Bad Weather Dominated 1967 Huron County Agriculture
The 1967 farming year in Huron County saw widespread crop harm from untimely rains and cold snaps. Early February freezes hit fruit crops, April nights reached 28 degrees threatening apples and cherries, and wet springs delayed planting and harvests while fall yields for corn and soybeans were expected to be down.
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Huron County
Pat Riley
Homer Dalton, Jr
Board of Supervisors
Huron Soil and Water Conservation District
Roger F. Schug
Monroeville
Ralph Stone
New London
Area 4-H Club
Camp Conger
North Fairfield
John Donaldson
Donaldson
Debbie Sengstock
Paul Sengstock
Leon Riley
Old State Road
Mondale Plans National Agriculture Bargaining Act 1968
Sen Walter Mondale says he will introduce the National Agriculture Bargaining Act of 1968 when Congress reconvenes to give farmer producers a chance to bargain collectively for fair prices. Administration aides study proposals amid debate over stronger bargaining rights for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Prefix name ownership for Holstein herd approved
B D Sigsworth of Wake man receives exclusive use of the prefix Sigsworths for all registered Holstein cattle bred in his herd. The Holstein Friesian Association of America approved the prefix, joining it to official breed records at the Brattleboro headquarters. Almost 46 000 prefixes are on file with 2 500 reserved annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.D. Sigsworth
Wakeman
Sigsworths
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Ponies Spark More Interest Than Bikes For Milam Girls
Patricia Ann Sanders seven and Peggy Ann five of rural Milan received two Shetland ponies and bicycles on Christmas Eve. The sisters, now learning to feed and ride, show more fascination with the ponies, while one pony named Silver briefly damaged by a fall. The ponies live in a neighbor’s barn near River Road, east of Milan, and the bicycles remain in the Sanders garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Erie County
Schug
Stone
Kenton Sherman
Carl Weegman
RD 2
Huron County Pony Breeders Association
Gary Palm
North Fairfield
Huron County Dairy Service Unit Board
Don Jackson
New London Young Farmers Association
Harold Divers
Huron County Future Farmers of America
Homer Dalton, Jr
John Nolan
Western Reserve
Tom Moss
South Central
Carl Schwanbeck
Norwalk
Leon Riley
Ohio
Huron County Grange
National Grange
Milan
Patricia Ann Sanders
Peggy Ann
Charles Sanders
State's Major Crop Yields Down In 1967
Ohio's total crop production for 1967 was the second highest on record but 5 percent below 1966. The 1967 index stood at 131 percent of the 1947-49 base, with a 138 percent record in 1966. Weather plagued the season from May onward, delaying field work and harvest especially for corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio Crop Reporting Service
West Central
Farm And City Fruits For A Change
The article advises on selecting winter fruits from apples to citrus, noting varieties like Red Delicious McIntosh Stayman Golden Delicious and Jonathan for fresh eating and baking. It warns against overripe or bruised produce and highlights labeling efforts by USDA and Betty Furness for clearer ingredients and prices. Hawaii meat consumption rising is linked to tourism and beef farming, with potential impact on global prices and farm income.
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McIntosh
Jonathan
York
Grimes
Rome
Spy
Rhode Island
USDA
Betty Furness
Hawaii
Corporate Farm Activity Eyed by Agriculture Secretary Freeman
Agriculture Secretary Orville L. Freeman warns that large diversified non farm corporations are moving into farming and orders the department to expand economic studies. He notes off farm firms buy cropland in the Midwest and that vertical integration in the broiler industry signals non farm interests entering agriculture. Freeman warns of risks to family farms and food price control, while acknowledging incorporation can reduce liabilities and aid smooth farm succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Orville L. Freeman
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Freeman
Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Week gains and declines
total head 1 760 consignors 212 hogs 742 cattle 244 calves 44 sheep and lambs 750. Hogs mixed with butcher and feeder prices down and up across weight groups. Cattle show overall gains with steers heifers and bulls higher while cows near last week. Lamb markets rise modestly as feeder lambs and wool prices vary.
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Central Ohio
Martha Hamer
Dennis Wilcox
Willard
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Patrick J. Nolan, Jr
Wakeman Township
Huron Asc
Willard H. Scheid
Peru Township
John K. Wells
Ohio County Extension Agents Association
Rawhiders Saddle Club
Ers
Mondale
Jim Butler
Firelands Tool Rental
Woodlawn
Patricia
Peggy Sanders
Norwalk Parts CO
Linwood
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