Water Uses' Rated Best In District
A Portage County girl, Carol Gebhart of Southeast High, won best soil and water conservation science project. Dennis Patterson of Willard and Mark Case of Wyandot placed second and will join Gebhart to represent the district at the Ohio Federation summer meeting July 30 to August 2 in Delaware for the state contest.
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Portage County
Ohio
Northeast Soil Conservation
Carol Gebhart
Southeast High School
Norwalk
Dennis Patterson
Willard High School
Huron County
Mark Case
Wyandot County
Gebhart
Ohio Federation
Delaware
Frost risk warns fruit growers on scab and pests
Farm and city fruit growers should monitor trees for apple scab caused by recent frost and weather. Prevent defoliation with one to three scab sprays every two to three weeks, using Micro-film sulfur where suitable. Watch European red mite, apple maggot, and codling moth. prune through June to build next year’s fruiting wood. Grapevines should be left, with basal buds developing new shoots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Banta
Ohio State University
Mrs Stein Elected To Committee In Huron County 4-H
Mrs Henry Stein advisor to the New Haven Pins and Needlers was elected to serve as Southwest District representative to the Huron County 4-H Extension Advisory Committee. Jim Hutchinson Becky Nuhfer and Rick Bragg elected to district boards. Gries Broadleaf evergreens require little pruning and good landscaping adds value per Ohio State University Extension gardeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stein
New Haven Pins and Needlers
Huron County
Jim Hutchinson
Willard Rawhiders
Becky Nuhfer
Norwich-Richmond Workers
Rick Bragg
Non-Farm Fields Gain Interest in Area Vocational Ag
Western Reserve district veteran Gale Bach elder notes a shift toward non farm occupations in ag classes with two thirds of students not living on farms. Milan High reflects growth in horticulture, including truck farming and greenhouse operations, while curriculum now emphasizes specialization and semester courses in engineering, crop science, animal science, soils, and horticulture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Reserve
Gale Bachelder
Bachelder
Neal Leimbach
Milan High Schol
Leimbach
Gilman Baker, Co. Ag
New London
Barker
Area Farmers Shown Efficient Management Gains
Area extension agent Paul Wright reports Ohio farmers are reaching higher management efficiency. A Fremont meeting attracted ten-year comparisons showing dairy investment rising from 30 122 in 1955 to 75 073 last year and cash crop farms from 40 420 to 80 410.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Paul Wright
Fremont
Wright
Wool Prices Seen Higher in 1966 Driven by Demand
UPI reports Agriculture Department projects moderate rise in average 1966 wool prices due to smaller sheep supplies, higher mill activity from military buying, and firmer world prices. 1965 average was 47.1 cents per pound grease. March April prices ran 99 percent above year earlier. Incentives climb to 65 cents per pound in 1966 and 66 in 1967. US per capita wool use 1965 at 2.7 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
U.S
Groundhog Control Advise From Local Extension Agent
County extension agent John Wells says groundhog control cartridges are available at the Cooperative Extension Office in Norwalk. Use now to destroy dens while no other wildlife uses the holes. minimum charge applies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wells
County Extension
Cooperative Extension Office
Norwalk
Small Fruits Day at Wooster June 9
The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster will host Small Fruits Day on June 9. Morning tours run 9:30 to 11:30, lunch from 11:30 to 1, followed by an afternoon program. Seven educational exhibits and several commercial exhibits will be on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Wooster
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Gene Fairall
Harasoy
Hawkeye
Avery Ohio
Milan
Mrs. Stein
Gries
Ohio State University Extension
Ment of Agriculture
Huron
Delco Remy
Autolite
Norwalk Parts CO
S. Linwood St
Compar
Ford Industrial Tractor
Firelands Tool Rental, Inc
Woodlawn Ave
Norway, Ohio
Wayne
Profit Builder
Firelands
North Hester St
Norwalk, Ohio
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