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Help Cows Beat Heat neip sheep producers both buy and sell replacement Hard-working people know hot, humid weather reduces the amount of work they can do. A high-producing, hard­ working dairy cow resets to hot weather the same way. Here are some ways to reduce that stress. -Provide trees, artificial sun shades, open barns, or some other protection from the sun. --Allow adequate ven­ tilation. Open, free-stall barns need large openings along at least two sides to allow cross air movement. Open roof ridges also help ventilate buildings. High-1 capacity fans can provide air movement over cattle. --Control flies and other biting insects. -Put a roof over the feed bunk for shade. -Feed part of the ration during the coolest part of the day. If you use pastures, turn the cows on pasture at night. -Feed rations frequently to encourage greater con­ sumption and ensure that the feed is fresh and palatable. -Feed a high-quality ration. But be sure you meet m i n i m u m f i b e r requirements-15 percent crude fiber on a dry-matter basis-to maintain fat test. -Provide plenty of cod, fresh, water. A high- producing dairy cow that gives 80 pounds of milk per day will drink 32 gallons of water each day when the temperature is^O degrees F. When it's 80 degrees, the same cow will drink 39 gallons of water every day. A sprinkler system may help in extremely hot weather. Dairymen routinely use such systems in the Southwest where very high leniperatures are common. ' * 0 Replacement - Ewe Directory Available - The Iowa Department "of Agriculture has * just released the third volume of the "Iowa Replacement Ewe Directory." The directory lists more than 210,000 replacement ewes for sale in 28 states. Iowa developed the directory two years ago to The McHenry County Extension office, 789 McHenry avenue, Wood­ stock, soon will have one copy of the directory available for public in­ spection. Additional free copies are available from the sheep division, Iowa Department of Agriculture, Wallace building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319 ( 515-281- 5736). Get the Jamp on G r a s s h o p p e r s Grasshopper populations may reach levels that warrant control in McHenry county. 'Aid thej>est time To control Them is when they are small. An infestation of 15 to 20 nymphs per square yard in fence rows and ditch banks is enough, to make it economically practical to treat the areas with in­ secticide. It may require several treatments to control them. For Development HMO Grant Approved A $800,000 federal grant for "initial development" of a new health maintenance ition (HMO) site ta lumburg has been ap- )ved by the Health Agency for Kane, Lake and McHenry counties (HSA-KLM), The NorthCare HMO proposal received 14 yes and 8 no votes from the HSA board members. Five members abstained from voting. Those opposing the project expressed concern about unfair advantage being given to HMOs. "If NorthCare has been so successful in Evanston, why do they need a $800,000 taxpayer subsidy to get started in Schaumburg?" asked Dr. Jerome Bettag, an HSA board member from St. Charles. The Schaumburg HMO will not serve many KLM residents, but further HMO expansion in the area is Harvard Day At Museum Hold Auditions For Cdunty Music Groups The McHenry County Historical museum in Union will host an afternoon Harvard day program Sunday, Aug. 17. Organized by Gwendolyn Danner, County Historical society board member and Harvard Historical society member, the program will feature a variety of displays. Among the extra at­ tractions museum visitors will seee that day will be arrangements of quilts from the Harvard area. An 1890 name quilt, owned by Roger Vose, and the Harvard Bicentennial quilt are just two of several quilts to be displayed. People will be on hand to answer questions concerning the quilts. Outside on museum grounds the Harvard Milk day float will be displayed. Besides this, a possible 4-H skit is being planned. But perhaps most interesting and controversial, a new acquisition will be displayed that, if accurately verified could change the scope of McHenry county history. The museum recently received church records u dated 1822-1846 from Cold Spring Prairie, Harvard's first name. The records were recorded by the church- elected clerk, William Hart, Jr., and seem to indicate settlement in McHenry county some 12 years before Samuel and Margaret Gillilan, the recognized first settlers, first crossed the Fox river into present day Algonquin. The McHenry County museum located in Union off Rt. 176, will be open from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. There is plenty of parking, much to see and a low admission charge for non-members. Area vocalists and in­ strumentalists interested in performing music of the Middle Ages ahd Renaissance are encouraged to audition for the 1980-81 season of the Fox Valley Schola Cantorum and Fox Valley Waytes. The Fox Valley Waytes welcomes competent players of the lute, viola da gamba, recorder, harp­ sichord, historic woodwind, brass, and other old in­ struments. The Fox Valley Schola Cantorum is an a cappella vocal ensemble specializing in sacred music of the 15th and 16th cen­ turies. There are openings for sopranos, countertenors, tenors, and basses. Anyone who would like to schedule an audition for either of these groups, or would simply like more information, should call Richard Lowell Childress, musical director, at (815) 459-6363. 7T-& ADVICE Advice is like castor oil -- easy enough to give but dread­ ful uneasy to take. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Changes in Schedule To Patrons of Com­ monwealth Edison Company. Commonwealth Edison Company hereby gives notice to the Public that it has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission on August 8, 1980, proposed changes in its rates and charges for electric public utility service in all of the areas in which it provides retail service. / Such changes involve and would effect a general rate increase, providing for estimated increases in charges for the following classes of customers: Residential - 20.1 percent; Residential Space Heating Customers - 16.4 percent; Water Heating - 19.7 percent: Com­ mercial, Industrial and Governmental • 19.9 it; Governmental - 19.7 percent; Non-Residential Space Heating Customers • 14.9 percent; Transit Services -19.7 percent; Street and Area Lighting • 9.8 per­ cent. The proposed charges would increase the bills of a residential customer using 300 kilowatthours in any month by $3.99 per month (19.7 percent) averaged over the year. If the customer used 600 kilowatthours a month, the corresponding in­ crease would be $7.96 (20.2 percent) and if 1,000 kolwatthours, $13.22 (20.4 percent). The increases shown include light bulb service and average July. 1980 fuel adjustment and revenue taxes. The increases may, [ore, vary slightly from the above amounts depending on place of residence and whether the customer has chosen bulb service. A copy of the proposed changes in schedule may be inspected by any in­ terested party at any business office of this Company. All parties interested in this matter or who desire further information with respect to these changes may obtain information witn respect thereto either directly from this Company or by ad­ dressing the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Illinois Commission, Illinois 62706. tONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY By Hubert H. Nexon Senior Vice-President (Pub. Aug. 15,22,1980) SUMMER SPECIAL Tiffany Style "umbler Tradtmnk ® only 49c Enjoy a Long John Silver's Chicken Planks* Dinner or any of our delicious meals, and get a Coca-Cola in this 24 oz. Tiffany-style tumbler for just 49*1 Collect a whole set! But hurry, offer good through August 31, 1980, or while supplies last. We Only Taste Expensive. ©1980 Long John Stiver s. Inc. Alt rights reserved cLong<JohnSiivei1§» SEAFOOD SHOPPES JP Rte. 120 by Ramble Rood, McHoii.y expected. Intergroup, another Chicago area HMO, recently opened clinic sites in Aurora and Vernon Hills. HMOs are intended to be a cost-effective health care alternative which em­ phasizes keening people healthy oyer treating them when they are ill. For a fixed monthly premium, an HMO provides a wide range of medical services preventive care, routine doctor's office visits, hospital and specialized care as needed. Since its income is determined in advance, an HMO has a built-in incenj to avoid ipappropfTate, costly trfeatrnent. While currently less than 1 percent of Kane, Lake and McHenry county residents are enrolled in an HMO, one of the Health Systems agency's priority goals is to see this figure increase to at least 5 percent in the next five years. HMOs are being offered as an employee option by business cor­ porations that are concerned about the high cost of. traditional employee health insurance plans. In addition to the emphasis on HMO development, HSA- KLM is encouraging other fresh approaches to im­ proving the health of all citizens. These include a Whyne Fowler Aoronomic Education Dwuctor America's farmers are the consumer pi responsible for many often the Agricultural unheralded contributions to this nation's economy. U.S. agricultural exports, resulting from farmers' unparalleled abilities to produce, have resulted in a better balance of trade, a stronger dollar, new jobs, "more income and the most efficient farm sector of any nation. Food has definitely become more than something to eat. Even though food prices are generally found at the top of many people's complaint list, it is the least in­ flationary major category in "wellness" pilot project and consumer guides on the health care options available to older adults. The HSA is a federally funded not-for-profit cor­ poration with a general membership of more than 900 area residents. For further information, contact HSA-KLM at 188 So. Nor­ thwest Hwy., Cary, 111., 60013. PAGE 11 • PLAINDE ALER - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18,1*0 agricultural productivity affords us, the dollar would be devalued even more. Worldwide confidence in the economic strength of the United States is directly related to the value of the dollar. When other countries lack confidence in our strength, they are less willing to accept dollars. Imported goods become more expensive when this happens. This, in turn, en­ courages domestic firms to raise prices and consumers are hit hard, not once, but twice. In recent years, earnings from farm exports have helped build confidence throughout the world in the U.S. economy. Our large deficit in non-agricultural trade points to the need for even mhre agricultural export sales in the coming years. Farm exports are one of this country's major economic strengths. Let's keep it that way,. . rice index, the Agricultural Council of America states that over the past year, food prices have gone up only six percent - less than half the general i n f l a t i o n r a t e . The farm productivity rate is equally impressive -» it stands at double the rate of productivity of non-farm industries. The 1979 farm export value is placed at $32 billion, ana the positive farm trade balance at $18 billion. 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