Early Buying Is Urged For 53 Fertilizer Needs
Agricultural Extension Service specialists urge farmers to order now and accept partial delivery of 1953 fertilizer needs before planting to avoid shortages during peak use. Department of Agriculture notes distribution delays if purchases are delayed, with total fertilizer supply up about 12 percent from last year. Early delivery helps ensure high production goals, better soil productivity, and higher net returns, while storage quality matters.
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Land-Grant Colleges
Dekalb
Forestry Division Fills Plant Ohio Seedling Orders
The Division of Forestry of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources says it will fill all seedling orders for the Ohio Sesquicentennial Plant Ohio program. Heavy demand earlier forced purchases from neighboring states. The program aims to plant 25 million trees.
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Division of Forestry
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
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Beauty and Utility Align in Modern Farm Livestock
A discussion on merging beauty with usefulness in farming notes how production testing reshapes breeding. It highlights dairy, poultry, and especially hog breeding strides toward prolific, vigorous stock, citing Emerson Ball and Hampsters on Route 50 as examples of selective, utilitarian improvement yielding tangible gains.
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Europe
America
Nhat
Ohio
Emerson Ball
Emerson
Route
Athens
CO. H. Harris
Enriched Home Garden Soil Will Save Seed and Labor
The home gardener should apply plant food to small plots to boost fertility, yield, and flavor. Use 4 pounds per 100 square feet at planting, adjust by soil acidity, and use trench method in acid soil to limit nutrient loss. Potatoes and watermelons prefer slightly acidic soil, many vegetables thrive in neutral soil.
Retail Prices Of Eggs Rise Nationwide In Shift To Higher Rates
Housewives face higher egg costs as major chains and supermarkets push prices up about two cents a dozen from the prior week. The increases cover pullet eggs to large grade A whites amid firmer wholesale markets driven by stronger Midwestern processing company buying for bakeries and large industrial users.
Farm Bureau Elects Officers and Directors
The Ohio Farm Bureau Cooperative Association wrapped its 20th annual meeting by reelecting all officers and electing three new directors Ferris Owen of Newark Charles B Layman of Cambridge and Mrs Alvin Stuber of Leipsix Officers W N Woods of Mau imee president H D Heckathorn of Forest vice president John W Sims of Vickery executive vice president H N Wilson of Columbus secretary and K N Probasco of Worthington treasurer
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Ohio Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Ferris Owen
Newark
Charles B Layman
Cambridge
Alvin Stuber
Leipsix
W N. Woods
Mauimee
H. D. Heckathorn
Forest
John W Sims
Vickery
H. N Wilson
K. N. Probasco
Worthington
Ohio Milk Producers Name New Secretary
Floodwater damage reduces land productivity across Ohio as Johnson of Springfield is named executive secretary for the Ohio Milk Producers Federation. The move, approved by Harold Ogrosky and Leslie Mapp, takes effect March 1, aiming to bolster flood control and conserve land for growing U S food production needs.
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Torbert
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Springfield
United States
Ohio Milk Producers Federation
Leslie Coert
Mapp
Dayton
Harold Ogrosky
War Federation
Usume
S. Soi Conservation Service
Farmers 1952 Income Up Slightly in Ohio
Washington CPI Ohio farmers earned more in 1952 despite falling prices. Agriculture Department report puts 1952 cash receipts at 1.072 billion dollars versus 1.070 billion in 1951.
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Ohio
Washington
Agriculture Department
No Panic In Midwest Over Prices
Des Moines Iowa reports midwestern farmers remain broadly prosperous with a cushion from good years and war buying. While farm prices have fallen, farmers hold liquid assets and strong bank credit. experts say alarms are exaggerated, noting 1947 was strong and 1951 profits still high though down from earlier peaks.
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Don
Washington
Republc
Texas
Woodville Bull Brings Top Price at Roundup Sale
A two year old bull from Portage Farms Woodville Ohio was bought for a top price of $5200 in the opening session of the 35th annual Hereford roundup sale by Bowen Herefords of Belle Fourche South Dakota.
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Kansas City
Portage Farms
Woodville
Ohio
Bowen Herefords of
Belle Fourche, S. D
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