Pork And Beans Are His Business Speech Highlights Dills
Anthony Stevens notes Warren J. Dills of Stokely Van Camp, Indianapolis, spoke to the Norwalk Kiwanis on beans and food industry growth. Dills cited Stokelys’ 34 percent of navy beans U.S. sales and 25 percent worldwide, plus a 47 percent ten-year rise in pork and beans. He discussed water shortages, drought in Indiana, and future food needs including population growth to 360 million by 2000. He praised science, yield gains in crops, and U.S. food dominance while forecasting continued consumption and even fretting about shipping costs.
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Anthony Stevens
Warren J. Dills
Stokely van Camp
Kiwanis Club
Indianapolis
Norwalk Kiwanis Club
Stokelys
U.S
Dills
Indiana
Midwest
Norwalk 4-H Cow Earns National Junior All American
A seven year old Holstein owned by William Lund of Norwalk Norwalk High School junior is named Junior All-American by Holstein Friesen World in its February edition. The cow had previously been grand champion in the junior division at the Ohio State Fair and was purchased as a calf from Elbert French of rural New London.
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Norwalk
Holstein Friesen World
William Lund
Elbert French
New London
Lund
4 H Eyes A Record Enrollment In 1968
Huron County 4 H advisors plan a record enrollment with multiple events for program planning and subject matter coverage. Two Leads for Leaders meetings are set for February 20 and 27 at 55 Whittlesey Ave Norwalk. A Fremont home management meeting is planned March 21. An area two day workshop for men advisors is tentatively set for March 29 and 30.
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Huron County
Carlos Tucker
4-H
Production Credit Association
Whittlesey Ave
Norwalk
Fremont
Forage and Silage Choices for Dairies Face Decisions
Farm and City dairymen weigh high vs low moisture silage and corn vs grass silage. Experiments show storage type lacks statistical impact. protein levels and balanced grain matter. Automatic unloaders reduce labor. grain with soybean meal balances the diet. silos appear the preferred storage plan for large herds.
Light manipulation eyed to boost crop yields
UPI reports government agronomists say managing light could lift yields. aluminum reflectors on corn fields produced 377 bushels per acre, though costly, prompting efforts to redesign crops for better light capture. Research on weed germination and light spectrum suggests future weed control and growth strategies. engineers search for economical artificial lighting for farming.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department’s Agricultural Research Service
University of Illinois
Corn and Soybean Clinic Set at American Legion Hall
The Huron Erie County Corn and Soybean Clinic will meet Wednesday at the American Legion Hall in Norwalk starting at 10 a.m. Dr. Glover Triplett Jr. will review recommendations on raw width and plant population, with other sessions on minimum tillage fertilizer placement and leaf analysis. Dr. Walter Schmidt will discuss weed control and new soybean variety traits. John Wells notes cooperative extension sponsors. attendees can obtain the Agronomy Guide and learn about current research.
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Huron-Erie County
American Legion Hall
Norwalk
Glover Triplett Jr
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Wooster
Walter Schmidt
Schmidt
John Wells
Cooperative Extension Service
Ode To Cows Helps Dairy Label Bill Passes
Ohio House approval of Rep. Henry Schriver's dairy product labeling bill came by a 54 to 7 vote after he delivered a playful ode to cows. The poem linked cows to milk and cheese while noting supplies like gelatin, glues, handbags, shoes, and belts in a humorous sweep.
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Columbus
UPI
Henry Schriver
Ohio House
Grafton
Weekly Livestock Market Summary and Price Ranges
The report shows comparative grain prices Wheat 1.34 Corn 1.03 Oats 88 Soybeans 2.61. Livestock totals include Hogs 763 head and Cattle 296 with steers 20 to 28.80, heifers 18 to 27, cows 15 to 18.80, bulls 21 and down, calves 16 to 40, and sheep 526 with lambs and feeders 21 to 23 and ewes 16 to 19.
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Bologna
Farm Ponds Provide Family Fun and Utility
Farm ponds offer recreation such as fishing boating swimming and ice skating while serving the farmer with irrigation water livestock drinking water and food. Extension wildlife specialist Thomas M. Stockdale urges proper stocking fertilization weed control and pest management in pond care and recommends Bulletin 374 Farm Pond Management for detailed guidance.
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Columbus
Thomas M. Stockdale
Ohio State University
Scholarships For National Agricultural Youth Institute
Ohio students are invited to apply for scholarships to the National Agricultural Youth Institute. The University of Nebraska plans to host the program next August with about 125 delegates from every state. High school juniors with leadership and strong academics may apply by March 15 through Ohio State University College of Agriculture.
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Columbus — Agriculture
U.S
National Agricultural Youth Institute
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture and Home Economics
Institute
Ohio
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Columbus
Norwalk firms aid Ohio private colleges fund
Two Norwalk firms and a professional man were among 1100 donors contributing 715000 since June 1 1967 to the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges. The gifts support 34 Ohio private colleges. In December Norwalk contributors were Citizens National Bank Maple City Rubber Co and Cornelius J Ruffing attorney.
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Norwalk
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
Ohio
Citizens National Bank
Maple City Rubber Co
Cornelius J. Ruffing
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Stokely Execl
Arthur Gassman
Stokely
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Lund Cow
Bill Lund
Stockdale
National Ag
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DELCO
The
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Norwalk Parts CO
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