Eight of Twelve Institutions Are Owned by Farmers
Mercer county last week opened cooperative livestock concentration yards, bringing Ohio farmer owned plants to over a dozen. The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation officials note direct marketing of livestock from country points to packers, bypassing terminals, rose over 100 percent in the first nine months this year.
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Corn Borer Infestation Worsens Across Farm Belt
Federal Farm Loan news notes farmer borrowers own stock in twelve federal land banks, with banks having loaned over 1.25 billion to more than 404 401 farmers. Reports stress cooperative marketing and direct-to-packer selling, while forecasts warn the corn borer will spread further, prompting intensified research and public information efforts.
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Worm pests threaten corn crops and winter plowing urged
The article warns cutworms and sod webworms will devastate spring corn unless fields are plowed in November or December to bury sod, starving pests before growth begins. It notes some worms survive in old sod and emphasizes progress in related farm loans and sunflowers expansion in Canada.
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T. H. Parks
Ohio State University
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Farmers Spend Most For Foods In Full Months
Ohio State University researchers analyzed farm family cash accounts showing farmers spend most of the year on food from August to December when crops are plentiful. Farm families supplied 64 percent of their own food valued at $425, with market prices 50 percent higher. Animal foods, fruits and vegetables, groceries, and fuel costs on city markets all exceed farm costs, illustrating the savings of home production for Ohio households.
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New Pest Found From Japan in New York and New Jersey
A new agricultural pest a scarab beetle of Japanese origin has been discovered in New York and New Jersey. The Department of Agriculture warns it could cause notable losses, describing the small brown scarab as resembling species of Serica.
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New Jersey
Department of Agriculture
Endorsement Encourages Farm Bureau Support
A speaker advocating farming cooperation urges local farmers to join the farm bureau. He describes living on Long Island near New York and notes that wealthier individuals often move farther from the countryside. He endorses the organization as a worthy community enterprise.
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Farm Bureau Mutual Auto Hails 4262 Policies in Ohio
Esra C Anstaett reports Farm Bureau Mutual Auto Insurance wrote 4262 policies in six months ending Oct 14. Policies cover farmers in nearly every Ohio county and involve 260 agents. Anstaett says farm auto risk is about a third of city risk and the service targets farmers only.
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Poultry Flocks Receiving Best Attention Pay Profits
Readings from North Carolina State College and Ohio State University stress proper care in poultry houses. Experts warn that dirty water, damp, drafty housing, and poor sanitation reduce profits, while cooperative ownership and attentive management boost gains and dividends.
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Marketing Institutes Planned for Ohio Farmers
The Ohio Farm Bureau federation announces day institutes to study cooperative marketing. Five institutes are planned in the next two months under J R Allgger with Ohio State University cooperation. L G Foster will discuss cooperative marketing as a business institution and B A Wale Hace C W Hammans will lead discussions with cooperative officers and members.
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Field Service Department
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C W. Hammans
New Device Measures Tree Growth by Increment Core
California Forest Experiment Station researchers unveil an increment core measurement device to gauge tree growth through cross section rings. The grooved rule with magnifying slide reads ring marks on a wood core, enabling precise annual growth estimates for studying time since logging, insect damage, thinning effects, and climate influence.
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