Meigs County Farmer Pioneers Truck Growing Rise
Arthur Johnson of Plants Ohio director of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation details shifts from dairy to truck farming after joining Lelart Truck Growers association in 1921. His 486 acre farm thrives along the Ohio River with potatoes cabbage tomatoes and soybeans and includes a large self run marketing operation reaching Parkersburg Huntington and Columbus.
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Arthur Johnson
Farm Bureau
Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Gallia
Meigs
Vinton
Athens
Arthur
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Johnson Farm
Johnson
Lelart Truck Growers’ Association
Parkersburg
Huntington
Nelsonville
Lancaster
Columbus
Johnsons
Nine Points Listed For Use of Farmer
Ohio State economists outline nine considerations for farmers as they shift from producer to seller. C R B Arnold notes crops for Ohio and the nation: corn up, oats up, barley at record highs, apples and pears variable, potatoes strong, wheat weak, hogs in decline, and hay down nationally. General crop conditions have improved with favorable rains boosting corn prospects and overall yields. The Mt Hermon Sewing club met at the church with members listed and planned to bring sewing to the Athens county fair August 21.
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Ohio State University
Ohio
C. RB. Arnold
United States
Arnell
United States Department of Agriculture
MT. Hermon
Francis Carpenter
Vera Strode
Ieva Swick
Garrett Sedwick
Mary Edith Armstrong
Lucille Aldridge
Pollyanna Armstrong
Sewler
Athens County Fair
Farm Hands Earn More Abroad Says Labor Bureau Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports U S farm hands average 2.86 dollars daily, higher than many overseas wages. It compares bricklayers carpenters laborers and seamen across Austria Belgium France Germany England Norway Sweden and the United States, noting a long term rise in hourly wages from 1913 through 1926 with 1927 data pending.
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United States
Baureau of Labor Statistics
United Sta Department of Labor
Pri
Germany
Great Britain
Norway
Austria
Belgium
France
Grs. Carpenters
Czechoslovakia
England
Italy
Sweden
Greats Britain
United States Shipping Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mfe
Holt
California to Launch State Farmers Radio Network
California plans a state farmers radio broadcast system to inform growers about weather, shipping, prices, and market conditions. A short wave network will link central centers with leased news from Washington and state reports, ending with a Capitol station broadcasting to ranchers.
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Acramento
Calif
California
Golden State
G. H. Hecke
Department of Agriculture
Federal Radio Commission
Washington
San Francisco
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sacramento
Capitol
Hay Crop in 1928 Likely Short Across United States
The 1928 hay crop is projected to be short due to poor July conditions and reduced acreage, especially in the north central states led by Ohio. Miller of Ohio State University cites a roughly 4.5 percent national drop, with alfalfa, clover, and timothy reductions driving the decline and Ohio hardest hit with about 13 percent less hay acreage.
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United States
Ohio
Guy W. Miller
Rural Economics Department
Ohio State University
Miter
North Central
Ohios
United
U S Tests Plant Found Useful for Paint Drying Oils
Farmers in the northwest grain belt may profit from a new drying oil plant found useful by the Federal Department of Agriculture. The safflower plant grown for years in Egypt and India yields an oil with excellent drying properties for paint varnish oilcloth and linoleum.
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Ashington
Northwest
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Southwest
Egypt
India
United States
Ohio growers plan six day tour to inspect spud plants
An Ohio group led by BE B. Tussing will tour 76 potato processing sites from Springfield to Vermilion September 4 9 meeting at 3 30 AM and visiting Urova Mansfield Wooster Ravenna Ashtabul a Elyria Vermilion before returning to Sandusky The trip aims to share growing methods equipment and potential for safflower as a new drying oil crop with potato growers and buyers.
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Ohio
BE. B. Tussing
Ohio State University
Springfield
Urvana
Mansfield
Lucas County
Tussing
Federal Farm Facts Highlights Weather and Agricultural Trends
Weather favors boll weevil spread in the south per extension entomologist C H Brannon. Dusting with calcium arsenate urged. rains boost crop growth though hamper haying. Dairy and cotton costs rise. cooperative milk sales expand. Labor costs and cost of living trends show wage gains for organized workers through 1927.
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South
C. H. Brannon
North Carolina State College
Wayne County Adopts Whole Carload Seed Soil Sampling Plan
The Michigan county pushes whole carload seed soil sampling to ensure proper analysis for potato disease control. Wayne County extents to sample from each field and soil type, guiding farmers to label and depth specific samples for accurate spraying decisions.
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Michigan
Wayne County
Wayne
Wooster
A.C. Ramseyer
Smith
Dustmans
Ramaeyer
Rameeyer
Focal Potato Growers
Aggt
Counry
Ohio Seed Grain Inspected Across Fields for Certification
Ohio seed grain receives state inspection this fall with 98 fields surveyed in 25 counties. Wheat oats and barley sample lots will be certified before seed growers receive pledges, and threshed grain collected for examination. Officials report substantial wheat harvest expected to meet seeding needs despite crop damage.
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Ohio Seed Improvement Association
Ohio
I. &. Cutler
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Ida
Oderbrucker
Trebi
Agwinemiste
Oslo
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Meigs County
Trugk
Mr. Johnson
Mares Potato Club
Chia
Obio
Harley
U. S. Bureau of Labor
WNI
California Agriculture
U.S
Jenartivent
Frank Rabak
Office of Drug and Oil Plant
Minnesota
Montana
Rabak
Federal Farm Facts
Federal Department of Agriculture
Accurane i Uie College of Agricuture
Woostery
Karl Jones
Waek
Jones
Seed Improvement Association
Treasury
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