Gardening in Shade Offers Bright Hopes for Suburban Plots
The article outlines creating productive shade gardens with rich humus soils, proper drainage, and balanced plant food. It lists hardy ferns such as Osmunda claytoniana and Dryopteris marginale, ground covers like Vinca Minor and Pachysandra terminalis, and a selection of shade tolerant perennials including Trillium Grandiflorum, Mertensia Virginica, Convallaria majalis, Hemerocallis, Trollius, and hostas. It also highlights tuberous begonias as a prime choice for shaded areas with ample moisture and organic matter.
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Mary Garden
Prospects for Ohio Wheat Good Says Agronomist
An Ohio agronomist from the Experiment Station reports excellent prospects for a 1938 wheat crop. Warm late winter and spring weather spurred growth. though dry fall and some wet spots caused stress, fields show vigorous growth with potential for an early harvest if favorable conditions continue. Clipping or pasturing to limit lodging is advised in rank stands to aid new seedings.
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Ohio
C. A Lamb
Agronomy Department
Oho Agrcultural Experiment Station
Greenhouse Vegetable Day Planned For Wooster Trip
Several Lorain County vegetable greenhouse growers will travel to Wooster on May 5 for the tenth annual Greenhouse Vegetable Day at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. A morning tour of the experimental greenhouses runs from 9 a.m. to noon with a 1:30 p.m. discussion on the day’s experiments and greenhouse practices led by Dr. I. C. Hoffman of the horticultural department.
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Lorain County
Wooster
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
I. C. Hoffman
Garden planning tips for efficient vegetable plots
Plan your garden with compact vege tables and defined plots to save space. Allocate space per crop, install poles for beans and stakes for tomatoes, and consider chicken wire for cucumbers. Elevate beds for easier access and keep each plot trim with flowers like ageratum and sweet alyssum.
Dr Brown To Speak At Lorain 4-H Club Dinner
Dr Robert E Brown of Tweol Oy Chepsin Graduate School will be principal speaker at Lorain County 4 H Club advisors recognition dinner at Oberca Mel Church Waynea nu. Dean W Myers Elyria will serve as toastmaster and a school music program will follow by Merthe School Music students.
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Robert E Brown
Chepsin Graduate School
Tweol Oy
Wil
Lorain County
Forr-H CIA
Wayea
Wovpead
Loram Coenty Ags
Tara Louety
Perouse George
Toi
Bireas Woolgrowers’ Assocar
Fruit Growers Receive New Spray Letter
County agent announces a fall spray letter from the cooperative extension service. The missive outlines center of cur culio and aphid control, with application timing and scabe guidelines for fruit growers.
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Eoodling
Wth
Comutr Agro
CC. 1
Humme
Deine
Ohio Leads In Soil Feeding Says Ohio Leads In Soil Feeding
Ohio farmers have steadily invested more plant food in soil than any other state, according to Herbert W. Smoots of the Ohio Farm Bureau. The report notes Ohio uses more fertilizer overall, though the average plant food content per acre has been higher here than in other states. Smoots links fertilizer sales closely with farm cash income, citing 1930s to 1937 data and fluctuating Fall and Spring sales figures.
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Ohio
Herbert W. Smooets
Ohio Farm Bureau
Uchaimbrs
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Farm Bureau
Farm Accounts Explain Variations in Farm Incomes
Farm account records for 1977 at Obra State University analyze why Mahoning and Columbiana farms report higher labor incomes. Differences tied to labor efficiency, crop choices, and management practices are explored, with emphasis on documented factors affecting earnings.
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Columbiana
Obra State University
Extension service guides growers on timely spraying
About 300 fruit growers in the county participate in the extension service program receiving timely spraying recommendations at various times during the year to protect crops.
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Extension Service
Farrowing House Pig Creep At Purdue Experiment Station
Purdue Experiment Station describes a pig creep built inside a farrowing house. The feed hopper sits inside the structure and is refilled through a roof door. Slats are spaced seven inches apart.
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Purdue Experiment Station
When to Cut Raspberry Canes After Harvest
Minnesota Experiment Station advises weather decides raspberries pruning. In dry seasons cut old canes early to save moisture for new growth. In wet seasons leave old canes until late to help new wood harden for winter.
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Minnesota Experiment Station
Farming notes on pullets corn yields and garden pests
Clare Swan of Wayne County Ohio backs keeping pullets for a second year. Indiana farmers in a corn contest hit high yields with 596 of 1,160 producing 100 bushels per acre. Ralph Heilman set a top record of 179.1 bushels. Kansas reports black stem rust and flea beetles threaten wheat and garden crops. control options include sprays and Bordeaux mixtures.
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Clare Swan
Wayne County
Ohio
Indiana
Ralph Heilman
Hope
Grape Growers Warn of Night Pests Climbing Cut Worms
If grapes show signs of being eaten soon after opening and no insects are visible, beware climbing cut worms. These pests feed at night and can be stopped by banding vines with tree Tanglefoot. Also, secure supporting posts by hand.
Wisconsin Station Seeks Sweet Clover Improvement
Wisconsin Experiment Station identifies coumarin as the cause of bitterness and poisoning in sweet clover. Researchers pursue breeding with Chinese sweet clovers lacking coumarin to reduce future problems.
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Wisconsin
Grazing Small Grains Yields in Spring on Corn Belt
Missouri Experiment Station findings show moderate spring grazing of small grain stands from March 1 to mid April lowers wheat yields by 1 to almost 3 bushels per acre. Severe grazing, including fall grazing plus eight spring weeks, cuts wheat by 3 to 5 bushels per acre or about 19 percent of normal. Spring grazing of winter barley reduces yield more due to earlier maturation.
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Missouri Experiment Station
Farm labor income and efficiency linked to tractor use
Specialist Guy Miller notes labor income equals after expenses and fines. Of 34 farms, 10 earned over 2500, 3 between 1500 and 2000, 10 between 1000 and 1500, 18 less than 1000. remaining unprofitable. High income farms showed better tractor and horse use and higher crop yields and dairy sales per cow.
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Guy Miller
Miller
Rural Life Sunday Set For May 22
Hundreds of Granges nationwide plan to observe Rural Life Sunday on May 22. Members will attend church services in body and church programs will highlight the Grange movement's role in promoting rural life, with special programs on rural life facts, problems, and improvement suggestions.
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National Grange
Grange Movement
Avon Lake Women Attend Electrical League Demonstration
Ninety five members and guests of the Women’s League of the Congregational church attended an Electrical Demonstration at the Electrical League in Cleveland on Monday afternoon.
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AVON
Women's League of the Congregational Church
Electrical League
Cleveland
Avon Lake Students Set For Kent Exams
Avon Lake students headed to Kent for tests include French I top finisher Gwen Beard and Batty Haydon. French II second Margie Hassel and Donna Myers third. General Science top Robert Scott fourth. Geometry sees Jane Mauers third.
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Avon Lake
Kent
Gwen Beard
Batty Haydon
Margie Hassel
Donna Myers
Robert Scott
Jane Mauers
Weekend visitors and illness fill local notes
Miss Anta and Dorothy Demm visited Portsmouth with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Peak. Estella Johnson of Cleveland stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Butterworth. Lucile King of Eaton visited Mr. and Mrs. I. J. King. Mason Smith of Elyria visited Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Black. Paul Swartz and child from Cleveland called on his parents. Jim Deasy attended a niece's wedding in East Cleveland. Kate Heider and Louise Westrick on the sick list Saturday morning.
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Anta
Dorothy Demm
Portsmouth
Arthur Peak
Estella Johnson
Cleveland
Jim Butterworth
Lucile King
Eaton
I. J. King
William Somerville
Lakewood
Lizzie Vacha
Virginia
Charles Horwedel
Dell Dunning
Robert Grell
Lorain
Mason Smith
Elyria
Wayne Black
Paul Swartz
Jim Deasy
East
Kate Heider
Louise Westrick
South Amherst Auxiliary Holds April Meeting at Nally Home
The April meeting of South Amherst American Legion Aux Post No. 197 was held at Mrs. A. F. Nally’s home. Routine work and favorable reports by secretary and treasurer were reported. Plans were made to cooperate with the village for Memorial Day. Poppies were distributed for sale on or before Poppy Day.
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South Amherst
Milo Minch
Henry Kolb
Early Sowing For Perennials Advised
Gardeners planning to grow perennials from seed should sow in April or early May to take advantage of cool moist weather. Seeds germinate best in cool conditions and transplants moved to July produce sturdy plants. Perennials easy for beginners include columbines, dianthus, delphiniums, gaillardias, coreopsis, hollyhocks, pyrethrums, sweet williams, veronica spicata, and violas.
May Meeting Plans At Mrs Clayton Young Home
Ralph Reinhart served refreshments to a group including Mrs Tom Capaso Mrs Joe Rich Mrs Fred Fahrney Mrs Paul Mor Mrs Chariea Corbett Mrs William Slack Miss Norma Slack Mrs Milo Minch Mrs Henry Kolb Mrs Don Maze Miss Edith Maze and Mrs Clayton Young Final plans for Memorial Day will be made at this meeting The May gathering is set for Monday evening May 23 at Mrs Young's residence with Mrs Corbett assisting.
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Ralph Reinhart
Tom Capaso
Joe Rich
Fred Fahrney
Paul Mor
Chariea Corbett
William Slack
Norma Slack
Milo Minch
Henry Kolb
Don Maze
Edith Maze
Clayton Young
Corbett
Village Council Meeting Discusses Fire Truck Right of Way
Mayor Henry Garland presided as committees reviewed traffic laws affecting fire trucks. Memorial Day plans were set to be finalized at the committee meeting on Tuesday May 5 at the town hall.
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Henry Garland
April Young People's League Meeting and Dime Society Event
The April meeting of the Young People's League will be held this evening at St John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church. Ladies Dime Society members and friends gather Thursday afternoon in Congregational Church parlors with Mrs. Ethel Wilson hosting and a comforter tying ceremony planned.
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Young People’s League
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
The
Ladies Dime Society
Congregational Church
Ethel Wilson
Firemen Plan May Party at Swiss Hall
A committee of the Volunteer Firemen met at the fire station Monday evening to arrange the May party to be held at Swiss Hall Saturday evening May 14. Wives of the firemen will be guests at this party.
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Swiss Hall
Magyar Hall Anniversary Celebration Planned in South Amherst
The 15th anniversary of Magyar Hall at South Amherst will be celebrated on Sunday May 1 under the First Magyar Mutual Aid Society. An evening begins with a 6:00 PM chicken supper followed by a dance and invites all to attend.
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South Amherst
First Magyar Mutual Aid Society
Doctora
Doans
Doan
Plant Food Guidelines For Healthy Vegetable Soil
The article explains that vegetables are heavy feeders and need adequate plant food in the soil. It details spreading a balanced plant food at 4 lbs per 100 sq ft, working it into the soil, and adjusting amounts for hill plantings and long season crops. It advises timing feeding eight weeks after growth starts and using precise measured quantities.
Farm Bureau Starts Research Machinery in Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau announces creation of a national set up by the American Farm Bureau Federation to provide policy action guidance for agricultural progress. Don E. Mowry will head the new service department, bringing Wisconsin and editorial experience to the role.
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Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau
Columbus
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Association of Farm Bureaus
Don E. Mowry
New Service Department
University of Wisconsin
The
Wasconsin Farmer
Nitrogen Fertilizer Advised In Orchards
Fruit growers should apply nitrogen fertilizers to orchards soon for the current season. C W Ellenwood of the Hort iculture Department recommends sulfate of ammonia or nitrate of soda if mid April work is late. A yearly application of 1 4 lb per year of tree age is advised for apple trees, with smaller amounts for other fruits. Omission of regular treatments is poor orchard economy.
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C. W. Ellenwood
Horticulture Department
Oftin Agricultural Experiment Station
Campus beauty and homely poll sparks university date
Abilene Texas Burton Shelton editor of The Brann at Hardin-Simmons University asks students to name the most beautiful girl and the homeliest boy so they may share an evening out at the paper’s expense.
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Abilene
Tex
Burton Shelton
Brann
Hardin - Simmons University
Rose
Thorn
Uncommon Vegetables Worth Trying In Home Gardens
Many uncommon vegetables grow easily in backyards. Leeks and kohlrabi join peppers celery cabbage salsify okra and chicory as potential additions. Sow in spring or indoors as needed and harvest for flavorful winter salads and stews.
Okapi Sanctuary Planned in Belgian Congo
A sanctuary for the rare okapi, a giraffe relative, is to be established in the Belgian Congo to protect the species and its habitat. The move aims to bolster conservation efforts and raise international awareness of this elusive animal.
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Belgian Congo
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