Farm Front Influences Holiday Dinner Prices and Hog Shortages
A Reflector survey shows farmers and market owners tie holiday meat choices to front-line conditions. Hog prices higher due to western shortages strain pork supply while Albright's Turkey Farm near Peru reports a strong year with most customers buying larger birds and ham prices pushing demand toward turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Brooks
Peru
Brooks
Richard Albright
Albright
Turkey
John Fisher
Fisher’s
Norwalk
Bucyrus Auction Consignors Report Weeky Live Stock Totals
Burusys auction notes list 1901 hogs and 290 cattle with prices across classes. Sheep and lambs total 710 with higher market trends. Interviews with Wilbert Skinn and local merchants discuss beef and pork price effects on holiday meat purchases and shifting consumer choices to poultry.
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Bucyrus
Reflector
Wilbert Skinn
Skinn
Farm Record Books and Plans for Computer Analysis
December is the month to pull farm records for a complete farm enterprise summary. Extension offers two farm account books the Commercial Account Book and the smaller operation book. A computer analysis service is planned after the university computer is installed in 1966. Paul Wright leads the project in North Central Ohio with Huron County partners. Details at the Cooperative Extension Office Norwalk Court House.
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Cooperative Extension Service
Paul Wright
Ohio
Huron County
Cooperative Extension Office
Court House
Norwalk
Garden Accessories For Christmas Gifts
Practical ideas for last minute gardening gifts from OSU Extension floriculturist James Caldwell. Outdoor tools plants books subscriptions memberships and even a shade tree or evergreen offer versatile options. For non gardeners consider potted plants or artificial arrangements and plenty of outdoor decor lighting and gift certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Caldwell
Ohio State University Extension
Full Potential From Scientific Knowledge For Ohio Sheep
Ohio sheepmen heard at the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association meeting that greater use of science is needed to realize the industry’s potential. Ralph Grimshaw of Ohio State noted top producers earn about twice the income of average growers, urging leaders to implement current knowledge. The conference highlighted Ohio’s Electronic Data Processing Production Testing Program to computerize production records and aid breeding choices, with reports from William Wharton Charles Parker and Jack Judy. Caution tempered optimism as speakers warned against overreliance on new tools.
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Ohio
Ohio Sheep Improvement Association
Columbus
Ralph H.grimshaw
Ohio State University Extension
William Wharton
Charles Parker
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Jack Judy
Ohio State
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Norwalk Parts CO
Linwood
Wayne
LINCS
Wayne Research Farm
Firelands
Elevator Assn
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