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Youth On The Move Demonstration Derby - On Tuesday, May 4, eleven 4-H members stood proudly in front of a meager audience presenting their general and horticultural demonstrations. Each demomtration was thoroughly prepared, thought provoking and well done. Even the judges were overwhelmed with the performance even to the extent that each participant and member received a blue ribbon. In the General category, two members were selected to represent McHenry county in the State Fair. They were Joy Vyduna of McHenry and Nikki Payne of Woodstock. Alternates to the state fair were Diane Heinrich, Chris Jure, both of Crystal Lake and Betsy Payne of Woodstock. Steve Ihompson from Woodstock will be the state fair delegate in Horticulture aloiw with Paula Ronodtowski of Woodstock as the alternate. Congratulations to all who participated and much luck to those who will be attending the State Fair. This is only one of the many events in 4-H geared to enhance the development of youth. It is a shame that more members don't take advantage of such an opportunity. Learning to speak in public is probably one of the most useful skills one can learn. 4-H'ers Learn About Self Through Others One can know himself through others, and learning how will be only a part of the 1976 Illinois 4-H Conference program, "Inside- Out". . Participants in the conference will learn techniques of self- disclosure by putting thoughts into words and ideas into actions. Through a series of workshops and discussions, the young people will learn to identify their own needs and how they react to the needs of others. Also, in the session on group behavior, the young people will learn how they react in various groups. And because we all react differently in Afferent groups, the participants will use the technique of role playing to determine the various roles one can assume in various situations. Other topics on the program include, "Who's In There" (on self), "Take a Drive" (on motivation), "A Plastic, Fantastic Gizzmo", (on communications), and "The World's a Pair of Blue Jeans and You're a Double Knit" (on group interaction). The four-day conference is open to all high school-age youth and will be held June 22-25 on the Urbana campus of the University of Illinois. Young people interested in learning more about themselves should call the McHenry County Extension Office at 338-4747 for further information and to make reservations for the conference. a wed or fri if possible 2 col around the county (By George J. Young, Extension Adviser, Agriculture, University of Illinois) Farm Appraisal Course - We hope to be able to offer Dr. Frank Eeiss, University of Illinois Professor of Land Economics, and his Fann Appraisal course here in Woodstock starting in September. This semester long course will meet weekly and can be audited or taken for University of Illinois graduate credit. If you are interested, let me know, so I can keep you informed as the details are worked out. Preventing Problems - Equipment breakdowns and rain sometimes catch farmers with granular insecticides and herbicides left in planter boxes. These materials should be removed and the boxes cleaned even if you expect to continue planting again in a couple of days. Cleaning will prevent the need to remove caked granules or repair applicators when you should be planting. Don't expect granules to meter properly after they have set in the boxes for several days - especially during wet weather. Liquid pesticides left in a tank can also be a problem. Wettable powders are especially difficult because of the need for continuous agitation. If the agitator stops, the material will settle out and cake the bottom of the tank, hoses and the pump. Material that has caked in lines may loosen during application and clog nozzles. All screens should be cleaned frequently. Bovine T.B. - Federal and state health team members, in cooperation with our County Health department and the Fair association, disinfected all the livestock bams at the county fairgrounds last week. This was done to reassure exhibitors that it is safe to bring their animals to the Fair. All dairy and beef animals must have a negative T.B. test before they can be exhibited at the Aug. 4-8 McHenry County Fair. Flower And Garden Show - May 22 and 23 are the dates for Woodstock's first annual Flower and Garden show on the City Square. Our office will have a display at the show in which we will exhibit the many horticultural circulars available from our office, most of them prepaid by your tax money. The University's display will be staffed by our newly trained Master Gardeners: These local garden enthusiasts are undergoing approximately 40 hours of intensive training by University specialists in exchange for 40 to 80 hours of their volunteer time in helping our office help others. Fly Traps Nt Effective Far Livestock Op tea U--i -Traps do not effectively control flies around livestock and buildings. A trap's effectiveness should be judge on how many flies remain in the area and not on how many flies are caught. Fly traps have been appearing on the market in increasing numbers in the past few years. These traps are of two types. One employs a black light and an electrically charged grid to kill insects. The other is baited with a fly attractant material. - Traps will attract many insects including those that are beneficial. Some insects that would normally fly by an area will come to a trap. Traps are helpful in enclosed areas where excellent sanitation practices are employed. These include most restaurants, cafeterias, and food stores. But in open air sheds, barns, and otehr livestock buildings and in areas where fly populations are high, the traps usually have little overall effect in reducing fly numbers to satisfactory levels. Complete recommendations for fly control are available in Circular 898, "1976 Insect Control Guide for Livestock and Livestock Barns." This is available free from our office. Stop in at 11909 McConnell road and pick up a copy, or phone 338-3737 or 337- 4747 and we will mail a copy to you. Prune Spring Flowrartaf Shrubs • Not all spring flowering shrubs and trees need regular pruning. However, such shrubs as forsythia, spiraea, corylopsis, fothergilla, deutzia, weigela and cornelia cherry benefit from pruning immediately after they have finished blooming. Remove weak branches and any old branches which can be spared. Retain young, vigorous branches that are now appearing because these will flower well next year. 4 PAGE IS • PUUNDEALER-WEDNESDAY. MAY It. If* Stato Capitol Visitors ffgcthft Now Gutdo Booklot \ * Heartworm Disease Increase In Illinois On SEDOM GIFT - Part of the program for the McHenry Area Jaycees general membership meeting May 11 was a presentation to SEDOM. President Harry 8emrew and Dang Miller, external vice- president, of the McHenry Aran Jaycees, are shown presenting a check far UN In Barry Lamb, director of Special Education for McHenry County. The dsnatisn will be used far purchase of a Hoyer lift This left may be nsed with the multiple and physical handicapped hi special puis, baths, or a swimming pool. A new Capitol Guide booklet * now being diatributed to visiters to the Illinois Capital Complex in Springfield, Secretary of State Michael J. Hewlett announced. The S2-page booklet is crammed with history and information designed to •upptement visual presentation by guides on tours of the State Capitol building Main feature of the booklet Is the history of the six state Capitol buiktinp, starting with the first one at Kaskaakia. In addition, details on the statues and paintings in the Capital building are included. Location of offices and art on the four floors are diagramed and a map drawing in the middle of the booklet shows the ' location of all building in the Complex Veterinarians throughout Illinois are seeing a dramatic increase in heartworm, a life- threatening but preventable infection of dogs. "Heartworm is becoming a major veterinary health problem. Until recently it was confined to the mosquito infested southern coastal regions. Now it has spread north to the New England states, and into the Midwest. Cases have been reported in Chicago and other areas of Illinois, where the disease was virtaully unknown a decade ago," reports Dr. Douglas C. Maplesden, director of animal health research and development at the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Princeton, N.J. Mosquitoes are responsible for the spread of the disease from infected to uninfected dogs. The mosquito carries the immature parasitic worm which lives, develops and grows into an adult heartworm in the dog's heart. "With the warm weather approaching, now is the time to think about heartworm. Dog owners should have their dogs tested by a veterinarian during the Spring of the year," Dr. Maplesden recommends. "The veterinarian can then prescribe a sound preventative program, or treat the dog if heartworm disease is found." If uninfected, the veterinarian will suggest an e f f e c t i v e h e a r t w o r m p r e v e n t a t i v e , c a l l e d diethylcarbamazine, to be given daily, starting just prior to the mosquito season, during the season, and continuing for up to two months thereafter. Some dogs dislike the taste of the pills and refuse to take them. Crumbling the tablet and mixing it with the dog's food sometimes works. . 20% OFF FABRIC M LABOR ON CUSTOM CRAFTED DRAPERIES... s£o ̂ . or use the Tidy shop-et-home Mrvic » . C A L L . . . . (815)338-1000 "r'WfNw . . . M A D E I N OUR LOCAL WORK ROOM AND ROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED. Choose from a breath-taking collection of decorator satins, prints, sheers, casements and imported drapery fabric ... and save 20% on all fabric and labor during our spring drapery sale. TUY CARPETS ft RUGS Another solution, says Dr. Maplesden, is to request medicine in "FILMLOK" tablets. This special veneer- coating process seals the medicine within a chip- resistant and pleasant-tasting tablet that the dog will easily swallow, without any bitter aftertaste. "The dog is protected only for as long as he is medicated. The dog that rejects his medicine is a candidate for heartworm, the silent summertime killer," says Dr. Maplesden. Why is the disease spreading? 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