Farming and Going Places Amid a Changing Rural Life
A rural columnist grins at farm life contrasts from decades ago. He narrates a late start to attend Plymouth Grange’s 40th anniversary, battles rain and a misfired plan as his prize heifer Suzey calved, delivering a healthy boy calf named Junker, while the group ends up late together but still enjoys the evening.
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Lee Harper
George Brown
Lee
Plymouth Grange
New Plymouth
Suzey
Natire
Wheat Test Developed to Judge Dryness for Storage
Raleigh NC A test to determine if wheat is dry enough to store or combine uses a glass bottle with ammonium chloride shaken 50 times. If the chemical becomes damp the grain is too wet for safe storage. The method was devised by Prof S T Dexter of Michigan State College.
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Raleigh
N. C
John Curtis
North Carolina State College Extension Service
S. T. Dexter
Michigan State College
End Is Seen In Poultry Price Slump
Fresh pork prices rose sharply last week in most markets while chicken costs also climbed after heavy selling eased the supply surplus. Beef roasts and some lamb cuts dipped slightly. otherwise cheaper meats remained in local specials as production falls and a potato shortage dominates shoppers' concerns.
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Ellis Arnall
Supermarket Institute
Glidden Company keeps soybean plants running amid OPS limits
In Cleveland Adrian D. Joyce said Glidden Co. continues soybean processing if essential to national health. He noted OPS regulations hinder profitable operation and cited three other firms that have closed all or part of their soybean plants.
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Cleveland
Glidden Co
San
Adrian D. Joyce
Joyce
Office of
Iowa Boy Has Tractor Just Like His Father's
Four year old Ronnie Frey owns a miniature tractor modeled after his father’s. The toy travels forward on three speeds and reverses once, powered by a half horsepower washing machine motor. It was built from old car parts and metal scraps, using ordinary car rear wheels.
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Des Moines
Lra
Ronnie Frey
Adt
Calf Born Without Tail Baffles Centralia Farm
A Jersey calf born at Walter Esmonds farm in Centralia Illinois lacks a tail, a noted handicap that prevents it from easily shooing away flies.
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Centralia
Ill
Walter Esmonds
U. S. Wheat on World Market Nearly Gone
The government sold 256 million bushels of wheat for export at about 70 cents below domestic prices. Most of the stock had been sold by May 20, with remaining supply to vanish by month end. The program under a three year old international agreement aims to stabilize prices and supplies. The pact pools 569 million bushels for 42 countries, with Germany Greece India Japan and others receiving most U.S. wheat. The agreement expires after the 1953 crop year unless extended, and critics say it costs the treasury over 600 million dollars over four years.
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Washington
U. S. Treasury
Congress
Canada
Australia
France
Germany
Greece
India
Japan
Italy
Netherlands
Mexico
Brazil
United Kingdom
Treasury
Plans for Meigs Ring Test at Dairy Service Meeting
Acting Meigs Agent reports a Dairy Service Unit meeting outlining the fall ring test beginning September 1. Dr Hill and Dr Carter explain testing limits, require milk ring test for free blood test, and seek qualified milk collectors with township committees to select personnel.
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David R. Miskell
Meigs
Pomeroy
Dairy Service Unit
David Hill
Carter
Hill
Farm Kept by Same Family for 96 Years Near Ft. Dodge
DES MOINES A quarter section near Ft. Dodge has remained in the Hogan family for 96 years. John Hogan now 81 years old has lived on the farm most of his life, with his father purchasing the land in 1856 for 1.25 an acre and the original deed signed by President Franklin Pierce. His seven siblings were born there.
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Des Moines
Ft. Dodge
John Hogan
Hogan
Franklin Pierce
Yugoslavia Profits From Plums and Grapes Exports
Belgrade reports fruits drive export income with plums and grapes as top earners. The two crops accounted for about $1,300,000 of last year’s exports. Yugoslavia farms around 59 million fruit-bearing plum trees.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Farmer Finds Ring In His Potatoes
Lancaster reports an 80 year old man found a gold ring with a red ruby while hoeing potatoes. The owner was his son Ralph who had lost it 40 years ago after his wife Florence gave it to him.
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Lancaster
Edward G. Myers
Ralph
Florence
Ohio bans horsemeat mixed in sausage despite federal ruling
Ohio Agriculture Director H S Foust said state law prohibits sale of horsemeat mixed with other meats even though a recent federal Office of Price Stabilization ruling allows such a blend for human consumption. He warns imitation bologna products exceed cereal and starch limits.
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Columbus
Ohio
H. S. Foust
Office of Price Stabilization
Foust
Mole Control Tip Kill Grub Food Supply
New Haven Conn The best way to remove ground moles is to kill the white grubs they feed on Entomologist John C. Schread of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station says tests show chlordane or DDT applications effectively control the grubs Moles cannot survive without a constant food supply
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New Haven
Conn
John C. Schread
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Chicken Lays Jumbo Egg Astonishes Newfoundland Farm
Marion Newfoundland reports Ed Ferges, after 20 years of raising chickens, witnessed a six ounce jumbo egg from a Hamp shire Red hen. The egg dwarfed normal eggs seen on his farm.
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Marion, NL
Ed Ferges
Hampshire
Record Pork Prices Threaten Higher Costs This Summer
Washington reports a looming pork supply squeeze could lift hog prices to twenty five or twenty six dollars per hundred pounds by summer. Producers face tighter future supplies due to lower sow breeding plus last year's record but fattened hogs moving early amid higher feed costs. Slaughterers push for price ceilings as pork product ceilings already exist, while officials warn supplies may not rebound to prior levels before fall 1953.
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Office of Price Stabilization
Fair Officials Plan Mid-Summer Conference in Columbus
The Ohio Fair Managers Association executive committee met in Columbus to plan the June 20 mid summer conference. They expect Ohio’s 96 fairs to reach nearly 4 000 000 attendees last year and will highlight 68 000 4 H Club members as part of the 50th anniversary observance. Myers Y Cooper chaired the meeting with Goldie Scheible arranging details and Clair E Hill leading the association. Chamber executives will take part and organizers will discuss Ohio’s 150th birthday celebration next year.
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Columbus
Ohio Fair Managers Association
Ohio
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
Goldie Scheible
Montgomery County Fair and New Association
Clair E. Hill
Wellington
Chamber of Commerce
Ohijo
No Evidence Of Sabotage In Pests And Halogeton Spread
Washington reports there is no evidence that sabotage is involved in spreading two pests troubling farmers. The Agriculture Department says blame for halogeton, a poisonous plant, in cattle and sheep grazing areas should not cause alarm. It notes concerns over bone meal importation and anthrax risk are limited by domestic sources.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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