Standards in Farm Product Grading and Marketing
The piece links farmers and consumers through better sorting and packing. It cites Ohio fruit and vegetable growers seeking higher standards, notes endorsements from industry leaders, and calls for machinery to move processed farm products from farm to consumer to close the grade and packaging gap.
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Columbus Dispatch
Ohio
C. W Waid
State Secretary of Agriculture
Lloyd S. Tenny
United States Bureau of Agriculture Economics
American Institute of Cooperation
California
Bureau
R. W. Rees
American Pomological Society
J. 5
Houser
Ghia Horticultural Council
Ohio hog raisers report ton litter weights in September
Three Ohio hog raisers weighed litters six months old in September with pigs over a ton each. Carl W. Smith of Eaton raised ten cross bred s weighing 2020 pounds. Fred Dickey of Dresden twelve cross breds at 2470 pounds. Orla W. Silder of Basil eleven grade spotted Poland Chinas at 2075 pounds. S. W. Roaden of Springfield eleven grade Durocs at 2004 pounds. Last year there were 39 ton litters, each over 3 tons, but renewed feed shortages may reduce numbers this year.
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Ohio
Carl W. Smith
Eaton
Preble County
Fred Dickey
Dresden
Muskingham County
Chester
Orla W. Silder
Basil
Fairfield County
S. W- Roaden
Spring _field
Clark County
J. W. Waicher
Animal Husbandry Department
Extension Service
Ohio State University
Silage corn on single field requires fertility plan
A Belmont County Experiment Farm study shows silage corn grown yearly on one field near a silo needs a fertility program that preserves organic matter. It recommends liberal manure, broadcast and row fertilizer, and winter cover crops like rye or rye with vetch to maintain soil health and crop fertility.
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Belmont County
Walter Mahan
Sfarm
Cutler
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Bees May Swarm With Favorable Weather Signals
Virgil N. Argo of Ohio State University notes bees swarm when weather alternates between good and bad, with rapid brood and stores buildup in the past month. He advises adding supers at honey flow start and selective brood sorting to prevent warming during harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil N. Argo
Ohio State Universlty
Argo
Kansans Pursue Wealth While Plowing Amid Oil Returns
Arkansas City Kas Sept 15 Farmers W Frazier of Wellington heirs to a 108 million dollar Emerich estate and Otto Wenrich with oil royalties exceed a hundred thousand dollars. both stay on the land and continue plowing. The article notes Emerichs will discovery and probate, plus Wenrich plans to pass wealth to his eight year old son Mark. The piece also discusses beekeeping and forestlands in Ohio.
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Arkansas City
Kas
Rangas
A. W. Frazier
Wellington
Otto Wenrith
Here
Khown
Nicholas Emerich
Philadelphia
Frazier
Emerich
John Jacob Astor
Pennsylvania
Ella
George Emerich
Otto Wenrich
Otto
Mark
United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Department
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington
First annual Dairy Day held at Wooster draws 2000
About 2000 dairy farmers and others attended the first annual Dairy Day of the Ohio Dairymen's Association at the Ohio Experiment Station in Wooster. Dr A Woods of USDA and H C Ramsower of Ohio State University spoke on high quality production, sanitary practices, and the role of research and education in advancing dairy farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
A. Woods
United States Department of Agriclture
H. C. Ramsower
Woods Obrheves
Woods
Ramsower
Ohio
Fammoner
Agiong Thase
Spraying Prevents Peach and Plum Rot
C W Bennett of the Botany department at the One Experiment Station says brown rot of peaches and plums can be prevented by spraying with dry lime sulfur or similar sprays, or dusting with sulfur. Heavy rainfall this season favors the mold, making timely sprays or dusts essential as fruit ripens. Removal of rotted fruit and overwintering rot sources helps next year.
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C. W. Bennett
Department of Botany
One
Bennett Gays
New Profession Plant Explorer Emerges in Agriculture
About 25 years ago a new profession, the plant explorer, began in the Department of Agriculture. Dr. B. Galloway notes in the 1927 Yearbook of Agriculture the romance and toil of the role. The explorer seeks disease resistant plants in remote regions, fights harsh conditions, and can be saved from danger at the last moment to bring discoveries home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
B. Galloway
Yearbook of Agriculture
United States
Boom for Canada Motoring Attracts U S Drivers in 1928
The American Automobile Association projects a 35 percent rise in Americans driving to Canada in 1928 over 1927. The sharpest gains are on the Houston Missouri to Woodstock New Brunswick route, signaling growing cross border traffic and tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
American Automobile Association
Houston
Woodstock
New Brunswick
HTEST SHOWS PROFIT GAMES ONLY FROM A GOOD DAIRY COW
Experiment Station reports survey results on dairy herds showing profits tied to top cows. Analysis of twenty three production cost records highlights that only superior cows produced meaningful profits, with results indicating selective culling and herd management impact.
US chemists extract real maple flavor from maple sap
Federal researchers Morison and colleagues report a method to capture genuine maple flavor from maple sap, yielding flavoring concentrate to imitate maple syrup. The process, patented and shared by the Ohio Experiment Station, promises home production with sugar and water, reducing reliance on synthetic flavorings.
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Idina County Jarma
F. L. Morison
Department of Rural Economics
Ohio Experiment Station
John W. Sale
J. B. Wilson
Nnhlin
Butisate
Wilson
Ohiof
Wooster
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Belmont County Experiment Farm
Saving Trees
J. Wrazer
A. F. Woods
U. S
NEA
Ashington
Land of Maps
Twe Chemists
Federal
Ewan
Kiwanis
West Virginia
Eis States
Cohn W. Gale
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Athens
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