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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1926
Page
3
George Kreciler reports Meigs County farm agent notes farmers meeting urban demand as population shifts strain, yet farm output rises. Modern machinery, fertilizer use, and labor efficiency drive dairy and poultry surpluses, with farms producing more per worker than fifty years ago.
London reports a coal strike disrupting English farms as small plots adopt larger scale systems. cash costs rise for managers and equipment while older coal ranges give way to gas and electric appliances. labor shifts threaten profitability on many farms amid rising prices and shortages.
Albert J. Gary head of United States Steel is described as a man of varied interests. He divides his day between office work and farm life in Wheaton Illinois tending cows chickens and ducks and preserving a notable art collection. He cites mentors J Pierpont Morgan and Theodore Roosevelt and hints at retirement plans while prioritizing his farm and family.
The State Forest urges Ohio school children to plant walnut trees this fall to bolster future timber supply. Instructions cover planting nuts in nursery rows or in-site, spacing, tools, and protecting seedlings from wildlife. Officials note seed supply limits and suggest using one year old seedlings if nuts are disturbed.
Pomeroy October 2. Ohio State University report shows Meigs County flocks among the state’s top producers for July. Reuter’s flock of seven white Leghorn hens produced 22.2 eggs per hen, while August results list ASN and Quincy and Mrs Beatrice Wilson’s flock with strong averages per hen.
In Washington on October 2 entomologist T. T. Srater of the U S Department of Agriculture reports that small white ants have caused millions in farm building damage. A recent case required 900 to repair government department damage from an attack. Ohio farm incomes rise with $2,481 average net for operators after expenses and interest.
W M McElfresh of The Plains found an unusually large egg on his farm. Upon breaking it, he discovered another ordinary sized egg inside. He said the outer shell was large and the inner egg was perfect in every respect.
July egg production data show Athens County averaging higher than the state. Top flocks include E. H. Stout with 12.32 eggs per hen from 105 mixed leghorns and G. O. Shanks with 17.76 from ? white leghorns.
The United States Department of Agriculture program begins on October 4 with broadcasts from numerous stations across the country. The schedule lists the weekly Letter program at listed times, with Ohio outlets including WLW Cincinnati and WAM Cleveland among others in a nationwide spread.
Meigs county held seven farmers' institutes last year with thirty-three sessions and 4251 attendees. Across the state there were 715 institutes producing 617000OMEROY, Oct. 1 Meigs.
Fragmentary OCR note discusses Ann Rork described as a movie actress in a Los Anprley crisis context with stray phrases about goats pets and labs. readability limits prevent clear facts or names.
Ohio State experiment station trials by D C Ken nad and L B Nettleton show legume hays rival green feed as a poultry diet substitute. Green feed is vital, yet farmers struggle to provide it, especially in winter when green feed is scarce and hard to store.
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