Ohio Farmers Call for Doubling Forest Land in State
News From The Farm World reports 1,800 farmer-committeemen urge retiring land equal to two large counties from crops to forests. They estimate Ohio forests would rise to 3,786,000 acres, with two-thirds also used as pasture today. They condemn pasturing woodlands and push careful management and planting new woodlots to boost timber wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
F. W. Dean
Extension Forester
Ohio State University
Ashtabula
Ohio Foresta
Ohio Land Use Committee
Dean
Aerial Photos From Ohio Farms Prove Widely Useful
Ohio farms are surveyed from 14 000 feet to capture entire plots for acreage calculations under the 1939 farm program. Counties photographed include 59 with 10 more under contract. Uses span Army, Forest Service, highways, utilities, and legal cases. Farmers use photos to locate drainage tiles and plan efficient fencing while a farmer notes the view reveals the farm’s true appearance. acreage measured along photo boundaries yields accurate farm sizes despite irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Elmer F. Kruse
Ohio Agricultural Conservation Committee
Army
Forest Service
Highway Departments
Public Utilities
AAA
Farm Women To Meet In London
Hundreds of farm women from Obiton and many other states will journey to London England for a gathered event. The trip underscores international ties among agricultural communities and the exchange of farming practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obiton
London
England
Farming Facts Worth Knowing By WILLARD BOLTS
Practical hen watering with raised buckets reduces litter and simplifies cleaning. Soybean hay yields nearly double in the four weeks after full bloom. Kaffir silage beef steers gain 1.6 lb daily. an acre fed as silage yields 448 lb beef. Limestone sweetens sour soils boosting corn yields by 7.6 bushels per acre. Stable manure supply not essential if humus is maintained by plowing under plant matter. Blister beetles require dusting with sodium fluorosilicate and hydrated lime to deter damage. Pullets sold at end of first laying year show infection risks. tuberculosis at 2.2% and pullorum disease at 7% in birds under a year, rising in older birds. For strawberries, prepare seed bed, buy true plants, level crowns, and remove blossoms in first season.
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Illinois Experiment Station
Cook County
Ilinois
Michigan State Department of Agriculture
Ilinois Experiment Station
Feeds and Fertilizer Facts From Michigan Experiment Station
Ground barley equals shelled corn for beef cattle while standard oats lag by 11 percent. Ground wheat is near corn but should cap at half the grain ration. Corn silage yields 32.91 per acre. shocked corn cut yields 15.46. Beefs tests show 1.00 per bushel from silage, 0.63 from shocked corn, 0.46 from fodder. A Tuscola County farmer mispriced alfalfa fertilizer, losing 176 by not plowing under. Removing alfalfa tops wastes two thirds of its nitrogen and loses essential minerals per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Experiment Station
Tuscola County
Michigan
Ohio plans trips for ACWWE conference in London
Ohio Farm Bureau reports spring attendance for the triennial Associated Country Women of the World meeting in London. A pre conference tour travels Ireland Scotland and northern England. A post conference trip covers Holland Belgium the Rhine land Switzerland the Alps and Paris. Many Ohio delegates attended the 1936 Washington event and plan to return.
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Associated Country Women of the World
Ohio Farm Bureau
Columbus
America
Ireland
Scotland
England
London
Europe
Holland
Belgium
Rhineland
Switzerland
Alps
Paris
Washington, D. C
Ohio
Farm Methods In Ohio County Studied
Clinton county farmers and county agent W L Black led a study with Ohio State university specialists to evaluate farming methods. They found soil degradation from corn heavy rotations and recommended reducing corn acres. Despite guidance, acreage rose in 1936 and 1937 before dipping in 1938, with corn continuing to threaten soil productivity across three soil types.
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Columbus
Patrick Henry
Clinton County
W. L. Black
Black
Ohio
Ohio Extension Service
Ohio State University
Youth Activities at Seventh World's Poultry Congress
Youth will participate in the Seventh World's Poultry Congress and Exposition in Cleveland Ohio from July 28 to August 7 1939. The Hall of Youth will host educational meetings entertainment poultry judging demonstrations and supervised visits to the exposition with an aim to show future poultrymen the industry’s possibilities. Groups from 4 H clubs Future Farmers of America Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and other youth organizations will attend from across the country and overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Insects drawn to light study at Ohio State University
Ohio State University researchers Dr. T. H. Parks and J. P. Blauser used an electric light trap during the 1938 open season to count 1000 trapped insects. About 418 were beneficial and 562 harmful. Leaf hoppers led injuries, cucumber beetles were abundant, and mosquitoes were relatively rare. results may vary with location.
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T. H. Parks
J. P. Blauser
Parks
Many New Grange Halls Being Built
Recent dedication of several new Grange halls in Michigan, New York and Massachusetts highlights a surge in new Grange homes. National Grange reports Maine leads, with about 400 owned halls and stables for winter horses. New York records show widespread hall ownership, with frequent dedications.
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Michigan
New York
Massachusetts
National Grange
Maine
Hybrid Corn Costly As Food For Rats
Ohio farmers worry when rats feed on hybrid seed corn worth several dollars a bushel, not just stored field corn. Extension entomologist T H Parks says fumigation fails in broad grain storages, and gas methods risk danger to people. He recommends red squill baits to destroy rats where fumigation cannot be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
T. H. Parks
Ohio State University
Parks
Girls Lead Boys In 4 H Club Work In Ohio Report
Ohio farm girls show higher efficiency in completing 4 H club projects and greater participation than boys. In 1933 to 1938, 56 641 club members enrolled with 56.4 percent girls. Ashtabula County had the largest enrollment, 1 484, and Stark Belmont Washington Miami and Clark counties each over 1 000. Local advisors rose to 6 193 in 1938, up 694 from the prior year. Average youth tenure in club work is 2.4 years and Ohio extenders report the nation’s best club organization efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
H. W. Harshfield
Ohio State University
Harshfield
Ashtabula
Stark
Belmont
Washington
Miami
Clark
United States
Regulation Revamps Hybrid Seed Corn Rules for Ohio Growers
New regulation by Director John T. Brown tightensHybrid seed corn labeling and pedigree disclosure. It requires each hybrid seed lot to bear the common designation name and number in English, and mandates vendor registration of the hybrid pedigree and the developer's identity. This applies to Ohio's 315 producers and takes effect immediately.
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John T. Brown
Ohio
Director of Agriculture
Potato Growers To Hear Four Speakers
Lorain County farmers will hear four speakers at an all day meeting at Columbia Town Hall next Friday. Speakers include L C Chadwick of Firestone Farms Columbus County, Floyd Lauer county extension agent, John Bushell from Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, and Earl Tussing OSU specialist. The third meeting features C C Allison OSU plant pathologist tomorrow night. Bulletin 1533 is available from county agents or USDA. Red squill is less effective against mice than rats. rats coated with strychnine can destroy mice with care to avoid harming other animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Columbia Town Hall
L.C. Chadwick
Firestone Farms
Columbiana County
Floyd Lauer
John Bushell
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Earl Tussing
Ohio State University
C. C. Allison
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
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Farm Bureau
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