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SECTION 2 - PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER -FRIDAY. MAY 5, 1978 A HELPING PAWS ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 205 • Crystal Lak«, Illinois 60014 (815) 459-2641 by Estelle Atwell >w m *\zr A bright-eyed black beauty, shots, semi-long hair, very friendly and awaiting a home. Originally found wandering along side the road on Rt. 31 near Algonquin, he was then a much bedraggled little kitten. Now in his foster home, he needs the love of one family for all time. If you have that home please call 815-455-2472 after 5. It's Fur and Feathers time -- translated that's cats and birds. Birds are busy feeding and collecting nesting materials. Loose cats, as always, roam and. pounce on the unsuspecting prey, and that's the end for those birds. It isn't the cat's fault that nature created the feline to hunt. Man has made the cat a house pet but the cat still reverts to its primitive instince and kills, not for survival, but for the sheer fun of it. The cat will attack rabbits and other small fur- bearing animals as well. If the cat happens to ingest a bird or other diseased pi$y, or is bitten by an infected prey, it's in the system and then it's goodby cat most of the time. Sometimes corrective measures save the cat and the owner has to pay the bill, all of which could be avoided. Cat haters label the cat as cruel often because they have witnessed such violent acts. It's really man who is cruel for allowing the cat to roam free. Others are cat haters because a cat has wandered on their property and killed birds, and there is no law protecting them from thoughtless neighbors who permit this. It's a source of pleasure to many to watch "the birds feeding, the rabbits bouncing along, and other carefree wildlife scurry here and htere, and it harms no one. It's a nightmare when they watch a cat grab its prey in those sharp teeth, and sink its merciless claws in the warm flesh. Anyone who has been scratched by a cat in play knows how painful it could be when it's for real. All of God's creatures deserve an even break. Who can say which life has the most value? So it's up to man to protect the feathers from the fur, the fur from the fur, and, indeed, the fur from the feathers. A letter from Marjorie K. Thompson of McHenry is timely concerning feeding the birds. "Dear Estelle: I am writing you in the hope of passing on a word of caution to those who love and feed the birds. Health food proponents laud the peanut as a food but caution constantly about the consumption of peanut butter that contains hydrogenated oil. The human body can tolerate this oil, but even a small amount, such as a part of a peanut butter sandwich tossed out to the birds can prove fatal to them. Many birds are at­ tracted to peanut butter and will visit your feeder frequently to obtain this delicacy. A good way to provide this is to take a small log, drill holes in it and fill these with peanut butter, or simply smear it on the rough bark; but be sure it's the natural variety without hydrogenated oil. Hang the log on the feeder or on a line above. Natural peanut butter is becoming quite popular as more and more people are careful about what they eat. Anyone in doubt about which peanut butter to use may simply read the list of contents on the label. They will find that hydrogenated oil is in almost 100 percent of the popular brands." Write Dear Estelle, c-o Helping Paws, P.O. Box 205, Crystal Lake, 60014, about anything that concerns our furred and feathered friends. DOGS FOR ADOPTION Adoption fee for dogs in­ cludes spaying or neutering from a vet of our choice. Black Lab female, white under neck, young adult. Shots, good with children and pets, housebroken, under 1 year, 815- 728-0795. Terrier Spaniel mix, 6- month-old male, medium long hair, 20 lbs., housebroken all DHL shots, needs home without children, and a second chance, 312-639-6801 after 4:30. White miniature poodle, housebroken, good with children, 3 years, male. 815-459- 5525. Two-year female, spayed English Springer Spaniel AKC, housebroken all shots, good with children and pets, 815-338- 4770. CATS FOR ADOPTION Adoption fee for cats includes the cost of spay-or neutering from a vet of our choice. Tortoiseshell mother and two kittens, 6 weeks, mother young, male is beige-white, female, tortoiseshell Calico, 312-639- 2881 after 4:30. Mother and 5 little 6-week-old kittens. Mother white semi-long hair with some multi-colored patches, kittens are black- white, tiger striped and one grey-white, 312-658-8389 evenings. Five-month female, short hair, white with striping grey- tan, 815-653-7858. Nine-week-old kitten, black semi-long hair with white paws, first DHL, very affectionate, good with other pets, 815-459- 9223. Two 6-month-old male short hair grey-black tiger striped, 312-587-0789. Three-month male grey- SATURDAY-SUNDAY OR MONDAY PRIME RIB ofBEEF Special 50 AU JUS Includes: Our famous Salad Bar, Choic* of Potato, Soup or Tomato Juico, Mini loaf of Broad and Butter. TRY OUR FAMOUS SALAD BAR FOR LUNCH MON. thru FRI. ...AND FASHION SHOW AT LUNCH ON WEDNESDAY I L0NGB0HN STESK BOUSE Route 120 - 27* Miles East of McHenrv • 385-9869 Gree Living plants lend year-round beauty to home or office. -Kaive Mom a lasting gift of greenery-- this Mother's Day LEAVES 10017 MAIN STREET RICHMOND, ILLINOIS 815-678-4220 11-5 Six Days a Week - Closed Monday black striped kitten, 815-459- 8632 after 5:30. LOST AND FOUND Lost: Tri-colored Collies, black-white-brown, 6-month male Colby subdivision, 815- 653-5506 before 5:30. Found: Two Schnauzers, McHenry, 815-385-0250. Found: Irish Setter, young female, collar and tag, 815-653- 9828. Found: German Shepherd male, 2-3 years, collar, frien­ dly, 815-385-1705. Once again we plead for follow , up represen­ tatives. ..paid position. Please call 815-338-0982 for further information. Remember too our Volunteer Coffee for the old timers, presently active and those who would like to learn more about HP, May 19 at 1. Call Betty Van DeVenter for further information and to let her know you're coming, 815- 459-6950. Average Acre Rate $102 In Farm Set-Aside Program CELEBRATION OF FAITH A special four-sunday Celebration of Faith will be held in the Resurrection center near Crystal .Lake beginning Suhday,May7, at 7:30p.m. The events, sponsored by Crystal Valley church, Crystal Lake, will continue each Sunday evening through May. Crystal Valley church, is a new pioneer congregation meeting Sunday mornings in Canterbury school, Crystal Lake. The school is near the intersection of Three Oaks and Virginia roads in the southeast corner of the com­ munity. Jim Lucas, county executive director of the McHenry county ASC committee, announced that a set-aside payment is being made to farmers par­ ticipating in the 1978 Vol­ untary Feed Grain and Wheat program. The average county rate per acre is $102. Interested farmers should visit their ASCS office not later than May 15. Jim Lucas, county executive director of the McHenry county ASC committee announces that farmers interested in doing erosion control practices under the AC program should con­ sider participating in the 1978 Voluntary Feed Grain and Wheat programs because the practices can be constructed on the set-aside acres. Lucas explained the volun­ tary feed grain and wheat program as follows: a Phase I: When the program was announced in February a farmer could participate in the program by setting asiite, an acreage equal to 10 percent of the planted feed grain acres and 20 percent of the wheat acres planted for harvest in 1978. The farm that agreed to participate in the program would be required to set aside from both feed grain and wheat, if both crops were planted, and also must stay withui the NCA base for the farm. Those farmers owning ,or operating two or more farms would be required to stay within the NCA for the non- participating farms. The farms that participated would be eligible to receive disaster; payments (low yield), deficiency payments, and loans. Farmers were en­ couraged to give cropland that had been intensively farmed in one of the last three years. Land that had erosion problems in past years should also be considered. Lucas explained that the last week in March, Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland announced a change which will permit a farmer to set-aside an additional 10 percent of the feed grain for harvest in 1978, providing the planted acreage does not exceed the acres planted in 1977. For this, ad­ ditional set-aside the producers will receive $.20 a bushel times the farm normal yield'-times planted acres of corn. One half of the payment coujd ,-be recieved at the time of sign up. He gave this example: farm planted 80 acres of com in 1577. He could plant 80 acres fin 1978, set-aside 20 percent orlfl-acjpes. If the farm's established yield were 100 bushels, the payment would be $1,600. The producer could request an advance payment of $800 at time of sign up. The county executive director stated that all other benefits are the same as under Phase I. and farmers should visit their ASCS office for complete program details. • * * • % Those who violate the law should not object to , the penalty. 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