Berlin Heights FFA Tests Herbicide With Geigy Company
Berlin Heights Future Farmers of America members finished an experimental herbicide project with Geigy on a 26 acre farm. Three test plots used Atrozine with varying application timings while a control yielded 80 bushels per acre and other plots showed 101 to 103 bushels. Advisor Jim Mutchler notes rainfall undermined effectiveness and underscores the program’s learning and income benefits for the chapter.
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Berlin Heights
Future Farmers of America
Geigy Company
Jim Mutchler
Ohio
Bill Deehr
Stu Taylor
Chuck Cleven
Pumped Water to Boost Northwestern Ohio Rivers
Ohio Water Commission plans a $2 million start to pump water into streams in 27 counties from the Indiana line to Elyria. Bur gess and Niple say man made lakes and large pumps would maintain river flow in droughts, aiding towns industries and recreation.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Water Commission
Ohio
Commission
The
Water Commission
Natural Resources Department
Burgess and Niple Ltd
Indiana Line
Elyria
Maumee, Portage
Sandusky
Huron
Vermilion
Black River
Dairy Prices to Rise as 1967 Ends and 1968 Outlook
The Agriculture Department forecasts higher farm and retail dairy prices next year despite a small rise in milk production above 1967, with manufacturing grade milk supported at four dollars per hundred pounds through March 1968. Butter may lag the trend due to wholesalers' price cuts, while 1967 prices are expected to rise modestly from 1966 levels.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Area Holsteins Rated Excellent in Classification Press
The Holstein-Friesian Association classifies several Holsteins as excellent with 90 points or higher. On two Huron County farms Carl and William Lund own three of the top cows, and George H. Dalton owns one. Other new excellent scores include Mansdell Raven Patsy 5045627 91 points Elever Hurlwood Supreme Dixie 5546416 90 points and Shady-Pine Harcrest Emily 4283617 90 points.
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Brattleboro
Huron County
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Carl and
William Lund
Norwalk
George H. Dalton
Wakeman
Roger P. Denney
Frederick
Maryland
National Holstein Organization
Mansdell Raven Patsy
Elever Hurlwood Supreme Dixie
Shady-Pine Harcrest Emily
Dalton Holstein Trinter
Burke
Denney
Soil Survey Data Now Available Across United States
Raymond S. Brown states fifteen hundred scientists map and survey soils to aid resource preservation and management. The National Cooperative Soil Survey, run by the Soil Conservation Service, provides details at local Soil and Water Conservation District offices in Columbus.
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United States
Raymond S. Brown
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Columbus
National Cooperative Soil Survey
The
Brown
Soil and Water Conservation District
Farmers Split Time Between Farm and Town in Ohio
In Ohio, many farm operators hold off farm jobs, with 52 percent working outside farms in 1964. Over 48 thousand were employed 100 days or more, as urban centers lie within easy driving reach. Dr. John B. Mitchell notes this trend drives town and country blending.
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Columbus
Ohio
John B. Mitchell
Ohio State University Extension
Mitchell
Farm and City Week Highlights Farming as a Business
Across the country Farm and City Week emphasizes agriculture as a food business rather than mere production. It notes family farms require $100 000 to $150 000 to modernize, annual inputs of $15 000 to $20 000, and 100 to 200 purchases yearly, with farming employing about one in four Ohioans.
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Huron County
Market Report Iowa hogs and cattle prices slip slightly
Consignors offered 315 head of hogs and 263 feeder pigs with prices down 1.00 to 1.50 per cwt. Hogs ranged 16.65 to 27.00 for butcher stock. sows 15.20 to 17.45. boars 15.00 to 17.50. Cattle totaled 445 head with steers 23.50 to 25.80, heifers 22.00 to 24.70, cows 13.50 to 18.00, bulls 20.00+. Calves at 32.00 to 42.00 for various grades.
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Bologna
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Mutchler
Donald Ruck
Steve Smith
Steve Deehr
Woodlawn Ave
America
Bucyrus Auction
House OF Service
Lloyd McPherson
Norwalk Parts Company
Norwalk Parts CO
S. Linwood St
Wayne
Firelands Elevator
Firelands Elevator Assn
N. Hester ST
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