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Leonard Nork of Whispering Oaks is shown fishing from bank of small lake made by damming up Boone creek. Nork told photographer he had only caught one fish, a 27-inch Northern, to date this year. ' • - . , y - Exploring At Home Can Be Interesting (By Father William O. Hanner, rector emeritus of Holy Comforter church, Episcopal, Kerrflworth) You can have experiences right here in McHenry. The Ladd company, while they were building Whispering Oaks Development, dredged the marshy place west of Oakwood drive. They made a small lake by damming up Boone Creek, and by piling the dredgings, formed a fair little island with inlets and bays. A winding swath has been cut around the perimeter of the island making a course for the cross country running team. Others of us use it for a walk. Susan, our daughter-in-law, used it for a jogging track and pronounced it better than streets. In these Indian summer days I have repeatedly walked the track, it is under a mile I suppose. If I tire I have a cane that forms a seat so that I may rest a beat. Perched there in the warm sun when all is "quiet" these are some of the sounds you can hear: a huge plane droning high overhe^^a smaller one lower down buz­ zing on its way, a small model flown as a hobby buzzes piercingly, a cricket greets me, far off a tractor hums, a big truck grinds along Route 120, a nervous little dog yaps, a killdeer flies off with its shrill call, a pheasant squawks disturbingly off in the corn, (could a fox be dining?), a splash and widening circles where a fish broke water, in­ sects whirr, a bird breaks cover from the deep grass with an explosion of wings. There is wild life all about. Ducks swoop in for a landing, swim in widening Vs, slurp a dinner from the bottom with upturned rears. When they fly there is so much body and such little "wing" they resemble a World War II air freighter lumbering along-yet they are all swiftness. A black and yellow striped garter snake lies in the sun; once when I nudged one with my cane he struck at me twice, viciously-but he is not dangerous only hoping to scare you away--"let me alone-you - you- disturber of the peace!" At sundry times fat black and yellow caterpillars lumber along over the uneven grass. Perhaps they are the ones that, winter past, blossom into monarch butterflies-same coloring. I leave them un­ molested; a bird -might think them a tasty meal. One day there was a gold­ finch perched on a thistle. The seeds appended to the fluff were ripe. I watched a long time unnoticed while he nibbled off the seeds and released the fluff for a useless voyage off to infinity. A redwing blackbird in low swooping flight nearby passed close aboard me, looking in flight, for all the world like the orange sun in­ signia of a Japanese plane. Sometimes a cross country runner from the high school lopes by. One said, "Good morning, sir." Most said naught, preserving breath for more athletic pur­ poses. In the winter sometimes there is a sheet of smooth clear ice after a frosty night. Then the little boy in me comes alive and I hurl small stones and pebbles to watch them skip, slide, slither and skitter to a stop far out on the glassy surface. Now the water is low under the bridge. It has been a dry spurgeons Yon'll Be A Step-Ahead in Great Comfort at Great Prices! Women's Cush-y Crepe Wedge Walkers Special Purchase Super comfort at a super price! Set foot in a 5-eyelet tie or snappy T-strap (not shown). Both styles in your choice of saddle tan or black. In sizes 5 to 10. Hurry -- while quantities last! 385-4520 n TUES. 9-5 WED. 9-5 (Senior Citizens Day) THURS.-FRI. 9-9 SAT. 9-6 You'll Be a Happy Hoofer in Our New Wavy-Wedge $i3r It's here ... the very latest in down-to-earth comfort! New wavy-wedge cushions the way to make hoofing-it a totally new experience. It's a great new look, too ... in rust or navy suede leather, or tan man-made uppers. 5 to 10. MARKET PLACE ISHOPPING CENTER 4400 W. RTE. 120 385-4I00 STORE HOURS: MON.-FRI.; 9-9 SAT. 9-6 SUN. 10-5 189 1656 9 MARY CUSTOM! R fall. In the spring when the rains come and the snow melts the water may be up to the floor of the wooden bridge three and a half to four feet higher than it is now. Then the bridge may even be sloughed off its mooring a bit. It is then the low swale across the island ir covered and, for a day or two, we have two islands. No one goes near them then. It might be dangerous on the bridge and it is sure to be muddy. When Boone Creek is in spate it eats out parts of its earthen dam and spreads out over the wilderness spot behind the uneven num­ bered side of Oakwood Drive. There we know that 'possum and coons range and perchance that fox I mentioned with his vixen. Here, now, as the birds migrate, I see warblers. If the great Canadian geese, retur­ ning to their winter quarters, spot our island with its nearby cornfields we may have an inroad such as Horicon and Crab Orchard now boast about. "Jhere lies on our island, off the cut swath, a mat of heavy grasses from four to twenty inches thick where all the snakes, meadow birds, crickets and caterpillars live. If the geese find this-Watch out'. --for they are grazers. Isn't it strange you live so near this island and know so little about it. Yet you take trips to far parts of the country to "see" things. I haven't said a word about the holes in the banks of the island where who knows what lives. Explore a bit. You'll find what I missed. Peek about a bit! You won't get hurt. Extension Comments SECTION 2 - PAGE 1 - PLAIN"DEALER - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1975 and the landowner. Our office has lease forms. Just ask for them; there is no charge. • By George J. Young, Ex­ tension Adviser, Agriculture, McHenry county) Soybean Seed Situation - It is too early to make any general statements on the quality of soybean seed harvested in 1975. However, the Illinois Crop Improvement association weed lab in Urbana is reporting some scattered disease problems and a few samples of the ger­ mination tests ran in the 70 percent range. Even though it is too early to make any predictions, I strongly recommend that anyone saving seed would be real smart to send a sample to a seed testing laboratory for a preliminary germination test. You can send samples for preliminary germination test to either the State of Illinois Seed Lab at 531 East Sangamon Avenue, Springfield, 111., 61700, or to the Illinois Crop Im­ provement Association Lab, 508 South Broadway, Urbana, 111., 61801. Indian Summer - is upon us with its cool crisp harvest, Imoonlight nights and warm days. Blue skies, with the sun sometimes shining through a dim haze, is so typical of Indian Summer. Just why it's called Indian Summer is not known, but it has been said that the Indians looked forward each year to that period of warm weather following the first frosts in early autumn as the time to gather their harvest. Early settlers looked up this as a bad omen, believing that the smoke or haze came from burning prairie grasses prior to an attack upon them. Pastures - The first step for spring pasture renovation is to pull soil samples now. Nitrogen Supplies - I suggest you consider Fall application of nitrogen after the soil tem­ perature is below 50 degrees F. Ample supplies of nitrogen are available now. It is not certain what the supply will be next spring. This particularly depends on how severe our winter is and whether or not the natural gas valve will be turned on or off to the nitrogen plants this winter. Fertility "Quacks" - It seems hard to believe that in this day of better informed farmers the number of calls I have received about completely unproven products. The claim is usually that Product X either fertilizes and costs less; makes nutrients in the soil more available; sup­ plies micronutrients; or is a natural product that does not contain strong acids that kill soil bacteria and earthworms. Research is such a magic word that people are con­ ditioned to expect miraculous new products and thus the door is open for the fertility quack. The strongest position that farmers and legitimate fer­ tilizer dealer's can take is to challenge these peddlers to produce unbiased research results to support their claims. Farmer testimonials are no substitute for research. The University of Illinois is ready to give unbiased advice when asked about new products. Farm Leases T I suggest your lease agreements be in writing. This is a good business prac­ tice It protects both the tenant The University of Illinois Agricultural Engineering Department will have a display on solar energy grain drying at the Energy Fair Nov. 6, at the McHenry county fairgrounds. This event is being coordinated by the McHenry County Defenders. It will be in Exhibit Hall D 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sponsor Reproduction Of Two History Books The libraries of McHenry county announce their spon­ sorship of the History of McHenry County, Illinois - 1885, and Directory of McHenry County, Illinois - 1877 The two books will be bound separately in» buckram with the spines titled in gold. Although they may be purchased separately, the books also make a lovely set. The 1885 History of McHenry County, originally published by Interstate Publishing com­ pany, of Chicago, contains more than 940 pages, including sixty-six illustrations and 682 biographical sketches. An every-name index has been added to aid the researcher. The 1877 Directory of McHenry County, Illinois, published by C. Walker and company of Chicago, is historical, biographical and statistical. In addition to histories of Illinois, McHenry county, and each township within the county, the book contains a listing of county and city government officials, lodge and association members, and a biographical directory of residents of McHenry county. For a savings, one can purchase both books at a combined pre-publication price until Nov. 30, 1975 pre- publication deadline. In­ formation on prices are available at the McHenry Public library. The books will be available in early January. Local orders may be picked up, with a time and place to be announced later. Orders outside the area will be shipped directly from the publisher. Because these books will make unusual Christmas gifts, there will be gift certificates available. There will be only a limited number available after Nov. 30, according to June Stuart of the McHenry library. 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