A Couple of Swell Kids On the Family Farm
I stayed overnight on a dairy farm near Muncie Indiana with Lon and Debbie Wright a young couple building a life on the farm Debbie is newly pregnant and Lon a Purdue alum and former IFYE both active in agriculture and community life Their guests included visiting IFYE friends from Sweden and Norway The couple blend farming with teaching and civic duty while planning to raise their child in a two income family sharing and enriching experiences with guests and foreign students their optimism for family farming remains strong
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Muncie
Ind
Lon
Debbie Wright
Debbie
IFYE
International Farm Youth Exchangee
Germany
Purdue Aggie
Washington, D.C
Sweden
Norway
Deb
Europe
Farm price index climbs but 1986 outlook remains cloudy
USDA economists report November farm price index rose 2.4 percent marking back-to-back gains, yet prices stay 7.4 percent below a year ago and no major recovery is seen through mid-1986. Cattle, corn and citrus led gains while lemons hogs and grapefruit offset some increases.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Soil and Water District to hold annual meeting
Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District invites the public to its annual meeting on Saturday at 7 15 p m at Russia Township Hall speaker Walt Buescher a former Lorain County man will discuss contributions of agriculture to the American way of life The talk combines humor with a serious message and is partially sponsored by Sperry New Holland Equipment Co Tickets are 6 per person including a buffet dinner Reservations via the district office 1575 Lowell St Elyria or Lorain County Administration Building extension 5352
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Erie Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisor
Martin Hemminger
Huron Township
Kurt Keyman
Larry Sherer
Berlin Township
Steve Kuhl
Roger Roger Rowland
Groton Township
Ehove Joint Vocational School
Mason Road
Milan
Erie
Erie County
Lorain County
Walt Buescher
Lorain
Sperry New Holland Equipment Co
Buescher
U.S
Canada
Pigeon Forge
Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District
Weekly Crop Report Shows Wet Fields Slow Harvest Progress
Lhto weekly crop report notes many fields too wet to enter as farmers harvest corn and soybeans and plant winter wheat. Topsoil moisture listed as 10 percent adequate and 90 percent surplus with a heavy freeze needed to advance field work. corn harvest 80 percent complete, 5 points ahead of last year but below 1980-84 average. Soybean harvest 96 percent, ahead of last year’s pace, but storage tight as beans sprout and mold in some areas while elevator lines grow longer.
Pesticide course set in Strongsville
A pesticide license recertification school is scheduled for Dec. 12 in Strongsville. Private pesticide applicators needing to recertify to keep expiring 1986 or 1987 licenses valid in grain and cereal crops forage crops field vegetables fruit crops forest crops live stock category stored grain and food aquatic seed treatment and care may attend. Preregistration is required with forms from Lorain County Cooperative Extension Service Elyria or by phone. Reservations must be returned by Dec. 5.
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Strongsville
Lorain
Lorain County Cooperative Extension Service, 1575 Lowell St., Elyria
County Administration
Calves in Lorain steer club die from virus outbreak
Ten of 80 calves purchased for the Lorain County Steer Club have died from a virus and 54 more are sick. The calves bought in October for 1986 fair projects weighed 450 to 500 pounds each, costing about 350 to 375 dollars per head. Officers report no legal action against the buyer and plan to discuss bylaws and policy changes as letters go to members.
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Wellington
Lorain County
Jerry Long
Zanesville
Long
Ohio
Vic Long
LaGrange
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Chronicle-Telegram Eyre
Ramada
Pat Leimbach
Soil and Water District
Lowell St
Elyria
Lhto Weekly Crop Report
John Born
Henrietta Township
Born
Gene Krebs
Steer Club
Scheafer’s
Belden
PTO
Kubota
Kubota Giu
Guy Laid
Gishounaday
Litchfield Equipment
Litchfield
Norwalk Rd
Starfleet
Mobil
Elyria Oberlin
Main St
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