Young Farmers Organization Builds Cohesion in New London
In New London Ohio a local Young Farmers Organization educates and unites members aged 18 to 35. Stan Lifer advises with Dick Smith as president. Members compare goals with the National Farmers Organization while pursuing dairy and grain farming and seeking efficiency to sustain farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Payne
New London
Ohio
Young Farmer’s Organization
Stan Lifer
Dick Smith
Chenango Road
Ohio State Young Farmers Organization
Don Jackson
State Council
North Central
Smith
Jackson
National Farmer’s Organization
NFC
George Cawrse
Fitchville
Columbus
Future for area low income farmers explored
John K. Wells analyzes the plight of family farms earning under 10000 dollars. He notes rural poverty, shifting technology, and limited expansion options. In Huron County about 20 percent of 1725 farms could vanish, pushing labor toward manufacturing and industry while outlining possible reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Wells
America
Huron County
Home Repair and Maintenance Workshops in Huron County
Barbara Becker announces Home Repair and Maintenance Workshops in Huron County on March 25 and 26. The sessions at Ohio Edison in Bellevue and Power Co building in Willard focus on home safety, appliance care, and electricity use for women, led by home economists and farm representatives from Ohio Power, Ohio Edison, and the Cooperative Extension Service.
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Huron County
Barbara Becker
Ohio Edison Company
Bellevue
Ohio Power Co
Willard
Ohio Power
Ohio Edison Companies
Cooperative Extension Service
Ohio oats reach beyond 100 bushels in 1968 trials
Ohio oat variety trials in 1968 showed all six recommended spring varieties exceeding 100 bushels per acre at several sites. Clintford and Clintland 60 reached 125.3 and 124.5 bu/acre at the OARDC Western Branch, with the Western Branch average at 119.2 bu/acre. The state total yield topped 45 million bushels, an 85 percent rise from 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Ohio
Buckeye
Dale A. Ray
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Ohio State University
Illinois
Clintford
Clintland
OARDC
Clark County
Ray
4 H Dairy program boosts Huron County youth farming
The 4 H dairy program aids farm youth ages 9 to 19 with production, animal health, breeding, showing, and judging. County agent Carlos Tucker notes about 100 rural youths participate yearly. Projects culminate in the junior fair where calves grow into small herds and family dairy management improves.
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Carlos Tucker
Huron County
School Menus by Districts for a Week
Meal listings from Berlin Milan Willard Norwalk Western Reserve Monroeville New London show weekly menus. Each district offers daily options with main courses sides and desserts, accompanied by milk.
How Food Stamp Plan Is Working in Huron County
Grant Walls, director of the Huron County Welfare Department, reports more low income families eat better with the Federal Food Stamp Program started in January. The program converts food budgets into coupons paid by the USDA, increasing buying power and enabling use like cash in many local grocers. Participation is voluntary and open to households with net monthly incomes as low as 260 dollars for a family of four, even without public assistance, benefiting farm commodity sales in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Celeryville
Norwalk
Huron County
Grant Walls
Walls
USDA
Ohio
Coho fishing heats up Lorain area as spring nears
Anglers from Lorain and Cuyahoga County target coho salmon in 15 to 18 inch ranges using double spinners with bait and minnows. Local hot spots include Municipal Dock Lorain and nearby lakes and reservoirs. pike fishing remains active with 4 to 6 inch chubs and shiners as top baits, with safety and gear tips for handling large predators.
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Andy Wargo
Cleveland
Lorain
Cuyahoga County
Ohio - Edison
Norwalk
No. 3
Resthaven
Castalia
Old Women’s Creek
Spencer Lake
Wellington Findley Lake
Buryrus Auction Consignors Report Strong Hog and Cattle Markets
Markets show total 202 head cattle and hogs at Bucyrus auction with hogs down and cattle mixed. Hogs 574 head with price ranges 17.50 18.50 cwt, cattle 218 head with steers 21.50 31.20, heifers 18.75 28.50, cows 18.00 22.30, calves veal 40 47.50, lambs and feeders noted with variable quotes. Breeding stock and clips listed with spring lambs up to 31.50. Overall activity varied by class.
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Bucyrus
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UFO
Earl Biswell
Fayette Road
The
State Association
Huron County Farm Bureau
Stieber Implement Sales
Lifer
Donald Jackson
Aia
Thomas Enright
Chicago
Australia
South Side
Enright
Berlin
Milan
Salisbu
South Central
Western Reserve
Hamburg
Monroeville
For
On the Farm Service
Ralph D. Fiebiger
WM Allelaa
Fremont
T. Earl V. Hurst
G@WALK PARTS Co
Norwalk Parts CO
House of Service
South Linwood
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