Grower Prepares Poinsettia Ornaments For Holiday Season
Eu phorbia pulcherrima plants arrive at August Corso flower shop in San dusky as growers begin eight month process to yield up to 18 000 blossoms from 150 stock plants. The Corsos cultivate poinsettias and pine décor for wreaths with late November shipments and a busy workshop assembling centerpieces and ribbons.
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Corso
Sandusky
Mike Corso
Phil Corso
Phil
Cautions for Safe Christmas Tree Buying and Care
Farmers offer tips on selecting fresh trees to reduce fire risk. Inspect needles by touch and shake. firmer needles indicate freshness, while shedding needles signal drying. Store in a cool place, trim the butt, and keep water in a pail to extend freshness. For live trees, plant in a straw-covered area outdoors and water the root ball until soaked.
Markets Report From Bucyrus Auction Yard
Wheat prices shown. livestock totals and market direction noted. Hogs total 1,026 up 55 cents, cattle steady with steers 18 to 25 dollars, calves up 2 dollars, sheep and lambs 50 cents lower. consignors count 299, head 2,077 with mix of feeder pigs and various grades.
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Bucyrus
Bologna
Farm Bureau backs shift to market pricing and state legislature apportionment
The American Farm Bureau Federation closes its 46th convention with plans to push for a market price system and a constitutional amendment allowing states to apportion one house of their legislatures by area rather than population. Delegates move toward final 1965 policy on proposals after a historic tentative vote to abolish federal price supports on soybeans.
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Philadelphia
UPI
American Farm Bureau Federation
OSU Offers Eight Week Course in Science and Business in Agriculture
Ohio State University again offers an eight week short course in Science and Business in Agriculture for young farmers. The program runs January 4 to February 26 1965 with two scholarships for Huron County youths funded by the Production Credit Association and the Federal Land Bank. Contact Extension Agents John K Wells or Carlos Tucker or Vocational Agriculture teachers or Robert Calhoun of the Production Credit Association. Courses cover farm business analysis soils and fertility and developing farming programs with electives in marketing engineering erosion control drainage agronomy animal and dairy science vegetable production poultry management and more.
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Ohio State University
Huron County
Production Credit Association
Federal Land Bank
John K. Wells
Carlos Tucker
Robert Calhoun
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