Local farmers urge strong publicity via Messenger to boost extension work
E R Wallace argues publicity is vital for county agriculture and the extension agent. He urges the Messenger to tell the farming story, highlight Granges and Farm Bureau work, and connect residents with expert services from state and federal agencies to benefit the rural community.
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E. R. Wallace
Messenger
The
Iowa
Wes
Grangs
Farm Bureau
Tarming
Canker Eradication Ends Apple Blotch in Nursery Stock
Purdue University researchers report that removing cankers from nursery stock stops apple blotch. Dr Max W Gardner notes three years of treatment yielded fruit free of blotch even when trees were unsprayed. Earlier campaigns began in 1922 near Vincennes with bark shaving and Bordeaux sprays.
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Apayette
Ind
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Max W. Gardner
Gardner
Young Duchess
Vincennes
Farmers Feature News Stories of Local Interest Sought
The Sunday Magazine will publish regular local feature news from the county agricultural extension agent with Ohio University support. Mr. Wallace explains farm projects in the territory and urges farmer cooperation to share news and methods for cooperative effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Wallace
Ohio University
Wallace
All-Mash Method of Feeding Used for Laying Hens
Ohio experiment station promotes all-mash feeding for laying hens and pullets with adjustments. Increase meat scraps to 10 percent, reduce corn to 65 percent, use coarse ground wheat, and add milk optionally. Feed fresh warm mash daily, provide 20 to 24 feet eating space per hundred pullets, and consider electric lights for winter eggs.
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Ohio
D C. Kennard
Stathe Poultryman
Ito
Kennard
Ohlo
Wooster
Horsepower vs. real strength tested on Belgians Cap and King
In Herokee on August 27, owners of the half-Belgian half-Percheron pair Cap and King claim horsepower is misnamed. The 2,476 pound pull at over 27 feet equals about 29 horses on a dynamometer.
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Herokee
Cap
Scientists say clean up cannot stop corn borer
Ohio entomologists warn the ten million dollar cleanup failed to eradicate the corn borer and may be ineffective in many areas. They stress that broader measures and new controls are needed as the pest continues to spread, with researchers preparing alternative methods to keep corn production viable.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Enomologists
Ohio
Crop lands shift from east to west in Ohio study
An economist reports a steady shift of crop acreages across Ohio from eastern counties to western counties. Since 1890 eastern areas show decreased cropland while western areas show increases, reflecting a long term reallocation of agricultural land within the state.
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Ohio
Ohio Farmers To Prove They Know How To Raise Horses
A 1926 state fair display shows Medina Putnam and other county horse records with feed costs per horse. farm records indicate low yearly costs and lighter grain rations. The exhibit, coordinated by Ohio State University and the Agricultural Extension Service, features 800 pounds less feed per horse and longer grazing, with cattle and feeder horses from western ranges brought in for display.
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Ohio
Ohio State
Ohio Farma
Ohto State Horee
FETC
UC University
Putnam County
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Dowler Point
Piana Producers’ Commission
Putnam
Medina County
Esehletock
Ihlo State University
Perimenet
Beiwestern
Kay
Joba
Plan to Certify Shelled Corn Shipped From Borer Area Amended
The plan to certify shelled corn from areas infested by the European corn borer was amended by Secretary William M. Jardine. The new regulations drop per shipment inspections in favor of dealer premises checks, signed compliance agreements, and in transit checks. Certificates remain valid thirty days. The change covers dealers in seed and feeding corn across Pennsyl vania Ohio Michigan Indiana West Virginia New Jersey New York and New England states.
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Secretary of Agriculture
William M. Jardine
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
West Virginia
New Jersey
New York
New England
Ohio Corn Crop Seen 25 Percent Smaller This Year
Ohio’s 1927 corn crop is forecast about 10 percent below 1926 with an expected harvest near 104 million bushels from 72 percent of last year’s crop. Nationally, USDA pegs total production around 2.385 billion bushels, down from 2.646 billion. Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Ohio and Kentucky show mixed prospects with declines in several states.
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Ohio
Watson Asa
C. R.arnold
Ohio State University
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Arnold
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Tinois
Kentucky
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Forum on Producing Good Steaks at Low Cost Gathers
An open invitation invites attendees to a forum on the best methods to produce high quality steaks at minimal cost. The event centers around an exhibit and welcomes all interested participants to join discussions and demonstrations.
Budding Fruit Trees Is Simple Art Says Expert
The article explains budding as a simple, learnable art to convert undesirable varieties into desirable ones. F H Baliou of the Ohio experiment station says August or early September is suitable for budding, describes budstick selection, leaf clipping, and proper handling of budding wood. It notes wrapping if not used immediately and suggests hiring a nurseryman for beginners.
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F. H . Baliou
Ohio Experiment Station
Late Corn Crop Creates Uncertain Farm Prospects
A USDA Agricultural Situation report notes late planted corn is undersized and uneven, risking frost damage and a mixed national crop. Hay and potatoes show strength, wheat and cotton yields vary by region, and plowing dates affect forthcoming supplies.
Ten Ton Ohio Holstein Leads Yearly Milk Records
A Holstein cow in Ohio tops annual production with 21 561 pounds of milk and 713 pounds of butterfat owned by James G Scales Summit county association. Other high cows include F E Johnson of Hilliards and Daweswood farm Newark. Barnesville association leads in butterfat and Trumbull County in milk. Average herd production for 888 members is 7371 pounds milk and 841 pounds butterfat.
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F. E. Johnson
Hilliards
Daweswood Farm
Newark
Barnesville Cow Testing Association
Trumbull County Association
Barnesville Association
How Did Wheat Get There in Elmer Netley Field
A light uniform stand of bearded wheat appears in a three acre field owned by Elmer Netley near Emiroth, LA. The wheat, a stray patch in a crop history of corn oats clover and alfalfa, raises a mystery as no seed source is evident and birds or rodents are ruled out.
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Elmer Netley
Emiroth
Laura
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Nehela
Fochy Mountain
Europe
Bureau
Summit County
Ajare
Pogtoffice Department
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