56 years ago

Registered Hereford dispersal sale, 100 head, 71 lots – Everett and Herschel Shonk, owners, at the Rush County Fairgrounds, with Sam Marting of Washington Court House, Ohio, as the sale manager.

For sale: 110 acres near Fortville, Ind., all level, tillable, good dwelling and barn, $400 per acre. Located in Hamilton County, 55 acres, modern dwelling, grade milk, one of the most productive in area, $30,000. Contact Carol A. Helms in Fortville.

For sale: New Bel-Air four-door sedan, $2,095 – Christian Chevrolet, Rushville, Ind.

Dale Stevens was elected chair of the Union County Committee for Crop Improvement. Eugene Klein was named vice chair and Duane Lafuse, secretary-treasurer.

40 years ago
The Indiana General Assembly voted a bill through both the state Senate and House which would increase sales and income taxes as well as having higher cigarette and alcohol taxes.

A Randolph County draft horseman, Albert Fields, shipped a registered Belgian draft horse mare to  Dyersburg, Tenn., that will be part of a shipment of draft horses going to a mission in Nigeria, where they will be used to farm in the House Baptist mission fields of 30 churches in the area.

Four outstanding Hoosier 4-H club members will represent Indiana at the National 4-H Conference in Washington D.C., next month. They are Debbie Brashaber, Rushville; Beverly McFarland, Bainbridge; Mike Gosney, West Lafayette; and Tom Lee, Merrillville. Selection was made on the basis of their 4-H achievement records and personal interviews.

Farm equipment for sale: 1970 NF 1130 demo with cab and air, $11,000; 1969 JD 4020G, $6,250; 1964 Int. 414D, $1,250; New Holland 4 bottom 14-inch semi-mtd., $685 – Farm-Industrial Supply, Inc., Columbus, Ind.

25 years ago

Frank Naylor, USDA undersecretary of agriculture for small community and rural development, waits to be confirmed as the new chair of the Farm Credit Administration, recently appointed by President Ronald Regan.

Benton County was Indiana’s top soybean producer last year, producing 5.55 million bushels on 115,000 harvested acres, for an average yield of 48 bushels per acre. White County was the runner-up, with Allen, Jasper and Grant counties rounding out the top five.

Montgomery County was Indiana’s top corn producer last year, producing 18.68 million bushels. White County was next, followed by Rush, Benton and Newton counties. Rush County had the state’s top average yield with 146 bushels per acre, harvested on 111,900 acres.

Real estate for sale: Northern Michigan, 860 acres, wooded land, lake stream, blacktop road, electric, $60 per acre; 60-acre farmland, $7,000; 80-acre dairy farm, $33,000 – McDonald Realty, Pickford, Mich.

10 years ago

New Ohio state law requires installation of additional lighting and reflectors on tractors. The new law was signed by Gov. Taft last fall and gives farmers one year to make the necessary improvements.

A program at the University of Kentucky called “Management First” is teaching farmers and agribusiness professionals the principles they need to make sound management decisions and enjoy their work. This program was developed out of programs at Cornell University and Ohio State University.

Used equipment for sale: 2000 JD 8110 MFWD tractor, $75,000; 1989 Case IH 7120, two-wheel-drive tractor, cab, air and duals, $25,500; 1999 JD 9610 combine, 2WD,with Contour Master, Green Star, 250 hours, $109,500; 1999 JD 893 CH, hyd., deck plates, low ac, $25,500 – Roeder Implement Co., Hopkinsville, Ky.

Milk Promotion Services of Indiana, Inc. elected its new officers for the year at its annual meeting held in Columbus. Donald Gurtner of Fremont was elected president; vice president is Charles Shaw of Hope; secretary is Richard Monhaut of Bremen and treasurer, George Crosby, of Greensburg.