Farm Bill Provisions Outlined In Washington Q&A
Washington explains the major Farm bill provisions in question and answer form awaiting President Roosevelt signature. It covers crop limitations for wheat corn tobacco cotton and rice to ensure cost plus a fair profit, marketing year timing for various crops, government costs around 449.9 million dollars, land allotments by state and farm, soil conservation payments and loan programs, crop insurance, and penalties for noncompliance with marketing quotas.
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Washington
Rosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Farming Facts Worth Knowing by Willard Bolte
Fred Woodman of Van Buren County Michigan advocates moving feed bunks to improve manure distribution and grazing. A New York circular details squash borer damage, July peak, and control with arsenical or nicotine sprays. Cornell and Philippine studies show early cockerel removal increases Leghorn pullers’ weight and egg laying. A Shawnee County farmer’s seed field illustrates the value of a cultipacker. Oregon seeds: over 100000 acres in 1930s, dominant production of many grasses and forages, hinting at expansion to hundreds of thousands of acres.
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Fred Woodman
van Buren County
Michigan
New York
Fills Silo Twice at Farm in Kankakee County
A reader asks farmer Arthur Arsinal if the farm fills the silo with an early green crop before corn to extend silage. The note notes about 200 tons stored, yielding over twenty weeks of feed and mentions varying silage cycles across spring and summer.
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Cor
Price
Kankakee County
Mois
Arthur Arsinal
Kankakee
Optimal age for first calving in Holstein heifers
Wisconsin Experiment Station analyzed 40 Wisconsin Holstein herds and found maximum lifetime profits when heifers calved for the first time at 22 to 23 months. Earlier calving reduced yearly capacity due to stunting, while later calving reduced production months. Purdue favors cutting timothy early, boosting protein content and reducing weed seed set, with added stand longevity.
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Cornell University
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Wisconsin
Purdue
Single House Legislature Plan Opposed
Ohio voters face a measure to adopt a one house legislature. John M. Hodson of the Ohio Farm Bureau warns the plan concentrates power in 18 urban counties, leaving 75 rural counties under strong urban influence. He argues the plan would keep the assembly in session most of the year, hinder business and erode representation.
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Ohio
John M. Hodson
Pioneer
Ohio Farm Bureau
Hodson
Markings Link To Sex In Rhode Island Reds And New Hampshire Chicks
Studies at Beltsville show dark head markings or side beak stripes in Rhode Island Reds and New Hampshire chicks correlate with sex. Among 663 exhibition Reds, 42.1 percent were dark marked. 4.9 percent of these were female, 15.1 percent cockerels. Non spotted were 77.8 percent cockerels. At a New York exposition, 65 percent of non spotted and 80 percent of spotted chicks matched sex trends. similar results were found in New Hampshire chicks.
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Rhode Island
New Hampshire
National Agricultural Research Center
Beltsville
Maryland
T. A. Byerly
J. P. Quinn
New York
Ohio Farms Connected by 3,764 Miles of Electric Lines
Ohio rural electric projects now serve 10,865 farms across 20 counties. Seven projects have partial or full lines operating, including Lorain-Medina, Pioneer, Holmes, South Central, Inter County, Western Farm Bureau, and Tri-County cooperatives. Remaining lines await Rural Electrification Administration instructions. Hines construction underway in 16 counties.
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Ohio
Farm Bureau Rural Electrification Cooperative of
Columbus
Lorain-Medina
Marion
Delaware
Butler
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington
Hines
Farm Bureau
Farm Bill Viewed More Acceptable by Ohio Farm Bureau
Murray D. Lincoln of the Ohio Farm Bureau in Columbus says the revised national farm bill is much more acceptable to Ohio farmers than earlier measures. He notes soil conservation provisions and the ever normal granary have repeatedly gained approval in Ohio Farm Bureau regulations and that the new draft also provides.
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Congress
Ohio
Murray D. Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau
Columbus
Lincoln
Ohio Farms Bureau
Meat Prices Fall Yet Buying Remains Below Normal
In Columbus on February 16 Ohio livestock expert L E Kunkle of Ohio State University says curtailment of meat purchases by housewives persists despite lower meat prices. Farmers mortgaged future to preserve stock. now meat ready for market while buyers recall high prices. Meat quality and nutrition notes encourage informed dieting with doctor guidance.
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Columbus
Ohio Livestock Menete
L. E. Kunkle
Ohio State University Animal Husbandry Department
Kunkle
Ohio
Timothy Tests Show Timothy Lowers Corn Yields
Ohio farmers gain pleasure watching timothy grow yet pay high costs, says D R Dodd of Ohio State. Wooster experiments show corn yields drop six to 29 bushels per acre when timothy rotations replace clover or alfalfa, with wheat and oats as other rotations. other conditions identical, timothy blamed for reduced corn yields. wheat and oats yields also affected.
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Ohio
D. R. Dodd
Extensian Agronomist
Ohio State University
Dodd Gaines
Wooster
Farm Bureau opposition to compulsory crop controls stance noted
A discussion notes that crop loans and marketing quotas could be used only if two thirds of affected growers vote in a referendum. The Ohio Farm Bureau opposes compulsory control, arguing the Pope-McGill bill also reduces compulsion.
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Ohio Farm Bureau
Espionage fears as Nazi network targets U S cities
National security anxieties rise over alleged Nazi espionage system gathering maps of target American cities. The spy charts allegedly cover key factories, public buildings, hospitals and transit hubs, with caliber details likely to boost wartime planning and defense measures.
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United States
Hitler
Espeetihe
Tadeis
Rotation study shows consistent fertilizer trials
In Timothy and Sal plots with clover or alfalfa, Timothy growth yielded similarly to others in rotation. Dodd notes uniform fertilizer use across rotations, applying 40 lb potash to corn and 50 lb to small grains, plus 200 lb of 20 percent super phosphate to corn and 400 lb to small grains, regardless of legume presence.
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Dodd
Amherst Couple Quietly Wed at Congregational Church
Miss Helen Sabliers and Emery Schib ley wed in a single wing ceremony at the Congregational church with Rev. Tom. Wile Hains officiating. Witnesses were immediate family. Afterward a reception for 17 at the Oberlin Inn. They plan a trip to Florida and Cuba before residing at 2735 Tenney Avenue.
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Amherst, A
Helen Sabiers
Emery Schibley
Amherst
Congregational
P. i
Tom. Wile Hains
Sublers
Oberlin Inn
Florida
Cuba
Amherst Hith
Aio
Farmers Elevator Company
Olive
Congregational Church
Schibley
Shibley Motor Sales Company
Village Council Weighs Greenwood Avenue Fence Plan
The regular village council meeting Tuesday discussed erecting a special fence along Greenwood Avenue Cemetery. A sewer treatment study was requested, and committee appointments were made for future work. Police and social events were noted, with plans for birthdays, entertainments, and church group activities announced for February events.
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Greenwood Avenue
Cemetery
Nevessry
Amherst Fare Department
White
Fire Department Delegation Plans North Cen Meeting
A large delegation from the local fire department is planning to attend a meeting of the North Cen.
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a _Aleeting
Women’s Association to Meet at North Ridgayitie Fire Station
Mrs. B. A. Jenne advertises the Women’s Association meeting at the North Ridgayitie fire station scheduled for Thursday evening. Hospital news notes admissions and local residents including Robert Benoit of Park Avenue. Also mentions Cleveland visitors Mrs. Wottring and Mrs. Charles Smith and Lorain visitor Mrs. Ida Henry. Atty Thomas Finnegan and Mrs. W. H. Miller are touring Florida.
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Walivemen's Association
North Ridgayitie Fire Station
W. Wottring
Cleveland
Charles Smith
Park Avenue
Ida Henry
Lorain
Alpherst
Mig
Thomas Finnegan
Atty
W. WH. Miller
Florida
Marl Beck
Tirpudview Heights
Harry Ainster
Mroc
Roy Buree
Vane Button
Wellington
J. Ro van Atsdale
Hert van Dengler
Tee Aon
Gerald
Columba
John Sheer
George Wicks
Glenn
Harry Suycheonh
Gertrude
Fern Uinckney
Dibson
George Kennedy
Qinsted Thesday
Columbia Ladies Host Meetings and School Lunch Service
Local clubs in Columbia announce gatherings at town hall and nearby buildings. The Woman's Riprist Mission Circle plans a February 23 lunch for schoolchildren before their session, with Mrs Stinehomb in charge. Other notices invite county officials to a February 15 meeting at Elyria Savings and Trust Building to discuss speakers and dates for the coming year.
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Columbia
Ripirst Mission Circle
Iarry Stineh
Omb
Columbiaiuers’ Institute
Townslip Institute
Elyria Savings and Trust
Town Hall
Cunninghalm
Williamsburg
Acme Orange
Ladies Vid Society
al Piisent
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