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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1965
Page
6
EVA Leimbach reports on the 1964 farm census in Clarksfield and New London Townships. She details land use, crops, yields, livestock, off farm work, and household data collected on 190 farms, noting farmer attitudes and changes in farming methods and structures.
The article urges watering ornamentals around roots before ground freezes to prevent winter drought damage and offers patio planning tips. It covers plant selection, screening, lighting, and materials for durable outdoor living spaces, emphasizing cost, safety, and ease of maintenance.
The Agriculture Department credited the Statistical Reporting Service for aiding crop planning as 1964 production reached a near record despite poor weather. SRS covered 700000 voluntary reporters and reported gains in rice sugar soybeans and cotton while keeping consumer costs down to 19 percent of the dollar. Weather favored cotton harvest in Texas and the Plains as tobacco seedbeds started in the Southeast and Louisiana sugarcane nearing completion.
Dr William R Henson Shelby veterinarian will discuss disease and parasite control for area swine producers at 8 p m Tuesday meeting. The talk will begin with pictures from western trips at the Production Credit Association building 55 Whittlesey Ave. County extension agent Carlos Tucker 4 H confirms.
Farmers Home Administration opens loans up to 2500 for low income rural Ohio families to finance farming or small businesses. County offices accept applications. program targets cooperatives serving low income households with 4 1/5 percent interest and management aid. State Director James T McDorman notes eligibility includes rural residence and lack of other credit sources.
HOGS rose with butcher hogs 14.25 to 17.35, sows 11.50 to 12.90, boars 10.50 to 12.50. CATTLE steady with prime steers 25.50 to 25.80, choice 23 to 25.40, calves 34 to 36. Sheep and lambs up 1.00, wool ranges 19 to 22.50. Calves and feeder lambs noted with 73 calves observed and 657 sheep and lambs in markets.
1963 Econoga white bread retailed at 21.6 cents per pound with distribution shares to retailer baker wholesaler miller and farmer. Previous 1947-49 price was 13.5 cents with farmer share at 3.3 cents. Hog stocks declined across all weight classes and seedings show Ohio winter wheat down 119 thousand acres to 1,261,000, the lowest in 99 years.
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