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[MARCH 5, 2001]   

Customer Appreciation Week

All four Central Illinois Ag locations celebrated Customer Appreciation Week Feb. 19-24. Many customers took advantage of the numerous discounts in the parts department. Refreshments were served all week long.

The winner of the Case IH cooler at the Atlanta store was Don Heyen of New Holland. He was pretty excited when he came in to claim his prize — says he never wins anything. Congratulations, Don!

Peoria Home Show

The 2001 Official Spring Home Show presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Peoria filled the Peoria Civic Center exhibit hall Feb. 23-25. More than 200 companies occupied 450 booths attracting over 12,000 visitors. Exhibitors displayed a wide range of interior, exterior, home, building and home remodeling products and services. Central Illinois Ag’s booth at the event featured lawn mowers.

[Central Illinois Ag news release]

[MARCH 3, 2001]   Five members of the Hartsburg-Emden FFA Chapter participated in the Section 14 FFA Public Speaking Career Development Event. Kate Wrage placed first in varsity prepared public speaking and Kent Leesman also placed first in varsity extemporaneous public speaking. Both Kate and Kent advance to district competition on April 4 at Western Illinois University.

At the junior varsity level, Natalie Coers participated in prepared public speaking and Anthony Jones tied for first in extemporaneous public speaking.

Krista Ubbenga represented the Hartem FFA in the FFA Creed Speaking Contest.

[Hartsburg-Emden FFA contestants in public speaking were (left to right) Anthony Jones, Kate Wrage, Kent Leesman and Natalie Coers.]

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[FEB. 26, 2001]   March 6 will be our final soybean cyst nematode clinic for the season. Herrin Fertilizer in Mount Pulaski will host the event from 9 to 11 a.m. This is an opportunity for producers to have soil analyzed for detection of the nematodes or for predictive analysis to determine whether a resistant soybean variety should be planted.

Extension will analyze two samples at no charge. Additional samples are $5 each. Samples should be taken just like soil fertility samples, and you may combine samples for analysis. Half of a small lunch bag is needed for analysis.

These nematodes have been found in over 70 percent of all soybean fields for which samples have been submitted in Logan County. Proper management can economically control soybean cyst nematode, and management recommendations will be given with the soil analysis.

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For more information, please contact the University of Illinois Extension Office at 732-8289.

With some warmer weather, thoughts are rapidly turning to the growing season. This holds true for farmers and homeowners. If you are looking to get a jump on the season, try checking out the many horticulture topics on our University of Illinois Extension website at http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/home/homelawn.html. Have fun!

[John Fulton]

[FEB. 19, 2001]   It’s now official with the release of county yields for corn and soybeans from the Illinois/U.S. Crop Reporting Service. Logan County producers once again fared well, with a corn yield of 163 bushels per acre and a soybean yield of 47 bushels per acre. Illinois yield averages came in at 151 bushels per acre for corn and 44 bushels per acre for soybeans.

The top-yielding counties in the state for corn were Christian at 177, Pike and Sangamon with 174, Montgomery and Moultrie with 173, and Adams and Macon with 172 bushels per acre.

Top-yielding soybean counties were Coles and Piatt with 50; Carroll, Christian, Macon and Stark with 49; and 12 counties including Sangamon and Tazewell with 48 bushels per acre.

McLean County was once again the top producer of corn and soybeans, with production of 51,057,000 bushels of corn and 14,602,900 bushels of soybeans.

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Total soybean production for Logan County for 2000 was 7,646,900 bushels, for a placing of 11^th, and total corn production was 29,340,000, for a placing of 12^th in the state.

The Logan County 10-year average yields are 153.3 bushels per acre for corn and 47.1 bushels per acre for soybeans. Logan County record yields for both corn and soybeans occurred in 1994, with 181 bushels per acre for corn and 50.5 bushels per acre for soybeans.

Below is a table with year 2000 yields from Logan County and surrounding counties.

[John Fulton]

Crop yields for 2000

Ag Announcements

[FEB. 27, 2001]  The Midwest Equipment Dealers Association (MEDA), through its educational foundation, Midwest Equipment Foundation, will provide two $1,000 and four $750 scholarships for the 2001-02 school year to people enrolled in community college training programs approved by the association.

A copy of the scholarship announcement brochure, including scholarship rules, application form and listing of approved training programs, has been provided to all high school vocational agriculture instructors and to community colleges that provide MEDA-approved training programs. The deadline for scholarship applications is April 1.

Scholarship information can also be picked up at Central Illinois Ag’s Atlanta store, 1-800-762-2325, or directly from MEDA at 1-800-236-6332.

Central Illinois Ag, formerly Schmidt-Marcotte and George H. Dunn Inc., has been a member of MEDA for many years. Locations include Atlanta, Pekin, Clinton and Farmer City.

[Central Illinois Ag news release]

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