Garden vegetable gardening holds despite quality trends
Norwalk area gardeners persist amid rising specialization as both first time planters and long time hobbyists continue to grow vegetables. Kenneth Pickett and Arthur McCarty note more suburban buyers and 4-H involvement help sustain interest with hybrid seeds and varied plant selections steering the market.
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Norwalk
Kenneth Pickett
Fulston’s
Arthur McCarty
Land Mark Farm Bureau Cooperative
Pickett
McCarty
Carlos Tucker
Huron County
Farm And City Cooperative Extension Marks Second Half Century
The Cooperative Extension Service, celebrating its second half century in 1965, traces its origins to the Smith Lever Act of 1914 and the work of Seaman A. Knapp. It expanded to provide county agents, support 4-H and home gardeners, and link land grant colleges with producers to boost agricultural knowledge and food production.
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Cooperative Extension Service
Land Grant College
State Departments of Agriculture
Extension Service
W.C. Stallings
Seaman A. Knapp
Knapp
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Congress
United States Department of Agriculture
Herbert Hoover
United States Department of Agriculture and Extension Service
United States
Agriculture Department Forecasts Slight Decline in Farm Exports for 1965
UPI reports that U.S. farm exports in fiscal 1965 are expected to dip slightly from a 1964 record of 6.1 billion dollars as world wheat trade normalizes after lower 1964 harvests in Europe and the USSR. Declines in cotton and tobacco are seen, with gains in soybeans and meats offsetting some losses. The January February East Coast and Gulf port strike disrupted exports, while imports for consumption were down. Hog numbers worldwide rose 6 percent to 460 million, with the U.S. showing a drop in hog numbers amid global increases elsewhere.
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United Press International Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
Europe
U.S.S.R
Soviet Union
U.S. Feed
East Coast
Gulf Ports
Markets close at Cyrus auction consignors tally
Hogs 903 head market steady with butcher hogs 18.75 to 22.15 cwt, sows 16.00 to 18.75, boars 15.00 to 15.75, feeder pigs 179 head 13.50 to 19.60 cash. cattle 370 head steer market up .25 to .50, primes 28.00 to 28.50, heifers 26.00 to 26.30, cows 17.00 to 18.80, bulls 20.00 to 21.50. calves 67 head steady with primes 33.00 to 33.50. sheep 148 head steady to .25 higher, spring lambs 28.20 to 32.00, aged ewes 4.40 to 8.00, breeding ewes $28.50 per head.
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Bologna
Soil Week Scheduled for May Observance
The Soil Conservation Service will observe Soil Stewardship Week from May 23 to 30 with the theme The Challenge of Growth. D A Williams administrator of the SCS emphasizes the urgent need to use land and water wisely to meet human demands in urban and rural areas.
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Soil Conservation Service
D.A. Williams
SCS
Mulch Sprays Boost Early Yields At Ohio Station
At the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station liquid asphalt and wax mulches increased first week yields for direct seeded tomatoes cucumbers and melons. Mulched cucumbers grew faster and yielded nearly twice as much as unmulched plants due to higher soil temperatures 2 inch depth.
Corn Disease Spreads Across Ohio Cornfields
Ohio farmers may see maize dwarf mosaic in fields this year with spread since 1962 starting Scioto County. By 1964 the disease reached all but nine counties causing 10 to 30 percent losses in many areas. Johnson grass and corn leaf aphid drive transmission as the virus overwinters in Johnson grass rhizomes.
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Wooster
Ohio
Scioto County
Scioto
Lansing Williams
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
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Huron
BU Cyrus
Wilson
Best and
McCo
Delco Remy
Autolite
Magneto
Norwalk Parts CO
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