy at Toluca, will be the speaker. May 3.11 3.10H Mrand Mrs. Justers Cockrill and federal taxes provided by this farm in the event it is turned over to fish and ducks," he observed. very short corn, 12 to 18 inches; moved Wednesday from the Kin- the weather. FIXING- -S 1.91 l.2H 1.26-", sella farm to a farm near Arrow- July Sp Corn-Mar May July Sep NEIGHBOR tall perhaps, that can be harvested with a combine rather than a corn picker.

On the dwarf corn so far NEW YORK. (AP) The Low $1 14H 2.0SS l.BOVa LSI 1.37 1.23 1.234 1.1SV, 1.125. .61 His opinion is that the state conservation project would destroy means of employment and LWATCKTMC R. W. Whitaker, assistant in farm structures in the Illinois College of Agriculture, says that the roof of a 150 foot corn crib on one of the University's Aller- 1.3SH 1.20W stock market last week doggedly 1.8214 1.92H 1.38 1.26.

1.23 1.30 1.13S .71 .87 4 .82 4 -61! a Close $2.154 3.10H 191 Mi 1.914 1.37H 1.254 1.23, 1.194 1.124 .71 .66 .614 .61 .624 1.36 smith. Mr. Richard Barker, an elderly man who has been seriously ill was removed to a Bloomington hospital Thursday. '5PEE0VtITH the source of taxes. regained almost all of the ground lost in the Jan.

12 selling smash. XHtCH developed the ears are smaller but there is some evidence that such corn can be planted much thicker than the standard hybrids, perhaps giving the same yield per' The levee at Thompson Lake, ton farms near Monticello was; County Fair Board Going To Springfield The McLean County Fair board LABOR! Dec 1.13 Va Oat Mar 71 May 67, July e4 Sep 6P Dec 624 At the closing bell on Saturday prices, on average, fell just short Mr. Mornoy states, was built by Joy Morton, individually, some 27 years ago. of the 2Vi year high first set on Ton 1 1 Ry, acre. Unusual Dreams.

Some of the tests on which good progress has been made seek a painted with 41 different paint combinations for the test. All surface dirt and bird droppings were first swept off the metal roof. Some of the 24 inch wide strips were then wire-brushed and others were left untouched to find out whether the 1.37, 1.38V 1.38H 1.35 '4 1.36 138 May 1.374 The price level curved higher every day in the week. On only 3 Soybeana one day Tuesday did demand 1.36 "4 1.36 Vi 1.37 S.394 2 25 '4 3.21V, 185 V4 higher protein content in corn. Some strains have been deve show any spirit.

Otherwise the will be active at the 40th annual meeting of the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs to open today at Springfield, delegates to attend sessions Monday and Tuesday. A total of 3000 persons is expected 3.304 3.27 3 33 187 Vi 2.28V, 2.3SV 3 21V, 1.8514 advance was labored and beset by loped with much more oil content work of wire brushing was worth while. Some panels were given AMPRO $0J 50 Combination VV Magnetic Complete TAPE RECORDER and PLAY BACK Plastic Sound Recording $3 50 Tape, 600-ft. Roll FRIED'S 103 W. Front St.

Open Evenings and Saadays Mar J.30i'4 May 3.27V, July 3 22H Nov 1.954 Lard Jan 10.M Mar 10.67 May 10.73 July lo go frquent flurries of selling. A total of 819 issues were than average. Resistance to disease and to in metal roofs be painted when rust first appears. Basic (commercial) metal roof paints were used. They included zinc oxide, red lead, aluminum, asphalt aluminum, asbestos asphalt, and zinc chromate.

The roof will be inspected every six months to check on weathering. From these tests college agricultural engineers expect to get some definite recommendations only one coat of paint, others 1062 10.67 10.70 sects are other goals of present traded Saturday, of which 293 ad at the state convention, the chief i were double coated. All paint was 1 I 1070 10.70 10.75 10.83 10.60 10 67 10.70 1080 experiments. vanced and 256 declined. New sprayed on speaker to be Governor Stevenson who will address the annual ban 1080 10.90 Sep 10.00 But dreams of many plant highs for 1949-50 were established The roof was 50 to 100 percent rusty when the test started in May 1949.

It had been left to weather during the day by 30 stocks while two touched their lows for the period. Hog Prices on better combinations of metal much longer than was good for quet Tuesday. McLean county delegates, plan-ning for their annual 4-H club fair on Aug. 7 to 10, will include Dwight Stephens, Evar Hanell, Kenneth Benjamin and Jack Ste breeders go far beyond the tests made public so far. Dr.

Jugenheimer finds. Breeding corn with taproots that can penetrate hard subsoil is one of the dreams mentioned by visi it. Whitaker recommends that! roof paints. The Associated Press average Stage Rally of 60 stocks advanced 2 of one point to 73.2, which compared with venson, who will attend Monday tors to his office. Khe ZVt year high of 73.4 hit on session.

Jan. 11. During Week The entire board of the county Turnover amounted to only fair will attend Tuesday's meeting 000 shares, smallest for any Sat in Springfield, and will probably 1 1 i3T-tV One wild dream Is to develop a corn that is a legume, capable of utilizing nitrogen from the air, but that is still in the dream stage. The unusual goal of developing a perennial corn, reported by Dr. I Donald F.

Jones of Conneticut when addressing the American urday since Nov. 26, compared award contracts for fair entertain ers at that time. CHICAGO. (AP) A sharp drop in marketings at all mid-western markets brought about a with 1.180,000 a week ago. The week's rise, halting though rally in hog prices last week Hogs it was, gave the market its biggest lift since October 1948.

moved Saturday within a $13.75 to Seed Trade association corn $17.10 range, up SO to 75 cents from last weekend. Livestock breeders in December, is a definite possibility. Dr. Jungenhei-mer comments. He agrees with Dr.

Hog receipts at 12 major mar (32DG0lD9 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS. kets totaled 394,000 head against CHICAGO. lft Unofficial MUmatel Jones's statement that "You can 518,143 head in the previous week. a slump which followed a request livestock reedpta for Monday: HOGS 13.000 CATTLE 20.000 SHEEP 8.000 do almost Anything you want to with corn if you work hard enough." im. Mbw 1 I i I I I I I I 111 II II af: 111 II II 1111 I II II aS- ISJSaW by the Agriculture department for more orderly marketing.

An ad vance in dressed pork prices also A Wv I I VVffTTl CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. VP HOGS Receipts, 300. salable; total. 3.000 (estimated): com.

pared week ago: Curtailed markeUnrs Freehill Buys LocJcer Plant helped the live hog market. Common and medium grade steers and heifers closed the week stimulated tradlnf and prices for ail weights and sows advanced 50c to 75c; week's practical top. 117.00: one load. ROBERTS. (PNS) The $17.10 at close: most good and choice 50 cents to $1.50 higher, finding a broad outlet each day.

These offerings invariably were the first Roberts Locker plant has been Durchased from John Renward of to be cleaned up as soon as trad Cambridge by Elroy rreehill of 180 to 130 pound butchers closed at $18 50 17.00; 330 to 350 pounds. $15.35616 00; 350 to 380 pounds. SI 3 00615.50; $80 to 373 pounds. 1S.O0: sows under 450 pounds. 450 to 600 pounds.

$11 00 13 75. CATTLE Receipts. 300. salable (esti ing started. In contrast, better types were only steady to 50 cents II 0k Wlllll I 111 I IB higher.

mated': total not given: compared week Melvin. The plant was built by John Kenward who operated the plant for two years. Mr. Freehill and his ton Wil A big reduction In receipts sup ago: High-good and choice steers steady to 80c lower, common to average-good ported a gain of 75 cents to $1 in steers 50c to $1.50 higher compared last week's close, receipts measurably cur. slaughter lambs for the weeic.

liam have been in charge of the Dressed prices eased in a dull taiiea; cnoice neifers extremely scarce, plant for about six months. trade. common to good betters strong to $1.50 higher; cows SOc to 75c higher; bulls LISTEN eaay to oc lower; calves and vealers. $3.00 to $3 00 higher: replacement cattle fully SOc higher; IS loads choice 973 to 1.300 pounds fed steers and yearlings. 39 00: choice $33 pound yearlings.

$36 00; high-good to low-choice steers and yearlings. $30.3333 00: bulk medium and good grades. common to low-medium. load high-Choice 1.038 nound ferf helf era Grain Market Closes Weak CHICAGO. (AP) A pick up in receipts of cash corn caused $33.00: bulk medium and good heifers.

selling in that grain which event $11.50617.50: load high-good 1.310 pound few cows. most beef cows. $13 50 ually spread to all futures pits on Moose by Ellis Atteberrv Gus Grebe did a fine thing during his broadcast of the Northern 1SNU basketball game on WJBC last Wednesday night. Each time either team made a GOAL, Gus dropped a dime in a can to help The March of Dime reach their GOAL. Gus got so excited when Leon Heinle pulled the game out of the fire for ISNU In the clos the board of trade baturaay.

At the close the market had a distinctly weak look with only the March wheat contract showing an advance. Lifting of hedges against export sales of cash wheat heloed this delivery, as did an bjs.oo: canners and cutters. $13.0013.35: medium and good sausage bulls closed Jt $19.00631.00: only odd head above $30.30: late sales medium to choice vealers, 0O: medium and good feed. ln steers, $20.306 34.00. SHEEP Receipts.

500. salable (estl. mated: total not given; compared week ago: Sharp reduction In receipts stimulated general market; slaughter lambs 9oe to $1.00 higher: but trade closed slow at advance after $24.75. the week top. Was paid freelvr bulk enorf and C0NG01ML other boost in the government export subsidy rate late yester choice woo led lambs scaling 104 pounds day.

aown. znoez4.75: No. 1 skin cuppers. $21.0062373: top on choice S3 pound Wheat closed IV lower to ing seconds, he dropped in a whole roll of dimes. Speaking at half-time, Ed Hess, Chairman of The March of Dimes, challenged basketball fans to follow the example and pledge a hither, corn was -l lower, otas snorn orerings.

$23.33: com belt fed FOR WALLS Of LASTING SEAUTyi wooied lambs scaling 100 pounds down were unchanged to 4 lower, rye ward predominated In receipts, kinds was 1-li lower, soybeans were scaling over 104 sounds uauallv dii counted $1.50 to $3.30 per cwt: however. -l lower and lard was un dime for each goal their team made during the McLean County pouna toad iota reached $24.00: 113 changed to 5 cents a hundred pounas. IZ3.SO and 134 pounds sold tn connection with lighter lambs at $32.50: big weight natives, $20.00633.00: vear- High School Tournament. Kenneth Schnebly of Normal didn't wait for the County Tournament. He authorized Gus to drop in the dimes for each goal Normal Community High School made against You'll bless the day you exciting, new permtntnt wall coveringl Made of long-wearing baked enamel, its handsome raised tile pattern a mart, modern note to any room stays smooth and Happy ending to an old argument! ungs anared lamb advance at $20.001 21.00: slaughter ewes very scarce, firm at $10.00613 50 mostly, se'erted 110 to 130 pound choice ewes to $13.50.

Csh Gram News ST. LOCH CASH GftATH. ST. LOUIS. WW Cash: WHEAT Re extra weight.

Each can be comfortable, for years! Easy to dean, easy pounds lower. BLOOMTNGTON GRAIN. 4 Court StoUer Grain. I Prices as given la the following table are fixed on Chicago figures less fixed charges on freight handling, etc. Prices at elevators in surrounding territory may vary few cents tn special bids from markets ether than Chicago tn many cases.

Editor. Bssed on the close of the market Saturdav. elevators were paying about the following prices: -wheat-No. i $1 NEW CORN Ten Days 115 oats-No. es SOYBEANS Soybeans 3.0$ ceipts, 9 cars: sold, 3 cars; No.

1 hard. Pontlac last night and sponsored the entire broadcast. WJBC is broadcasting all IS games in the County Tournament There were three games on the air last night There will be two mora each night next week all sponsored by Harry Hennessy and j.jj: wo. 9 hard. S2.33H.

CORN Receipts. 77 cars? sold. ears: to Install! See the array of lovely colore and Well be glad to give you an estimate. No. 1 yellow.

31.32H: No. 9 yellow, No. 3 yellow. Dual controls on your oloctric blank the perfect ending for the old controversy about many blankets do we need?" 'Each sleeper can dial exactly the temperature she (or he) wants, without disturbing the other. Both can enjoy the warmth of two or three line wool blankets, without piling on the on the coldest nights.

See these modern electric blankets at your appliance dealers or our office now. Fine textures. Lovely colors. Luxurious bindings. All are washable.

You'll find it easy to make a choice. wat Receipts, 9 cars; no sales. CHICAGO CAIB OSAIH. IN CONVENIENT 14-INCH WAINSCOT HIIOHT, ONtY CHICAGO. Cash: WHEAT No.

4 yellow hard. CORN No. 3 yellow. $1.31: No. 3.

$137 ttl; No. 4, No. 5. OATS No. 1 heavy mixed.

74c: No. 1 heavy white. No 1 white. 74Vc. I Produce Market ILLINOIS PGl'JEQ COMPAHY aUIBIAAS-No.

3 yellow track Chi-: BLOOMIKOTOn rOCLTCT AND IbUI all described by Gus Grebe. Beginning next Wednesday, the final game each night will be followed immediately by a full hour "Radio Auction" for The March of Dimes. We expect everyone in McLean County will be listening for the first POLIO AUCTION next Wednesday night. This LISTEN column fs an mdvertltement for the new WJBC AM-FM. caso.

$3.30. (Courtesy of Armour Creameries. nominal; BARLEY Malt. tt.SOfl 1.S0. feed, SOcdSlJO.

nominal. 516 N. Main Bloomington (Monday's Quotations.) Heavy Hens .17 Hybrid Hens 13 Leghorn Hens 3 Old Roosters J3 Eggs Pullet Eggs IS Current Receipts J13 PIKDf CASH GRAIN. PEKTN. ILL.

Oi-P Truck bids for cash grain as quoted by the Norris Grain company. FOB Pekln: CORN No. yellow, $1.23 a bushel. i.

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