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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1940
Page
14
Farming facts examine two experimental plots at Greenville Kentucky showing manure alone yielding 26 bushels per acre and manure plus lime and phosphate yielding 49 bushels. Other notes cover stump treatment with copper sulfate, red summer apple Close, poultry feeding tricks, clover top-dressing, and alfalfa variety trials.
Ohio researchers report a shift back to beef breeding as favorable margins return. Purebred herds and beef on dairy stock grow, banks financed 650 Hereford heifers in 1939 and 30 registered bulls in five years. Prices at OSU auction rose from 3115 for 42 head in 1938 to 127 for 53 head in 1939, while Four-H clubs expand to 53 groups with 310 members and steer feeding reaches around 3,000 animals in 1939.
The Grafton Savings and Banking Co on Main Street Graf ton invites farmers to apply for farm loans. The bank highlights services for farm machinery equipment stock feeding and breeding and other farming needs. It emphasizes helping farmers through seasons of tight cash flow with sound banking practices.
Ohio State University extension agents used census data to compare past and present farming in Paulding County. Findings show corn yields down six bushels an acre from 1910 to 1930 and oats similar. Owner-occupied farms fell from 80 percent to 56 percent in 1935, and the 1890 population of about 27 000 has dropped to 15 000 to 16 000. The 1940 census will illuminate income shifts and farm organization as machinery reduces labor needs, with tomatoes for canneries noted as a trend and beef herds maintained with local feed and prices.
Paulding county tomato growers screen workers for color blindness before hiring to ensure proper tomato grading. Canners pay on graded quality, and misgraded green tomatoes lower basket value. Foster says census data will aid planning and reflect agricultural conditions accurately for improvements.
A warning to potato growers to take precautions against bacterial ring rot was issued by county extension agent C. L Hummel. He notes the disease has appeared in Maine and Minnesota and could spread via uncertified seed, often remaining undetected until late.
Holton Farmers can rely on two Holton tank trucks delivering White Rose gasoline kerosene fuel oil lubricants and greases daily from the Holton Coal and Oil Company located at the B O railroad crossing near LaPorte. The firm also distributes Globe fertilizer and offers export auto truck and tractor repair. Contact Mr Clarence Holton for full information and assistance.
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station findings by P R Kercord show growing pullets need less animal protein than expected. Five percent protein supplement supported rapid growth and early production similar to 10 or 15 percent, especially with range access. Range grass provided protein and vitamins, while liberal grain feeding with a starter mash aided development.
The article describes a plant disease appearing late in the season around August 1 in Maine. Initial symptom is a subtle wilting of leaves and stalks indicating the onset of infection.
Russell D. Fulton runs the Modern Funeral Home in Grafton offering comprehensive services to residents and surrounding area.
The Virginia Beauty Shoppe in Grafton above United Grocery offers complete beauty services. Fulton Funeral Home advertises modern funeral care and emergency ambulance service available by telephone at 80 Grafton.
Virginia Staysnick operates a six year old beauty shop offering complete services with up-to-date equipment and skilled workmanship. She has nine years of beauty experience and specializes in machineless permanents while also using Nessles Aristocrat waving equipment and selling Mardelle and Jeanne Nadal supplies. Hypnotism is noted as illegal in Chinese literature from the 11th Century.
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