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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1970
Page
5
Leonard VanWin Wingerden arranges flats of blossoms inside a vast cavernous greenhouse at Kube Pak. The structure features double layered plastic arches with a large fan creating an insulating air layer and smaller circulation fans to maintain temperature.
Aart Van Wingerden and his sons Leonard and John run a five acre Kube-Pak greenhouse on Route 20 between Wakeman and Oberlin. The arched plastic covered structure uses twin plastic layers with air insulation and has an eight month plastic life. They package pre started plants in peat cubes and ship to Ohio and Pennsylvania retailers within 24 hours.
Agricultural notes urge farmers to inspect fields regularly to prevent quack grass from taking hold in rotated crops. Dalapon and Atrazine are advised for quack grass, with October applications and plowing before winter. corn is the compatible subsequent crop. Wild onion in broadleaf-free areas responds to 2 4 D ester, best managed with late summer to early fall programs. Mowing in midsummer helps prevent seed production.
A regional column shares honey liquefying steps for granulated honey and notes on using liquid honey in recipes. It also explains beef ground terms with definitions for ground chuck ground round and ground sirloin and their fat content and juiciness.
A Census Bureau and Agriculture Department report shows 10.37 million people lived on farms in 1970, down from 15.64 million in 1960 and a 4.6 percent annual decline since 1960. White farm residents drop 3.8 percent yearly while Negroes and other races fall 10.5 percent. Only 56 percent of employed adults and women on farms work primarily in agriculture, down from 66 percent in 1960. The related census notes total U S population reached 205.022 million in May 1, up 13.9 percent since 1960.
Huron County Commissioners approved a ditch maintenance assessment plan for Norwich Township property owners. The project will be planned by the Soil and Water Conservation District and paid as five percent of the total cost, $350.30 yearly for four years. The first year is cash via Henry Roth. subsequent years will be added to tax bills. This is the county’s first such program.
Hogs at 435 head show gains for butcher hogs and sows with prices 23.00 to 26.50 and 15.00 to 18.40 respectively. feeders at 25.75 to 26.64. Cattle steady to modestly lower with steers 27.75 to 31.50, heifers 23.75 to 29.80, cows 19.00 to 24.75, bulls steady. Calves 30.00 to 42.50, sheep and lambs 450 head 75 cents down. wools and clips vary by grade.
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