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Energy-Conservaiion»Among Issues Faced By Farmers PAGE 11 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, APRIL 4.1IM A PAUSE IN REHEARSAL-Cast members from "Scamps, Scallawags, and Other Urchins" pause while rehearsing songs from "The Sound of Music". In the back row, from left to right, are Marie Brinkman, Mary Yager and Kenith Schuerr; middle row, Emily Hutchings, Ron Callahan, Steven Schuerr and Kim Jacques; bottom row, Nancy Smith and Tiffany Lutterman. The musical will be held, as a benefit for McHenry Birthright, April 25, 26 and 27. For ticket information call 385-3365 or 728-0878. Photo by Merle Freund Second City Member At Players' Meeting Improvisational technique will be presented by Joe Doyle, member of the Second City company, at the April 8 meeting of the Townsquare Players, in the Community room of the Woodstock Opera House at 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend, with a small ad­ mission fee for non- members. Doyle has been a member of all three Second City companies, including the national touring company. He has taught numerous workshops at many of the top universities in the U.S. while touring with Second City. Doyle is currently ap­ pearing in "Hey Ethel, It's A Gas". He has also appeared in "I Remember DaDa", which is still playing in Chicago. A long list of commercial appearances are also his. Other work credits include industrial shows and some modeling. Doyle has been studying Improvisation for three years with Del Close. "This is a concept developed through Viola Scolin's early work with the WPA; her son, Paul Sills, experimental children's improvisation; and the story theater," said Doyle. "Mr. Close has had 25 years of Improvisation background with The Committee. He is also the Director of Second City." The 31-year-old Doyle is a Chicago resident, living in Lincoln Park. He's the best physician that knows the worth- lessness of the most medicines. -Benjamin Franklin. Think It Over If you are wrong, you can't afford to argue and if you are right, what's the use? -Republican. Toronto. True Opportunities might be more easily recognized if they didn't so often come disguised as hard work. -Press, Grand Rapids. Energy and conservation are two important issues facing the farmer today At an Agriculture day discussion in vWoodstock, seven McHenry county farmers gathered to talk about these important issues in farming. While the increasing cost of fuel cuts into the budget of every family, this is par­ ticularly important to the farmer. A farmer from Alden, Don Luerrsen, said that the in­ creasing cost of fuel is driving farmers more and more to look into alter­ natives like no-till and minimum tillage methods. No-till farming is a process where about half of the tractor trips across a field are eliminated. The farmer follows a spray- plant-spray-combine method, and leaves out discing, spreading fertilizer, cultivating, and other spraying trips across the field. It was pointed out in the discussioif that most of the chemicals used in farming are petroleum based. "No one is wasting fuel," said Clarence Aavang, of Huntley, "it costs too much money to do that." Most of the farmers present at the meeting were not too optimistic about the use of the much-publicized gasohol. When it was mentioned that Rep. 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"The mash has to be ground, heated and cooked," Luerrsen commented. Elmer Hill, of Union, wondered aloud how much of a push there would be to produce gasohol if there was no surplus of corn. Part of the reason for the surplus was the recent grain embargo, recently imposed by the United States. A Woodstock farmer, Robert Hughes, said, estimate the grain embargo has knocked $.30 off a bushel of corn from what we would be getting." The consensus was that Russia would not be too adversely affected by the embargo and would soon move to buy (or produce) nrtore grain in cooperative third world countries. Cliff Ganschow, president and publisher of several a g r i c u l t u r e o r i e n t e d magazines, felt the United States would be selling grain to the Russia "after the next harvest season." Aavang. for one, was all in favor of that. * "We've got the food and they need it,";Aavang said. "I can't see using food as a weapon." The farmers seemed concerned about the 208 water conservation plan which has recently been mandated by the federal government, Carried to an extreme, the government could tell the farmer what field he will plant, what chemicals he will use, when he will apply them, how they will be ap­ plied, etc. Hughes called upon the County board-to provide the incentive for instituting major soil conservation practices by providing a more orderly growth within the county. Hughes said it was "very discouraging" to attend a zoning hearing and never even hear it mentioned that perhaps the land should be used for agriculture. * "Subdivisions next to . farmland are not conducive to long-range conservation/' Hughes commented. One farmer said that if the United States keeps losing agricultural land to development, the country could end up importing food as well as fuel. Nature, time, and pati­ ence are the three great physicians. -H.G. Bohn. CAPS ARE HERE!! 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