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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 2 Sep 1977, p. 25

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SECTION 2 - PAGE 8 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1977 U v - » . Com mentis TOP ART FAIR WINNER - Ossie Rometo, McHenry Comity college Art instructor from Woodstock, was awarded best of show at Harrington Art fair; The local artists captured the $300 top prize with his ballpoint drawing entitled, "Breaking the Mold of Mankind". When the Judging was over, he was also given the best in drawing award which added $1M to his winnings. The awards were two of many made at the annual fair sponsored by the Barrington Women's club. In the words of Art fair chairwoman, Marilyn Haayen, "It was our biggest show ever with over 400 artists participating." / Ask Views On Food Packaging Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Carol Tucker Foreman has invited comment from the public in Illinois and elsewhere on proposals to set. new guidelines for sugar, iron and vitamin content in cereals provided to participants in the special supplemental food program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). In Illinois, 38,204 women and infants receive supplemental foods at 73 clinics throughout the State. Illinois currently receives a monthly grant of $944,639 from the USDA to operate the program, at a cost of approximately $24.90 per individual. In announcing final WIC program regulations, Ms. Foreman said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants public comment on the sugar content of cereals approved for use in the WIC program. She said the department is concerned about sugar's possible role in development of tooth decay, obesity and other health problems. USDA is also con­ sidering new guidelines for iron and vitamin content in WIC cereals, she added. Assistant Secretary Foreman also asked for comment on a USDA proposal to make the WIC program available to infants and children who come from low-income families. At present, infants and children must be determined to be at nutritional risk based on medical tests or their dietary patterns. This has resulted in some low-income infants and children being declared ineligible for the program. In askins for comment on this issue, Ms. Foreman observed that some medical professionals feel low income by itself is an accurate in­ dicator of nutrition need. She invited comments and suggestions in a third area- how USDA can improve the delivery of WIC services to low- income persons in rural ar(eas. The department wants to do a better Job of serving the rural poor in an its food assistance efforts, she said. The WIC program is run by local health or welfare agencies through their neighborhood clinics or Of flees. The program provides special foods to pregnant and nursing women, to infants, and to children up to 5 years old. To be eligible, participants must be examined by a physician, nutritionist, nurse or other health or nutrition professional and found "at nutritional risk" because of poor diet and low income. The WIC program currently serves more than 886,000 women and children through over 600 local agencies. WIC recipients are given a food package tailored to their specific nutrition needs. Infants get iron-fortified formula and cereal, and fruit juice high in vitamin C, Women, and children over 1 year old, get fortified milk, cheese, eggs, cereal high in iron, and fruit or vegetable juice high in vitamin C. These monthly food sup­ plements are worth about $22 per recipient. USDA had proposed in February to set a nationwide income standard for all par­ ticipants in the WIC program. Comments from health professionals and state and local WIC administrators convinced the department to delete this provision from the regulations and to withhold establishment of a national income standard at this time. USDA plans to give further study to a nationwide income standard as it examines options for legislative proposals con­ cerning the WIC program. The department will present legislative recommendations to the Congress early next year. Instead of a national stan­ dard, today's final regulations adopt a localized income eligibility test previously required by interim WIC regulations. Applicants are eligible if they meet indome standards set by state or county health departments for free or reduced-priced health programs. Know ± S T M £ What is the connection be­ tween dew on the ground and the dewpoint. Does dew form on the ground when the dew- point is reached? > The dewpoint is that tem­ perature at which the air would condense or precipitate. It's that temperature, lower than the actual temperature of the air, at which the moisture in the air would become visible or precipitate. Thus there is no direct connection between dew on the ground and the dewpoint. As we have learned, dew on the ground forms when earthly objects cool the air to the dewpoint, but above the sur­ face of the air, where physical objects do not come into con­ tact with the warmer air, the temperature must reach the dewpoint to cause visible moisture or precipitation. We can nave dew on the ground, then, when the dew- point is many degrees below the actual temperature of the air. BUMPER STICKERS Some friends ore always around when they need you. 78 Snowmobiles 250 to 440 EXCITEMENT * IS ON THE WAY WITH YAMAHA 1 FOR 78 YOU'LL HAVE NEW IMPROVEMENTS - NEW RIDING COMFORT - NEW FEATURES! Now the only thing that will make your cheeks red is the weather . .. When you know how they're built, you'll buy a Yamaha. WOODSTOCK (By Georgd J. Young, Extension Advisor, McHenry Ceunty, University o! Illinois Research Results Cattle feeders attending the Northern Illinois Cattle Feeders' seminar, Monday, Aug. 29, heard new research results on feeding Rumensin and "B" vitamins to cattle. The event was held at the Lee county 4-H center, north of Amboy. University of Illinois farm- management Specialist Duane Erickson, and a panel of market representatives presented the beef market outlook. Philip Anderson of Crete, Neb. explained a new system of estimating meat tenderness. Dick McDougal, president of the newly-formed National Cattlemen's associ8t;*n, was the featured speaker. t Crop Product!**... The USDA-s crop report of Aug. 1 droppeb the estimated corn production to 6.09 billion bushels from the July 1 figure of 6.33 billion bushels. That is a 4 percnet drop. Despite the lower corn estimate, there is still a lareo carry-over from last yea:' crop. * Tlie Ai V v '• • -trM T % • ' . • Veterinarians Clarify \ * * course is- "agricultural management problems"; how to evaluate capital investments in farm exparfiion, using #. aa n .1.1 sr Disease-House Pet Link ! op and a large new 1601 SOUTH ROUTE 47 - WOODSTOCK, ILL. 60098 - 81*338-6454 a i i report estimated the bean crop at 1.6 billion bushels. This is 26 percent above last year's bean crop and about 3 percent above the 1973 record crop. This is the first USDA estimate of the 1977 bean crop. . Soybeans ^ If it is any consolation to farmers who held 1976-crop soybeans until prices declined rapidly in June, July, and August, a lot of farmers^ in Brazil made the same mistake. They are carrying an unusually large share of their 1976 crop into the start of the 1977 U.S. marketing year. They had their chance at 'high prices, and many of them missed it. The Brazilian stocks will put pressure on U.S. soybean prices this fall and winter. . Farm Management The University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education will offer Dr. : Al Mueller's advanced farm management class at the Extension office this fall. This fourteen-week corporation and farming partnerships, and en­ vironmental quality. This course can.be audited, taken for three hours of un­ dergraduate credit, three- fourths or one unit of graduate credit, or as advanced (491) special problem. The class begins Tuesday, Sept. 6. It meets each Tuesday through Dec. 6, from 6:30 p.m. to, 9:15 p.m. Call the office, 338-3737, for details.i ' J. Agr Lands H.R. 7235 is a bill which the House of Representatives has referred to their Agricultural committee. It' proposes to "establish a national policy concerning agricultural land; to establish an Agricultural Land Review commission; to establish a demonstration program .for protecting agricultural land from being used for non-agricultural purposes-..." v Hosts Len and Barb Schultz of Woodstock hosted the Com­ mercial Vegetable Growers' twilight meeting, held recently. * . • / .:h Pet owners who practice good sanitation and keep their animals helathy should not be alarmed by reports suggesting a possible link between Multiple Sclerosis and close contact with small house pets, according to the American V e t e r i n a r y M e d i c a l association. An article appearing in a British medical journal, "LANCET", and a letter from a New Jsrsey physician published in the "Journal of the A m e r i c a n M e d i c a l association", have recently suggested such an association. AMVA points out that the auzhors of the "LANCET" report make it clear that studies such as theirs only "show associations and not Coming Events Sept. 6-Farm Management class (fourteen weeks) N Sept. 7~Fall Outlook meeting Sept. 13-Dairy Herd Im­ provement association annual meeting Sept. 20--Soybean Variety Plot Twilight ^meeting cause and effect." results, they warn, 4 cautious interpretations Similar associations have' found between MS and< variety of other variables eluding allergies, early outdoor activities, and .cake. / y AMVA points out that < should have no trouble kc pets and other members of th^ household free from and disease good sanitary that their animals have regular health checkups, routine vaccinations, and other preventive medical car when needed. r memuers oi me ie from parasites if they practice f habits and see Ah, America If you want your father to take care of you, that's paternalism. 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