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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1965
Page
5
Mrs. Donald Zimmerman describes how freezers cut work and waste for farm families, replacing long canning processes. She notes better flavor for vegetables, quicker meal prep, and less spoilage, contrasting with traditional canning, drying, and brining methods once common on Jerico Road farms.
Ohio State University extension horticulturist James Caldwell advises careful pruning to remove dead diseased or conflicting branches. Prune immediately after flowering for spring bloom shrubs and limit pruning for broadleaf evergreens to dead or bound growth. Pinch pine tips 1.5 to 2 inches to encourage denser branching.
Ohio State University expert advises farmers to plant hybrids with prior regionally proven resistance to Maize Dwarf Mosaic. Three hybrids showed partial resistance in 1964. two are experimental with no seed for this year. Yields from the disease were severe in southern Ohio last year, with widespread presence across counties.
Farmers in Huron County debate rotating crops amid declining livestock. Soybeans, corn, and wheat form the core sequence, with nitrogen from legumes and manure shaping decisions. On sloping soils rotations aid erosion control, while high fertilizer costs push optimizing cash crops and soil structure without overreliance on synthetic nitrogen.
Dr. D M Van Doren Jr of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station compares four tillage systems on Wooster silt loam. Yields vary with prior crop, residue, and rainfall, with no tillage showing the widest swing from 71 to 122 bushels per acre.
Commodity quotes list wheat corn oats soybeans with varying prices. Livestock details cover hogs feeders cattle calves and sheep with ranges for steers heifers cows bulls and prime to utility grades across consignors and head counts.
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