Time For Alfalfa Weevil Spraying In Ohio
Farm and City reports alfalfa weevil sprays begin April 20 under a preventive program recommended by Extension Entomologist Dr. B D Blair. Two sprays are required about April 20 and May 15 to kill adults before egg laying and prevent later damage.
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John K. Wells
B.D. Blair
Ohio State University
Huron County
United States Department of Agriculture
Five Girls Enroll In Vocational Agriculture At Western Reserve
At Western Reserve High School five senior girls join the first year vocational agriculture class alongside 22 freshmen boys under teacher Gale Batchelder. Lea Pickworth acts as spokesman noting the program grew from home economics and FHA, with the group applying serious interest to farming. The curriculum mirrors the boys with animal husbandry focus and shop skills in power equipment and hand tools.
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Janet Conway Collins
Western Reserve High School
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Sue Weisenberger
Lea Pickworth
Peggy Chaffin
Kathy Holzhauser
Pam Appeman
Lea
Five
FHA
Homemakers of America
Gale Batchelder
Wakeman
Western Reserve
Batchelder
Kathy
Sue
Cattle Auction Reports Market Results and Local 4-H Spotlight
Market activity shows cattle and hogs down slightly with hogs $0.50 lower and cattle $0.25 to $0.50 down. Calves and sheep show mixed movements while local 4-H participant Lea of Western Reserve joins Mt. Vernon judging with plans for a future farm career and acclaim in FFA safety contest.
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Lea
Western Reserve
Mt. Vernon
W.R
Future Farmers of America
School Lunch Menus Snapshot Across Districts
NORWALK WESTERN RESERVE MONROEVILLE BERLIN MILAN WILLARD WILLARD SOUTH CENTRAL list daily meals for Monday to Friday. Items include spaghetti casserole beef stew pizza casserole fish sandwiches burgers chow mein Swiss steak and more with sides such as peas, beans, potatoes, fruit and milk.
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Norwalk
Monroeville
Berlin-Milan
Willard City
4 H Club Members Grow Horticulture Skills Nationwide
The nation’s three million 4 H Club members develop head heart hands and health through diverse projects. County agent Carlos Tucker cites horticulture as a key effort with projects from ornamental gardens to home landscaping and community beautification.
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Carlos Tucker
Cooperative Extension Service
County Extension Office
Norwalk
Tucker
4-H Club Officers Elected at Peru Meeting
The Peru Buttons and Bows first meeting elected Brenda Myers as president and Linda Cherry as vice president with Susan Raftery as secretary and Mary Stallkamp as treasurer. Other posts named include Kim Smith safety Nancy Knittle health Doris Smith recreation and Linda Hofacker news reporter.
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Peru
Susan Raftery
Brenda Myers
Linda Cherry
Mary Stallkamp
Kim Smith
Nancy Knittle
Doris Smith
Linda Hofacker
James Pheiffer
William Raftery
Carol Walcher
Mary Jane Sengstock
Paula Brown
Nancy Ryerson
Camp Conger
South Central High School
New Virus Found In Ohio Wheat and Corn Crops
A wheat variegation study at Ohio’s OARDC led Dr. Lowell R. Nault to identify a new crop virus termed the wheat bleach virus. He showed the virus infects wheat varieties Redcoat Monon Cheyenne and Reed and also infects corn barley Johnson grass sorghum and foxtail. The disease caused losses of over one million bushels last year and researchers doubt bacterial fungi or nematodes are involved.
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Wooster, Ohio
Ohio
Nault
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