Hardin Signals Possible Fight Over Farm Policy Changes
Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin appears to reject a full phase-out of major crop programs while signaling forthcoming policy details. He plans a long term cropland retirement and modifications to annual programs, with farm leaders and Senate committee concerns likely to spark a policy clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Brenner
UPI
Washington
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
Senate Agriculture Committee
Farm Bureau
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Milan agronomy tour showcases tillage and herbicide plots
EHOVE students led by Don Nickels presented a field day of soil tillage and herbicide tests on school grounds. Nine tillage plots and rotary weed control experiments examined effects on corn growth planted in May with 105 day maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Don Nickels
Ehove Joint Vocational School
Agriculture Extension Service
Schlessman
4-H Junior Leaders Tour Jail and Safety Program
Huron County 4-H Junior Leaders toured the County Jail on Monday evening with Sheriff John Borgia explaining duties and courtroom procedures. The group then joined a water safety program near Oberlin on Tuesday evening conducted by the Lorain County Junior Leadership Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron County
Carlos Tucker
John Borgia
Oberlin
Lorain County
Area Calendar highlights events city-wide
Sunday Trinity Lutheran couples picnic at 12 noon at the Scheids home. Izaak Walton steak dinner 5 to 7 followed by a dance at Peru West Section Line Road clubhouse. Monday St Joseph Parish school board 8 p.m. Tuesday Kiwanis dinner and round table 6:30 p.m. at Congregational Church. Wednesday Union Bank Bellevue Monroeville stockholders vote on buy-and-sell terms. Pony League Milan vs Monroeville 6 p.m. Thursday Huron Housing Authority willard 7 p.m. Parents Advisory 7:30 p.m. Friday Rotary and women groups meet at Philbo House. Various senior and youth activities listed in Wakeman Willard Milan and London areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Wir
Willard Scheid
Huron County
Izaak Walton League
Peru West Section Line
Kiwanis Club
Congregational Community United Church of Christ
Union Bank and Savings Company
Bellevue
Farmers and Citizens Banking Company
Monroeville
Milan
Boy Scouts
Kiwanis
Huron River
Huron Metropolitan Housing Authority
St. Francis Xavier School
Willard
Parents Advisory Council
Clarksfield
Norwalk
Women’s Christian Temperance Unions
Forest Fink
Celeryville Road
Rotary
Brunswick Grill
Grassroots Cac
Neighborhood Opportunity Center
Front St
Kingdom Builders
Brotherhood of Railroad
BRT
Willard Area
Thelma Thodes
Greenwich
Downtown
Rotary Club
Rod and Gun Club
Melon Festival Committee
Edison Park
Erie County Commissioners
Mosquito Control Advice After High Water Floods Area
Farmers and residents face a persistent mosquito problem due to high water and ponding. A community spray program is recommended using 50 percent wettable powder DDT outdoors, with careful application to lawns, shrubs, and low tree branches. Indoor control favors aerosol sprays containing DDVP and DDT, used per directions.
Flooding and fire fears hit Hooker brothers' farm in New London
The Hooker brothers Joe and Ed on Townline Road report floods from Buck Creek and the Vermilion River inundating barns, a corrugated metal hay building, corn cribs, and grain bins. They fear mold, spontaneous hay fires, and seek laws to require property owners to clear streams to prevent future damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Joe
Ed Hooker
Townline Road
Buck Creek
Vermilion River
Hookers
Hooker Brothers
Joe Hooker
How to Buy Food guidance packet from GPO
Government Printing Office offers a new packet titled How to Buy Food prepared by USDA quality specialists. The nine leaflets cover buying storing and using celery cantaloup meat egg sizes and quality. Priced at $1.25 and available only from the GPO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Printing Office
GPO
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C
Flood Control Not Enough to Stop Ohio Flood Damage
Ohio State University engineer Byron Nolte warns flood control alone cannot prevent damage to homes, farms, and industry. He urges flood plain regulation as a necessary supplement and cites rising potential losses from 1.7 billion in 1966 to 5 billion by 2020 without new measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Byron H. Nolte
Ohio State University
Extension Agricultural Engineer
Flood Losses in Ohio River Basin Drop With Controls
The Ohio River Basin reports average flood losses of 111 million dollars annually. Flood control efforts cut upstream damages by five percent and downstream reaches by 58 percent according to a U.S. Water Resources Council report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Water Resources Council
Nolte
Neil
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio River
Ohio Basin
Four-H Camp Conger Hosts Record 148 Campers
Camp Conger welcomed 148 4-H campers from July 14 to 18 in a record turnout. Extension Agents Carlos Tucker Barbara Becker and John Wells praised the enthusiastic group. The Thursday program featured The Inspirationals from Willard, with candle lighting to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Conger
Carlos Tucker
Barbara Becker
John Wells
Willard
Randy Miller
Wakeman Wranglers
Kathy Carey
Clarksfield Merry Maids
Valerie Coe
Wakeman Willing Workers
Market Report Livestock Prices Fall Across Commodities
CONSIGNORS 188 TOTAL HEAD 1080 HOGS 409 Market fully 75 cents lower. FEEDER PIGS 70 Market steady cwt 22.50-23.50. CATTLE 320 Market $2 lower on choice. STEERS CHOICE 28-30 GOOD 27.50-28. HEIFERS CHOICE 27-28.60 GOOD 25.50-27. COWS MARKET 75-1.00 lower COMMERCIAL 19.50-22.50 UTILITY 17-19.25 CAN & CUT 16.50 and down. BULLS MARKET STEADY BUTCHER 25-28.90 BOLOGNA 23-26.50. CALVES 33 MARKET SHARPLY LOWER CHOICE 33-39 GOOD 28-32 COMMERCIAL 25-27 UTILITY 24 and down. SHEEP LAMBS 312 MARKET 2 LOWER. WOOLS CHOICE 27-28.50 GOOD 24.50-26.50.
Barbara Kromer Wins 4-H Safety Talk Contest
Barbara Kromer of Norwalk Busy Needles and Hartland Merry Mixers 4-H Clubs won first in the Girls division of the Senior 4-H Safety Talk Contest held at North Fairfield Grange Hall. Ross Chapin won Boys division. 14 contestants competed. first place advances to Area Contest near Fremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Kromer
Norwalk
Busy Needles
Hartland Merry Mixers
North Fairfield Grange Hall
Ross Chapin
Townsend Crops and Livestocks
Ross
Janet Stein
New Haven Happy Workers
Kathy Ratliff
Fairfield Thimblettes
John Brooks
You and
John
Peru Panthers
Firelands Toastmasters Club
Clifford Cross
Fred McIntyre
Elmer McGuckin
Arnold Elenhaas
Carlos Tucker
Ole Zim
Fremont
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Huron County Extension
Agronomy
Nickels
Ron Farris
Farris
EHOVE
St. Joseph Catholic
Knights of Columbus
Fernwood Pool
Village Park
Wakeman
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Wakeman Township
Trustees — Township
London
Broome Wood
American Legion Hall
First United Methodist Church
Philbo House
Huron
Legion Home
North Main Street
Hooker Farm
John Chapin
Townsend Crops & Livestockers
Kacey Landoll
Happy Hearts
Larry Flint
Ripley Junior Farmers
Mark Stockham
Virginia Eckler
Hartland Snappy Stitchers
Michael Firestone
Clarksfield Trailblazers
Christine Kramer
Hartland
Randy Garner
Mildred Kramer
Norwalk - Hartland
Grange
Ohio Farmers Insurance Agencies
Flickinger Insurance
Harry V. Jump Insurance
Burk Insurance
Fulton and Son
Flickinger
Bill Balduff
North Fairfield Junior Farmers
The
House of Service
Co. Norwalk
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