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PAGE ft - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2t. ISM College Honors Merit Scholarship For Derek Gilbert Derek P. Gilbert, a 1980 graduate of McHenry Community high school, is one of seven students to win a special merit Presidential scholarship of $2,000 to at­ tend Knox college in Galesburg. The Presidential Scholars is a relatively new merit scholarship program at Knox, designed to "recognize exceptional students, regardless of financial status," according to College President E. Inman Fox. -Selection of the winners was based upon the following criteria: outstanding academic promise and standing in the upper 10 percent of the class; motivation to exploit fully a rigorous liberal arts education; extracurricular interests and personal*" qualities. The merit scholarships are renewable for up to four years, provided that the recipients maintain a high level of academic per­ formance. The seven win­ ners were selected com­ petitively from a field of 110 applicants by a faculty committee. On the average, W3?iER ONLY s9" RENTAL • NO installation charge • NEW ful ly automatic softeners • TWO year option to buy with • FULL rental fee deducted • ONE phone call can answer any questions rent QpO 12-259-3393 soft ARLINGTON SOFT WATER CO. N o I i n t h e V o l l e y A r e o ( > ' I I f I Hjht the Presidential Scholars graduated in the top .11 percent of their classes, achieved SAT verbal and math scores of 090 and 670, respectively, and had an ACT composite score of 31. Gilbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Gilbert, 606 Silbury Court, McHenry, 111., is interested in pursuing political science studies at Knox. Gilbert received the McHenry High School English department award. A member of the National Honor Society, he was also active in various ex­ tracurricular activities, including the debate team, the speech team and chorus. Crittenden On Honor Roll The Greenville college scholastic honor roll for the second semester of the 1979- 80 academic year includes Russell Crittenden from this area. Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Crittenden, 1815 N. Riverside, McHenry, was a freshman majoring in biology. To place on the Greenville college dean's list, juniors and seniors must obtain a semester grade point average of 3.50 out of a possible 4.00 A 3.25 average is necessary for freshman and sophomore honors. A void "Wrap (Town And Country Tips By Ups" Dave Plocher) Overnight Alaska is where they have six months of daylight and six months of darkness -- which is why you should never ask an Eskimo to stay overnight. Around some farm machinery, your life can literally hang by a thread. According to Ordie Hogsett, University of Illinois safety specialist, "wrap-up" injuries are quite common, and sometime the accident begins with one thread. For instance, the thread on your clothes might wrap around a rotating piece of machinery and within a second, the machinery has a firm hold on your clothing. You become entangled. And the more$you try to pull away, the tighter your clothes get wrapped. Hogsett also says not to count on escaping the machinery by ripping loose. Heavy farm work clothes can be hard to tear. Any exposed rotating piece of machinery can wrap-up a person, but this type of accident is most common around rotating shafts. The most dangerous shafts are splined, square or hexagon-shaped. But even a smooth shaft can wrap-up clothing, particularly if the shaft has rust, nicks, dried mud or dried manure on it. Other things to watch out for are couplers, universal joints, keys, keyways, and pins and other fastening components on rotating devices. These are aggressive components, Hogsett says. f. CLASS o> WITH S/̂ ARt pMt s f We love Smart Parts! 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In addition, beater-type mechanisms that are ex­ posed in order to tear into agricultural products are dangerous. They also are capable of tearing into clothing and wrapping-up a worker. Moisture Meter Testing - The Illinois Department of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural Industry Regulation and the DeKalb County Farm bureau are cooperatively making a grain moisture meter testing program available to all farmers who have their own moisture meters. Testing of meters will take place in the DeKalb County Farm bureau building, lower auditorium on Sept. 9, I960 (Tuesday). The service is free. A State of Illinois laboratory located in the lower level of the Farm bureau building will provide a (dace for people to leave their equipment if they would like to bring it in before Sept. 9, 1980. The equipment then can be picked up Sept. 9, or as soon as possible thereafter. Same day service will provide for all moisture meters brought in on Sept. 9. Student Guest Day - High school students can explore the many educational and career opportunities - available through academic programs in the College of Agriculture and the School of Human Resources and Family Studies at Student Guest day, Saturday, Oct. 11. Registration will start at 9:30 a.m. in the Illini Union, Urbana, with the program beginning at 10:30 a.m. The program features an in­ troduction to courses of study, a presentation on admissions policies and procedures, student presentations on campus life, tours and departmental visits. Farm Energy Magazine - I just received Volume I, Number 1, Farm Energy magazine. In the magazine's premier issue, farmers discuss their experiences, Department of energy of­ ficials explain what they are currently doing to assist farmers, and the editors fill in the remaining pages. These articles include a Washington report, an Energy Questions section, a Report on enzymes, and how new laws affect your ob­ taining a permit. Don't hesitate to stop by and check out this magazine atour office or call me if you want other details. We are at 789 McHenry avenue, Woodstock, or call us at (815) 338-3737 or 4747. Agronomy Day - Agronomy day '80, scheduled for Sept. 11, is a good opportunity to see what's happening in U of I fields at Urbana. Tours begin at 7 a.m., with the last tour leaving at 1 p.m. Scheduled tour stops in­ clude these: late-season soybean diseases, foliar fungicides for. soybeans, corn hybrids for the future, new soybean varieties, herbicide incorporation techniques for reduced- tillage systems, reclamation of surface-mined land, controlling problem weeds, crop insect outlook for 1961, and others. Agronomy day 480 visitors can also tour the Agricultural engineering research farm where they will see a small-scale still designed for on-farm production of fuel alcohol, a diesel engine converted to burn ethanol and an energy- saving combine that uses waste engine heat to raise grain temperature before it is taken to the dryer. Call me if you would like to attend at 338-3737 or 4747. Beef Day - Cattle feeders and cow-calf producers are invited to attend the Western-Illinois Cattleman's day Monday Aug. 25. The program includes "highlights of Cow-Calf and Feedlot Research", "New Developments in Beef Processing and Grading", "Market Outlook", "Taxes on Livestock Facilities", "Implied Warranties in Cattle Sales", and "The Cattle Business in the 80's". Contact me for registration information soon. Macomb is about five hours from Woodstock. Tree Problems Everyone's trees seem to be wilting; browning, and dropping leaves lately. These symptoms indicate that, for some reason, the tree isn't getting an adequate supply of water and nutrients. Just for background information you can use to amaze your friends, water and dissolved elements are taken up in the roots and transported to the leaves through the "xylem". The leaves photosynthesize the compounds the tree needs and transports them through the "phloem" to the roots for storage. The xylem and phloem are located just beneath the bark in the "cambium layer which is added each year (forming the rings which indicate a tree's age). When this transport system is disrupted the tree wilts. Before you give up on your trees and replace them all with oink flamingoes, check this list of wilt causes to see if any fit your situation: 1) Wilt diseases are caused by fungi which plug the xylem. Two common wilt diseases in this area are verticillim wilt, which af­ fects many plants and trees (especially catalpa, maple, ash and redbyd), and oak wilt. There is no chemical cure for these diseases - prevention is best with adequate watering and fertilization to keep trees healthy. To check for ver­ ticillim and oak wilt, peel off the bark from an older branch with a knife. Brown, black, or dark green streaking or discoloration indicates possible wilt. For a possitive diagnoses, bring a branch about 2 feet long and 1 inch in diameter, showing discoloration to our office at 789 McHenry avenue, (Rt. 120) in Woodstock. We'll send the specimen to the U of I Plant clinic for culturing. 2) Cankers are discolored areas on the bark which may be sunken or swollen, and are often covered with fungal bodies. These wounds choke off the xylem and phloem below them. To control, prune out all dead and dying branches. Make clean, flush cuts several inches below the canker using sharp tools. Cut back to the trunk or next lateral branch, and disinfect the tools-between uses on trees. 3) Environmental stress can cause leaf scorch and heat defoliation. During hot, dry, windy weather trees lose water faster than they can take it up. Maple, elm, birch, oaks, and shallow- rooted trees are particularly susceptible to drying. Trees under heat and water stress are prone to disease and insect attack. To keep trees healthy, fertilize in the spring, early summer, or late fall after the trees are dormant. Water every week or two durinc hot weather. Let the hose trickle at the base of the tree until the soil is soaked several feet deep (shallow watering promotes shallow roots). Watering is especially important for young or transplanted trees. Other possible causes of wilt include root restriction or damage due to con­ struction, girdling, paved surfaces, sewer or septic systems; pesticide damage; rodent feeding; and disease. Keep your trees healthy with fertilization and watering, and if they wilt, check for conditions which may be blocking the flow of goodies through the tree. Garden problems? Call our office at 338-3737 or 4747 between8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. MAMKITWBASKIT Save Time Preparing School Lunches To save time preparing school-lunch and brown bag sandwiches, make them once a week in assembly line fashion. Then freeze them for use later in the week, say NCSU agricultural extension special­ ists. Some filling^ that freeze well are cooked or canned meats and lunch meats, cheese and peanut butter. Spread a little butter or margarine to completely cov­ er each slice of bread, to pre­ vent salad-type fillings from soaking through. Mayonnaise and salad dressing may separate and make the bread 'oggy. Wrap sandwiches tightly to prevent drying out when thawed. They can go from the freezer into the lunch pail or bag, thawing out in two *0 four hburs. Do not Keep sand­ wiches more than two weeks. + , Cork Ren'ewer Corks shrink with repeated use. To return a cork to its original shape, boil it in a covered pan. This will make it larger and sterilize it at the same time. I