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i 'AGE 10 - PLAIN DEALER -WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 23.1980 Plant Classes Begin (7* (Tqwn and Country Tips by Dave ̂ Plocher) Home gardeners and* horticultural hobbyists attention! Here is an op­ portunity to learn more about your avocation in a series of programs set to begin Feb. 11 at the McHenry County Extension office in Woodstock. The series of 12 hor­ ticultural meetings is scheduled to run through Apr. 28. They will be offered via our TeleNet link up with ihe University of Illinois. Each session will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Topics to be covered in­ clude landscape design, growing and pruning tree fruit, planting and main­ taining landscape plants, lawn establishment and maintenance and growing annuals and houseplants. Individuals may enroll for single sessions or by topic series. Instructors for the course will be members of the University of Illinois Hor­ ticultural department. The instructors will talk from Urbana over the U of I Cooperative Extension service's TeleNet system-a statewide network of am­ plified" telephones. Students will be able to ask the in­ structor questions in the same manner they would if the instructor were in the same room. Programs will feature color slide Dresentationswith question-and-answer ses­ sions and individual handout sheets and publications. Program dates and topics are Feb. 11. pruning tree fruit; Feb. 18, growing tree fruit; Feb. 25, annuals: Mar. 3, landscape design I (good home design); Mar. 10, landscape design II (prin­ ciples of design); Mar. 17, landscaping workshop; Mar. 24, landscape design III (principles of design) ; Mar. 31, landscape design IV (plant materials); Apr. 7. maintenance of landscape plants; Apr. 14, lawns - establishment; Apr. 21. lawns-maintenance; and Apr. 28, houseplants. For more information, call 338-3737 or 4747 or stop at the McHenry County Extension office at 789 McHenry avenue (Rt. 120) in Wood­ stock. Soybean Varieties - Before you select your soybean seed for 1980 you may want to review our circular 1176 "Performance of Com­ mercial Soybeans in Illinois - 1979." Over 90 public and com­ mercial varieties were tested at the DeKalb Field station. Data on varieties includes yield, lodging scores, height and shatering. Many varieties have three years of data. Another tfery important consideration is the ger­ mination test. These tests can be run on samples of your own seed and you should have this test for seed you plan to purchase. Be aware there is a cold and a warm germination test. The warm test is the standard by the seed in­ dustry. The cold test is very valuable if you have old seed, seed out of a field where there was a disease problem or if you feel the seed is in any way marginal. The cold test is a better test of vigor. Any producer can send five samples to the Illinois Department of Agriculture for a free warm germination lest. Cold tests must be sent elsewhere. Contact' me for -help in that regard. New Nozzles and Electronic Monitors to be Discussed --' Pesticide dealers and ap­ plicators who sell or apply pesticides to non- agricultural areas will learn what's new in drift control and what imapct electronics is having on their industry at the urbana Pesticide clinic set for Jan. 29 and 30 at the Chicago Botanical Garden, Glencoe. Applicator examinations will also be offered for custom spray applicators and operators. Category exams will also be offered. The one-day program will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with exams given at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Those who attend will have a choice of two programs. One deals with troubleshooting turfgrass, tree and shrub problems and calibration of pesticidfe" application equipment. The othfcr deals with application equipment for right-of-way weed control, mosquito control, tree fertilization and household insect control. Participants may select only one or alternate between the two. A combined session in the afternoon will include discussions of pesticide safety and toxicity and allow time for questions and an­ swers. G o v e r n m e n t a n d Agriculture--How will government programs affect agriculture in the next 10 years? University of Illinois Agriculture economist Robert Spitze recently made these comments. "Many experts predict that demand for food will out-pace supply during the 1980s. These predictions are a reaction to the 1972-74 period when world agriculture experienced more demand than supply. Many people; forget that since that time we have had large supplies again." "The future is likely to continue as a delicate balance between supply and demand according to Spitze. "With surpluses some years and high prices and shor­ tages other years." As a result, there wiH be a set of U.S. and income policies flexible to meet the changes for both'the producers and consumers. , Spitze predicts that governmental price support programs will; remain similar to the way they are now He sees more- concern about reserves, the size\of farming operations, the structure of agriculture and environmental issues. Will farmers organize to increase their political and economic clout? "A severe economic plight on farmers such as when farm prices drop, causes farm income to decline and producers then become interested in organizing. If government policy helps keep supply and demand in balance," Spitze says, "it is less likely that farmers will attempt to organize for self protection against economic crisis." Farmers Considering In­ corporation-Farmers now facing a high income tax liability may be considering inorporation.' The farm corporation can provide some relief if the income tax and other advantages out­ weigh the disadvantages of incorporating. The farm corporation as a business is a complex arrangement. For example, sometimes it is difficult to get money out of the corporation and to the shareholders without double taxation. This is a special problem for shareholders who are not employees of the corporation. It is also a problem for shareholder- employees who are disabled or retired or whose stock is transferred on death to in­ dividuals who will not be active in the corporation operation. Critical questions on in­ corporation include: What property should be tran­ sferred to the corporation? What kind of stock will be issued? What will the cor­ poration do with its retained earnings? Among the advantages of incorporation are limited liability and easier distribution or transfer of property owenrship through stock transfers. 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Now is the time to buy and SAVE. Plywood Minnesota has over 100 styles of beautiful wood grained panels in stock. Now over 20 panels reduced for immediate savings. NOTE: Prices and Hours M«y Vary According To Location Plywood Minnesota... Your One Stop Place For Quality Wallpaper, Kitchen Cabinets, Paneling, Bath Vanities, Carpeting, Fireplaces, Ceilings, Hardwood Flooring And, Of Course, Complete Lines Of All The Accessory Items Needed To Add The Finishing Touch To Each Room. Offers good from January 17 thru January 26 "Shop Early For Wider Selections" Plywood Minnesota WOODSTOCK 1230 Davis Road (Bypass Rt. 14 ft 47) 815-338-1440 Hours: Monday I Friday 9 a.m.-S:30 p.m. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The McHenry County Cooperative Extension service is sponsoring a self- study course, "Fight In­ flation". The self-study course concept allows one to learn at his leisure. Enrollees will be mailed four major lessons and three fact sheets for a small price. The lessons are Fight InflatioVi, Caution: Con­ sumer At Work, Dollar Saving Decisions and Save Money by Saving energy. Fact Sheets are Winning at the Grocery Game, Curbing Clothing Costs and Housing Options The lessons will be mailed monthly beginning Feb. 18. The fact sheets will be mailed with the April lesson. One can enroll by con­ tacting the McHenry County Extension service for an enrolment coupon. The deadline to apply is Feb. 1. The Extension office is located at 789 McHenry Ave., P.O. Box 431, Wood­ stock, 111., 60098. Phone (815) 33P-3737 or 4747. Self-study courses have been popular in McHenry county for the past five years. The home economics advisers from Boone, DeKalb, Kane. McHenry, South Cook and Winnebago counties prepare the lessonsj with the help of state staff at the University of Illinois. | Senior Hot Line (Written under the auspices of Lieutenant Governor Dave O'Neal) (This is the first of a two part series dealing with the most commonly asked questions concerning the Food Stamp program.) Q. What is the Food Stamp program? A. The food stamp program is designed to promote the general welfare and to safeguard the health and well being of the nation's population by raising the levels of nutrition among low-income households. Q. What can food stamps buy? A. Food stamps can help you buy more food and buy better food. You can spend food stamps like cash for food at most food stores, at certain group dining facilities and for Meals-on- Wheels. --*Q. What do food stamps cost? A. If you qualify, you will receive food stamps at no cost each month you are certified eligible. Instead of using your money to buy food stamps, you should spend it along with your stamps directly for food at the grocery store. Q. Who can get food stamps? A. Many low income households qualify. A household can mean: ...An individual living alone. ...An individual who buys food and prepares meals alone but who Jives with others. ... A group of persons living together who usually buy and prepare their food together. ...An individual boarder or a group of boarders who pay a fair amount for the meals provided. Q. How can you apply for food stamps? A. If you ask for a food stamp application, you will be given one the same day. You can ask for an ap­ plication in person, by phone, by hiail or someone else may get one for you. The application can be returned to the local office at any time even if you can't be interviewed on that day. Once you have the ap­ plication, fill in your name, address, give as much other information as you can, and sign the application. If you have an immediate need for food stamps, an interview will be conducted and a decision will be made on eligibility on that same day or the following working day. If your household is eligible, benefits will be authorized within two working days following the date the application was received in the local office. If immediate need does not exist, you will be in­ terviewed within 14 days after you apply. You should bring proof of all income, paid bills, receipts or expenses, and records of shelter charges to the interveiw. Proof of assets such as savings and- or checking accounts is required. o Write or call us at Lt. Governor Dave O'Neal's Senior Action Centers at 160 ^-JMo. LaSalle, Chicago, 60601 or 3 West Old Town Mall. Springfield, 62701 with questions or concerns about any government agency or progi am. 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