Soil Temperature Governs Seed Germination at Wooster Seminar
Ohio researchers at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster reported how soil temperature affects germination rates and times for crops like sweet corn and tomatoes. Data show 50 degrees yields 47 percent germination, 58 degrees 87 to 98 percent, and 77 degrees 97 percent with rapid germination, while higher temperatures reduce gains. The note covered foliar fertilizer efficacy, starter liquids, and a new high nitrogen slow release fertilizer, plus dwarf fruit trees care and standard fertilization guidelines for apples, peaches, strawberries, and potash needs.
What Would You Do With Siamese Pigs
PLATTEVILLE reports three legged Siamese piglets born to a crossbred sow among 15 normal littermates. The owner says the twins are joined at the chest and unable to walk and that they are being fed milk by bottle every half hour, seeking advice on their fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platteville
Jampson
Marjorie
Towa Farmers Unite To Control Weather
DES MOINES IOWA A group of Iowa farmers formed Central lows Weather Modification Association to study and practice weather modification for the benefit of their lands. The firm aims to stimulate research and encourage efficient economical methods for the area's weather control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Central Lows
Motherly Doe Takes New Calf From Cow
In munex Creek Kermit Hanson found a newborn calf that failed to reach the farmhouse yard. A doe had abducted the calf and refused to leave it, driving off Hanson's dog. The farmer chased the deer away and placed the calf in the barn for safety.
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Munex Creek
Kermit Hanson
Hanson
Time To M ay WUNTER observes lush spring and farming shifts
The writer chronicles a bright spring with lush green fields and blooming wildflowers. He reflects on time passing, the value of purposeful work, and notes a 1942 Ohio Experiment Station bulletin on hay harvesting showing shifts from manual to mechanized methods, including the rise of one man balers and buck-rakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Philosopher
Ohio Experiment Station
Aly
Ohio
Buck-rake haying method wanes in favor of ease
A farm note recalls the buck-rake system with a motor windlass hoist as the cheapest way to haul loose hay into a barn but acknowledges its drawbacks. Dale Dye near Carpenter, by the Southeast Ohio Experiment Farm, explains that while economical, the method is time consuming and troublesome to feed out.
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Dale Dye
Dale
Car
Penter
Southeast
Ohio
Changes in farm labor costs and hay storage trends
The narrative notes a shift from labor priced at 25 cents per hour in 1941 to $2 per day for farming help, with baling reducing hay storage needs and influencing farm storage expansion decisions. It contrasts past plentiful labor with 1956 labor scarcity and higher wage pressures.
Self-Exiled Artist Turns to Farm Life in Israel
Moroccan immigrant Shalom Gabbai, once a 37 year silver smith in the Atlas Mountains, now farms in Charuvit. He joins other newcomers learning soil work to gain self-sufficiency and reduce reliance on government support. The program helps turn arable land into cultivated farms and integrates immigrants into Israeli life.
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North Africa
Israel
Shalom Gabbai
Moroc
Gabbai
Morocco
Atlas Mountains
Charuvit
Chartavit
Construction Equipment and Materials List
A miscellaneous listing notes Concrete Block Reside Block Washed Sand Steel Basement Bulldozer Lorain Dragline Shovel Blackhoe Fill Dirt and Top Soil. The items suggest a construction or excavation project with varied earthmoving and material needs.
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Lorain
Blackhoe
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Hate County
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Fone
Saratoga
Springs
New York
Jaroppea
United
Mr. Farmer
Thut
Gail Watkins Equipment CO
Athens
Towa
Friend's Electrical Store
E. Main
Logan
Ming U
Candewals
Suuy
VAUG
Buck Auto Supply
Mi & State
Athens, Ohio
E. State St
Tel-Aviv
CNEA
N. McKinley
FORD
GEO. W. Ford
W. Union
Reo Ross
Red Rose
Sugar Run Flour Mills
Pomeroy, Ohio
John Deere
Kern St
Provico
Provico Milling & Feed Co
Minersville, Ohio
UNICO
Pomeroy
Cu. Ft
Jack W. Dorsey
Mgr
E. Main St
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