A $75,000 fire destroyed the grain elevator of the Henry County Farm Bureau cooperative in New Castle; only a small amount of feed and grain was stored in the elevator. Hot motors and dust were attributed as causes of the fire by Raymond Bowers, co-op manager. The elevator was built in 1894-95; a new structure will be built.

Steve Gibson, 14, of Mooreland was injured when he fell from the tongue of a wagon on which he was riding and was run over by the wagon wheels. He suffered bruises on his head, shoulder and arm.

Average prices of barrows and gilts at Indianapolis were $16.83, and an average weight of 211 pounds.

Duroc sale of 35 Boars and 40 Gilts, hogs suitable for farmer and breeders, Caldwell, Crawford & Smith of Milton, Ind.; Paul Parrish for “The Duroc Nes” and H. Vanderbeck & Waddle, Auctioneers.

Winners of Sunday’s contest at the Indiana State Fair were for Rooster Crowing,  Howard Garwood of Lafayette and Black Rooster Shorty; Husband Calling, Phyllis Stackhouse of Westfield; and Hog Calling, William Halton of Reelsville.

The 1971 Farm Power Show, sponsored by M&W Gear Co. of Gibson City, Ill., will be held on the Bob Fields Farm near Battleground, Ind. The Farm Power Show is one of the two largest outdoor farm shows held annually in the United States and it is the fourth time Indiana has hosted this show.

Corn development continues about average; 15 percent of the crop is mature and safe from frost. About 70 percent of the crop has dented. Less than 5 percent has not yet reached the dough stage. Nearly 35 percent of the soybean crop has turned yellow and 10 percent of the crop is shedding.

Tomato harvest is still at peak, but heavy amounts of rain early limited activity briefly. The early apple harvest started in the southwest and will increase in volume next week. Green vegetables activity remains stable.

Grand Champion Market Lamb at the Kentucky State Fair went to Beth Murphy of Scott County 4-H. Chris Dause, of Madison Central FFA of Richmond, Ky., had the Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb.

A relatively new soybean disease has crept into the Midwest, known as SDS, or sudden death syndrome. To date, insufficient knowledge has been gathered to explain this mysterious malady. Some counties in Kentucky and southern Indiana have been found with the disease.

Sixteen ewes and ewe lambs have been donated to Purdue University by members of the Indiana Suffolk Sheep Assoc. The animals will be used in agricultural class work, for judging purposes and in the Purdue Royal mini-showmanship event held annually.

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The hot, dry summer could reduce the state’s corn crop by 30 percent from last year, agricultural experts predict for Michigan. Even recent rains are not expected to be enough to save the struggling crop.

DuPont has donated more than 30 U.S. and foreign patents for two agricultural pesticides to the Purdue Research Foundation, said Thomas Woods, the company’s director of intellectual assets management.

Bovine tuberculosis has been detected in a small beef cattle herd in Alpena County, Mich., recently. This is the 17th herd of cattle that has been diagnosed in the state.