Cattle Show and Picnic Draw Large Ohio Attendance in Norwalk
Two major cattle events brought more than 400 participants from across the state to Norwalk this month. The Ohio Hereford Association held an annual field day and judging contest at the Robert Chapin farm while the Huron County Holstein Club hosted the Ohio State Picnic and Black and White Holstein Show at the fairgrounds.
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Cattle Association
Norwalk
Ohio Hereford Association
Robert Chapin
Huron County Holstein Club
Huron County Fairgrounds
State Association
Williams
Holstein
County Association
Hereford
Chapins
Chapin Farm
Johnson Declares Farm Safety Week
President Lyndon B Johnson proclaims the week of July 25 to 31 as National Farm Safety Week with co sponsors the National Safety Council and USDA for the 22nd annual rural safety campaign. Emphasis targets slow moving vehicles chemicals electricity and recreation. Farm resident deaths total 8400 with 780000 injuries. 3600 deaths from motor vehicles 2000 in homes 2600 work accidents and 800 non motor vehicle deaths.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
National Safety Council
United States Department of Agriculture
Sheriff Outlines Farm Safety Rules From Sheriff John Borgia
Huron County Sheriff John Borgia urges farm safety with ten rules for tractors and home hazards. He warns farming ranks high in accidents and stresses proper speeds, guards, shutting off power for repairs, avoiding dangerous slopes, keeping wheels wide, and not refueling while running.
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Huron County
John Borgia
Borgia
Brightly colored emblem marks slow moving farm vehicles
Ohio State University research sponsored by the Automotive Safety Foundation supports a 14 inch emblem with fluorescent orange center and red border to identify slow moving tractors traveling 25 mph or less. The emblem is endorsed by safety groups and aims to reduce rear end crashes involving farm machinery, which account for most slow moving vehicle accidents.
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Ohio State University
The
Automotive Safety Foundation
Ohio State
Pork Prices To Stay High In 1964 Says OSU Economist
Ohio State University Extension economist Don Osbun says retail pork prices remain at their highest since 1954 with little relief expected. The rise is driven by a pork supply shortage, not demand, as slaughter totals drop about 10 percent from last year and farrowings fall over seven percent from 1964, with effects felt early this year.
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Columbus
Don Osbun
Ohio State University Extension
Osbun
Dairy Day Progam Highlights At Ohio Center
Wooster visitors to this year’s Dairy Day at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center will find activities for every family member. The annual event on August 13 features a 10 a.m. adults session and a theme The show window of dairy research with sections on milk marketing high producing cows stored feeding and crops alternate to alfalfa.
Pesticide Safety Keys Emphasize Reading Labels and Storage
The National Safety Council outlines four keys to safe pesticide use: labeling, using, storing, and disposal. Read the label completely, use the correct chemical at the right time, wear protection, wash hands, keep children away, seek medical help if exposure occurs, store chemicals securely, and dispose of containers properly. Avoid throwing containers or leftovers into trash or sewer.
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National Safety Council
Wheat policy debate shapes farming plans in Washington
Farm and City Farm legislation dominates Washington concerns with wheat subsidies and land retirement. Soft red winter wheat in Huron County totals about one million bushels, vs six hundred million bushels of hard wheat in storage. The bills include a four year voluntary wheat certificate program with parity based price supports near two dollars and fifty cents a bushel, plus a cropland adjustment plan for five to ten year contracts 1965 to 1969. diverting land limits grazing and prohibits recent ownership changes. Legislation on Feed Grain and soybean planting also looms as farmers prepare for next season.
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Washington
Huron County
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Bucyrus Auction Report Harsh Hogs Cattle Calves Sheep
No. consignors 248 total head 1511. Hogs 638 market steady with butcher hogs 22 to 24.70 sows 17.50 to 21.50 boars 15 to 16.70 feeder pigs 5.11 to 15. Cattle total 389 market active steady steers 19 to 26.40 hfrs 18 to 25.60 cows and bulls steady with prices. Calves total 5 choice 29 to 29.50 good 25 to 28 cull 30 and down. Sheep and lambs total 420 market steady prime 23.80 to 24.05 choice 23.4 to 23.6 good 20.60 to 22.90 breeding ewes 18.50.
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Bucyrus
Bologna
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Joanne Duerr
Boliver
Johnson
Dick Jones
the Automotive Parts
Linwood
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Syme Producers
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Horn
Walter Horn
Farm Conference
National Safety League of Canada
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
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