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Recall Pioneer Days Don Hildebrand of Union is shown with the John Deere tractor Model D (1931) he restored and has on display at the McHenry County Historical museum. The tractor was once owned by Clinton Martin o( McHenry. Sunday, Sept. 20, the McHenry County Historical museum in Union will play host for a wide range of pioneering and craft ac­ tivities arranged by the residents of Greenwood. Among the many activities to be highlighted and per­ formed that Sunday af­ ternoon from 1:30 to 4:30 will be spinning, weaving, corn shelling, press caning, knife and axe sharpening on a grindstone, demonstrations of early methods of washing clothes. There will be an old time fiddler in the music room and the aroma of freshly baked corn bread and ginger bread in Eckert hall-plenty of free samples for museum visitors. To complete the festivities, fifth grade students from the Green­ wood school will treat visitors to a real old fashion spelldown on stage in Eckert hall at 2 p.m. Visitors will want to spend plenty of time here to take in all the ac­ tivities planned for the af­ ternoon. Also of special interest at the museum is the newly restored 1931 John Deere Tractor Model D once belonging' to Clinton Martin and used on the Martin farm near McHenry. As a result of the work of Historical society treasurer, Don Hildebrand, of Union, the tractor has been restored to running order and placed in the museum with the society's agricultural collection. Pioneer-costumed Green­ wood ladies, old-time fiddle music, fresh baked bread and lots of things to see make this a fine af­ ternoon for the entire family. MteynO'Fowtor Agronomic Education Oiroctor ' By the time corn plants?;.** reasons fane shoulder high? they've formed all the potential kernel sites they'll ever have. Management for high yield strives to maintain, first, high kernel survival and, second, full "fill" of the survivors. Afterall, grain yield is the product of how many kernels end up in the bin and how much each one weighs. Considering everything that's necessary for a plant to live and reproduce suc­ cessfully, it's a wonder it works so well. The products of photosynthesis have to be moved about in the plant, destroyed and reformed - in some cases several times - to form roots, stalks, leaves, cobs, husks, silks, pollen and (finally) grain. The process has to be maintained for 120 to 140 days in order to develop kernels to their maximum weight. Timing of events in relation to plant develop­ ment is very important. An early-planted field might be adversely affected by early drought while a later planted field of the same hybrid escapes because rains came. Conversely, the early field might be far enough ad­ vanced to be little affected by a stress condition that proves to be severe to a later field with younger plants. Two hybrids planted the same day and growing under the same conditions are not necessarily in exactly the same stage of development at any given time. The nature of kernel development on an in­ dividual ear is that those toward the tip are the last to develop, hence the youngest. Plant stress will cause abortion of kernels at the ear tip, starting with the very youngest. The more severe or long lasting the stress, the greater number of aborted kernels. This abortion of young kernels occurs because plants have been unable to translocate sufficient products of photosynthesis to the ear. There are many "I may save you money on auto insurance. i n c l u d e g p f t i T t r i e - n F availability, soil pH, soil moisture, temperature, light and others. A final comment that may be pertinent this fall in areas where growing conditions have been favorable: there may be some concern about unexpected "poor tip fill". This may simply be due to continued cob growth and elongation after pollen shed was complete. These unfilled "snouts" never had potential kernels. Look at the ear that's there and ignore the snout. It will dry up and waste away by harvest time. 99 CHUCK IEWANDOWSKI 1308 N. Park McHenry 385-2304 Call and compare! We're driving down the cost of insurance. AMERICAN FAMILY I N S U H A N C E MUTO HOMt WSHUSS MtAlTH UFt American Family Mutual Insurance Co Madison. Wis For y o u r p o r m a | W e a r n e e d s Saving Money By Charlie Waiters (Saving money is a new column that will appear from time to time in the Plaindealer) I don't want to startle you, but the nation's recession has finally hit home. My home. A story about the economic slump used to be just another article in the paper that would be left half- read, lying quietly to (Hie side of the couch. But I have been paying more attention^ lately to money matters. Take, for example, the President's budget and my own. They're a lot alike. Oh, mine's not on such a grand scale and spending for defense in tne national budget has been replaced by a column marked "Miscellaneous" on mine. But nevertheless, we are both in the same boat trying to make ends meet with less money. Now what might look out of place in the national ledger such as a budget item marked Weather-Stripping would look perfectly at home as an entry in my loose-leaf notebook. And I just can't imagine an entry for Garden Seeds next to the column of expenditures for the Department of the Interior, but in my budget it fits in very comfortably next to the money I allow myself each year to purchase a new garden tool. What s offered in this column are suggestions on ' ow to make it in times when , dollar has already been led beyond its limits, less bujring power self- sufficiency in the future will no longer be just an admirable trait but a day-to­ day necessity. These suggestions can be taken or left behind, or stored for later use in the kitchen drawer next to Grandma's favorite recipe for pumpkin bread. Some ideas may seem too simple to work or too complicated to work but they're all guaranteed to save you money. Most people have discovered the generic Brands of food and household supplies in the local grocery. I never did care for the fancy and yellow labels on the bean can myself, cewise it didn't mean that luch to me that my bathroom tissue smelled like someone spilled a bottle of perfume on it. I realized that life still goes on without the colorful labels and the exotic smelling tissues and best of all when I come home from the store I can see the results of buying generic still in my wallet...dofiars and cents. Over a period of a few months tne money adds up and can be put to good use elsewhere. Let's look at one product as an example: Mixed vegetables. Canned mixed vegetables were never big around our house. Why buy them in a can when it's so much fun to mix them up on your plate? But on with my example. I just called down to my local grocery. Not a national chain but one with several stores throughout the state. Name brand mixed vegetables: 16 oz. can, 39 cents. Same store: generic brand mixed vegetables: 16 oz. can, 29 cents. Granted a dime doesn't go far today but how often do you go to the tteViUaee $ outre 1 qjf jflflcJIenr; "A GOOD PLACE TO BE" ~ ~ ( SEPTEMBER SPECIALS LUNCHEON A MOD FAST UNKH SA75 HON - THIIRS * FRI: FISH f RT (ALL YOU CARE TO EAT) $3'5 SAT: NEW YORK STRIP STEAK DINNER $795 SUN: FRIED CHICKEN (ALL YOU CARE To EAT). . .. s3" MON: GYRO PLATE SPECIAL % ̂ TUBS. RAKED HAM IN PITA . U >'* .« • $3" WED: JUMBO SHRIMP DINNER $495 THURS: B-B-0 RIBS AND CHICKEN . $550 ENTERTAINMENT TUES-SUN 8:J0pm-cl<uinj The Village Squire - of McHenry Villaj« Squire 125 Wishinjton St. H Dundee 312-428-4483 4512 W. RT. 120 McHENRY 385-0900 Village Squire North 4818 N. Highway (Rte. 14) Crystal Lake 815-455-4130 c/fn UnvLtation. Cwwunily Concerts Association Of Crystal Lake "1981 • 82 SEASON" •FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1981 The WILLIAM CARTER DANCE ENSEMBLE •FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1982 JAMES DICK, Pianist (Pictured) •SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1982 The ROGER WAGNER CHORALE •SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1982 A Celebration Of American Folksong...with KEITH AND RUSTY McNEIL All Performances At Crystal Lake South High School Auditorium 1200 South McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois Memberships accepted from September 13-26, unless capacity is .reached earlier. For further information, call (815)459-8223 NAME PHONE store? Once a week? Even a dime saved every week over one year, $6.20, isn't much but it is headed in the right direction. Remember, though, we are talking about just one item. When's the last time you went and did a week's shopping and just bought one item? Want to hear more? An aspirin is an aspirin is an aspirin!! It's not original but it's true. Name brand aspirin: 100 count, $3.09. Generic brand aspirin: 100 count, 35 cents. The savings are there. Take the extra time, clip PAGE • - PLAINDE ALKK • t coupons, look for specials ana unless you want to pay extra for the pretty labels and the easy-to-spot names, leave them on the shelf and pick up the same item with the usual black and white generic label. Glass Snake One lizard species is called the glass snake because some people once thought the reptile would shatter if attacked. Actually, a glass snake may shed its tail when grabbed, National Geo­ graphic World magazine re­ ports. K1DAY, SEPTEMBER 18,1*H High School Athlctks -- Help or Hindrance? As thousands of teenagers re turn to their high schools this fall, a proportionate number of student athletics return to the gridiron, the gym floor or the cinder track. A sports sociolo­ gist contends that high school sports may serve as a substi­ tute for parental and peer en­ couragement to attend college, especially for disadvantaged youth. 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