Tornado of 1943 leaves Scheid farm memory in Huron County
Twenty five years after the 1943 tornado carved a 63 mile path from Fremont to Oberlin Hartland School and barns, William Scheid rebuilt on his 240 acre Sand Hill Road farm. He recalls the 8 10 p m hit, the pitch black night, and the loss of a barn and 150 chickens while most livestock survived.
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Huron County
Hartland School
Fremont
Oberlin
William
Scheids
Pontiac
Monroeville
Scheid
Sand Hill Road
Huron
Maple bladder gall and clover mite control guide
A guide explains maple bladder gall caused by a mite with wart like growths on maple leaves mainly on lower branches. Control before leaf formation using malathion spray on large trees or two teaspoons per gallon for home sprayers. Also covers clover mite prevention around foundations using diazinon or malathion and vacuuming for indoor infestations.
Vegetable Day Scheduled at Wooster Greenhouse
Ohio's 1968 Greenhouse Vegetable Day at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster features tours of horticulture plant pathology and entomology from 9:30 a.m. to noon with focused talks on tomato diseases breeding disease resistance whitefly control and pollination factors. Afternoon speakers include Roy Kottman Ira Deep and Walter Brown with Brown releasing two greenhouse tomato lines. program ends around 2 p.m.
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Wooster
Ohio
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Research Center
Service Building
Roy M. Kottman
Ira W. Deep
Department of Plant
Walter N. Brown
Brown
Ohio State University
Ohio Cooperative Extension Service
Bucyrus Auction Consignors Report Livestock Totals and Prices
At Bucyrus sale, consignors offered 224 head totaling 1,659 hogs with prices 16.00 to 20.10 cwt and 8.00 to 18.50 head for feeders. Cattle receipts 358 with steers 20.00 to 27.80, heifers 18.00 to 25.90, cows 16.00 to 21.00, bulls 21.50 to 25.50, calves 27.00 to 43.50. sheep and lambs 359 with lambs 21.40 to 30.60, wools 22.00 to 27.50, clips 25.00 to 27.90. Market mostly steady to lower on hogs and lower to steady on cattle versus previous week.
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Bucyrus
4-H Veterinary Science expands youth projects
The 4-H Veterinary Science program, two years in preparation, offers all science study for members with livestock or poultry projects. It covers animal behavior anatomy care disease prevention and sanitation and aims to guide future careers in veterinary medicine. Information is available from the Cooperative Extension Office.
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Carlos Tucker
Elephants Graze On Norwalk Farm Attract Attention
Walter Hoyt of rural Norwalk keeps two plywood elephants on his New State Road farm. Lucy the Mama and Ed the Baby are visible on the east side of the road attracting neighbors and passers by. Vic Van Hentenryck designed Lucy and Baby Ed honors Hoyt and a friend.
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Lucy
Walter Hoyt
Norwalk
Huron County
State Road
Vic van Hentenryck
Vic
Hoyts
Hoyt
Pete’s Clothier
Modern 4-H Livestock Projects Lead Local Youth
County extension agent Carolos Tucker reports over 500 boys and girls expected to carry livestock projects this year. Younger members start with pigs or sheep, teens pursue purebred breeding, and health practices follow Cooperative Extension guidance. Initiation deadlines vary by project type with June 1 for non steer projects and January 1 for steer start. Contact the local 4-H advisor at the Cooperative Extension Office, Court House, Nor...
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Carolos Tucker
Tucker
Cooperative Extension Service
Cooperative Extension Office
Court House
Norwalk
Record Brattleboro Cow Sets 2452nd Butterfat Milestone
Cottonwood Vale Cedric Delight 5 346 218 EX owned by Leroy Leininger Fayette produced 24 320 lbs milk and 1 079 lbs butterfat in 305 days as part of the Ohio Holstein official record. The cow began lactation at 5 years 11 months and was milked twice daily. Breeding by Carnation Cedric Inspiration 1001748 VG, with Ohio State University testing under the Dairy Herd Improvement Registry program.
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Brattleboro
Cottonwood Vale
Leroy Leininger
Fayette
Ohio
Leininger
Ohio State University
The
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
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William Scheid
By John Wells
Norwalk Parts Co
House OF Service
S. Linwood
Court House, Norwalk
Norwalk Farm
Firelands Tool Rental, Inc
Woodlawn
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