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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH PAGE 7 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY; MAY 2t. IfM Gift From Rotary Pick-Your-Own Farm Directory Available (Town and Country Tips My* Dave Plocher) The type o( farming operation you have will determine when you begin hay harvesting in the next few weeks. Dairy producers and certain livestock producers, you want high quality hay for your cattle and livestock. If your goal is high per­ formance such as high milk yields and large daily gains you want hay nigh in protein and very palatable. Alfalfa is highest in quality when harvested a day or two from flowering. When you notice a few blooms start cutting. If you have animals .that require a less demanding ration you may prefer to wait to harvest the hay. With alfalfa you can wait until the one quarter to one half blooming stage. After that you will have yield loss from leaf drop and lodging. Now you know when is the best time to harvest hay. The only other fact you need is when will it rain. I can't tell you that, but offer this suggestion. Your chances of making good hay is improved if you Picking your own fruits and vegetables is an ef­ fective way of stretching used to get plants ac- your food dollar. And the climated to the outdoors, activity involved in har- One way to4e this is to take vesting your own food has them outside in the daytime many other physical and and bring them in again at psychologicalrewards. night. Gradually expose the To aid you in the search for plants to more sunlight and "pick-your-own"1 fruit and less moisture for about two vegetable operations, the weeks before you set them in Illinois Department of the ground. Agriculture has prepared a new booklet which gives the Say Goodbye to the Hog locations, phone numbers. Cycle--During the last and other pertinent in- decade we have seen the , formation on more than a dissolving of a old reliable indicator of expansion and contraction in the hog in- dustry-the hog cycle. Farmers have had to become more efficient and that means increasing hog n u m b e r s ' a n d mechanization. The cost of today's hogs is about 50 percent feed and 50 percent housing equipment and other inputs. It used to be 70 Marine Lance Cpl. unit was embarked aboard percent feed costs which Thomas R. Mighelsen Jr., ihe amphibious assault ship allowed farmers to get in son of Lillian E. Baumbeck USS Tripoli and participated and out of producing pork and Thomas R. Michelsen, in naval gunfire operations easier. Today the producers Sr. of 2918 Parkside avenue and helicopter assault must stay in business as long and 817 N. Center street, iraining. The 1st ANGLICO as they are covering cash respectively, McHenry, provided naval gunfire costs even if they are losing recently participated in liaison and tactial air money when they consider ' exercise "Philbron-5." control to support U.S. Army all of the costs. He is a member of the 1st and allied forces during the Air Naval Gunfire Liaison operation. Company (ANGLICO) based Michelsen joined the at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Marine corps in August, During the exercise, his 1977. hundred pick-your-own farms throughout Illinois. Most commonly listed farms in the publication offer strawberries, black­ berries, apples, peaches, raspberries, and a full array of garden vegetables on a pick-your-own basis. For a single, free copy of the booklet write Pick-Your- Own, Division of Marketing and Ag Services, Illinois Department of Agriculture, S t a t e F a i r g r o u n d s , Springfield, 111., 62706. cut hay a day before a high- pressure system moves into the area, or as it moves on. Freshly cut hay can stand a rain on it. But after the hay dries the cells are Com­ pletely dead. At this stage some nutrients are washed out of the hay and lost. Young Vegetable plants newly set in the garden heed tender loving care. According to Jim Schmidt,, University of Illinois Ex­ tension horticulturist, cool nights this time of year keep soil from getting very warm. And many home gardeners who set out plants often are disappointed because the seedlings won't grow in cold, wet soil. Many plants, such as tomatoes, peppers and cabbage, respond well to a starter solution made of one tablespoon of soluble fer­ tilizer dissolved in a gallon of water. You can use a special starter fertilizer for the solution or a regular garden fertilizer that is high in phosphorous. Don't overlook the need to "harden" your plants. "Hardening" is the process I SERVICE NEWS I Michelson Takes Part Ih Exercise Philbion At left, Paul Jenkins, McHenry Rotary club Tag day chairman, is shown ^{»ent^tf check in the amount of $2,231.29 to Cheryl Van Zandt, executive director of the Easter Seal Therapy center, the collection from Easter Seal tag day. At right are Dan Brans, president of the Executive board of the Easter Seal center, and Jim MacGUvray, McHenry Rotary co- chairman. \ STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Diane Brechel Will Leave For Training Diane Y. Weiehel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Brechel, 2408 Lilac street, McHenry, has enlisted into the United she will go to Foil Leonard Wood, Mo., to learn to be a motor transport operator. Prior to her enlistment, Private Brechel attended McHenry West high school. Slates Army. She will leave for basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., May 29. Following successful completion of basic training. Offer MCC Outdoor Classes Campers p Remember when campers were people -- not trucks! McHenry County College and Northern Prairie Out­ fitters of Fox River Grove are cooperatively offering three classes in June for the outdoor enthusiast. Back­ packing will meet four sessions-June 10, 12, 17, 19, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the college, room 138A. In­ structors will give in­ formation on transporting your home on your back. This includes:tents and shelters, clothing, sleeping bags, menus, map and meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in compass. A weekend class room AS 108 at MCC. trip is a possiblity. Kayaking appears to be a Bicycle touring can be lot like canoeing, but dif- educational as well as a way ferent skills are involved. In of keeping physically fit. A the four-session kayaking class in this sport will begin workshop the students will June 10 and meet Tuesday meet at the Lake Region and Thursday for three YMCA on June 24,26, July 1, weeks. The students will 3 from 7-9:30 p.m. learn to select a bicycle and equipment, plan a trip, and To register for any of the successfully bike camp, classes, call McHenry There will be an optional County College, 455-3700 and weekend trip. The class will ask for phone registration. lOUORa ss • • V MINORS • OF FINE WINES AND LIQUORS "4610 W. RTE. 120, McHENRY, ILL. OUR McHINRY STORE ONLY - WHILE QUANTITIES LAST WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MERCHANTS SEARCH COMMITTEE Gov. James R. Thompson named Dr. Harold Visotsky to head a nationwide search for a director of the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Visotsky, dean of the Northwestern university Department of Psychiatry and former director of the Illinois Department of Mental Health, and other Search committee members will recommend to the Governor top candidates for the $52,000 a year position. Dr. Robert deVito, present director of the department, has resigned effective June 30. 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