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1 jricultural: Calend Given for February ar ipw4 &&•- ct ,^ic \1Qi -lb-. fioc •<rip i -sir ~el W> r^: -c., sr Janv 31 - Feb. 1 -- Agricultural Industries Forum, Illini. Union, Urbana. Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 - 4-H Craft Workshop. Farm Bureau Auditorium, Vandalia. Feb. % -- Swime Seminar. Community Building, Benton. 9;30 a.m> ,:Feb. 1-2 -- Carbondale Area Land Improvement Contractors .Short Course. Federal Building, Benton. 9 a.m. Feb. 2 -- Swine Seminar. Ramada Inn, Effingham. 9:30 a.m, , Feb. 6 -- Swine Seminar. Emerald Hills Country Club, Sterling. 9:30 a.m. Feb. 6-7 -- Effingham Area Land Improvement Contractors Short Course. Teen Center, Newton. 9 a.m. Feb. 7 -- Swine Seminar. .. . Farm Bureau Auditorium, De- Kalb. 9:30 a.m. Feb. 8 -- Feeder Pig Sale, filenton. Feb. 8 -- Swine Seminar. Redwood Inn, Rantoul. 9:30a.m. Feb. 8 -- Douglas County , Winter Vegetable Extension Meeting. Feb. 8-9 -- Pekin Area Land Improvement Contractors Short Course. Sinqrak and Armory, Bloomington. 9 a.m. Feb. 10 -- Illinois Spring Barrow Show. 4-H Building, State Fair Grounds, Springfield. '9 a.m. s!Feb. 12 -- Cass County Win- 1 ter Vegetable -Extension Meet- " •tag. ' Feb. 13 -- Swine Seminar. Heritage House, Springfield. 9:30 a.m, Feb. 13 -- Pesticide Dealers' and Applicators' Clinic. •'^Ramada Inn, Effingham. i' "fob. 13-14 -- Illinois Land- 1 Scape Contractors Short ' Course. Holidays Inn, Rolling Meadows. Feb. 14 -- Swine Seminar. <jRlSck Hawk Motel, Jacksonville. 9:30 a.m. tlG^i?eb. 14 -- Pesticide Dealers' and Applicators' Clinic. Holiday Inn, Benton. Feb. 14 -- Mason County Winter Vegetable Extension Mating. Feb. 15 -- Swine Seminar. Farm Bureau Auditorium, Pittsfield. 9:30 a.m. Feb. 15 -- Pesticide Dealers' and Applicators' Clinic. Round Table, Collinsville. Feb. 15-16 -- Macomb Area Land Improvement Contractors Short Course. Farm Bureau Building, Mr. Sterling. 9 a.m, Feb. 15-16 -- National Mastitis Council. Sherman House, Chicago. Feb. 16 -- Swine Seminar. Monmouth College Monmouth. 9:30 a.m. Feb. 16 -- Pesticide Dealers' and Applicator^' Clinic. Black Hawk Motel, Jacksonville. - Feb. 16 -- DeKalb and Ogle Counties Winter Vegetable Extension Meeting. Feb. 20 -- Beef Clinic. Ramade Inn, Ottawa. 9:30 a.m. Feb. 20 -- Illinois Farm Electrification Council. Paradise Inn, Champaign. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. , Feb. 20 -- Pesticide Dealers' and Applicators; Clinic. Sinorak Restaurant, Bloomington. Feb, 21 -- Beef Clinic. Ramada Inn, Effingham. 9:30 a.m. Feb. 21 -- Pesticide Dealers' and Applicators' Clinic. Huddle Drive-in, Galesburg. Feb. 22 -- Beef Clinic. Farm "Bureau Auditorium, Carmi. (;30 a.m, Feb. 22 - Pesticide Dealers' and Applicators' Clinic. Lincoln Manor Motel, Dixon. FOOD PROGRAM WASHINGTON AP -- The Agriculture Department has broadened its food purchase program to include canned beef which, together with the canned pork it has been buying for some time, will be donated to the school lunch program. The beef purchases are expected to help bolster livestock prices as well as to supply lunch meat. Feb. 23 -- Pesticide Dealers' and Applicators; Clinic. Rossi Autumn Acres Motel, Joliet. Feb. 24 -- Illinois Purebred Dairy Cattle Association Calf Club Sale. Stock Pavilion, U. of I., Urbana. 11 a.m. Feb. 25-27 -- Illinois State Veterinary Medicine Association Convention. LaSalle Hotel, Chicago. Feb. 27 -- Rock Island County Winter Vegetable Extension Meeting. Feb. 27-28 -- Sterling Area Land Improvement Contractors Short Course. 4-H Building, Amboy. 9 a.m. Feb. 28 -- Peoria' County Winter Vegetable Extension Meeting. Feb. 59 - March 1 -- Kankakee Area Land Improvement Contractors Short Course. Anderson Farm Service (7 miles south on highway. 47), YOrkville. 9 a.m. « DRIVE CAREFULLY! Fi PER CENT OF FARM OUTPUT 1 POPULATION 1950 1955 1960 1965 The nation's farm production in 1967, well above the previous year, keeps pace with increased population. FARMS PER CENT OF CROP PRODUCTION PER ACRE CROP PRODUCTION CROPLAND USED FOR CROPS Farm Croups planning Rally 1950 1955 1960 . 1965 U.S. crop production reached a record high in 1967, according to Department o( Agriculture estimates fi b H t S I .i'l -Si - 4 - WASHINGTON AP -- Farm groups endorsing Johnson Adstration farm policies plan •AjJtylidwest rally at Kansas City Feb. 8 to urge greater farm jP,ar,ticipation pin Agriculture De-i partment grain control programs. , The meeting will be hosted by the Missouri Farmers Association. Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman and other afdueral officials plan to attend. Other participants expected include officials of the National Grange, the National Farmers Union and the National Farmv0^ s Organization. H These farm groups, 4ike <®freeman, say a very high level of farmer "participation in this year's wheat and feed grain programs will be essential if growers want any significant improvement in prices and income from these grains. Under these voluntary programs, price supports and government payments are offered t|ose growers who plant within federal allotments for wheat and who hold more land out of proauction of Corn and sorghum grain this year than last. Record crops of wheat and corfi last year contributed to a sharp decline in grain prices and a lower income to growers. 4 The department will conduct a signup campaign Feb. 5 - March 15 to get growers to take part in the production - reduction programs. I 1-: r 'J A f B Make If "a Habit to Call if THE HOOTS ff EFor • • MORTGAGE • CENTAL • PERSONNEL • SFIOAL IIWISTIGATIQWS""' di n d CREDIT iIP©iTS Phone (SS5) 338-®?24 CREDIT BUI OF MENRY 245 McHenry Ave. -- W@§d$fock, 111. POLLY HOBBET, MGR. Miner Theater Woodstock 25 A.A. Anderson Implements Your Internationa! Harvester Dea #GEHL *G.E. @mmi rntW IDEA STATS FARM INSURANCE & HARVARD, ILL. 943-5454 DENNIS A. CONWAY 3315 W. Elm McHenry, 385-7111 JOE. S. PODPORA 1212 Green St. MoHenry 385-4080 ROBERT K. 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