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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1954
Page
10
Ohio crop forecasters report total major crop acreage in 1955 rose about seven percent from the ten year average and two to three percent above last year. Wheat soybean and hay acres increased while oats and corn slowed. corn production ranked third largest in state history. Weather and moisture through harvest will shape final yields.
OSU Dean L L Rummell of the Ohio State University College of Agriculture says 1953 saw the greatest recognition and support for agricultural education and research in Ohio from farm groups and the Legislature. He notes three new laboratories in veterinary science at Wooster, expanded farm areas for fruit research, and a 247 acre Wood County farm operated by the station. Dairy findings include vitamin D feeding to prevent milk fever and hay quality links to mastitis. Ruby apples introduced. streptomycin used to control blight in apples and pears. diethylstilbestrol trial in beef bulls. hog grading method suggestions. overall strong year for the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station.
A group of young Japanese scientists will advance a new theory challenging the widely held view that Japan's earth crust is 31 miles thick. They report experiments with artificial earthquakes since 1930 indicating the crust near Japan is only about 12 miles deep.
A L Sorensen, longtime Ohio farm leader and former state director of the Farm Security Administration, was appointed by Gov Lausche Saturday as director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. The 51 year old Columbus suburb resident has deep roots in farming, extension service work, 4H clubs, and farm management programs. Foust, the previous director, died Christmas Day after a heart attack. his tenure began in 1949 succeeding A W Marion.
Annapolis plans expanded walking tours of brick streets and historic sites such as the State House St Johns College and St Anns Church. Historic Annapolis Inc led by George Schaun will increase tours next spring with privately owned colonial homes opening March 35 to mark Maryland founding in 1634.
Hartford police report a 600-pound safe stolen from an office contained merely 20 dollars. The heist ended with thieves likely disappointed as the heavy container yielded little loot and no major valuables.
Washington 8S A Penn State extension warns gardeners about placing cold frames and hot beds for small plants. Specialist Jim Dutt notes many seedlings fail when soil in frames stays wet, urging drainage of four inches or more, or shifting frames to well drained sites with raised soil six inches above ground.
Ohio State University Farm and Home Week will run March 23 through this year. George B. Crane, assistant director of the Agricultural Extension Service, announced changes in program organization. The first two days focus on department led topics with no general program, followed by a general program Thursday on agricultural policy and public affairs. Youth day comes Friday with youth oriented departmental programs.
Ohio farmers saved about five million dollars worth of grain and hay by spraying for armyworm and spittlebug in May and June 1933. T. H. Parks of Ohio State University called the effort the most significant development in extension entomology in Ohio for 1933, noting the estimate is conservative.
Agricultural economists warn against overcooking beef as extra five minutes per pound wastes a cent of meat per pound. A five pound roast five minutes longer costs about five cents in unusable meat, per the 1954 guidance to housewives.
Bogota reports that Colombia will begin taxing dividends that were previously exempt, shifting the tax burden for investors. The move affects individuals and companies holding dividend income, signaling a significant tax policy change.
County youths will attend a Farm Bureau Youth Conference Saturday at the Methodist Church School in Ashland. The one day session includes officer training and recreation. Instructors include Dean Simeral of Elyria and Vincent Napoli of Cleveland leading a discussion on the work of the FBI.
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson will outline the farm program presented to Congress in two major talks. He opens January 12 at the National Cooperative Council annual meeting in Chicago, then speaks January 13 at the American National Cattlemen's Association 50th convention in Colorado Springs.
Ohio 4H Club advisory committee formed with 16 members from each extension unit district. Eva Kinsey and Beatrice Cleveland say the panel strengthens county H clubs and fosters a two way policy planning process. Expansion of the International Farm Youth Program noted with Ohio hosting 2% exchangees and eight youths traveling abroad.
A 2000 pound bell, largest of eight made in Amsterdam by the world's largest bell founders for 16000 dollars, has been installed at Alfred University’s Davis Memorial Carillon. The shipment from the Netherlands brings total bells in New York’s oldest and largest carillon to 43.
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