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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1969
Page
13
The narrator recalls childhood market days on a vacant lot near a suburb, selling produce with siblings. They describe the early pre-dawn setup, family roles, and a code of ethics, from parents’ shopfront to the final tear down under a closing umbrella. The memory blends smells, daily labor, and a sense of pride in a mother who set higher prices.
W B French and Son Farm east of Wakeman on Rt 303 is testing no till corn herbicides and 38 hybrid corn varieties to meet rising seed demand. A twilight tour for area farmers showcased controlled experiments with Lasso and Lorox herbicides on a soybean field to curb foxtail weeds.
Lorain County Junior Fair Board officers named for the 114th Lorain County Fair. Ron Pickworth leads as president with Gary Rowland as vice president and Mary Schaefer as secretary. The setup includes committee heads for Dairy, Beef, Swine, Sheep and Goats, Horses, Agricultural Products, Poultry and Rabbits, Dogs, and Home Economics. The fair runs August 19 to 24 as hundreds of 4-H members prepare prize livestock and exhibits.
Washington based Agriculture Department reports the January to June 1969 net farm income at about 15.6 billion dollars annualized, up from 14.6 billion for the same period in 1968. Cash receipts reached a record 19.9 billion, with livestock and crop sales driving the gain as prices rose for meat and dairy products.
The Soil and Water Conservation District crops and fertilizer committee hosts a Twilight Tour at 7:30 tonight. First stop Dwight Miller Farm Vermilion Road Brownhelm Township to view two no till fields, then Bernie Buchs Farm Becker Road east of Gore Orphanage Road with a settling basin explained by David Norman OSU.
Industrial and Farm Builders Inc offers pole type structures built to order in wood aluminum or steel. They claim cost about 50 percent less than conventional buildings and invite customers Bill to discuss plans at their Amherst office reachable by phone 986 5951 located one mile west of Rt 58 on Rt 113.
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