Ways To Destroy Poison Ivy In Orchards Tested
WOOSTER Ohio agricultural researchers tested methods to control ivy in orchards under bearing trees. Sodium chlorate and ammonium sulfate showed ivy suppression, but the most effective weed killer identified was 2,4,5-T used with 24:1 water to wet 30 year trees. A power sprayer with a nozzle directed solution downward was recommended to avoid tree injury and not to reuse orchard sprayers for foliage sprays.
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Wooster
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Pensi
Ellenwood
Large Grain Stocks On Ohio Farms Reported
Ohio farms stored 125,034,000 bushels of corn and 62,066,000 bushels of small grain at the start of the year according to Capper's Farmer analysis. The U S Department of Agriculture cites national totals of 2,160,548,000 bushels of corn and 1,940,397,000 bushels of small grain. Western farms held 314 billion bushels last year, averaging 1400 per farm, with Mid-America farms storing 79 percent of corn and 41 percent of small grain.
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Whio
Capper
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Williams County farmers spread 2400 pounds rat bait
In Williams County Ohio farmers and residents distributed more than a ton of warfarin bait to combat rats. Associate county agent Alburt Gehres reported 2400 pounds spread across the county, noting Williams County ranks high in northwest Ohio for bait distribution.
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Bryan
Williams County
Alburt F. Gehres
Gehres
Ohio
Record Price for Hereford Bull at Baca Grant Sale
A new world record price of eighty seven thousand five hundred dollars was paid for a purebred Hereford bull named Baca Prince Domino 20th. Buyer A H Karpe of Bakersfield California purchased the animal at Gunnison Cota with key figures Mrs Alfred M Collins widow of the late Baca herd owner Bill Hutchinson builder Mitch Minls present.
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A. H. Karpe
Bakersfield
Calif
Gunnison
Cota
Karpe
Alfred M. Collins
Bill Hutchinson
Mitch Minls
Time For Cattle Louse Control In Coming Weeks
The article urges treating cattle in the next few weeks to cut lice life span during winter. Untreated cattle show poor gain, slow growth in calves, and general unthrift appearance. mature cattle on feed may fail to gain properly.
Strip Cropping in Soil Conservation Plan
Strip cropping is shown as part of soil conservation, helping hold soil in place while fertility and long term productivity require additional measures. The passage likens strip cropping to a splint for a broken bone, noting it alone does not rebuild fertility or permanently restore land.
Projections of Beef Production And Conservation Plans
Producers plan to expand breeding herds under conservation methods like terracing contouring strip cropping and cover crops. Experts urge expert advice from soil conservation districts and county agents before starting programs. Cattle numbers are rising toward 90 million head as favorable seasons and pastures boost herd buildup, with market effects expected as cows and calves age into production.
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Soil Conservation District
Columbus
Ohio State University
J . W. Hammans
Hammans
Hammang
Midwest
Yanges
Pear Sales Boosted by Boat Shortage Insight
Columbus reports show pear demand rose as wartime ship shortages disrupted fruit transport. Dean Rummell of Ohio State University notes the banana and pear trade adapted with better cooler use and ripening methods. Grocers shifted to tree ripened pears, Rome Beauty apples and peaches, aiming to reduce waste and meet consumer demand amid limited shipping.
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Columbus
Danang
Rummell
L. L. Burn
University and Station
College of Agriculture
State University
Mer
Rome
Ohio
German Farm Women Send Message To U S
German farm women sent a note of friendship to American homemakers via Helen Strow a Henry County home demonstration agent on leave in Germany. Strow described Bavarian home demonstration work and presented a United Nations flag made by an Illinois group to German farm women leader Frau Elisabeth Rhodovi who thanked American farm women for the gesture and spoke of shared solidarity through hand work and cross cultural understanding.
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Columbus
Germany
Henry County
Helen Strow
Bavaria
Ohio State University
Miss Strow
United Nations
Illinois
Frau Elisabeth Rhodovi
Cattle Guard Saves Time And Energy
In Cambridge Ohio Earl Roland farm reports a horse as the only animal to pass a cattle guard over 13 years of road service. The guard uses 4x10 planks set over a pit with gaps that let animal feet through. Gates can move livestock. guards save time energy and gasoline.
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Cambridge
Earl Roland
Norwich
Roland
Christmas Arrives At Oberlin Farmer's Supply Store
Oberlin Farmer's Supply at 95 South Main Street greets shoppers with a wide Christmas display. Ernie Goodell, owner, touts a full line of electrical appliances home hardware toys and gift items including GE and Motorola televisions with service guarantees and a range of mixers toasters and irons plus Casco kitchenware and tools. A tip offers label protection by taping over writing on canned goods and medicine bottles.
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Mosphere
South Main Street
Oberlin
Ernie Goodell
General Electric
Motorola
Goodell
G.E
Cory
Everhot
Dominion
G. E
Sunbeam
14 Pig Litter Weighs 589 Lbs At Weaning
Cadiz, O near Columbus saw a 14 pig litter weigh 589 pounds at weaning on the Paul E. Gotschall farm. The Farm and Home Week committee for Jewett Harrison County announced today that Ohio State University’s agriculture college notes the herd-litter average exceeds 11 pigs. Committee members include C S Hutchinson and Mervin Smith from the extension service with E Dean Mayberry and J R D Barden among others.
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Cadiz
Paul E. Gotschall
Columbus
Jewett
Harrison County
Gotschall
Ohio State University
Dean L. L. Rum
College of Agriculture
George B. Crane
Agriculture Extension Service
Goischall
C. S
Pig Hutchinson
Mervin
G. Smith
E Dean Mayberry
Nellie Watts
State Home Sion
Fordyce Ely
QO. C. Croy
Agricultural En L
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