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Largest Area Land Use, Agriculture, Declines THE START OF SOMETHING GOOD-Donna Boelter (in cap and gown) is shown with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Boelter, and nine of her fourteen brothers and sisters, after the recent McHenry County college graduation ceremony. Ms. Boetler, who received an associate in applied science degree in secretarial science with honors, will continue her studies at Southern Illinois university in business education. By being the first one in the family to attend college, she feels she is giving a good example to the younger members. The Boelters live in McHenry. 20-Acre Area Is Proclaimed Wildlife Preserve Hie Deep Cut Marsh Wildlife Preserve was officially opened recently in a cooperative effort between the Velsicol Chemical corporation of Chicago, the McHenry county chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society and the McHenry County Conservation district. William L. Howenstine of McHenry, president of the McHenry County Conservation district, David Frey, president of the McHenry chapter of the - Audubon, and Burt Eddins, national agricultural sales manager of Velsicol Chemical corporation, represented their organizations at the opening ceremonies. During a short ceremony, the 20-acre area was proclaimed a wildlife preserve and is not to be used as a picnic area. There will be no water or sanitary facilities available. The preserve is accessible through a walk-in gate. It is planned that an observation interpretative trail will be established as soon as the birfl nesting season is completed. Groups of twenty-five or more wishing to tour the area should make arrangements with the McHenry County Conservation district previous to entering the premises. A special guide will be furnished from the membership of the McHenry County Audubon. Deep Cut Marsh is owned by ON MEMORIAL DAY State Senator Jack Schaffer, R-Cary, has introduced legislation in the Illinois Senate to make the state's observance of Memorial day conform to the date recognized by the federal government. Schaffer said he would personally prefer to return to the custom of celebrating Memorial day May 30, regardless of the day on which it falls, but for the sake of ending confusion it would be best to have the state recognize the same date as the federal government for celebration of the holiday. POETS CORNER WHAT IS A FLAG? Every country on this earth calls one's flag his own... It is not just a piece of cloth and a design, which is shown... A wooden or plastic pole, to hold it up, toward the sky... that it can wave, with every breeze, above our heads, so high... A flag represents a country and with it, a nation. That is why a flag is always present on every national celebration. 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MAIN STREET MCHENRY 385-7600 tne Velsicol Chemical corporation and is being managed by the McHenry County Conservation district under an annual letter of agreement. _______ The most valuable advice always comes from those who are reluctant to give it. Agriculture and vacant land is the single largest land use in n o r t h e a s t e r n I l l i n o i s , comprising 65 percent of the combined acreage of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, a work paper of the Northeastern Illinois Planning commission (NIPC) notes. NIPC is now questioning: Can farms and farm related businesses survive in .an urbanizing region? And how can urban encroachment be prevented in areas where people do not want to sacrifice their rural life character? There are issues being considered in NIPC's study or rural conservation and development in northeastern Illinois. Studies are intended to add the rural perspective to other plans for regional growth and development. NIPC is working with county extension advisers and farmers to insure its' work represents and protects the interests of the farm community. In discussing rural conservation, Commission Executive Director Matthew L. Rickwell stated that in 1970, agricultural and vacant land comprised a healthy 1.5 million acres of the region's 2.4- million-acre land total. Since 1964, approximately 36 square miles, or 23,040 acres, of this agricultural or vacant land has Building Permits The following building permits were issued by the city of McHenry during the month of May: Charles R. Dixon, 3710 Freund, pool. Kadisak Tile, 4910 W. Route 12)0, sign. Gary L. Conrad, 1911 Sunset, garage and family room. Oscar DeBouver, 1205 N. Oakwood, alteration. Robert Young, 4901 W. Route 120, business stores. Mrs. Barbara Hunter, 4901W. Crystal Lake road, siding. Dennis Blietz, 520 Kensington drive, single family dwelling. David W. Myers, 1703 North, garage. Helen C. Stevens, 3612 W. Maple, siding. Arthur Weyde, Green street, single family dwelling. Edward P. Clarke, 5213 Shorehill, single family dwelling. Kenneth Diedrich, 3505 W. Broad, pool. Robert Larke, Green street, single family dwelling. Dennis Meyers, 416 Kensington, single family dwelling. John Krieger, 5010 Oakwood, single family dwelling. Edward Marum, 3915 W. Waukegan, alteration. John Cusack, 5016 Prairie, room addition. Tim L. Wirfs, 4021W. Main, addition to welding shop. Maxine M. Horyn, 1908 Flower, garage. Also, seventy-seven sewer hook up permits were issued to Lakeland Park and Lakeland Shores residents. been converted to urban uses each year, Rockwell said. Except Chicago, no n o r t h e a s t e r n I l l i n o i s municipality is as large as the amount of land urbanized every year. The land area consumed by development each year is more than twice the size of the city of Joliet CM* four times the size of Lombard. , "Farm acreage is finite," Rockwell said. Moreover, soils throughout much of the region are highly productive and the region has an extensive agricultural history. But the forces of urbanization are strong and growth is inevitable." Rockwell pointed out that the population in the six-county region increased by 12 percent during the 1960's, but the population in the suburbs grew by 35 percent in. that same period. The extensive development, experienced in the '60's will decline somewhat in the future, he said. Forecasted reduced fertility rates and stricter adherence to NIPC's regional development policies were reasons cited for his prediction. 'Between 1950 and 1970,192.5 acres of farmland were urbanized for every increase of 1,000 people in the region, "Rockwell said. "Current population and land use forecasts show that 120.1 acres of farmland will be converted to urban use for every increase of 1,000 people." He noted NIPC's 1955 population and land use forecasts are being revised and updated. 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' Serving McHenry over 50 years. H. E. BUCH & SONS 3012 W. Rte. 120 - McHenry - E of New Bridge New Fuel kules Are Expected To Aid Agriculture "Several recent changes in Federal Energy administration (FEA) regulations will help farmers," said Jimmie D. Lucas, executive director of the McHenry County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation service (ASCS). "The change that will be most evident to farmers, I think, is the definition of bulk purchaser for agricultural purposes." Agricultural users ~who receive delivery in a tank with a capacity of not less than 50 gallons are now classified as bulk purchasers and are entitled to receive products at 100 percent of current requirements. A new system of upward reporting aims at solving a distribution dilemma. Even if farmers have a 100 percent allocation for agricultural production, the allocation does them no good if their suppliers do pot have sufficient fuel to meet agricultural needs. Under the new system, the suppliers certify to the needs of their agricultural and other top p r i o r i t y c u s t o m e r s . Certifications are made straight up the supply chain to the refineries. The certified needs must be filled back down the chain to points where farmers get fuel. Farmers or firms engaged in agricultural production may seek assistance from the ASCS development by 1995. This acreage represents an average of 26 square miles of land being developed each year for the next 21 years. "As the region grows, care should be exercised in the i stewardship of this non­ renewable resource of highly productive agricultural land in order to obtain the most benefits, not just for present generations but for future generations as well." fAUL 9 - rtrtirtUtAUMv-r iviu/ii, June, it, t*«« county office in resolving disputes about volumes of fuel required. The county office will certify to what extent a farmer is engaged in agricultural production in a county. 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