Spray On Apples Due This Week In Ohio
Ohio State University entomologist T H Parks reports corn borers are dying in fields across Ohio. Some early fields now serve as second brood reservoirs for August and September. Midsummer apple spray is due in southern Ohio Tuesday and in the north central belt later this week. Lucas Fremont Lorain Ottawa Lake Geauga counties spray the week of July 28. Berry worms in Lake Erie area vineyards may need one or two sprays in the next three weeks. County agents offer The Ohio Grape Spray Program for 1952 for details.
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Ohio
T. H. Parks
Ohio State University
Parks
North Central Belt
Lucas
Fremont
Lorain
Ottawa
Lake
Geauga
Lake Erie
65 Ton Lysimeter At Coshocton Soil Field Day
A 65 ton lysimeter weighing device will be shown at the Soil Conservation Field Day in Coshocton on August 7. L. L. Harrold explains the instrument, a large natural soil block used to measure soil water use and dew contribution, with field tours and several stops. The station, the largest of three hydrologic facilities run by SCS in the U S, is near Coshocton on state route 621.
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Coshocton
L. L. Harrold
SCS Research Station
Harrold
SCS
United States
New Ruby Apple Variety Announced by Ohio Station
The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station introduces Ruby, a new apple variety bred over nearly 30 years. Developed by Dr. Freeman S. Howlett and Carl Ellenwood, Ruby is a cross of Gallia Beauty and Starking, offers sturdy flavor, holds its shape in pies, and stores well into spring. It outperforms Rome Beauty and Stayman Winesap in storage and late harvest.
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Wuuster
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Freeman S. Howlett
Carl Ellenwood
Ohio
Rome
Farm Lobbies Not the Biggest Washington Influence
Washington lobbying shows farm groups spend about 300000 dollars in 1950, with Farm Bureau and Farmers Union among 81 registered farm lobbyists. In contrast, railroads spent 237000 in 1951 and the Atlantic Union Committee 158000, suggesting broader influence beyond farm groups. Also notes related agricultural lobbying includes meat packers, co ops, cotton interests, and milk producers.
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Washington
Congress
Farm Bureau
The
Farmer’s Union
Association of American Railroads
Atlantic Union Committee
August Is Big Month For The Preserving Of Food
August will be a month for home canning freezing and making jams as plentiful foods arrive. The USDA notes peaches Bartlett pears sweet corn tomatoes beans cabbage cucumbers and carrots will be abundant with a threefold peach crop rise in the Midwest. Fresh stocks of canned pear fruit exist though may dip solo. frozen citrus products and juices will be plentiful. red meat scarce but turkey and hens plus dairy products and fish will be available in abundance.
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Columbus
United States Department of Agriculture
Protect Trees By Wrapping Hose And Nailing Wire
Advice urges wrapping split garden hose around trees and nailing barbed wire inside to deter animals and cats. It notes not all hose and wire must reach branches and mentions Ohio’s land area where cities towns and roads cover about four percent or one million acres.
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Ohio
Independent Oil Expands To Meet Winter Fuel Demand
Independent Oil Co. of Center Ridge Road reports rapid growth in fuel oil sales and plans summer purchases to prepare for a busy winter. Manager Fred A. Schike estimates about 750000 gallons will be handled this heating season, backed by a 1200 gallon tank truck, a 40000 gallon storage capacity, and a 5000 gallon tanker for emergencies.
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Center ‘Ridge Road
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Independent
Schilke
Snyder
Pacity
Forestry Harvest Show Planned for Oct 15 16 in Ohio
A forestry harvest show to demonstrate the latest equipment for timber management will run October 15 and 16, 1952 in southeastern Ohio. Sponsors met at the Southeast Test Farm of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station to finalize plans.
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Columbus
Ohio
Southeast
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Ohio State Extension to Sponsor Forestry Show
The Agricultural Extension Service at Ohio State University will sponsor a forestry show in cooperation with several state forestry conservation research and education agencies. O. D. Diller recalled the Wooster 1949 event drawing 2,500 people and noted modern equipment and oxen demonstrations. The 1952 show location will be announced later, with a site offering space for exhibitors and demonstrations of forest practices.
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Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio State University
O. D. Diller
Wooster
Dairy Day Program for Wives at Ohio Station
Wives of Ohio dairymen attend the 25th annual Dairy Day at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station on August 8. A morning schedule includes Hower arrangement discussion led by Mrs. Floyd Ruble and a frozen foods packaging session by Mrs. Julia Kiene. Afternoon tours of the station with bus transportation, brief stops at Firestone gardens and Secrest Arboretum, and a noon luncheon are planned.
Farm Labor Crisis Deepens Across the Nation
C R Schoby, president of the American Dairy Association and an Iowa dairy farmer, warns the farm labor shortage is escalating as census data show 1 320 000 fewer farm workers in 1950 than 1940 and 500 000 fewer hired hands. He notes rising labor costs and farm consolidation threaten the family farm as mechanization increases.
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C. R. Schoby
American Dairy Association
Schoby
Iowa
United States
Senate
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