Plants Grow Fast in Beltsville Growth Chambers
US Agriculture Department researchers at Beltsville Maryland report plants mature 10 to 50 times faster using controlled environment growth chambers. Lettuce petunias tomatoes cucumbers showed rapid growth with 85 degree day temperatures 75 night, 2000 ppm CO2, 16 hours light, high humidity, artificial air circulation, and frequent fertilization.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Beltsville
Department
Donald T. Krizek
Herschel H. Klueter
William A. Bailey
Years Work Pays Off For FFA'er Henry Dalton
Wakeman youth Henry Dalton, son of Mr and Mrs George Dalton, wins the Ohio Holstein Freisian Association award as outstanding 4 H or FFA participant for 1968. His four years in FFA include chapter farmer and state farmer degrees, presidency of Western Reserve FFA, and a 19 1 season basketball role. He also works as a Curtis Breeding Service technician in artificial insemination. He plans to rent land and dairy farm after high school.
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Wakeman
Henry Dalton
Neil House
Columbus
Henry
Ohio Holstein-Freisian Association
George Dalton
FFA
Western Reserve Ffa
Holstein Association
Huron County
Western Reserve
Curtis Breeding Service
Curtis
Cary
Ill
Breeding Service
Huron-Erie County Holstein Breeders Association
Congregational Church
Flyers Beware Of Tall Grass
Akron UPI reports Goodyear engineers warn light-plane operators on farm land airstrips to keep grass short and firm. Tall grass over four inches can wrap around wheel hubs and hide ground softness. Use soft field techniques. inspect landing gear after operations.
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AKRON
UPI
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Farmers Tour Central Soya Facilities In Bellevue
Area farmers from Huron and Erie Counties visited Central Soya Co in Bellevue on March 27 to see processing of soybeans and storage. Leonard Morrison, plant manager, said silos hold over 4 million bushels and the bin bowl 2 million. drying methods varied with crop size including continuous flow for over 40,000 bushels and batch or bin dryers for smaller runs.
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Central Soya Company
Bellevue
Huron
Erie
Central Soya Co
Leonard Morrison
Carl Hartley
Kent
Dean
Russell Keegan
Jeff Hartley
Burford Market Report Auction Prices by Class
Turmoil in market as BuCyRUS consignors offer 230 head totaling 1419 hogs and 288 cattle. hogs bid 18.25 22.10 for butcher weights. sows 15.35 18. feeder pigs 97. cattle steady with steers 21.5 31.1, heifers 19 29.3, cows 18 22.8, bulls 23 26.4. Calves 26 market steady with best 40 45. Sheep and wool down 1 with breeding ewes 25 32 per head.
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Bucyrus
Futures Discussion For Huron County Cattlemen
A meeting on Futures is set for Wednesday at the Production Credit Association building in 595 Whittlesey Avenue starting at 8 p.m. George Reed of Merrill Lynch will discuss Beef Cattle and Grain Futures and Mercantile Exchange changes. Richard Flint announced officer elections and a Cow Belles representative will be chosen for state level.
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Huron County
Production Credit Association
Whittlesey Avenue
George Reed
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Toledo
Mercantile Exchange
Richard Flint
Huron County Cattle Feeders Association
Cow Belles Association
Farm And City Beauty Is Just Top Soil Deep
JOHN WELLS writes on community beauty planning. He cites Jefferson on surrounding life with beauty and urges trees, lawns, and open spaces in development, warns about overgrowth and restricted root growth, notes maple bladder gall and anthracnose, and promotes proper watering drainage pruning and timely planting in April to improve the neighborhood.
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John Wells
Thomas Jefferson
Huron County
4 H Members Buggy Insects For 4 H Entomology Projects
4 H'ers explore entomology as insects swarm in woods lawns and fields. County Extension Agent Carlos Tucker urges youths to join via the Cooperative Extension Office and begin display boards jars and classification work.
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4-H
Carlos Tucker
Cooperative Extension Office
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Huleceeeel
America
Field Ass
R. Earl V. Hurst
Fred T. Grimm
Elmon Hoyt
North Fairfield
Joe Sherman
Firelands
Frank Garwood
Collins
Collins Farmers Elevator Ass
N. Grimm
Clyde
Cooperative Extension Service
Ohio State University
William Hahn
Firelands Tool Rental, Inc
Woodlawn Norwalk
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