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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1972
Page
2
President Nixon proclaims National Farm Safety Week urging all in agriculture to reduce accidents. He notes high costs in injuries and deaths, cites tractor overturns and protective gear, and calls for widespread use of safety technology and practices.
Area dairy farmers are invited to a Medina County Dairy Tour tomorrow visiting the Homer Hange and John Fenstermaker farms. Arthur Blackwell notes the large operations will offer valuable agronomy and dairy observations. Howard Showalter will discuss capital investment factors for dairies during the event sponsored by Extension Services Medina County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service.
Ohio State Extension agronomist Don Myers describes a bulletin on alfalfa ailments and deficiencies. It lists 15 diseases nine nutrient problems and 11 insect types with hazard maps. The guide aids early diagnosis and treatment and is available at Lorain County Extension Office.
Ohio Crop Reporting shows soybean acreage for harvest at 2,893,000 acres, a new record and 16 percent above last year. Corn acreage drops 12 percent to 3,103,000 acres, wheat yields rise to 46.2 million bushels, oats fall to 19.0 million, and total harvest area declines to 1,476,000 acres from 1971.
Farmers facing crop, soil, and pest challenges can get one on one consultations at a Wooster event. Experts will answer questions and provide guidance on field care and pest management.
More than 2,000 Medina County 4-Hers will exhibit projects and livestock from Aug 1 to Aug 6 at the 127th Medina County Fair. The Future Farmers of America join tractor pulling Aug 5 at 6 pm along with sheep, swine, lamb and dairy shows.
Six Hancock County farmers filed a class action in Common Pleas Court seeking to enjoin county officials from collecting real estate taxes. They argue 1972 tax statements rely on 1968 assessments protested since 1968 as too high and that Judge Hitchcock had ordered lower farm assessments. The suit notes state rulings denied county action and the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal.
Ruth Oldman of Aerial Farming Service says rain keeps hay from drying in Shreve Ohio delaying cuttings into mid July. She notes pests and weeds rising and promotes planes that avoid crop damage while spraying alfalfa weevils leaf hoppers aphids armyworms Japanese beetles cinch bugs and corn borers. Contact details and R D No 2 Shreve Ohio.
A Senate Appropriations subcommittee chaired by Sen. Gale W. McGee recommended a $100 million increase in federal grants to aid water and sewer projects in rural areas. The action, part of broader farm and rural program spending boosts, has not been formally disclosed by the full committee.
The 1973 Agriculture spending measure faces two on anear votes as subcommittee backs a plan for total water and sewer grants of 200 million for the fiscal year starting July 1 1973. Compare earlier House approval 100 million and Nixon recommendation 58 million. Rural credit via Farmers Home Administration extends through 1700 offices serving all rural counties and territories.
A first person reflection on a farm family choosing to keep a single wheat crop amid diversified production. The narrator notes the emotional bond to wheat and the aging combine, while contrasting the economics of multi crop farming with a leaner, wheat focused operation. The piece links farming to heritage and universal bread.
Ralston Purina Co. announces a decentralization in its chow division with four new regional offices to be located in Columbus, Atlanta, Oklahoma City, and Des Moines. R. E. Lind will become vice president of the Columbus office as officers shift from Checkerboard Square in St Louis.
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