Shady Lane Farm Operations Supply County Home
Shady Lane, the county home for the aged near Norwalk, operates a 200 acre farm supplying beef cattle hogs and chickens for the home and sale. John Laible supervises farming with help from Amish workers and a high schooler. The operation yields about $20 000 yearly, funds a portion of the home’s $125 503 annual cost, and uses crops including corn wheat soybeans oats and hay.
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Shady Lane
Norwalk
U.S. 250
John Laible
Soil and Water Conservation District
Laible
Holmes
Wayne
Market Report with Mixed Hogs Cattle and Lambs
Markets consignors total 143, hogs 1 044 with feeders at 23.50 24 head range 8 50 22 50. Cattle demand steady to lower with steers 29 75 32. heifers 27 25 29 50. cows 18 25 25 20. veal calves 46 50 top. Sheep and lambs 216 down .75. aged slaughter 4 6 50.
Corn Borer Control Advised As Infestation Appears
Farmers report corn borer evidence in field corn with the first case in the west central county. Planting date and hybrid type determine damage risk, with May 1 to 10 and resistant hybrids recommended. First brood around June 15 is beyond control. a second brood may appear in early August. Regular checks, two sprays a week apart, and proper sevin application are advised. Harvest on schedule if severe infestation prevents effective control.
Glenn Ford runs Beverly Hills R F D garden life tale
Canadian born actor Glenn Ford tends a two acre Beverly Hills truck garden with organic crops and a hundred fruit trees. He recalls teaching his son Peter to grow food and the egg venture that rose to about 140 chickens before a fox incident ended the farming chapter. Ford plans a cookbook after his book Glenn Ford R F D Beverly Hills.
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Hollywood
UPI
Glenn Ford
Beverly Hills
Ford
Peter
Pete
Canada
Glenn
Area Calendar of Events for North Fairfield and Surrounding Towns
Community listings for North Fairfield Monroeville Willard New London Milan and nearby areas show weekly meetings and activities. Included are township trustees council meetings Rotary clubs Kiwanis Knights of Columbus Grange Boy Scouts and church events with times and locations across Monday through Friday and into Sunday.
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North Fairfield
Township Trustees — Council
Lions Club — United Church
American Legion
Legion Hall
Grange Hall
Monroeville
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Pontiac
Theodore Stellhorn, Jr
Sandusky
Knights of Columbus Council
Marsh Field
Kiwanis Club
Congregational Community United Church of Christ
Undercroft
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Valley Beach Park
Boy Scouts
Kiwanis
Huron River
Huron County
Izaak Walton
Village Park
Willard
Calvary Baptist Bible School
Willard West Road
Rotary
Brunswick Grill
City Hall
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Knights of Columbus
Father Nardecchia
Emblem Club
Elk Hall
Brotherhood Railway Clerks
Moose Hall
Trinity Lutheran Church
Willard Grange
Rainbow
Masonic Temple
American Legion — Legion Hall
Rt. 99
Brotherhood
Baltimore and Ohio Veterans Association
City Park
New London
First United Methodist Church
Board of Education
Raritan
Bob's Village
Milan
Volunteer Fire Department
Milan Jaycees
Oberlin Air Control Center
Farm Bill Showdown Promises Three-Year Support Plan
House farm leaders prepare a vote on an administration backed omnibus farm bill to extend income supports near current levels for three more years starting 1971. The committee will decide to back the package as a whole with a separate vote on payment caps for big farmers set at 55 000 per year per crop.
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Washington
UPI
W.R. Poage
D-Tex
Page Belcher
Rokla
Poage
Clifford M. Hardin
Senate
Ideal weight chart for long life and good looks
Chicago report notes a recommended weight formula: 105 pounds for the first 60 inches of height and 5.5 pounds for each extra inch, with a plus or minus 10 percent variation. The guidance appears in Food and Nutrition News published by the National Live Stock and Meat Board.
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Chicago
UPI
Food and Nutrition News
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don Robertson
Shady Lane Home
By Judy Morgan
Shady
Arthur Leak
By John Wells
Glenn Ford, R.F.D
By Vernon Scott
Hollywood Correspondent
Sadie’s Golf League
Thunderbird Hills
A.m
P.m
Moravian Villa
Board of Public Affairs
Milan Baseball League
Norwalk Parts CO
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