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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1951
Page
6
The fragment from the Elyria Chronicle Telegram dated Monday February 12 1951 presents a brief newspaper entry. It references Elyria Ohio and the Chronicle Telegram publication but lacks a clear event or named individuals to describe.
Washington agriculture secretary Charles F Brannan said farmers will continue to receive fair prices for food and the Agriculture Department will resist any attempt to privilege a specific group in the market The remark framed a defense of farm policy amid calls for reform and price support programs with Brannan asserting equal treatment for all farmers and consumers.
The agriculture secretary argued for price policies to favor both farmers and consumers. He denied farmers are a privileged group under current law, said food prices are not unreasonably high relative to other goods, and noted farm prices remain below parity while food costs rose less than clothing, fuel, or furnishings. He rejected a five percent retail rise forecast.
Columbus report notes exhausted pine seedling stocks for windbreaks and deforestation while hardwood varieties remain available. F. W. Dean of Ohio State University cites usable post producers such as black locust osage orange and catalpa and timber trees including white ash white oak tulip poplar and black walnut.
Dean notes that nut trees can be grown instead of pines if the planting site has good soil and meets the purpose. Lists of commercial nurseries with pine trees available may be obtained from the extension forester's office at Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster.
Ohio on January 1 held 125 million bushels of corn 38 million of oats and 20 million of soybeans with a small rise in wheat stocks while national grain totals climbed for wheat rye and soybeans. The drop in Ohio corn oats and soybeans follows increased livestock feeding by Ohio farmers.
The North Ridgeville club held its annual guest night for husbands at the Y. M. C. A. Mrs. William Smith welcomed guests and members. Arthur Moos spoke on attorney client relations, answering questions, with Mrs. Morris Brown presenting him and his wife a token. Social hour featured a Valentine themed refreshment table and historical whist with high scores.
At Cottage Farm near Salem Oregon a steam heated hog house built under floor slabs provides radiant warmth for farrowing pens. The system improves pig survival and growth, yielding about 50 extra pounds of meat per hog in 7 to 9 months. Swine herdman E O Alien oversees breeding of a mixed Poland China Red Duroc line. The experiment began with cow barns and expanded to hog sheds after showing drier warmer floors and healthier pigs with fewer losses in winter.
A poll of 500 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation advisory councils shows 95 percent seek greater research to cut the gap between farm and consumer food prices. Farmers also want more study on insect control disease soil conservation and restoration of strip mine land. Twenty seven percent want scientific tips to improve community life and 25 percent seek help developing family relations. Some asked for guidance on using leisure time.
Ohio production and marketing administration calls on farmers to raise output of meat milk grain and other farm products to aid defense efforts. Chair Dale C Williams cites limited acres and stresses pasture improvement seed quality better farming methods and need for labor fertilizer and machinery.
Columbus reports that poultry economist Melvin G. Smith of Ohio State University predicts sustained strong turkey demand through at least 1953. He notes high incomes and employment push homemakers toward meat, with rising production costs and advertising bolstering demand. Ohio leads in turkey meat, producing about 50 to 60 percent locally.
Firestone Agency offers recapping with cold rubber at under half the cost of new tires. Recaps come with a new tire guarantee and a full tread equal to a new tire. The plant runs 24 hours, with call and delivery service and options for overnight pickup. Milo Sharp, manager of the Firestone plant, notes the efficiency.
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