55 years ago According to Purdue University agricultural economists J.O. Dunbar and N. S. Hadley and agricultural engineer Bruce McKenzie, a six-foot pull-type power-takeoff combine is the lowest-cost method of harvesting up to about 400 acres of small grains.
Kenneth Masters of Knightstown, Ind., received the Alpha Gamma Rho social fraternity award as the outstanding 4-H Junior Leader for the year. The award is based on cooperation, personality, appearance, leadership and responsibility exhibited at the Roundup held at Purdue.
Dr. Earl L. Butz, who resigned as assistant U.S. secretary of agriculture, will return to Purdue this fall as director of agricultural activities.
40 years ago Armyworms have been found in cornfields in Richland Township, Madison County. Armyworms have also invaded wheat fields on some farms in Greensfork and surrounding areas of Randolph and Jay counties, according to Harold Berry, area extension agent. New Paris Silo of New Paris, Ind., is ready to serve your farming needs. The sales force consists of “Buss” Rassi, co-owner, Charlie Neff, Glen Bontrager, Hubert Bontrager, another co-owner, and Dan Clem.
A barn at the home of John Henry Kemp, a Rush County Amish farmer, was destroyed by fire, with an estimate of $9,000 in damages.
25 years ago Shirley Richardson, longtime editor of Farmweek, resigns her position after 20-plus years. She has accepted a new position with the Indiana Farm Bureau in Indianapolis.
Used lawn and garden equipment for sale: 1982 Grasshopper 18 hp, 52-inch deck, 360-degree turnabout, $3,500; 1974 IHC Cub Cadet 169, 16 hp, 50-inch deck, $1,950; 1973 JD 110-10 hp Kohler with 46-inch deck, $1,295; Snapper 3081 WS Comet, 8 hp Briggs & Stratton engine with 30-inch deck, $395 – Hency’s, Inc., Arcanum, Ohio.
AA Command 67-5115 was named Grand Champion Bull at the recent Indiana Polled Hereford Show and Sale. The bull was owned and shown by Robert Lovelace and family of Flora and Able Acres, of Wingate. The bull was also the top-selling animal in the sale and sold for $2,150 to Ed Herring and family of Indianapolis.
10 years ago
About 10,000 acres of farmland in southwestern Indiana’s Knox County probably will not be planted this year because heavy rains have saturated low-lying fields, agricultural officials say. McCreary GM-Chrysler, Fowler, Ind.: 1997 Chevy K3500 Crew Cab, dually, 4x4, leather, 77,000 miles, $18,995; New 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab, 4x4, 5.9 Cummins HD 6 spd. SLT, $34,311; New 2002 Chevy K2500 Crew Cab 4x4, LS package, 6.6 Duramax diesel, Allison trans., $36,870.
This year is shaping up as one of the bleakest in recent memory for many Michigan fruit growers. Springtime weather extremes have almost obliterated crops of tart cherries in the northwest and juice grapes in the southwest. It has badly damaged apples, pears and peaches and harmed several other crops, including vegetables such as asparagus. |
