Keep Hens Happy For Winter Eggs Urges Cray Says 40 Degree House Best
Poultry specialist R E Cray of Ohio State University urges keeping laying houses near 40 degrees to maintain mood and winter egg production. He warns against warm then cold exposure, suggests insulating buildings with materials like straw or corn cobs, tight doors and windows, and a liberal feeding program for non insulated homes. He notes many flocks face fowl pox this winter, with vaccination offering immunity but some farmers relying on luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Cray
Ohio State University
Cray
Ohio
1937 Discouraging Year For Sheepmen
Ohio sheepmen faced heavy losses and slow lamb growth due to parasites in 1937. L K Bear of Ohio State University notes favorable weather amplified parasite problems amid rising costs and ineffective prior controls. He warns bluegrass pastures encourage infestations and prescribes seasonal chemical treatments at modest per-sheep cost to prevent recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
L. K. Bear
Ohio State University
Bear
Purebred Guernsey Sales Announced
Purebred Guernsey cattle sales were announced by the American Guernsey Cattle Club of Peterborough New Hampshire. Curtis R Hill of Elyria bought the cow Fairfield Itchen Sun flower 500183 and King Gerlyn of K P 244890 was sold to C Conkle and H R Mosher of Shreve Ohio. Iris's Solicitor 239612 went to J M Patterson of North Ridgeville through J Russell Sprowls of Bentleyville Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Peterborough
New Hampshire
Curtis R. Hill
Elyria
Fairfield
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
Iris
J. M. Patterson
North Ridgeville
J. Russell Sprowls
Bentleyville
Pennsylvania
Farmers' Week at Ohio State University Sets Wide Program
Ohio farm women plan to attend Farmers Week January 24 to 28 at Ohio State University. The Home Economics Division will offer lectures, meetings, and social events including Dieting Daughters. County councils meet Monday at King Avenue Methodist Church, the Ohio Federation of Farm Women's Clubs holds a Tuesday dinner in University buildings, with health topics and demonstrations on eyes ears nose throat care safety and first aid. An illustrated lecture on science and medicine and a care of feet film are scheduled, plus sessions on clothes nutrition electrical equipment music flowers meat preparation and house repair. The annual tea appears Thursday afternoon in Pomerene Hall, lasting two hours.
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Ohio Farm
Ohio State University
King Avenue M. E
Ohio Federation of Farm Women's Clubs
Pomerene Hall
Farmers Week To Offer Program On Soils And Crops
Ohio State University agronomists outline a full Farmers Week program from January 24 to 28, featuring talks on soils and crops at Townshend Hall with the Corn and Grain Show in Ives Hall and a sugar beets session on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohio
Ohio State
Townshend Hall
Ives Hall
Extension of Unemployment Act Forces Farm Workers to Quit
Extension of the Unemployment Insurance Act to agricultural laborers drives many Northern Ireland workers from farms as unemployment grants exceed farm earnings, prompting mass job quitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ireland
Safe Poultry Raising in Kansas Soils and Hens
Kansas farmers face pest issues in soils as they raise poultry. The report notes brooders on raised wire floors and attempts to keep brood ranges clean. Mentions E. E. Stewart of Bourbon County and observations from October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Ours
Stewart
Bourbon County
Illinois Experiment Station Report Highlights Corn and Molasses Use
A survey of Illinois and Oregon farms notes hybrid corn is advancing with mechanized harvests. Molasses can substitute part of corn in cattle and hog feeds, but its value drops when corn prices fall. The piece also cites oats and peas in Pennsylvania and endorses sexed pullet chicks for broiler production due to reduced disease and cannibalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Illinois
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Rape Pasture Boosts Hog Yields in Missouri Tests
Missouri tests show pigs fed on rape pasture produce around 100 pounds of pork using 20 bushels less corn. An Achison County farmer planted 244 acres of rape for emergency hog pasture and, with strategic rotational grazing, finished pigs by late summer, illustrating early pasture value for spring pigs and potential corn savings of five bushels per 20‑pound hog.
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Missouri
Sudan
Achison
Sassouri
Deadly cresol dip warnings from Florida station
The Florida Experiment Station warns farmers about many livestock deaths from applying undiluted cresol dip to open wounds. It is corrosive and poisonous, especially on screw-worm wounds. Recommendation favors benzol to kill worms and pine tar oil for dressing. Also describes a deep tiller ready to break sub soil in a New Jersey orchard and farmers using iron balls to create natural drains in clay soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Experiment Station
New Jersey
Lights Help Tomato Growers Use of Electric Lights
Experiments from Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station show extending daylight with electric lights aids early Spring tomato growth. J. Homman notes longer light periods (about 14 hours) during December and January produce fruitful flowers and normal fruit when transplanted into growing houses. Seedlings are potted in four-inch pots and kept under lights five to six hours daily before final transplantation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Homman
Horticultural Department
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Ohio
Eary
Tioiman
New Oat Varieties Show Promise For Ohio Fields
Columbus reports favorable USDA tests on new oat strains. Victoria Richland crosses yielded 108 bushels per acre at Iowa in 1937, resistant to rusts and smut with good grain. The new varieties outyield Richland by 22 bushels, with twelve crosses being multiplied for future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa Experiment Station
Iowa Station
Strip Cropping Plan Gains In Popularity
Strip cropping gains popularity among farmers in Reily township Butler county says C L Parish manager of the Indian Creek project of the Coil Conservation Service. Parish notes three farmers requested reshaping fields to include contour strip cropping. Noah Gillespie, early cooperant with the federal soil saving program, admits initial reluctance but now views it as beneficial for preventing soil loss. John Meyers calls strip cropping the most important erosion control practice and says all sloping fields should be strip cropped where practical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reily
Butler County
C. L. Parish
Indian Creek
Coil Conservation Service
Parish
Noah Gillespie
Ohio
John Meyers
Enrollment Hits 1026 In Ohio Essay Contest
In Columbus William A. Winemiller of the Educational Department of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation announced third annual Verna Elsinger scholarship essay project with 1,026 Ohio high school seniors enrolled. Enrollment closed December 16 but reports were still pending from several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Verna Elsinger
William A. Winemiller
Educational Department of the
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Columbus
Enrollment figures in 1938 project announced
Entries came from 75 counties with Allen county leading in number of entries and Sandusky county close behind. Enrollment for 1937 stood at 596 and the 1938 essays must be submitted for grading by February 1 with public eliminations in February at preliminary district events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen County
Sandusky County
Institutes To Begin Monday In Lorain County
An Ohio fruit grower J. W. Farnsworth of Waterville Lucas County and homemaker Mrs. Paul Maxwell of Cardington Morrow County will headline three Farmers Institutes opening next week in Lorain County Farnsworth heads a 165 acre Toledo area fruit farm and leads Lucas County Farm Bureau He serves on the Waterville Chamber of Commerce and is a Boy Scout leader Maxwell active in Sunday School and PTA work has spoken at commencements men s club meetings and other events Both speakers will appear at all three institutes to be held Brownhelm Monday Tuesday Columbia Wednesday Thursday and Henrietta Friday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Farmers Institutes
Lorain County
J. W. Farnsworth
Waterville
Lucas County
Paul Maxwell
Cardington
Morrow County
Lucas
Toledo
Lucas County Farm Bureau
Waterville Chamber of Commerce
Maxwell
Brownhelm
Columbia
Henrietta
Moose and Elk Hunting Facts from North American Sportsmen
A 1937 outline covers moose and elk range, weights, and antler sizes in North America. It details Alaskan moose as largest with six and a half foot withers and up to 1800 pounds, Canadian moose 1200 to 1600 pounds, and elk record weights around 1000 pounds. It notes habitats, migration, mating season behavior, and tips for hunting methods and trophy prospects. The piece also mentions historic elk range decline and current stronghold around Yellowstone and western mountains, with addresses for expert inquiries.
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America
Alaska
Yukon Basin
United States
Maine
Nolu Dakoa
Rockies
Jackson Hore
Yellowstone Park
Canada
Hudson Bay
Arctic Circle
Minnesota
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
United Sites
Yellowstone
Adverta
Lukon
Hocky Mountain
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New Mexico
Utah
Nevada
Colorado
Texas
California
Washington
Oregon
Vancouver Island
Jackson Hole
North American Sportsman’s Bureau
Wrigley Bldg
Chicago
Ill
Avon Lake families share Christmas Day dinner rounds
Avon Lake and nearby households held Christmas dinners with extended families. Attendees included Howard Walker and relatives from Avon Lake Grafton Clarksfield Lorain Cleveland Dover Bay Village Chicago and Lake Road. Hostess Barbara Frey welcomed Art George Virginia Dover and several Frey and Buermeister families among others.
Neighborhood guests, visitors spread through Elyria area
Mrs. Jennie Nead of Elyria called on Mrs. Louise Welsh Sunday. Raymond Charlotte and Gayle Klinect of Grafton are spending their vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hudson. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gugenmiller of Lorain, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weber and family of Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dechant and Ed Gabel of Lakewood called on Peter Weber Sunday. Mrs. Nellie Viets and son Charles of Lakewood called on Mr. and Mrs. Howard Walker Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tincher and family of Chardon called on friends in town Saturday. Joe Snitzler of Lorain was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Hassell Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. William Hull, Mr. and Mrs. Ivor Bradbury of Lorain, Maurice Mitchell of Pittsburg and Mrs. Edith Kiplinger of Amherst were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bohner and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bohner and son of Cleveland ate Christmas dinner with the former's son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bohner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Walker
Albert Walker
Gordon
Harold Smith
Avon
Arthur Hudson
Avon Lake
Lewis Klinect
Grafton
Harry Crandall
Clarksfield
Leonard Clawson
Lorain
Barbara Frey
Jennie Nead
Elyria
Louise Welsh
Raymond
Charlotte
Gayle Klinect
Carl Gugenmiller
Carl Weber
Cleveland
Robert Dechant
Ed Gabel
Lakewood
Peter Weber
Nellie Viets
Charles
Irvin Bohner
Calvin Bohner
Fancy Menus Wear Out British Navy Cooks
The British Navy faces a shortage of cooks due to the demanding general mess menus at sea. HMS Ramillies menus show four meals daily with varied breakfasts dinners and suppers featuring beef pork veal ham pie and fried steak and chips.
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London
H.M.S. Ramillies
Navy
Blind allow white canes under Dixon city ordinance
Dixon Illinois imposes a rule permitting only blind persons to carry white canes on streets. A businessmen's club will distribute canes and the ordinance requires all pedestrians and vehicles to stop when approaching a cane bearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon, Ill
Uruguay Approves Wheat Shipments to Foreign Countries
Uruguay issues decree allowing growers to ship wheat beyond borders. The measure aims to expand exports and boost farming revenues by enabling international sales subject to regulatory oversight.
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Uruguay
New Year Socials and Meetings In Wellington Area
In Wellington on December 29 gatherings include a Methodist Church prayer meeting at 7 36 PM. Dr R W Kaus hosts the Lorain County Vulture Forty and Eight for a New Year party at his South Main Street home with entertainment. Epworth League members in Lorain County plan a rally tonight at Grafton Methodist Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Ohio
Methodist Church
R. W. Kaus
Lorain County
South Main Street
Epworth League
Grafton Methodist Episcopal Church
Ohio concert and film program at Kiwanis meeting
Ohio in sound and moving pictures will be shown to Kiwanis members at Thursday noon. A Standard Oil Co. representative will present the program under J. H. Page arrangements. Choir rehearsal at M. E. Church is scheduled for 7 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Kiwanis Club
Standard Oil Co
J. H. Page
M. E. Church
Alumni Dance At Town Hall Tonight
Alumni dance at the Town Hall tonight with activities to begin at eight o'clock. Robert Herrick and a committee oversee arrangements. Mrs. Murett Snyder observes her 95th birthday quietly at her daughter Mrs. Van Barber’s Taylor Street home. no celebration planned but friends may call. Mrs. Snyder, in good health with a strong memory, uses a cane to move about. The Past Matrons and Patrons of Temple Chapter O. E. S. hold their annual New Year’s party at the Masonic Hall Friday evening, featuring an exchange of gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Herrick
Murett Snyder
van Barber
Taylor Street
Snyder
Wellington facades to close for New Year's holiday
The Postoffice Wellington Public Library and First Wellington Bank along with offices and retail establishments will be closed all day Saturday in observance of New Year s.
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Postoffice
Wellington
Train No 35 West Bound Schedule Note
Train No 35 west bound now due at 4 04 PM will arrive at s of PLOM. This train leaves Cleveland at 3 04 PM instead of 3 15 PM Big Four Railway. Fottings W B Jordan Lorain spent Christmas Eve and Sunday with
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S of Plom
Cleveland
Big Four Railway
W. B. Jordan
Lorain
Night blindness tests reveal vitamin A shortage in schoolchildren
British studies using a photometer test on 200 children from Fast End slums and East Algeria show 22 to 40 percent defi nitely subnormal vision due to low vitamin A. At a public wool, 60 percent passed normal while 6 to 16 percent were slightly below normal. Researchers Harris and Maitra warn malnutrition may be more widespread than current records indicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeria
Leslie J. Harris
M. K. Maitra
Nutritional Laboratories
Cambridge
Lancet
Harris
Eccentric Texas Hen Never Lays on Thursday
In Cleburne Texas W H Garrett reports a three and a half pound hen that has laid 186 eggs with double yolks. The bird lays daily except Thursday, making it an oddity among farmyard tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Cleburne
Tex
W. H. Garrett
Christmas Holiday Happenings Across Oberlin Area
Local families celebrate Christmas with relatives in Parkersburg Camden and Mansfield while Oberlin College groups perform. The Oberlin College Men's Glee club toured New England and the East, with Chris MacDermott and Allen Dudley in the program. Helen Neidhardt sang two solos at First Congregational Church, and Dr. C W Recard spoke on A Christmas without Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Air Mall
Howard
Wilmington
N. J
H. H. Dudley
Jessie Wright
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ed Batts
Shelbyville
Indiana
Cynthia Anne
Berna Belle
BE. W. Adams
W. D. Lersch
Mansfield
Carrie Timms
Cora Gibson
Camden
Electa Bair
Spencer
Oberlin College Men's Glee Club
New England
Schenectady
N. Y
Chris MacDermott
Glee Club
Allen Dudley
Boston
Pearl Ford
Florida
Mildred Brenner
Cleveland
Morris Brenner
Helen Neidhardt
Kent University
First Congregational
Australia Picks Darwin For Air and Navy Base
Canberra reports Australia will rebuild Darwin as a major strategic base for the Navy and Royal Australian Air Force. The northern city and seaport will become the aerial gateway to the country, aligned with future defense plans amid Sino Japanese tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Austral
Darwin
Navy
Royal Australian Air Force
Australia
Hermit Seeks Bear Farm Approval Near Wilmot Ohio
New Philadelphia reporters relay that Meyers, a 64 year old naturalist from Michigan, plans to establish a bear farm near his Ohio birthplace. He seeks to lease land in the Muskingum Conservancy District to breed bears and has visited offices with two pet bears as officials review the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Philadelphia
Meyers
Michigan
Ohio
Muskingum Conservancy
Wilmot
Conservancy
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