Alfalfa weevil reaches Huron County and control options arise
An Ohio agricultural advisory notes the alfalfa weevil spreading into Huron County with larvae found near Bellevue Greenwich Wellington and Birmingham. It urges early spring control using Malathion Metoxychlor or Guthion, warns of possible total alfalfa loss, and contrasts with the quarantined cereal leaf beetle.
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Ohio
Ohio River
Huron County
Bellevue
Greenwich
Wellington
Birmingham
Huron County Bees Healthy Despite Foul Brood Worries
Huron County ranks among Ohio's cleanest for bee disease says Elmer Hornung deputy bee inspector. He notes foul brood affected only three apiaries out of about 80 yards inspected this year and explains the disease spreads if not destroyed by burning hives and honey.
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Huron County
Ohio
Elmer Hornung
Horning
Huron
Broilers Prices Predicted To Fall As Production Rises
Agriculture Department economists warn that broiler prices may drop as production expands about 10 percent in July and August 1965 compared with 1964. Smaller beef and red meat imports and higher demand helped prices, but a surplus later in 1965 and into 1966 could push prices lower.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Evulse the Bull Faces Six-Week Test After Surgery
Evulse of Lindertis, a sterile Aberdeen Angus bull valued at 176400, undergoes corrective surgery at Auburn University. Six weeks will determine if the bull can sire 150 cows weekly for a decade, with up to 1 million in firing fees at stake. The operation, led by Dr. Donald Walker, followed a two hour procedure based on a method used on 97 Frenchmen with the same condition.
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Auburn
Ala
UPI
Evulse
Donald Walker
Black Watch Farms
Wappinger Falls
N.Y
Scotland
Kentucky bluegrass as permanent pasture grass in Cropping
Kentucky bluegrass is identified as the most important permanent pasture grass in the region. The note emphasizes its value for grazing and steady growth as a foundational forage species.
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Kentucky
Insect Control From Ancient Times To DDT
The article traces pest control from ancient Greeks and Romans to modern insecticides. It highlights arseni cal compounds, plant derived insecticides, and the rise of organic chemicals led by DDT discovered by Paul Muller and introduced in the United States in 1942.
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United States
Othmar Zeidler
Paul Muller
Cyprius area livestock auction results and market shifts
Market reports show 239 consignors with 650 hogs and 270 cattle. Hog prices mix from 22.50 to 24.70 for butcher hogs, sows 18.00 to 21.75, and feeders around 13 to 19. Calves reach 20 to 31 for top grades. cattle mostly lower by 25 to 50 cents with steers and heifers across multiple classes. Sheep steady with primes at 24.05 and feeders at 21.50. Cattle and hogs volumes noted alongside local grain prices for wheat corn and soybeans.
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Bucyrus
Canner & Cutter
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Bill Heyman
Norwalk Parts CO
S. Linwood
Wayne
Wayne Bite All
Dial Khumetties
Firelands Elevator Ass'n
N. Hester ST
Norwalk
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Firelands Tool Rental, Inc
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