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Service Town and Country Tips by Dave Plocher Finds Permanent Home - A large number of local people have made a new extension home a reality. We are packing otit office belongings and nioving: "You're moving again!" has been a comment I have heard when telling people we are moving. This move is different from the. four moves we have made in the past 6 years. Our new building at 789 McHenry avenue (Ri. 120) Woodstock is owned by the McHenry County Extension building association. Their goals in acquiring the building is what makes the difference. Their goals are to jput the Extension office in a permanent location and at the sartie time keep office rental <9sts at a minimum. The success of both goals is at hand. ,In keeping costs down, you ,c£tn still be of help though. Over 1E»7 private citizens, businesses, farm organizations have contributed over $33,000 thus „/ar. The county board will take , a final vote on Nov. 23, on a one time contribution of $10,000 (the county government by law is responsible for local extension support). All donors Will be permanently recognized for their contributions. Short Courses Scheduled - •Prevention of scours in hogs, formulating swine diets and catyses of seasonal reproduc­ tive failure in boars and sows are just a few of the topics University of Illinois specialists will cover in £he 1979 Professional Pork Producers short courses. tJ of I Extension specialists in agricultural economics, animal s c i e n c e , a g r i c u l t u r a l engineering and veterinary medicine will conduct a series of weekly sessions held in each iof: five Illinois counties in November and December. Ptfrk producers in McHenry coiinty can attend the short course scheduled to begin Nov. S in Yorkville. Each of the five weekly in-depth meetings will start at 7:30 p.m. in Kendall county. Contact me at 338-3737 or P.O. Box 431 in Woodstock to register, I will assist you in arranging a car pool. Yorkville is only a one hour drive. Plant Diseases Increasing - Because of this year's wet August, we may see an unusual amount of stalk rot in corn and pod. . and _ stem blight in soybeans.- . v v < (Stalk rots, the most common disease of dent corn in Illinois, annually reduces yields by 5 to 20 percent, according to U of I plant pathologist, Barry Jacob6en. Losses are due to premature plant death if the rot occurs before ears are filled, or by stalk breakage or lodging before or during harvest. When lodging occurs, ear rots also do more damage, par­ ticularly when the harvest season is wet. The prevalahce of ear rot is directly correlated with the amount of rainfall during August, September end O c t o b e r . - > • ' Jacobsen said much pod and stem blight is being noted in soybeans around the state. "If it gets wet again, we'll have some seed infection and some moldy grain," said Jacobsen. "We'll have to-be really careful with storage conditions." Pod and stem blight is a common and serious disease of soybeans in mafey production areas throughmt the world. When wet weather delays normal harvesting, reductions of 10 percent in seed size and 50 percent or more in seed ger­ mination are found in susceptible varieties. Soybean plants may become infected at any time. Symptoms! can develop on seed, seedlings, leaves, petioles, stems and pods. According to recent studies, seed infected with pod and stem blight produces low quality oil and is often unsuitable for vegetable or other food and feed uses. However, grain infections generally are not severe enough to cause problems, except where beans mold in storage. Soybean Ground Tillage • Many Illinois farmers who plant corn next spring on this year's soybean fields have switched from fall moldboard plowing their soybean stubble to fall chiseling us a low-cost, soil- saving first step. Fall chisel plowing is an excellent method of wind and water erosion control - but not as effective as eliminating fall tillage aH together on soybean land. Present information shows that when a chopper or straw spreader is used on a combine, a satisfactory seedbed for corn can be prepared in the spring without plowing. Use Caution During Corn Harvest - Consider this the iiiext time you decide to unclog the snapping rolls of a corn picker or combine while they are running. Snapping and husking rolls can swallow a 10-foot stick in one second. A person's reaction time, wheh taken by-surprise, canube>4wo> fceuthneei seconds. Thus, die machine' is faster than you ; it can grab your hand faster than you can remove it. "Mathematically, there is no way you can beat the machine," says Ordie Hogsftt, University of Illinois Extension safety specialist. Not only is a picker fast, but it can snatch an object thinner spurgeons New! 18 Hour' LIGHTS* Girdle by Playtex® .. .Plus a 20% Rebate You can save up to $4.19 on a new 18 Hour Lightsl Just mail in the coupon you'll find in our Playtex department. Lights are made from an exclusive new fabric that lets your skin breathe to keep you cool.' They stretch in every direction to hold you gently , for hours. With an extra tummy control panel and lined crotch. In brief, highwaist brief and pantyleg styles. Sizes S-XXL. Regular $12.95 to $20.95, Offer ends Dec. 31,1979. than cigarette paper. ISo it can do just as good a job of grab­ bing fingernails and hair. Hogsett points out that human error accounts for 88 percent of corn harvesting accidents. One of the chief causes of human error is the farmer's carelessness when he's in a'hurry. A prime corn harvest safety rule is "shut off the machine before getting out of the seat." If you follow this rule, Hogsett says you have only a one in a million chance of being hurt by corn harvesting equipment. But if you occasionally clean a corn combine or picker while it is running, your_pdds become one in 25 of getting hurt in the next five years. If you make a habit of cleaning the machine in operation, your odds are 50-50 that you will be injured in the next five years. Hogsett offers these tips: Wear close-fitting clothes. The snapping and husking rolls or other rotating parts can grab ragged sleeves or pant legs. If you feel sick, don't pick v corn. Be sure all shields are in , tflsce- Take breaks in mid-morning and mid-afternoon. These are peak times for corn harvest accidents. Never allow anyone but the operator to ride on the machine. Never clean, oil or adjust the machine while it is running. Avoid sharp turns. But if they're necessary, make them slowly. lock Block's : Agriculture Oy John R. Block Illinois Director of Agriculture . In charity to all mankind, bear­ ing no malice or ill-will to any human being, and eyen compas­ sionating those who hold in bond­ age their fellow-men, not knowing• what they do. John Quincy Adams • • • • • ̂ Q. Now that the Illino^State Fair agency is -the ad­ ministrative responsibility of the Department of Agriculture, what is the future of the Illinois • State fair? A. We think the Illinois State fair has a bright future with the Department of Agriculture and we are excited about assuming our new responsibility and role. At this early stage, our highest priority, from a business standpoint, is an or­ derly integration of the Old State Fair agency into the Department of Agriculture as one of our operating divisions. In fact, we are incorporating the accounting personnel and the responsibility for th& buildings and grounds now. I think a general clean-up of the grounds will be the first outward sign of change. We want to polish the Illinois State fair up until it's something we can all be proud of. In our long range plan we will include: the renovation of some of the historic buildings on the fairgrounds, taking down some buildings that are no longer functional, and perhaps adding some new buildings that would meet demands that have developed in recent years. One of our objectives is to provide for greater utilization of the buildings and grounds throughout the year. We will work to determine what new activities we can support and will promote better use of our existing facilities. During the fair, we would like to see greater participation by the farm organizations and the commodity groups. We have had good participation in the past, but I think it can be ex­ panded to improve the agricultural and consumer aspects of the fair. We are in the business of producing food and fiber for the consuming public and they need to un­ derstand this system from start to finish. By means of the fair, we can provide them with the opportunity to relate to and understand this process. However, we do not intend to overemphasize agriculture at the expense of the other at­ tractions here. In order for the state fair to offer something to everyone, we are going to try and strengthen every aspect of it with a balanced long-term program. J PAGE 2^-PLAIN DEALER • The Illinois State fair will have a lot to offer to all. The Department of Agriculture is a strong agency. We have con­ stituents who will support us in our efforts to upgrade and rebuild the reputation of the State fair. I think with the fair under our department, we will be able to give it some of the strength and stability it needs and deserves. I would like to stress that we are still in the planning stage. We are working to make the State fair an event you will participate in and enjoy. I encourage anyone with a genuine concern and interest in the fair's future to contact me with any ideas or suggestions regarding its operation. For these and other questions or comments write: Jack Block on Agriculture, State Fairgrounds-Jr. Livestock Building, Springfield, 111. 62706. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER SI. 1979 By GOULD CROOK Saved by Dandelions According to National Geo­ graphic, dandelions once saved an island population from star­ vation. When a grasshopper invasion wiped out all vegeta­ tion on Minorca in the Medi­ terranean, the people survived by digging up and eating the roots. Corrots And Onions You con use canned onions In this recipe or peeled fresh onions. iriu 1 pound eoch of carrots and/m onions (about 8 medium atar- rots, halved and about 16 small whole onions) 1 can condensed cream of mc&v- room soup 1/4 tsp. paprika and 1 table­ spoon chopped parsley Toasted almonds Cover 3 inch cut carrots and the whole onions with water and cook for about 3d minutes or until foun­ der, drain. Mix soup with '/» cup water, parsley and paprika -- ofki mixture to carrots and onions ,+£ top with almonds and heat in jthe oven until hot. What a simple vegetable dish! w He Didn t When the flood came Noah was ready. Suit then, he didn't have to get an appropriation bill through Congress. . J. , -Dispatch, Norfolk. -- mmm Mchiniytkakket PLACI flH BaB Pally »-*• Sot. 9-4, Son. 104M541M 4 days only. Sale Ends Sat., Nov. 3 Save*20 Wards handy 3-gal room-size humidifier. Ideal size for bedroom, "• /\QQ mobile home, apartment I use. Top discharge. 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