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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1965
Page
5
In Monroeville Grain Merchants Inc at 155 Monroe St operates as a bird feed specialist blending and processing feeds from local and global grains. Vice president Tyler Widman notes the company buys locally including soft wheat buckwheat and cracked corn supporting local agriculture.
An analysis of farm accounts in Huron County shows the shift toward larger operations with gross sales surpassing $10,000 as the sustainable level for family farms. The trend indicates fewer farms in the 200 acres or less class, while larger farms grow, with over 250 acres and sales above 10,000 likely to remain in business. The piece notes rising farm consolidation and the need to evaluate both crop and livestock efficiency and overall volume of business.
Agriculture Secretary Freeman announces 1966 feed grain and cropland adjustment programs to cut surpluses. The feed grain plan targets about 30 million acres diverted with 1 per bushel loan rate for corn and 30 cents per bushel participation payment, aiming to reduce stocks by 6 to 10 million tons next year.
Ohio State University extension specialist Robert Touse explains cord measurements and notes that standard cords are 4 by 4 by 8 feet while short cords or ricks vary in width. An 18 inch rick is 4 by 8 by 18 inches and a 24 inch rick is 4 by 8 by 2 feet.
Washington congressman at large Robert E. Sweeney released a Department of Agriculture report showing Ohio received 45,214,041 dollars in fiscal 1965 under existing grant programs. The document highlights the department's spending as greatly influential on Ohio's economy.
Ohio State University Extension forester William Cowen Jr reports that plantationgrown Scotch pine Christmas trees require about 7.5 years to reach harvest size. Harvest ages vary by species, with red and white pines averaging 7.8 years, Austrian 8.4, Norway spruce 9.6, blue spruce 11, white spruce 10.2, Douglas fir 10.7, and balsam fir 12.1 years. The overall Ohio average is 8.7 years, with southeastern regions maturing faster than western and northeastern areas.
The Huron County Farm Bureau Council announces the 1985 Searchers with six couples as candidates. The group notes ten additional children among the members, listing six birth dates for Amy Louise James David Dawn Renee David Frederick Davie Howard and Mary Katherine with their parentage.
Ohio now ranks seventh in the United States for cows bred artificially. Last year the state totaled 331000 cows bred, making up 52 percent of its dairy cows, above the national average of 41.1 percent.
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