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Town-Country Tips by Dovld Plodw, Extension Service 338-3737 - 338-4747 Foreign demand strength for U.S. feed grains and soybeans is expected to offset record production levels and raise your crop prices above those earlier predicted. According to Friday's Farmer's Newsline Report from the USD A, global livestock production and competitive prices for U.S. corn are increasing the demand. .Total exports are projected at 2.5 million metric tons more than the 55 million predicted." In addition, the . USDA estimates its farmer owned grain reserve program will hold off the market 12-15 million metric tons of corn. USDA market economists expect feed grain prices to be slightly above the U.S. loan rate, this fall. Grain Suffocations Increasing - Grain storage and wet holding bins claim the lives of farmers, farm employees and children every year. •Tight schedules during harvest season stop you from taking precautions that save lives. If your child or employee enters a grain bin with the unloader running they can be caught in the grain flow before realizing what happened. In 10 seconds they will be submerged in the grain, and suffocation soon follows. Grain suffocation accidents don't have to happen, take time for insurance. -Install safety ladders in all grain bins. --Never enter a bin when unloading equipment is run­ ning. -Avoid walking on crusted grain surfaces A breakthrough can plunge you into flowing hot grain, with little chance of survival -Spoiled grain is nothing to fool with. Dangers result from mold, blocked flow, cavities, crusting and grain avalanches Be especially alert when handling spoiled grain. -Keep children out of grain vehicles and bins Forbid them to play in hopper wagons and on hoisted grain beds , If you should become trapped in a grain bin, stay near the outer wall and keep moving If necessary, walk up the bin wall until you are above the grain or until flow stops Fall Applied Nitrogen -If you apply nitrogen in the fall as anhydrous ammonia <NH3), research at the University of Illinois may soon determine the amount lost during warm weather As you know NH3, quickly converts to ammonium NH4. Soil particles negatively charged hold the positive NH4+. Soil temperatures over 50 degrees change the positive NY4+ to a nitrate, N03, in a process called nitrification. Since the negatively charged N03 does not attach to soil particles after nitrification. Nitrogen can be lost when Wa|er moves through the soil. It is also lost in wet soils. University of Illinois researchers are looking closely at a method of determining "Nitrification degree days". Considering the amount of time, temperatures exceeded 50 degrees, this method would help you determine how much additional nitrogen your crop will need. You Can Control Fall Quackgrass • Quackgrass is a cool season perennial, with an extensive rhizone system. Although it grows most actively in the fall and spring when it is cool, it can be controlled. If you are going to plant corn, soybeans or small grains, Roundup can be applied in the fall or spring at two to three quarts in 20 to 60 gallons of water per acre. The quackgrass should be actively growing and be at least eight inches tall. Do not till or plow the quackgrass before or until at least three days after you apply the Roundup A fall application of atrazine can be made on fields to be planted to corn. Splitting the application between fall and spring gives better annual grass control than just a fall application. Use 14 pounds of 80W or two quarts of atrazine 4L this fall, then the same rate next spring, as either a preemergence or post emergence. Plow the field one to three weeks after ap­ plication. Plocher cautions that you will need to grow corn for another year before planting rotational crops other than sorghum. In alfalfa fields, a fall treatment of Kerb will supress the quackgrass Treat the fields when temperatures are 60 degrees F. or less and only if there is a sufficient stand of alfalfa which will fill the voids created by controlling the quackgrass Plocher says apply two to three pounds of Kerb 50W, then do not graze or harvest the forage for 120 days. Fall Tillage Demonstration - Do you wonder if your fall tillage;is making you money? According to Ed Weilbacker, Soil Conservationist with the Soil Conservation Service, an informative fall tillage demonstration is palnned for Wednesday, Nov. 1. Dealers will demonstrate minimum tillage equipment that controls soil erosion while maintaining or increasing yield* The program will be held on Charles Budreck's farm, 2 miles south of McHenry on Barreville road. Selecting Wood For Winter Fuel Supply - When buying wood this winter foi a wood- burning stove or fireplace, the following information from the University of Illinois Extension foresters will help you make wise purchases. Most firewood is bought and sold by the cord, a volume measurement. A standard cord is a stack of wood usually four feet high, four feet wide and eight feet long. The actual volume of the solid wood varies from 90 cubic feet for small crooked sticks, increasing with the size and straightness of sticks up to about 100 cubic feet. Another common measure used in selecting firewood is the face cord-four feet by eight feet by 24 inches. Consider the kind and dryness before purchasing wood. While any kind of wood may be used as a fuel, some kinds make better firewood than others. Generally, heavier hardwoods are considered better fuel than lighter ones. The best firewoods are apple, beech, black locust, hedge, hickory, oak, pear and sugar maple. Other woods that make good fuel are ash, black cherry, elm, silver maple, and walnut. Dry wood-less than 20 percent moisture -ignites better and causes less trouble from smoke than green wood. In fact, some green woods will hardly burn. Now Yon Know A woman motorist was be­ ing examined for a driver's license. Examiner: "And what is the white line in the middle of the road for?" Woman: "Bicycles." Sorry About That A women's libber boarded a crowded bus and immediate­ ly a man rose to his feet. "No, no," she insisted, " you must not give up your seat." "You can insist all you want, lady," he returned, "but this is the street where 1 get off." SECTION 2 - PAGE 1 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. OCTOBER 27,1978 The Bride and Groom Needed Their Clothes Drycleaned in a Hurry! What About You? Before a Trip or That Special Occasion Need Your Dry Cleaning Fast? WE SPOT AND PROCESS FOR YOU NIGHTS-WEEKENDS 1-H0UR SERVICE - 7 AM TO 7 PM GET ACQUAINTED DRY CLEANING SPECIAL Oct. 30th thru Nov. 3rd REG. $4.00 8 POUND SPECIAL $3 Southgate Fabric Care Center 810 N. FRONT ST. McHENRY, IL 385-9517 OPEN 7 DAYS 7AM TO 10PM HELPING I'AWS ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION P.O. Bo* 205 • Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 • (•IS) 459-2641 By Estollo Atwell Mention the name "Morris and there's instaneous recognition. Why, of course, you mean Morris, the famous cat who did the TV com­ mercials. Morris is recently deceased but not forgotten. On Saturday, Nov. 11, Helping Paws is sponsoring The Morris Memorial Cat Show, to be held at the Crystal Point mall in Crystal Lake, from 1 to 3 p.m. The Show honors Morris because he exemplified the Humane tradition. Morris was an abandoned tomcat just minutes away from * a per­ manent catnap at a humane society where he was tem­ porarily lodged, when he was discovered by Bob Martwick, who saw his potential. From then on it was fame and fortune for this celebrity, and his became a true-to-life, Horatio Alger cat story. The show is planned to at­ tract a feline gathering and the children and teenagers who own them. It's going to be a three-ring show (the three rings active simultaneously, just like a circus). Children in the 4 to 7 age bracket will show their cats in one ring; those 8 to 12 years will compete in another; and teenagers, 13 to 19, in the third. While children and teenagers will be classified according to age, cats are not required to reveal their bir­ thdays. There will be five categories for judging the felines: No. 1 Most Unusual; No. 2 Largest; No. 3 Closest Morris Look- Alike; No. 4 Most Attractive; No. 5 Best Costume (worn by the cat). First, second, and third place ribbons will be awarded for each category in each age group. The Best of Show winner will be chosen from the first place winners in each category and in each age group (fifteen place winners in all) That winner will receive a special Morris trophy and a picture taken by professional Pet Photographer, Carla Bennett. Each feline must be attended at all times by someone from its family. All contestants must be at the registration booth in the mall no later than 12:45. Here's how to enter: Obtain applications at various stores in Crystal Point mall, or at the Helping Paws office, 465 Virginia street (route 14), Crystal Lake. Applicants are permitted to enter as many categories as they wish in their age group. A small fee is charged for each category entered. Fee may be paid at time of registration on November 11. Or, you may send in your application along with the suitable fee, to Helping Paws, P.O. Box 205, Crystal I^ake, 60014, any time prior to the show. I)()(iS FOR ADOPTION Fees for all dog adoptions include the cost of spay or neuter surgery by a vet of our choice or a deduction from the original cost of surgery by a vet of your choice Schnauzer mix, males, both 8 weeks old, 1 medium brown & black. 1 tri-color 338-0982. Afghan, female, less than 1 year, black, long coat. 338-7132. Benji type, 4 months, male, grayish brown. 312-658-7666. Possible Spaniel-collie mix, female, 4 months, reddish brown & white markings 312-' 658-7666. Beagle-Shepherd mix, male, young adult, tan legs & face, droopy ears. 312-658-8594. Schnauzer mix, female, 2 years, black, 568-7884. Shepherd-setter, 2 male, 1 female, 7 weeks old, all black, 568-7222. Poodle-Terrier mix, male, 10 months, long coat, housebroken, shots. 338-2239. Collie-Lab mix, 1 male, 3 female, 7 weeks, good with children. 338-7696. Golden Retriever-Samoyed Mix. neutered male, 15 months, shots 312-658-8518. Border Collie mix, neutered male, 4 years, housebroken shots. 943-6913. Shepherd-Collie, female, 3 years, brown & black, 312-497- 3706. Beagle-Terrier Mix, male. 5 months, tri-color, shots, 455- 1131. Shepherd Mix, female, young adult, white, 455-4779 English Sheepdog, male, about 1 year, gray and white 728-0196 Collie Lab Mix female, 2 years, black and white, long coat 455-1355 CATS FOR ADOPTION Adoption fees for a U,-cats include the cost of the spay or neuter surgery from a vet of our choice or a deduction from the cost of the surgery from a vet or your choice. 5 kittens, 6 weeks, 2 male, 3 female, 1 calico, 1 gray tiger & white, 1 gray & white, 2 tan & white, 459-0635 or 459-6523 Persian mix. neutered male, 2 years, white with beige spots, declawed 459-9342 Domestic, female, 5 months, brown, gold, yellow cream 459 8046 Siamese Mix, male, black, V-z years 385 7528 5 kittens. 3 female, 2 males. 6 weeks. 3 white and black, 1 "Dance Of Joy" Seeks Performers The McHenry Actors Studio is looking for talent for this year's Epiphany road show There are still parts for actors, singers,, dancers and musicians. Final casting will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, in the Little White church at 3813 W. John street in McHenry. Those who want to try out for the show should call Bob Nowicki at 344 2875 before that time "Dance of Joy " is an original biblical musical about a crippled girl who loved to dance, and what happened to her that first Christmas season when she met with the Wise Men on their quest. It will be performed at various area churches in­ cluding these dates and locations: Dec 28. Faith Presbyterian. McHenry: Dec 29. St Patrick. McHenry; Dec 30, Saints Peter and Paul, Cary; Jan 5. Christ the King, Wonder Lake; Jan. 6, Grace Lutheran. Woodstock; and Jan 7. St Thomas, Crystal Lake. Family Memberships Are Offered By YMCA The Lake Region YMCA offers a family membership which includes regularly scheduled family program activities The family mem­ bership entitles the whole family to participate as a family or individually A Lake Region YMCA annual family activity membership includes parents and all children dependent on their parents for financial support Activity members receive free recreational swims, free family nights, free family swims (providing a parent, sister or brother over 18 ac­ companies youth in the pool), free tennis play, first op portunity to register for black with white, 1 black and gray tiger 312-658-7324 Neutered male. l 'L. years, buff, short coat 312-658-8420 FOl'ND DOGS Poodle miniature, male, 6 years, black, 385-5072 programs every ten weeks, nominal fee for swimming instruction classes that meet once a week and begin five times a year, a reduced fee for swim classes that meet two or three times a week, lower fees for almost all other classes and free babysitting when available The permanent facilities of the Lake Region YMCA in­ cludes a six-lane indoor swimming pool, four lighted outdoor tennis courts, an outdoor shelter, exercise room, weight room, a three quarter mile jogging trail, offices and 19 6 acres of recreational.area All members receive schedues and activity members start registration Oct. 28 for the ten-week late November session For further in­ formation. stop at 7315 South Route 31, Crystal Lake, or call 459-4455 He who has lost honor can lose nothing more. -Publilius Syrus. 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