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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois congratulate the Lyle and Joy Michael family 
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on being named Clinton County's 2004 Farm Family of the Year; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, This award recognizes an outstanding farm family 
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who has distinguished itself through participation in family 
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activities, community and civic service, as well as displaying 
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good farm operation management; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Michael's have four children, Clinton, 
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Austin, Landon, and Kali; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Michael family lives on a small dairy farm 
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located in Brookside Township Section 17 on the Southeast 
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corner of Clinton County; the farm is located west of Centralia 
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along the south side of State Route 161; the farm was bought in 
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1933 by Lyle's grandparents, Henry and Clara Michael; in 1956, 
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Lyle's parents, Elmer and Marilyn managed the family farm, so 
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it was fitting that in 1992, Lyle and Joy became the farm's 
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next generation; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lyle and Joy milk approximately 100 head of 
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Holstein cows on the 40-acre home farm; in addition to the home 
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farm, they own or operate a total of 520 acres of farmland; 
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conservation stewardship is evident with the 
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corn-soybean-wheat with alfalfa rotation and the chisel/disk 
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tillage systems used to reduce erosion; Lyle's father was the 
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first in the area to buy a chisel plow; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Michael's have incorporated No-till into 
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their tillage system on their highly erodible ground; they have 
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135 acres that have remained in a No-till tillage system for 
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the past 15 years; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Lyle and Joy are members of the Clinton County 
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Farm Bureau, Prairie Farms Coop., and Young Cooperative where 
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he served as Treasurer, Vice President, and President; Lyle has 
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also served as a past Elder and Chairman for the Board of 
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Education at the Trinity Lutheran School in Hoffmann; Joy has 
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served on the Board of Parish Education church board and has 
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been Vice-President of the Parent Teacher League; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate the Michael's family on being named the 2004 
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Farm Family of the Year
in Clinton County and commend  their 
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efforts in land management practices; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Michael's family as an expression of our 
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esteem.