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By W. H. Tammeus got to on a discussion yester- »y on the user of fungicides on small seeds known in the trade hy a variety of names. A large Seed company manager wag trying to decide whether or not to treat all their seeds witlT it. He had written to all the midwestern colleges of agriculture and Corneir University to find What they thought of it. In other words, he was trying tp get the research information on it. Not one of them would say it was the thing to do in so many words. They have found varying results, none of which is conclusive enough to justify the effort and cost except perhaps on sudan grass seed. This man also presented some extremely interesting information regarding policing of the pure seed law in Illinois. According to the State Department of Agriculture report for 1050, they found by inspecting seed for sale 37.5 percent of the alfalfa illegally mislabled, 50 percent of the alsike, 28.'57 percent of the bluegrass, 6«.ft7 perceht of the brome grass, 63.49 percent of the lawn mix, 71.43 percent of the lespedeza, 88.23 percent of the pasture mix, 46.15 percent of the red clover, 33.33 percent of the red top, 67.24 percent of the sweet clover and <50 percent of the timothy. In other woi'ds, the label did not tell the truth regarding noxious weed seed content. purity, germination or a combination of all three reasons. He said his company, the Producers Seed company, had never had a lot of seed classified mislabeled. This is the result of a farmerowned company run for the benefit of the farmers who buy the seed. Personally, I feel it much more important to have pure seed properly labeled for farmers to buy than to coat it with a fungicide that research has yet to prove its worth in extra yield or quality. Another interesting item Mr. Downs brought out was that most of the complaints on poor grading of seed cprn were a result of farmers trying to defy the law of gravity. Upon visiting the farmer they find he is planting from 1.50 to 200 hills per nvnute witVi a planter that was designed to plant about 80 hills per minute. The corn just doesn't have time to get into the plate and fall properlyf . If farmers are going to drive as fast as they do with corn planters, the only thing the corn planter maker can do is install guns that will shoot the corn into the ground. Just because corn is planted in' a hurry is no reason it will grow in a hurry, which means the old saying, "As ye sow, so shall ye reap," does not hold true if you use a mechanical interpretation. Somebody asked the other day how come some farmers pay -for a farm in ten years and others can't even hold onto a farm they inherited. Prof. M. L. Mosher at the College of Agriculture has the answer. He has a report on 240 farms in Illinois from 1936 to 1945 where the highest 10 percent had over twice as much return t per 9100 invested as the lowest 10 percent. The high 10 percent had an average of 96,250 per year more net income than the low 10 percent which means $62,- 500 in ten years or enough money to buy and fully equip a 160-acre farm. Three little letters do the trick. They are MAN. Howard Vogel of Richmond writes a nice friendly newsy letter from Phoenix, Ariz., where he is staying over winter. By his better judgement, he wrote a letter rather than just sending^ a comic or suggestive post card. He says no need for long handled underwear there. He is in the Haricopa Valley, where thousands of homes have been built since his first winter there, four years ago. He says a lot to build on here is much cheaper than there, especially if you are close to water. > Back farther they almost have to get a communist permit ' to drill a well because they go clear to China. Some have 24-inch tubes sunk down there with very large pumps for irrigation. State restrictions make it necessary to get a permit and it's necessary to know |he right people to f«t one. * V He says the first yHtr fie Was there the farmers raised alfalfa, barley, oats and something that looked like Kaffir corn.^but lately they have plowed up the alfalfa and are raising^ cotton instead. This presents the problem of how they will feed the cows to furnish the milk for the 600,- 000 people living there. Tovrea's feeding yards, the largest in the world, in Phoenix, has about 30,000 head of cattle beirfg fed in open pens. They are Brahamas, Herefords, Angus and crosses. n He ends up with a guarded mention of faricyr4 looking girls. One husband said he can't afford to- play poker because he lost $18 the other night, but ont Perhaps you Would relish * political story. It seems a negro in Kentucky had sixteen sons. At the last primary fifteen of them voted Democratic, but one jumped the traces and voted Republican. The precinct commit teeman wanted to know why. Rastus said, "Well, boss, you know dat nigga he done learned to read and write lately and since den we can't do a dad blamed thing with him. GooUi Gonttm* tqr Marie Schaettgen Now that, the holidays are over most of us are turning our thoughts once more to the problems of dally living. One of the problems a housewife must meet is the one of adequate diet for the entire family and of course when she plfrns her meals she doesn't want to wreck the budget plan she so carefully adheres to in managing the household affairs. This recipe should please the appetite and respect the budget while it offers a meal-in-one-dish type of menu. Mexican Cora Pudding 1 No. 303 can goMen sweet corn, cream style (1 lb.) 3 eggs slightly beaten % cup fine cracker crumbs ^ 1 tap. grated onion 2 tbsp. chopped green pepper 2 tbsp. chopped pimento % tsp. salt tap. pepper % tsp. dry mustar^ 2 cans Vienna sausage Combine corn, eggs, cracker crumbs, onion, green pepper, pimento and seasonings. Slice the contents of one can Vienna sausage and add. Pour into a wellgreased 1 quart casserole. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) night he lost $20 while his pants about 1 hour- Arrange remaining were hanging in tye bedroom at" Vienna sausage over top of caashome. So it's a toss up. 'erole the last fifteen minutes of One fellow placed $2 and it's been paying off ever since, he says, He paid $2 for a marriage license and married a girl with a 240-acre farm. baking. Will serve four. Pork sausage may be used as well as Vienna. Brown first if using pork sausage. SHANGRI-LA HOME FOR THE AGED. JAN. 31st & FEB. 1st 'PUBLIC INVITED ' • Home Cooking '• Planned Recreation / Expert Care and Supervision by Nurse • Ifansportalion • Freedom of Ho&li Located on Idyll-Deli Road and Ri. 31 (1 Mile South of McHenry) HELEN BISBEE Owner. PHONE McHENRY 691-M-l CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS January 19, 1968 The City Council met in regular semi-monthly meeting with Mayor Freund presiding. Aldermen present: Anderson, Freund, Thennes, Vycital. Absent: Althoff, Rothermel. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Vycital," to approve the minutes of the last meeting as read. Motion carried. Mayor Freund called attention to the proposed street lighting Improvement- and, after discussion of various methods of financing, agreed to prepare data for presentation to the committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce for the promotion of the project. It was agreed that the City Council would cooperate with the local Boy Scouts, who will act in the capacity of various city officials on a designated day. Letter from the Division of Highways, State of Illinois, approving resolutions for Long Range Rpad Plan and Construction Program, was read and ordered placed on file. Motion by Freund, seconded by Vycital, to adjourn. Motion carried. George P. Freund, Mayer Earl R. Walsh, City Clerk Mae of Beebe LlvMtoqh Remedies at Wattles Drug Store, MeHMry. g-jfcf THE S^ATORSAYS iHUttwnnniiitiitiiitiiiiHiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiuii By Senator Robert McClory What is the difference between the State Senate and House of Representatives? That question is frequently, asked and rarely answered satisfactorily. This may result partly from the fact that many of the ANOTHER f IILL1R KITCHEN HELPER T. E. RIETSEL Wonder Lake, Illinois PHONF. 4289 similarities and differences in these two branches of our Illinois General Assembly are not to be found in the Statute book. Constitutionally, both the Senate and House are identical in their powers. Either chamber may initiate legislation. And the concurrence of the other legislative body is necessary in order to enact any new law. Even though the Senate and House should eadi pass identical bills, the result is nil Both must act favorably on the same bill before it can be passed. Unlike* the national Congress in which appropriation and revenue bills must originate in the House of Representatives, either branch of the Illinois General Assembly may originate such measures. Frankly, the principal difference is this: State senators are elected for four years, representatives for two year terms. The senators from even numbered senatorial districts are elected in one biennium and'those from odd numbered districts in the following biennium. Thus, only half of the Senate members are subject to change at each biennial session, whereas the entire personnel of the House is capable of being replaced every two years. While only one senator is elected for each senatorial district, there are three representatives elected for each such district. The representatives a'r e elected for two-year terms by a system of cumulative voting. Both in the party primaries and at general elections, the elector may vote for one, two or three representatives, as he, chooses. A vote for one candidate is counted and Votes for three candidates give each one vote. As a consequence of this system of cumulative voting, the minority political party is always 'well represented numerically in the Illinois General Assembly. ing officer from among its own membership who is designated "Speaker". The Speaker is the virtual dictator of the Illinois House of Representatives (although the present incumbent, Warren Wood of Plainfield, possesses none of The 1952 Republican landslide I th°se characteristics) . However. Thv; film version of . the successful stage show "Adam to Atom': produced as part of the has resulted in a Republican! the lieutenant governor is a mere! Centennial of Engineering last "ADAM TO ATOM" NOW AVAILABLE OH 1 " FH* TO SCHOOLS -It%'•§ • ' 1 majority of 87 to 66, the largest majority in the Illinois House of Representatives in recent history. Even in the days of greatest Democratic . power in Illinois (1936), the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives was only 85 to 68. Representative Noble W. Lee, an authority on constitutional law and political science, attributes Illinois legislative conservatism tr> this political balance maintained in our Illinois House of Representatives. It Is' virtually impossible for the governor to control a legislative body so evenly drawn from both major political parties. Despite „ frequent criticisms of the enactments of our Illinois General Assembly, it has engaged in few radical or wild-eyed measures as compared to our Federal Congress or the Legislatures of most other states. Much of this stability may be attributed to the oft criticized cumulative voting which has kept close party balance in our Illinois House of Representatives. A major difference in our two legislative branches exists with respect to presiding officers. John William Chapman, the presiding officer of the State Senate Is the lieutenant governor, a member of the executive department, who is the first successor to the governor's seat. On the as three votes, votes for two .other hand, the Illinois House of candidates give .each 1% votes, I Representatives elects a presid- A trertinwm Rom where ! sit... 6y Joe Marsh Surprise Ending! That raffle for ow Volunteer Fire Department went- over fine. We're going to have money to get a new engine--and then some. Our local merchants really donated some wonderful prizes. Like Buzs Ellis, the radio-TV dealer, giving that big television set .. . and the Superior Motors putting up a brand-new car. | There was a humorous note, x too. The prize of a year's supply coal--donated by Baker Coal •-* Yard--was won by Mrs. Thayer, Whose husband is the biggest fuel- --?Ail dealer in the county! What did Mrs. Thayer do with the eoal? She gave it to a church she's not * even a member of. (Her Chuf$fc~ uses her husband's fuel oil.) Prom where I sit, that's remt generosity. But then, Mrs. Thayer •ever did believe in dividing people into groups. She's "for" everybody -- whatever church they go to, whether they like TV , or radio, people who enjoy temperate beer, people who don't. A really *arm-heart«d person. W figure head in the State Senate and is authorized to do little more than preside over the deliberations of that body. The most powerful figure in the State Senate is the president pro tempore, who never presides except when the lieutenant governor is absent. - Senator Walker Butler of Chicago was recently elected President pro tempore of the Senate Jfrom the majority (Republican) party, and it is he who will be charged with steering through the Senate, the program of the present administration. But even the president pro tempore of the Senate dees not possess as much authority ,as that of the Speaker of the House. For the Speaker individually names his own majority leader, and the personnel of every house committee. In the Senate, the majority whip r|s elected, and a Committee on Committees decides who is to serve on each of the Senate's 30 standing committees. '•M » £|1| tsummer is now available for group showings according to " an announcement from Major LenoX R. Lchr, president o£ the centennial. * The succeiMful ms of "Adam to Atom", presented at the Museum of Science and Industry from July 12 to Sept. 30. prompted Centennial officials to put the show on film for, those who were unable to see it on the stage. Highlights of ^the fastpaced, hour-and-a-half musical production, telling the story of • . engineering progress from cave „ man to atomic energy have been % ^ condensed into a 29-minute fftm , 'J in color and sound. It was p**o~ '•% duced by John Ott. The stage , version was directed by lleHH " J Tieken Geraghty with music by 5§ Isaac Van Grove. Bookings of the film, the Ideal Pictures Corporattoft, 58 E. South Water St., are avail- . ^ able to school groups, clubs and similar organizations at no coat «• other than mailing charges. As/t. Fo*\ ALL PICTURES mAR6& AT NO EXTRA CHARGE! 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