Farm And City Tree Care Before Ground Freezes
Farmers and city residents should protect trees and shrubs before ground freezes as storage and growth cycles shift. Most plants store food in October. warmer spells may extend growth, while frost halts growth and storage. Apply fertilizer to assist the plant in preparing for winter.
New Mechanisms Aid Vegetables and Orchards
Ohio State University engineering professor Floyd L. Herum describes new vegetable mechanization for precise seed spacing and depth control. Advances include specialized meters, belt plates, printed seed tapes, and electronic row blocking to reduce hand labor, while harvesting machines expand use amid weight and field-mlood issues.
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Columbus
Floyd L. Herum
Ohio State University
Ohio
Fremont
Herum
Bellevue Couple Wins 1968 MPF Youth Leadership Award
Mr and Mrs Kenton Sherman of Bellevue Huron County win MPF Youth Leadership Award for outstanding farming and dairying. They operate 370 acres with 38 registered Guernsey cows producing 11 757 pounds of milk and 540 pounds butterfat and will tour the National MPF Convention in St Louis November 10 14.
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Shermans
MPF
St. Louis
Guernsey
Sherman
Ira Mae
Amy
Becky
Sylvia
Paul Zehentbauer
Route 1
Hanoverton
Columbiana County
Zehentbauers
James Miley
West Salem
Wayne County
Farm Courses At EHOVE Expand Student Field Trips
Thirty EHOVE agricultural students toured a large Waterloo Iowa farm equipment complex visiting the tractor plow and harvester plants and the new administration building. The program blends classroom study with three hours daily of work related duties at local firms to prepare students for farm related careers.
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EHOVE
Waterloo
Iowa
Jim Mutchler
Avery
Crow Lumber Co
Norwalk
Monoreville
Albright Equipment
Morrow’s
Foodland
Seaman and McLean Co
Jerry Mahl
Mutchler
Berlin Heights
Don Nichols
Milan High School
Nichols
Ohio State Farm Science Review
The
State University At
Columbus
Farm Power Shifting Says MSU Economist
Agricultural power is evolving not fading, says Dr. Dale E. Hathaway of Michigan State University. In a keynote at the National Broiler Council Conference he warned that the old rural south and midwest regional influence fades as agribusiness and farming join to form a new political power centered on markets and efficiency.
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Marguerite Davis Washington
UPI
Dale E. Hathaway
Michigan State University
National Broiler Council
Hathaway
Midwest
Congress
Hathaway Asid
South
Humphrey Fights for Second in Farm Belt Voters
In a nine state swing toward November 5, Nixon leads farmers with Humphrey likely to finish behind in most farm belt regions. Wallace could overtake him in Illinois Kansas Nebraska while Minnesota holds a glimmer of support for Humphrey. Farmers cite fear and anger at price trends as key.
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David Smothers
Chicago
UPI
Farm Belt
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Illinois
Nebraska
Kansas
Humphrey
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Humphrey’s
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Dakotas
South Dakota
State Farm Bureau
George Coup
Bucyrus Auction Totals 1378 Head With Mixed Market Shifts
Auction results show 177 consignors and 1378 head sold. Hogs steady to 0.80 lower with sows 13.20 to 16.90, calves and feeders mixed. cattle steady to down with steers 21 to 28.60, cows 15.50 to 19.20, sheep and wool higher across bids.
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Bucyrus
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