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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1966
Page
6
Tomato crops face leaf blights spread by dew and walking on wet vines. Start early fungicide sprays every 7 to 10 days using Maneb Zineb or Ziram. Bordeaux mixture also works. Mulch vines, stake where needed, and control flea beetles with general sprays.
Mrs. Floyd Bilton of DeRussey Road near Collins claimed top honors at the National Appaloosa Horse Show in Syracuse New York. Her two year old gelding Inca Chief was named champion junior gelding and runner up in the all gelding class. The horse came from Ohio dealers and the win marked her first national appearance. The prize saddle valued near 500 dollars bears junior champion engraving. Mrs. Bilton and her family are active with the National Appaloosa Horse Club both in Idaho and Ohio branches.
Ohio State University Extension economist Dr. Wallace Barr argues food prices have lagged overall living costs and that people eat more away from home. He notes price gaps between food at home and away, and says real purchasing power has risen since 1957 59 though fixed incomes struggle.
Auction consignors listed 209 total head with 1 358 hogs and 380 feeder pigs. Cattle saw steers down 25 to 50 cents with calves and cows reflecting softer demand. bulls steady. A section on meat prices and hours of labor for food spending contrasts current data with 1957 59 figures.
Extension chemist D Lyle Goleman of Ohio State University explains safe pest control for gardens. Read labels, target only listed pests, and follow directions. keep children and pets away, avoid drift, store and dispose properly, and wash after spraying.
Governor James A. Rhodes presided at a ceremonial welcome in the Ohio State Fair Youth Center as Paclamar Citation M, a Holstein calf, arrived in Ohio after a record sale price of 115000 dollars. Noba Inc of Tiffin bought the calf, with Paclamar Farms of Louisville Colorado as seller.
In the early 1900s a 4-H forerunner taught farming and canning to small groups of farm boys and girls under the Cooperative Extension Service. The program laid the groundwork for the 4-H club system.
The Fremont FFA Chapter urges safe pesticide use with a Stop Read the label theme. It advises wearing protective gear, reading labels, precise measuring, immediate washing after skin contact, safe disposal of containers, burying or cautious burning, and buying only seasonal amounts. Pictured are Dave Smith, Mike Shertzer, and Carl Smith with Riley Grange, which cooperates with Sandusky County farming groups.
Agricultural and urban leaders will join in a Rural-Urban Day observance at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center's Western Branch near South Charleston July 20. The 4 p.m. EST program includes tours of facilities and research plots, a pork barbecue, and an evening address by Dr. Roy M. Kottman. Demonstrations cover weed control soybean production corn tilage concepts corn planting dates rootworm and alfalfa weevil control swine improvement and pork production economics. Ohio Cooperative Extension Service staff will be among the speakers.
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