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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1928
Page
16
An experiment on a Washington County farm shows hoe cutting weeds from one corn plot raised yield to 86 bushels per acre versus 62.4 on an unhoed plot. The weed removal added 18.2 bushels per acre, with a 280 percent return on 5000 investment, under specific conditions.
January report notes government data showing a sharp drop in horses and mules from 1920 to 1937 and a halving of work horse value since 1986. Tractors and combines increase farm productivity as horse use declines, with tractors appearing in field work.
Local agriculture professor urges broader awareness of how surrounding communities and industries can support farming. He argues mining manufacturing and other sectors must partner with agriculture to provide stable employment, regular markets, and economic growth for Athens and southeastern Ohio.
A Department of Agriculture report notes farm product prices have softened slightly while other commodities also drop the October purchasing power index for farm products remains 92 percent of pre war levels. The agency funded 6200 research projects last year with $12.5 million in grants, states contributing $9 million. About 206060 buffaloes roam the U S and Canada. An apple industry campaign costs nearly $4000 900 to promote apples nourishment from carbohydrates noted. Navy bean storage advances prevent mold and support feeding programs.
The article notes combines boosting wheat efficiency in Kansas Nebraska Texas and Oklahoma and on eastern farms with diverse crops. Corn and potato harvesting also benefit with tractors reducing labor and cost. estimates cite 20 000 tractor huskers saving about 2 800 000 dollars this fall. Cooperative radio stations and the forest service reduce New Jersey forest losses by nearly half in the last year.
ANOTHER CHAMP Cow Amy, a junior 2 year old class 3 Holstein at the University of New Hampshire, produced 19 954 pounds of milk and 310 pounds of butterfat in one year earning a new dairy record for the university.
Ohio boys and girls enrolled in 4-H clubs started 29 126 projects with 23 724 completed. Athans county led with 311 starters and 276 finishing, a high completion rate surpassed 1926. Defiance boasted perfect 100 percent completion among its members. Ashtabula county recorded the largest enrollment at 1031, with 39 11 percent completions.
A Chicago auctioneer Carey M. Jones, famed for 35 years in cattle sales, is portrayed as a knowledgeable, persuasive figure with a sharp wardrobe. Born near Lenox, Iowa, he learned livestock selling from his father a leading fivelatock auctioneer, and now closely studies animals and buyer needs to ensure accurate sales.
Ohio State University extension service advises January as prime time to secure broiler chicks for Easter markets. Guidelines cover selecting hens, cocks, and cockerels, ration, and outdoor care, with emphasis on hatchability and proper breeding stock for favored breeds.
Chester E. Troyer of Lafontaine Indiana won the corn championship at the International Grain and Hay show in Chicago with Reid's Yellow Dent corn. Purdue specialists assisted in the event as thousands of samples were judged.
One state university announces a two weeks course in poultry management in Columbus from January 46 to 87 with a third week of poultry lectures aligned to the Farmers I Te department program. Lectures and lab work run daily eight to four. enrollment is for the full two weeks only. tuition includes matriculation 4 and books.
Athens Chick Hatchery announces arrival of three white Leghorn cockerels from Preston England aboard the steamship Albertic to boost local breeding. Hatchery plans weekly hatchings from January 16 through July and reports a 1.0 million egg output across its three plants plus expanded capacity from a new 4000 egg incubator.
The piece hints at hosiery marketing linking the revealed knee to value and aesthetics. It notes stock stockings as costly yet desirable, reflecting slang about money and status on farm, campus, and city. The fragment suggests social attitudes toward fashion and economy in the era.
W. V. Cruess of the State College of Agriculture reports blending unfermented grape juice with specific wines to create a “winey” beverage that preserves taste and aroma while complying with the Volstead act. Trials in California aim to use juice from 20,000 acres of wine grapes to produce marketable beverages under $3.00.
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