Lorain County Dairy Princess Carolyn Tompkins Named
Carolyn Tompkins 18 daughter of Virgil and wife will serve a year as Lorain County Dairy Princess. A Keystone High School graduate now at Ashland College she majors in premedicine and is a member of the Ashland College Marching Band. She began showing cattle at 19 and earned the All Breed Showmanship Award at the Lorain County Fair.
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Carolyn Sue Tompkins
Virgil Tompkins
la Grange
Carolyn
Lorain County
Keystone High School
Ashland College
Josephine
Carl Skalak
Nos
William G. Huber
University of [Inois College of Veterinary Medicine
Huber
Food and Drug Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
LaGrange Tractor Sales Promotes Case Harvest Equipment
LaGrange Tractor Sales markets Case windrowers and balers with features designed for livestock and dairy farms. The Case 555 offers a new header-frame design and wide conditioning for even hay cure, while the 330T and 330W highlight dependable tying and easy maintenance. Tractors range from small garden models to the 140 horsepower 1370. Stop at Rt. 301 in LaGrange, 8 to 6 weekdays, 8 to 4 Saturday.
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LaGrange
Case
LaGrange Tractor
LaGrange Tractor Sales
Rt. 301
Litter problem prompts reader anger and proposed fixes
A reader denounces roadside litter along the Vermilion River and cans and bottles dropped by a young couple. He critiques thoughtless behavior, fantasizes about public shaming, and suggests actions like organized cleanups by Helen Reinhard and local Scout groups for Keep America Beautiful Day. He ends by urging readers to lead neighborhood cleanups.
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Vermilion River
Sear
Erie County
Helen Reinhard
George
Firelands Area
Henrietta
America
Livestock Drug Residues Alarm Humans Face Risk
Urbana Illinois AP reports indiscriminate antibiotic feeding to livestock raises consumer health concerns. University of Illinois researchers warn residues may enter the human food chain through meat, highlighting potential risks to public health and the need for stricter controls.
Kipton man named to egg market development panel
Dwight Holt of Kipton was appointed to a 21 member Temporary Advisory Committee for Ohio egg market development by Agriculture Director Gene R Abercrombie. The panel aims to craft an egg marketing program, aid producers, and advise on Ohio egg industry details.
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Dwight Holt
Kipton
Ohio
Gene R Abercrombie
Ohio Beef
Ohio Apples
More research funds urged to increase soybean yields
Harold Kuehn of DuQuoin Illinois testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture urging doubled funding for soybean research to boost yields and profits. He cited 1971 state and national yields, called for more scientists, and noted industry and processor contributions totaling about a million dollars this year and next.
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Harold Kuehn
DuQuenin, Ill
American Soybean Association
Senate
Subcommittee On Agriculture
Kuehn
Cooperative State Research Service
Agricultural Research Service
Congress
National Soybean Processors Association
Black River FFA Judging Teams Earn District Honors
Black River FFA judging teams earned district honors with three squads placing in district and state events. The daily judging team of Hange Fenstermaker and Adamson finished third in the district. Hange was third high individual. The meat judging team placed second in the district and seventh in state with Neptune Hoffmann Ridenour Mennell. The general livestock team won a local contest and earned a Hamshire breeding gift raised by Mennell. Finkel was second high and Neptune third.
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Spencer
Black River
Future Farmers of America
Bill Hange
Chuck Fenstermaker
George Adamson
Hange
Rick Neptune
Robert Hoffman
Roger Ridenour
Mike Mennell
Dean
Dan Rollin
Neptune
al Finkel
Mennell
al Kestner
Rt 3
West Salem
Finkel
Farm Bureau Opens May Enrollments For Health Plans
Lorain County Farm Bureau members have a limited Open Enrollment from April 15 to May 15 to sign up for Major Hospital and Medi Help Plans. Existing insured members may increase daily room and hospital benefits as part of a Complete Protection Package.
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Lorain County
Farm Bureau
Ohio Farm Bureau
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Krustowski
WEA of
Wengton
E. Main ST
Ravenna
Medina
Pat Leimbach
Kipton Man
Yehegraph
Aerial Farming Service, Inc
N. Central
John Oldman
RFD
Shreve
Wayne Timchuk
New London
States
Canada
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Wooster
Edward Hienton
Nowinski Greenhouse
Columbia Station
Schuster
Olmsted Falls
Ted Short
OARDC
Black River Ffa
Star Builders, Inc
Cammercial Industrial Farm
Phone Star Builders, Inc
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Amherst
Jim Schaefer
Rtes
Belden l
N. Center St
Ford Good Auctioneer
Seville
Creston Poultry & Egg Auction
Jean Bonnett
Wakeman
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Kipton Elevator Ass'n
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