Speakers Highlight Farmers Week at Ohio State University
Columbus January program features Claude Wickard headlining Farmers Week to discuss national farm policy. Ohio State hosts 4-H play Were Comes Charlie, master farmers, and E R Bowen of the Cooperative League on Tuesday Farm Bureau Day. Governor Bricker speaks Wednesday on farm plans, with talks by P V Cardon and Lita Bane. Grange Day includes H E Barnard and county groups. Rural Church Day closes with Mark Dauber and Alfred Vivian lectures.
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Columbus
Claude Wickard
AAA
Ohio State University
Wickard
Indiana
University 4-H
Charlie
Ohio
L. L. Rummell
Ohio Retail Merchants’ Association
Earl McMunn
E. R. Bowen
Cooperative League of the United States
New York
Farm Bureau
Mathews
Winimac
John W. Bricker
University Hall
John T. Brown
Bricker
P. V. Cardon
United States Department of Agriculture
Lita Bane
University of Ilinois
Strickland Gilliland
H. E. Barnard
Farm Cnemurgh Council
Butler Knox
Shelby
Summer
Mark A. Dauber
Home Missions Council
Alfred Vivian
Denaeme Titus
God
1939 Farm Program Explainer Sessions For Ohio Farmers
The Ohio Agricultural Conservation Committee begins a series of county meetings to equip county and community committeemen with the 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program details. State allotments set corn 2 647 000 acres, wheat 1 655 000, potatoes 33 000, totaling 6 886 000 acres. county shares derive from past planting acreage and shifts from 1928 to 1937 programs.
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Ohio
Elmer F. Kruse
Ohio Agricultural Conservation Committee
Elyman Plan to Rapidly Restore Soil Capacity Production
Edward H. Faulkner presents Elyman’s view arguing soil conservation should focus on accelerating organic matter decay near crop roots to release nutrients quickly. He contends water and minerals are not scarce or conserved, and that increasing decomposed matter in the root zone boosts yields within years, potentially replacing long-term soil-restoration expectations.
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Farners
Sol
United States
Besyard
Silage Cuts Fire Hazard From Hay
A. E. Perkins of Otio Agricultural Experiment Station explains silage stored in silos drastically reduces fire risk versus dry hay. He notes fires are rare in silos, with records of barns burning but silos and silage surviving. one case even shows silage being moved and re ensiled after a barn fire.
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A. E. Perkins
Dairsman
Otio Agricultural Experiment Station
Winter storage of strawberry plants gains support
Ohio State University extension horticulturist F H Beach notes winter storage of strawberry plants may solve transplanting delays and cold injury. USDA tests led by Dr M H Haller show stored plants at 17 30 32 and 36 degrees Fahrenheit performed as well or better than freshly dug stock, with winter storage being relatively new but promising.
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F. H. Beach
Ohio State University
Beach
United States Department of Agriculture
M. H. Haller
Bureau of Plant Industry
Farming Facts From Willard Bolte Sketches and Experiments
Various agricultural notes cite Willard Bolte sketches, laying nests for hens, and portable nesting aids. Michigan and Iowa stations advise fall cyanimid fertilizer on orchard trees, with spring use avoided on sandy soils for peaches and cherries. Soybean hay is good roughage for horses when cut before beans harden. balance with oat straw or other roughage. Topdressing with lime and superphosphate boosts southern Indiana pastures with clover. Potash substitutes for superphosphate in deficient soils. Pollination for Northern Spy apples improved by bees or bouquet-bearing Wealthy blossoms, yielding heavy fruit set. Nebraska data estimate 12 acres pasture per beef cow, with silage and alfalfa needs for a 400-pound calf.
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Michigan Experiment Station
Indiana
Michigan
West Virginia crosses double fleece in crossbred ewes
West Virginia breeders, using Hampshire or Shropshire bred ewes, usually obtain about 4 pounds of wool per ewe. The State Experiment Station crossed these black-face ewes with Corriedale rams and doubled the fleece weight without compromising lamb meat quality, boosting wool production.
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West Virginia
Hampshire
Wheat After Soybeans and Mulching Strawberries
Wheat planted after soybeans yields smaller crops unless a month rest is allowed for nitrogen release from soybean roots. Mulching strawberries helps keep fruit clean, offers winter protection, reduces frost damage, and suppresses weeds. Ohio tests show mulch quality matters. clean straw boosts total yield while weed seeds reduce it.
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Department of Agriculture
Ohio Experiment Station
Landrace Hogs Dominate British Market Shift
The Danish Landrace hog breed overtakes Tamworth and Yorkshire in Britain, praised for uniform size and efficient weight gain with less lard. As lard demand declines, Landrace or crosses may supplant American lard types. Iowa Experiment Station notes extensive work with the Landrace breed.
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Tamworth
Iowa
Rural Ohio Urged to Back Constructive Lawmaking
Edwin J. Bath of the Ohio Farm Bureau calls rural residents to actively support resolutions for good government in the 93rd General Assembly. He cites highway and state functions, endorses the commission form of government to advance honest, efficient governance, and urges reforms in tax laws civil service and bond issue protections while easing real estate tax burdens.
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Ohio
Edwin J. Bath
Ohi Farm Bureau
Ninetythird General Assembly
General Assembly
Bath
Highway Department
Plant storage temperatures and shipping intervals observed
Dr Haller notes that crates shipped monthly from December 21 to March 21 and stored through March 21 to June 21 yielded plants at 30 32 and 36 degrees that were equal to or better than field grown plants, while 17 degree storage killed plants. Indications suggest 30 degree storage produced more leaves and runners than 32 and 38 degree storage.
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Haller
Ohio 42 County Councils Aid Women Extension Program
Miss Minnie Price leads Ohio State University home economics extension with 42 county councils shaping yearly plans. Councils range 12 to 50 members, voicing local women’s needs from furniture refinishing to child diet classes. State group meets during Farmers’ Week at OSU. officers Grace Bell, Alice LaMoreaux, and Albert Francisco chair and secretary-treasurer. Election January 30 at OSU. Last year 260 attendees. 160 attended National Rural Home Conference in Lexington Kentucky. Taed Welf.
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Ohio
Minnie Price
Ohio State University
Miss Price
Grace Bell
Zanesville
Alice LaMoreaux
Chesterland
Albert Francisco
Canal Winchester
Lexington
Kentucka
Grain Stock Levels in Ohio Rise Over Last Year
Ohio farmers began 1939 with higher stocks of corn wheat and oats than a year earlier. Wheat on Ohio farms reached 15 783 000 bushels up from 14 362 000. corn stood at 104 654 000 bushels vs 98 691 000. oats 223 676 900 vs 216 620 000. National totals likewise up for wheat and corn, but oats below the ten year average. Milk yield per cow averaged 13.5 pounds on January 1, down slightly from last year, while national egg production hit new records per layer and farm flock amid strong feeding.
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Ohio
Federal
State Crop Reporting Service
Vano Farmers Seek More Hay Use On Smaller Corn Acreage
Ohio farm researchers show farmers can keep corn yields steady with less corn by expanding hay and rotation pasture. Greater use of high quality hay and legume pastures can feed livestock and improve soils, offsetting reduced grain areas.
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Onio
F. L. Morison
Rural Economics Department
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Ohio
Rassland
Morison
Warns Of Hazard In Pruning Fruit Trees Too Early
F S Howlett of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station cautions against pruning fruit trees in January and February. He notes winter pruning raises the risk of injury if temperatures drop suddenly, advises light pruning for safety, and says differences among varieties prevent a clear safe period.
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F S. Howlett
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Just an Individual Touch Makes Cooking Real Art
An instructional piece on home cooking emphasizes artistry in meals using imaginative tweaks. It cites old time cooks and modern homemakers, offering practical tips like spice experiments, substitutions, and decorative touches to elevate everyday dinners and desserts.
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Nina Wilcox Putnam
Price Ratio In Farmers Minds Marks First Question
Columbus January 25. Report for the agricultural committee of the National Association of Manufacturers at its New York meeting cites W W Shoemaker of Armour and Company stating farmers foremost question is price ratio between farm and factory foods. Wertz of Ohio State notes the finding comes from a three year study on industry agriculture relations. Committee urges fair prices for raw materials, soil conservation, and greater focus on marketing and distribution to bridge industry and agriculture.
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New York
Armour and Company
Chicago
W. R. Wertz
Rural Economics Department
Ohio State University
Shoemaker
Manufacturers’ Association
Ohio Farmers Receive $1 718 775 in 1938 Conservation Program
Ohio Agricultural Conservation Committee announces payments totaling 1 718 775 from about 8 million earned by farmers in the 1938 program. County administrative changes prompt early payouts with Pickaway leading at 252 491 in total payments. Hancock and Huron to receive smaller increases.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Agricultural Conservation Committee
Elmer F. Kruse
Hancock
Huron
Kruse
Pickaway
Pickaway County
Water sprouts delayed removal in outer tree portions
The text argues water sprouts can be removed with impunity at any time and that a light thinning out is possible in outer portions where cuts are small and do not involve scaffold limbs or crotch areas.
Program to aid Ohio vegetable growers during Farmers Week
Ohio State University hosts Farmers Week with talks on new vegetable varieties by Professor D Brown and special sessions on beetle control by DOM DeLong. Entomology and irrigation topics unfold as J A Langell discusses Katahdin potatoes and Ward Ramsey promotes Chippewas. Potatoes and irrigation take focus through Friday morning demonstrations.
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Ohio
Ohio State University
EB Tussing
D Brown
Dom DeLong
TH. Parks
J P. Blauser
Agricultural Engineerme
University Thess Realty
Ohin
Faculty Club
J. A. Langell
Creston
Ward Ramseyer
Smithville
Mans Siowers
John Graham
Adams Mills
Claude Shelton
Galion
1939 Program Increases Support For Corn And Wheat Farmers
Under the 1938 program begun November 10, payments largely funded acreage adjustment for corn wheat tobacco and soil building. Corn growers in the commercial area received 10 cents per bushel on normal yield while wheat growers got 12 cents per bushel. The 1939 program offers higher payments and includes conservation payments based on a 50000098 annual appropriation and 212000000 in price adjustment payments to cotton wheat corn tobacco and rice producers for staying within acreage allotments.
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Kruse
Congregational Church Farewell for Rev. David Davids
Thursday evening January 31 the Congregational Church hosts a farewell party for minister Rev. David Davids and family at 8 pm. The entire community is invited. Sunday evening the Y P D G discussed Meeting God at the church with devotionals led by Lyle Van Buskirk. Wednesday noon division three ladies serve lunch at the school building.
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Willard Bolte
Iown Experiment Station
Nebraska Experiment Station
Nebraska
Vano
Judith Wilson
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