Ozinga Farm Portrait Amid Horses and Heartland Life
A farm visit tells of the Ozinga family at the old Sam Hess farm near Peoria in a rainy Thursday trip. Melvin, ten, drives Harold the horse while siblings engage with the Shetland pony and Rex the horse. the family raises cattle and keeps a timbered 218 acre property with Elk Creek running through. The feature notes a rebuilt white house with red trim after a fire, a robust water system, a large barn with sixty tons of clover hay, and a history of horse-loving farming.
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Will Ozinga
Hie Hoya
Ozinga
Rex
Melvin
Alideet
Sam Hess
Will
Hess
They Like Horses and Calves on Ozinga Farm
Mr. Ozinga farms with Hereford cattle and raises calves beside the cows. Eighteen calves now, six in the barn, cows driven to the lot for night milk. He pictures six calves, praises pasture calf-raising as profitable, and selects top heifer calves yearly to improve the herd. He also raises hogs, with ninety five spring pigs on bluegrass pasture.
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Ozinga
Ozinga Rearing Cattle and Calves Milked in Pasture
Ozinga raises cattle with Hereford calves at side of cows in a pasture. The calves were moved to the big barn where they share the milk from the milk cows. They are milking eleven cows now and show good breeding.
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Ozinga
Ozinga Farm Visitors Report Warm Day And Busy Work
The Ozinga family showcased farm routines during visitors from a hilltop hog operation. They described feeding with shelled corn tankage and oil meal producing healthy stock and a strong six month average weight. The day included weather notes, a son Jacob's Kansas City assignment, and plans to lime fields and grow alfalfa.
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William Ozinga
Ilis
Jacob
Kansas City
Farm production must be boosted in policy shift
An old editorial urges higher farm output citing concerns over acreage and per cent yields. It argues adoption of efficient seeds and better feeds to raise production despite weather and market pressures, warning that low production could threaten food supply and prices.
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Stegapil
Corn Borer Threat Close to Iowa and Midwest
Federal and state reports warn of a sharp rise in the corn borer this summer with heavy damage potential in Ohio Indiana Michigan Illinois and Iowa across the Mississippi. Entomologists say moth flight from across rivers will spread infestations, requiring years to determine where controls are needed to prevent major losses.
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Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Chiswag
Minois
Minis
Mississippi
Iowa
Miinais
Fast St. Louis
Dubuque
HW. OM. Harris
John Urinsley
Mississippi River
Illinois
Drake
Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Urge Use of Native Timber For Posts Now
Community leaders call for immediate use of native timber in fencing and posts to support local mills and reduce imports. Skepticism remains about supply limits but officials promise sustained sourcing and oversight to protect forests.
Dairy cattle feeding advisory from Calleve extension
The Calleve extension in Town State urges gradual increases in oat feeding to dairy cows to ease digestion and footing. Officials say slowly raising the amount will help cows become accustomed before any further changes are made.
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Lewis Rivers
Farmers Price Ratio Reaches Best Level Since 1919
The August index shows prices received by farm producers rising to the highest point since 1919 with all farm commodities up, signaling improved profits. Dairy and feed costs influence the gains, while overall price advances bolster producer incentives and suggest increased production in the near term.
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Fang Orso
Bette
Oats Processing Notes Hint At Higher Feeding Value
Fragmentary passage notes that feeding value may rise from 10 to 25 percent if oats remain whole, but if oats are crushed or hulled the value declines. Production continues with this year's approach and aims to improve with adjustments to kernel processing.
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