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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1929
Page
12
The Hyde annual report notes drought reduced 1929 crop yields but even losses, predicting total 1929-30 agricultural income may match or exceed 1928-29. It cites improving conditions, higher farm incomes since 1920, and the 1929 Agricultural Marketing Act enabling better production-demand alignment and marketing efficiency.
Four young men from Rogers County Oklahoma form the Oklahoma 4-H livestock judging team. They won the tran collegiate livestock judging contest at the Cienge show recently for the fourth time in Myre years and also captured the ensas Cy show title. Members include John Numsey J B Taylor Otis Munzon Paul Adams extension specialist and Clint Wilt hoite with coach.
Eisenhower notes the Agriculture Department distributed over 28 million copies of publications in the year ended June 20. The Office of Information aims to inform the public without self promotion, expanding radio service while highlighting agricultural research and economic data.
John S. Bird, president of the Wheat Farming Association, told the American Society of Agricultural Engineers that corporation farms will dominate farming with large capi tal, in-house machinery, and own mills and crop insurance. He noted the trend toward bigger operations, and predicted research labs and new uses for farm products, including wasteboard from wheat straw and grain alcohol as fuel.
Two packages of turnip seed sown by William Dawley near Carbon Hill yielded giant specimens. One turnip weighed seven and a quarter pounds and measured 26 inches around, exhibited at Logan. Another specimen weighed six pounds, as reported by Mr. Gowles.
Sy Furman and Mulford Bure of Pant Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture discuss how evergreens can beautify homes and landscapes, detailing practical planting advice and design considerations from the Bureau of Plant Industry.
Dr John Evrant outlines hog breeding aims to maximize feed conversion and rapid gains. Emphasizes selecting efficient breeding stock, disease resistance, and fast weight gain, plus strategic use of deciduous and evergreen screen plantings to hide views and improve farm scenery.
Logan records show Tolts Township farmer recorded a year ending in November with an egg laying flock of 275 birds, never dropping below 80. The flock’s average was 220 eggs per bird, with monthly peaks to 22.8 and lows to 14.9. Lights, culling, and good feeding cited as factors.
Ralph M. Paver, former Smith-Mumphes teacher in Nome Township High, now heads the Green House and horticultural work at Fast Technical High School, Cleveland. He oversees a 26,600 square feet garden project with 20 square feet per student for problem solving. winter studies include plant IDs, design, hanging baskets, propagation, and care of house plants. London: an English wedding in North London registrars office featured a groom who could not pay the fees due to unemployment and arranged installment payments.
The article lists numerous corn and fruit varieties suitable for Ohio planting, noting yields, quality comparisons, and grower recommendations. It covers raspberries, grapes, peaches, plums, cherries, and apples, naming specific cultivars and authorities, and mentions J Grath and HaySto in Chicago and a national context. It also notes a regional job change for J. Batley, soils specialist, moving to American Cyanamis Company in Massachusetts.
An Ohio Farm Bureau official projects higher corn prices through the season as demand from farms absorbs most of the 1929 crop. Chicago and Toledo futures show strength, with carryover stocks limited and visible supply low, signaling a strong market for corn into late spring.
The article details a winter fashion trend centered on tweed frocks worn under fur coats and later with light coats. It notes streamlined silhouettes with inverted pleats, the princess line, short jackets, sleeveless blouses, and a shift toward less conspicuous flares and belts at the natural waist. Patterns 178, 8975, 1722, and 1776 showcase tailored two piece suits, charming daywear, and coats with jersey linings in colors like brown red and blue, with yardages and sizes listed.
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