Athens County May Join Soil Survey Project Next Summer
A letter from Representative T A Jenkins to Prof C E Cooper indicates a soil survey may start in Athens County next summer with a goal of completion by 1930 at the latest. The bulletin explains two survey types and stresses county cooperation, field crews, and the map details guiding farm improvements and land use.
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Athens County
T. A. Jenkins
C. E. Cooper
Department of Geography and Geology
Ohio University
C. F. Marbut
Soil Survey Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Brown
Licking
5 A
Putnam
G. W. Conn
Ageney
Ohio
C. G
Willams
Cooper
Athens
Civic
American Association
Madison
Wisconsin
United States
Canada
Cooper Felocts
Sol
Tsurvey
Seil
Ohio Farmers Bulletin Issued Bi Monthly
The current issue of the bi monthly bulletin from the Ohio Experiment Station at Wooster spans forty pages of information based research and experimental work. The bulletin is mailed free every two months to about 76 000 Ohio farm families and others who requested delivery.
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Ohio Experiment Station
A Wooster
Ohio Farman
Girl Husks 1335 Bushels of Corn and Keeps House
Mary Cronis, living on a farm near Lewa Tegion, husked 1335 bushels of corn in 19 days while also managing chores and caring for her brothers. Despite a small frame, she worked the fields and handled horses, earning local marvel at her efficiency and multitasking in harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marys Brothers
Mary
Lack of Light Found Major Kitchen Handicap in Farm Homes
A Northwestern Ohio county survey of 62 farm kitchens found lack of light and poor ventilation as the main handicaps. Many kitchens lacked adequate storage space, running water, or hot water pumps, with over two dozen counties covered. Soybean cultivation shows large gains with 40 000 bushels grown this year and 3 000 000 bushels in 1928.
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Olumbus
Ohioa
Thelma Beall
Agricultural Extension Service
Big State University
Museum Displays Old Ohio University Documents Collection
The Ohio University Museum hosts historic items including an 1845 teacher certificate for Isaac Radford issued by Meigs County Clerk of Examiners, dated 1833 marriage authorization to Rev. Hiram R. Howe, a 1867 Philomathean Society diploma, 1874 Academy laws and regulations, and a 1825 treasurer’s report. Other papers include trustee meeting reports from 1818 and 1817, plus various newspapers and university papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Ohio University
Trenaurer‘e
College Edifica
Cutlar Hall
Jacob Lindley
Brokers Seek To Give True Selling Price Policy Statement
The Ohio Board of Real Estate Examiners led by J A Jacoby warns brokers to stop misrepresenting sale prices to boost property values. The board vows action against unethical practices and urges accuracy in published sale prices to protect the public. A related New York note highlights value of workers who paid their own way through college.
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Qhio Board of Real Eestate Examiners
Ohio
J. A. Jacoby
Merion
Jacoby
Ohio Board
New York
Irving T. Bush
Bush Terminals
Theough Colege
Mr. Bush
Giant cave turned into community potato storehouse
In Kickitat County Washington a vast lava cave has been converted into a year round underground warehouse for surplus potatoes. A three story electrified storage block sits inside the cave sixty feet below the surface with an elevator delivering produce to every floor. The site showcases modern mining era ingenuity as workers adapted tools to harsh lava grit and built with primitive gear while a nearby shack and towering tree mark the entrance.
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Jora
Kickitat County
Guler
Wash
Farm Facts Highlights Crop Trends and Forest District Growth
The January issue notes 1928 crop results vary by region with cattle and sheep doing well in the west while potato and wheat farms struggled. It reports a National Forest District No. 4 expansion across Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan and a later enlargement planned at cost over six million dollars. A Washington conference on corn borer leads to a multi department research program for the pest including insecticides breeding and crop substitution studies. Research will involve cornstalk use feeding trials and parasite introductions to curb the pest and Japan beetle threats are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannere
Makera
Pate Ife Insurance Companies
Department of ‘Agriculture
National Forest District No. 4
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Secretary of Agriculture Jardins
Tnow
Veteran farmers leader wins highest award in agriculture
George M. Putnam 44, of Concord New Hampshire president of the New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation receives the national organization award for outstanding service to agriculture. Putnam devoted his time to farm bureau work despite salary loss and long hours, citing service opportunities over financial security. He remains a dirt farmer while raising cattle on his New Hampshire farm.
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NEA
Hicago
Georgem. Putnam
Concord
N. H
New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation
National Organization
Pothan
Putnam
Jaty
Farm Bureau
Stariff
Muncle Shoals
New Hampshire
Liming Soil Controls Cabbage Clubroot Disease
Arm chair agronomy note explains clubroot in cabbage cauliflower radish and turnips is caused by a slime mold thriving in acid soils. It urges lime to raise pH and prevent infection, recommends fall or spring application of two to four tons per acre, and notes soil must become alkaline before seeding.
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J. D. Wilson
Hic
One Crop System Seen As Path To Failure And Poorer Lands
The piece argues diversification protects soil and economy, warning that reliance on a single cash crop like cotton or wheat ruins soil and hurts farmers. Dairy, poultry, and crop rotation are praised for steady income and resilience against pests, weather, and market swings.
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P. G. Holden Hether
Lee
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Jenkins
Professor Cooper
Isdlin
Bureau of Soils
Ohio Farmers
Mary Quirin
Schaller, Ta
South Carolina
H.C. Wosdworth
Woratnea
Wardeu
Federal Farm Facts
Yeorn Belt
Washington
Department of Agriculture
George M. Putnam
Connecticnut
Long Island
International Radio Institute of Agriculture
Rome
L. M. Estabrook
Alaska
Cr. C. Georgeson
Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station
Messenger
Offera
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