Economists Link Farm Net Income to Management Efficiency
Ohio State economists analyzed 12 Henry County farm records and 460 Ohio farms to explain why farms with similar conditions yield different net incomes. The high five farms averaged 4s acres with $24,728 investment and showed higher crop yields, more efficient labor use, and better returns from feed. They earned about $25.10 per acre net after interest, versus $16.40 on the lower five, due to crop mix, marketing, and labor practices.
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Ohio State University
Ohio
Henry County
State University
Fwe
Sumary
AEM
J. I. Falconer
Department of Rural Economics
How Will Chicks Get Down
A White Leghorn hen of Walter Ellsworth perched twenty feet up a spruce tree incubates seven eggs. The hen leaves the nest every few days to eat and drink, then returns, unfazed by wind. Ci Rapids, Ia.
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Walter Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Biddy
Ci Rapids
Higher corn prices likely to persist through year says statistician
Ohio State University crop statistician C. J. West, in cooperation with the rural economic department, forecasts higher corn prices for the year. He advises Ohio farmers to sell now if possible, citing a likely moderate crop, reduced supply, and rising feeder animal demand as supports. West notes weather could alter yields but price strength remains probable.
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C. J. West
Ohio State University
Ohio
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West
Armeiny
Corn
Wisconsin chemist shows skimmed milk used in many products
Skimmed milk leftovers from butter making can become buttons beads poker chips or cigarette holders. Professor H A Schuette explains recovered casein provides horn ivory substitutes and useful glues with limited baking powder uses. Strawberries in Canada expect about 12 506 800 arts yield this year.
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Adisons Wis
H. A. Schuette
University of Wisconsin
Canada
Life Easy wind machine powers storage from light winds
An Elkhart Indiana firm unveils a compact wind turbine that stores electricity in strong storage batteries even at wind speeds as low as eight miles per hour. The two blade propeller is claimed to be highly efficient and capable of pumping water from a gale down to three miles per hour.
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Elkhart
Ind
Fim
Weeds Down Help Oaks In Ohio Forest Planting
Ohio state forester Edmund Secrest notes red and white oaks prove productive for forest planting at Wooster. Seedlings start slowly but then grow well with rain, while limestone soil treatment six months before clover seeding speeds soil sweetening and plant establishment.
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Ohio
Edmund Secrest
Wooster
Chin
Uttmall
Ohio dairy and livestock income study signals large herd effects
Ohio agricultural officials report Putnam County farms with the top half averaging 42 animal units vs 17 on the bottom half. The study by the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station notes higher income tied to intensified livestock production, larger crop acreages, and greater reliance on feed crops.
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Johnny iDowler
Department of Rural Economics
Ohio
Meerket
Ohio J
West Branch Farmers Turn to Polo in Community Club Effort
In West Branch Iowa a Quaker village tradition grows as farmers unhitched from plows to play polo. The amateur team, promoted by a local Community club, uses regulation gear and pursues a summer schedule against regional clubs while balancing farm duties and village sport.
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Quaker Village
Est
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Iowa
State University
City
Loatal Moose Lodge
Government Farm Facts Poor sear for agriculture
Government survey notes widespread agricultural stress due to floods drought and storms. Spring planting delayed across the north, Mississippi flood affects over 3100000 acres, eastern pastures and western ranges short of fodder, sugar per ton down, cane yield at a record low since 1872, potential for coastal plains cotton and sea island crops if seeds and steady supply return.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Jwestern
Manus
Louisiana
Choice of Crops in Rotation May Increase Profit
The director of the experiment station states that rotating crops can raise net profit without higher costs. In trials with corn and wheat, alfalfa in a four year rotation yielded the best value per acre, followed by sweet clover red clover and timothy. Changing order alone boosted crop value by over 20 percent. European corn borer areas may use these rotations. British Columbia begins tobacco trials with two half acre plots at Sran fish. One irrigated, one not, to compare methods.
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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
C. G. Willams
R. W. [Satter
Station Agronomist
Ohio
C. G. Williams
Jexperiment Station
Ghio
British Columbia
Sransich
Old Standbys Best and Maize Hen Highlight Farm News
Ohio farmers urged to rely on traditional clovers for spring seed due to failures of newer varieties. Maize the white leghorn hen at the University of British Columbia has a world record 251 eggs in 265 days and brings in about 220 dollars in value. A Illinois survey shows two and three plow tractors cost around 214 and 339 dollars to operate respectively. Experts advise selling broilers once average weight tops two pounds to cut costs.
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University of British Columbia
Vancouver
WAT
Tlinois
College of Agriculture, University of
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