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From The Farm TOP SOYBEAN YIELDS Optimum row widths plus optimum spacing within rows add up to top soybean yields. The optimum row width for most soybean varieties is as narrow as possible if you can maintain good weed control. Narrow rows are especially advantageous if you plant late in the season because late- planted soybeans do not grow as tall nor branch as much as early-planted beans. Shoot for about 150,000 plants per acre at emergence. To achieve this optimum population, you'll need to ad­ just spacing within rows depending on your row width. A planting rate that results in 10 to 12 plants per foot of row in 40- inch rows, 6 to 8 plants in 30- inch rows, 4 to 6 plants in 20- inch rows, or 3 to 4 plants in 10- inch rows, will provide maximum yield for May planting. Increase populations about 50 percent for late June or early July plantings. Some top soybean varieties for McHenry County farmers are: Corsoy, Amsoy, Beeson, Rampage, Hark and Chippewa 64. There are also top notch private varieties available that you may want to try. OAT YIELDS To get high oat yields in 1972, select the variety best adapted to your area and to your needs. Certified seed is your best guarantee of varietal purity. The Law Serves You Lawyer Referral Service Proves Highly Popular The Illinois State Bar association announced that the Illinois Lawyer Referral Service which it instigated in 1970 is now serving sixty-eight Illinois counties and has become the prototype of similar services being initiated by bar groups in other states. The referral service puts a person who needs legal help in touch with a local lawyer who provides a one-half hour in­ terview for a fee of ten dollars to discuss the legal problem and decide what should be done. The individual obtains the lawyer's name by making a toll-free long distance call to the telephone number of the referral system at the ISBA headquarters in Springfield The telephone number is 800- 252-8916. The ISBA says it believes the referral system will serve at least 3,000 or 4,000 Illinois residents during 1972 on the basis of the present rate of referral calls. The program does not provide free legal assistance Rather, it is designed to help those who can afford reasonable fees for legal services but who are not per­ sonally acquainted with a lawyer and desire guidance in obtaining one The ISBA notes that while most people require legal services at one time or another, whether to sell a house, buy real estate, make a will, settle an estate or calculate taxes, very few have established a client relationship with an attorney. Most people, the ISBA observed, simply wait until the need arises before seeking a lawyer The bar group feels the referral service is proving popular with the public because of the need for the service it­ self, the telephone call to the referral office is toll-free, the lawyer's charge for the initial interview is small and there is no obligation to retain the lawyer's services. Upon calling the referral service number, the person is asked to state his name, ad­ dress and telephone number and to describe the legal problem with the un­ derstanding that this in­ formation is confidential. He is then given the name, address and telephone number of a lawyer in his community, or near it, who can advise him on the legal question. According to the ISBA, 82 per cent of the referral calls result in an in­ terview with a lawyer. Counties whose residents may utilize the referral service include McHenry. Here are some additional yield-boosting tips. Sow only high-quality seed and plant treated seed to control loose smut and other seed - and soil- borne diseases. Prepare a good seedbed, fertilize properly and plant as soon as you can prepare the seedbed. Use a drill instead of broadcasting the seed. Some top varieites for McHenry County are: Froker, Holden, Kota, Orbit, Otter and Portal. MINERALS FOR CATTLE Beef cattle should have ac­ cess to salt, calcium and phosphorus at all times. A ration consisting of 0.5 percent salt meets the salt requirements of all classes of beef cattle. A calcium deficinecy is most likely to occur when cattle are fed a high-concentrate finishing ration. A phosphorus deficiency is most common when cattle receive a high-roughage ration. A good home-mixed mineral mix for all beef cattle is 200 pounds of trace-mineralized salt and 200 pounds of dicalcium phosphate. Feed the mix free-choice. Regardless of the ration, feeding iodized salt and a complete mineral mix free choice is always advisable PESTICIDE CLINICS "Small-package" pesticide dealers and applicators can get the latest word on pest control problems and recom­ mendations and at one of the urban Urban Pesticide Dealers' and Applicators' Clinics scheduled during March. The clinics are jointly sponsored by the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service and the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry. Clinics schedules in Northern Illinois are as follows: March 7, Elgin, Blue Moon restaurant; 8, Rockford, Holiday Inn; 9, Moline, Deer & Co., Ad­ ministration center; 10, LaSalle, Holiday Inn University specialists will provide up-to-date pest control recommendations for small- package dealers. This year the clinics will also include in­ formation for pesticide dealers and applicators who control tree, shrub and turf pests. Important revisions in the Illinois Custom Applicators' Licensing Law are expected to create greater-than-usual interest in the 1972 clinics. RED CLOVER VARIETIES Red clover development has been mainly in the hands of state agricultural experiment stations and the USDA, but some private- seed companies now have red clover breeding programs. Two improved "public" varieties that check out well in tests are Lakeland and Kenland. Lakeland is adapted "to northern and central Illinois conditions. Two other red clover varieties - mammoth and altaswede - usually yield less. They give one good crop, but recovery growth is meager. FUSES RIGHT? Check your fuse box for wrong size fuses. Appliance circuits or convenience outlets should be protected with no larger than 20 amp fuses. A delayed-action, motor starting fuse is excellent in appliance circuits because it can stand the momentary overload when starting an appliance motor. CONSUMERS' CORNER'^fgk: Care label regulations Consumers will soon get ans wers to questions about washing, wringing, fluff drying, or dry cleaning certain clothes The Federal Trade Commission has issued a trade regulation rule re quiring all articles of clothing leaving a manufacturer after July 3, 1972. to have a permanent label giving instructions for carc and maintenance This ru'e cov ers all garments, including ho siery, that requires care and maintenance for their ordinary use and enjoyment. The rule also applies to piece goods sold to consumers for home sewing of apparel; piece goods must be ac companied by care labels that home sewers can affix perma nently to the material by normal methods -- sewing, ironing, or the like. Care labeling applies to both imported and American made clothes. Care label instructions must fully inform the purchaser how to wash, dry, iron, bleach, dry clean and otherwise regularly care and maintain a particular article The instructions must also warn the purchaser as to any usual carc and maintenance pro­ cedures that may seem to apply to an article, but actually do not (for example a jacket that ap pears to be washable, but, in fact, should be dry cleaned, or vice versa) The label must be made readily accessible to the user (not hidden in a pocket, for ex ample). The rule does not apply to foot wear, gloves or articles exclu­ sively for headwear. How Can I? by Anne Ashley Q. How can I prepare a good "homemade" starch in an emergency? A. The water from boiled rice or potatoes makes a nice starch. To the water that remains after you have cooked a half-cup of rice in two quarts of boiling water, add enough additional boiling water (by pouring it over the rice in a strainer) to make one quart. Q. How can I convert one pound of butter into two pounds9 A. Measure out a pint of butter, then add gradually one pint of milk and a small quantity of salt, beating it with the egg-whip until smooth. Place in a mold, and set in a cool place. Q. What is a good way to store the dough for my refrigerator rolls" A Try using an empty three- pound shortening can to store this dough. Unwashed, the can has just the right amount of shortening left in it to keep the dough from sticking, has its own cover, and does not take up nearly so much space in the refrigerator as a mixing bowl of equal capacity. Q How can I prevent screws from working loose in a plastered wall? A Make a tiny opening in the plaster where you wish to drive your screw, then fill this with plastic wood Drive your screw in while the wood is still soft. Q. What can I do about grease PAGE 11- spots that have been allowed to become well set in fabrics? A. You can try "fighting fire with fire." Rub fresh grease into the spots, then wash im­ mediately. Q. How can I remove the odor of fresh paint from a room? A. Cut an onion and place it in the roota. Or, set a bowl of vinegar In the freshly painted room. Or, Ifill a thin paper bag with a pound or two of charcoal, and leave this in the room, closing the doors and windows tightly. Q. How can I join lace so that it will not be noticeable? A. Try to patch the design over on the same design, carefully whipping one on the other. If artfully done, the place where the lace is joined will hardly be noticeable. Do not make a French seam when joining lace. Q. How can I improvise a chalkboard for my children7 A. A discarded window shade makes a very serviceable chalkboard for youngsters. Paint it black and hang it at a convenient height. Q. How can I improvise some stamp-pad ink? A. Grind up about an inch of lead from an indelible pencil and mix this with a teaspoonful of glycerin and a teaspoonful of water. Let settle for about ten hours, and it's ready for use. Q. How can I remove floor wax stains from washable materials? A. Laundering will remove most of the wax stain, and any leftover traces will usually yield to a carbon tetrachloride spotting treatment. PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1972 such stuff as dreams are made on!! •• W. Shakespeare #• Life would be pretty dull if people couldn't dream. Take that boat you're always dreaming about. Just think­ ing about it makes you feel pretty good. But you won't just have to dream if you buy U.S. Savings Bonds. Because Bonds can make your dream boat a reality. Now Bonds mature in less than six years. Which means maybe it won't take forever for your ship to come in. Just knowing you've got the safety and security of U.S. Savings Bonds working for you can make dreaming for anything a lot more fun. Because, with Bonds, the good times and the good things can really happen. So, don't give up dreaming. 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