Controlled Environment Prompts Sunrise of Bacon Bin Idea
Leon Riley unveiled a Bacon Bin near here last week, nearly a year after the concept of raising hogs indoors in a controlled environment was conceived. Harold Oyster, head of Ohio Edison's Farm Sales Department, authored much of the initial writing about the bin.
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Harold Oyster
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Riley
Sweden
Austria
Agriculture as Industry Emerges in Indoor Farming Concepts
The article surveys methods for plant and crop production inside controlled environments. It describes maple bladder gall control, late blight challenges in tomatoes and potatoes, and advances like the bacon bin and plant growth and storage building. It highlights trials by Riley and the Hoags, the role of Sylvania lighting, costs, and the shift toward agri business.
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Ellis Hoag
Jack
Hoag
Sylvania
Riley
Wooster Laboratories
Jack Hoag
Hoags
Live cattle and sheep market prices small decline
Cattle listings show steers mainly 24.00 to 26.70 with Good to Choice grades. heifers 19.00 to 24.40. cows 15.00 to 18.50. bulls 20.50 to 23.50. Calves steady with Prime 37.00 to 38.00 and Good 28.00 to 31.50. Sheep and lambs 25.50 lower, feeder lambs 16.00 to 22.00. aged slaughter 4.00 to 7.40.
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Dairy judging planned at 1967 Dairy Day Wooster
More than 50 4 H and FFA judging teams are set to compete in a statewide dairy judging contest during the 1967 Dairy Day on August 11 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster. Teams will vie for The Ohio Farmer trophies with individual awards from National Dairy Products Corporation.
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Wooster
FFA
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Ohio Farmer Magazine
National Dairy Products Corporation
Ohio State University
H.E. Kaeser
R.A. Porterfield
Extension
French Farmers Rage Over Common Market Riots
In France thousands protest the Common Market slamming its impact on small scale farmers. Rioters clash with police in Redon injuring about 80, with tracks blocked and Redon police HQ breached as government uses force to restore order. One million of France’s 1.7 million farmers raise pigs and struggle against competitive producers in other member states.
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Paris
UPI
Redon
France
Geneva
Brussels
Joseph Arnaux
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