Future of Hocking Valley agriculture urged in report
E R Wallace of Ohio University Department of Agriculture discusses the Hocking Valley's farm outlook noting declines in peach orchards and sheep while apples prosper earlier. He argues for cooperative effort among bankers chambers of commerce and farmers to meet state demand, boost markets, and renew diversification in orchards and livestock.
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E. R. Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Ohio University
Uch
Hocking Valley
Opinc
Hocking
Chamber of Commerce
Baal
Ohio
Loss of Chicks Tied to Poor Soil in Poultry Study
Ohio station expert D C Kennard warns soil contamination drives chick and pullet losses due to coccidiosis and intestinal parasites. He urges growing on clean soil, rotating ground every year, and avoiding reuse of range lands. Dr Ramsey notes difficulties in disease control and opposition to dipping vats.
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D. C. Kennard
Ohio Experiment Station
Kennard
Tells of Visit to Farm Home Overdirt Road
The concluding installment by Prof. Wendell Paddock of Ohio State University recounts a spring weekend trip with a fellow graduate. They planned to visit the Smiths on the return, but the last eight miles of dirt road over hills proved nearly impassable in muddy conditions, delaying the chicken dinner and making the stay in the hills memorable.
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Wendell Paddock
Ohio State University
Ohio
Smiths
Bubs Jong
Kk Oka
Southern Cattle Tick Eradication Campaigns Highlighted
A wartime style article notes intensive efforts to eradicate the southern cattle tick across numerous counties. It cites proposed measures such as constant cattle dipping and arsenical treatments, aiming to boost meat and milk production and restore wool and livestock markets. The piece also recounts inland travel hardships and community discussions on improving hill pasture and farm cooperation.
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Aearinur
South
Tractor Tale Reveals Neighborhood Tensions and Party
A Ford trip to the Smith home ends with a modest social gathering that exposes local quarrels among families. Smith keeps control, hosts a party to bridge gaps, but the event reveals rifts as neighbors debate attendance and speak of past feuds, tempering communal expectations.
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Sam Jo
Spoor Showing Potatoes Rot in Warm Soil
Seed pieces rot rapidly when soil temperatures exceed 76 degrees at planting and no standard treatment prevents this. John Bushnell of Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station notes lab tests show rapid rot even in sterilized soil. Plant cool soil and before June for best stands. Bulletin 299 details region-specific timing.
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John Bushnell Potatoe
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Bushnell
Wooster
Ohio
Ohio's Wealth and Banking Still Grow in 1920s Data
Ohio's wealth surpasses national levels of 75 years past, with a tax duplicate of 13.1 billion dollars. In 1925, 774,443 of 6,470,000 residents filed returns, reporting net income of 1.14 billion and paying 30.3 million in taxes. Average payer income was 5,081.18 and tax 134.98. Ohio hosts 27 building and loan companies with 1.36 billion in assets, 1056 banks with 3.223 billion assets, and 860 insurers with 266 million in premiums in 1926. Ohio leads in building loan associations. deposits show no losses in a decade. Monthly exports exceed 12.96 million, and real estate value stands at 13.00 billion.
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Ohio
United States
Department of Commerce
State Superintendent of Building and Loan Associations
Ohio Education and Religion Statistics of 1927 Snapshot
Ohio totals include 10 459 schools and 41 314 teachers with 86 colleges, 28 denominational schools, and 50 000 annual attendees in higher education. Notable: Schoenbrunn founded 1772 by Zeisberger. Putnam Library 1795 at Belpre. Oberlin first to admit all, grant BA to women. over 10 000 churches. Canton First Christian Church claims largest Sunday school with 4090 students.
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Ohio
Ohio State University
State Department of Education
Schoenbrunn
New Philadelphia
Zeisberger
Israel Putnam
Belpre
Putnam
Oberlin
Canton
First Christian Church
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Athens
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Citizens Trust and Savings Bank
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Ohio State Teachers, Association
Athens Messenger
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