Women farmers push for fair prices in Michigan and beyond
Connee Canfield leads Women for the Survival of Agriculture in Michigan as they protest high regulation and low farm prices. The group, inspiring spread to other states, lobbied Washington for state marketing and bargaining laws that let farmers request fair crop prices through a bargaining commission.
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Keeler
Mich
UPI
Connee Canfield
Mrs. Canfield
Women For the Survival of Agriculture
Michigan
California
Maine
Texas
Washington
Earl Butz
Women’s Farm Group
Militant
Buy tractors offer includes $500 U S Savings Bond
Case tractors 885 990 995 marketed with a $500 bond on purchases in August and claims of strong frames, fuel economy, and advanced hydraulics. The ad highlights loader work, multiple field speeds, and Case service support, pointing to LaGrange Tractor Sales as the local seller. It also juxtaposes farmer advocacy and farm strike context with parity debates and workmen's compensation reform.
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Case
U.S
LaGrange Tractor Sales
Route 301
LaGrange
North Ridgeville Buckeyes plan parade at Corn Festival
The North Ridgeville Buckeyes announce participation in the North Ridgeville Corn Festival Parade on Aug 12. At the last meeting demonstrations were given by Lisa Meadows Dawn Hales Brian Daily Tim Berg Terie Berg Amy Slusher Grace Baker Eric Rice and Kelly Kenney with Kevin Daily serving as club advisor.
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North Ridgeville Buckeyes
North Ridgeville
Lisa Meadows
Dawn Hales
Brian Daily
Tim Berg
Terie Berg
Amy Slusher
Grace Baker
Eric Rice
Kelly Kenney
Kevin Daily
Henrietta 4-H Clubs Outline Summer Activities and Awards
The Henrietta Homemakers hosted a rummage sale while the Henrietta 4-H Clovers plan an Aug. 4 ice cream social at the United Methodist Church and also prepare for Aug. 5 sewing projects at the Schaffer residence. Demonstrations at recent meetings featured Linda Surrarrer and Marcia Surrarrer, with advisor Mrs. Dominic Mileti overseeing project checks. Awards from Lorain County Fair include Corey Carp in junior showman rabbits and best rabbit, Steven Zurker for showmanship rabbits, Mitch Zurker for showmanship geese, Jackie D'Antonio for showmanship cat, Susan Somerville for showmanship hamster, James McAleese for snake, and Doug Majka for best guinea pig.
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Henrietta
Linda
Marcia Surrarrer
Dominic Mileti
Henrietta United Methodist Church
Melody Holbrook
Kathy Toth
Lorain County Fair
Corey Carp
Firelands Farmers
Terry Berg
North Ridgeville
Lorain County Farm Bureau Plans Policy Dinner Meeting
Lorain County Farm Bureau invites county government offices and community leaders to a policy development dinner at North Eaton Church of Christ on Routes 82 and 83 August 10 at 7 30 p m. Clarence Conrad urges brief views and proposals to benefit agriculture at county state and national levels with reservations due by August 3 at the Farm Bureau office on Huron Street. Richard Conklin directs the Lorain County Farm Bureau Federation.
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Lorain County Farm Bureau
North Eaton Church
Farm Bureau
Clarence Conrad
Conrad
Huron Street
Richard Conklin
Lorain County Farm Bureau Federation
To T or not to T in the country truck debate
The author rails against the Western denim rage and the country craze centered on souped-up pickups. He defends the traditional farm truck as the true T, listing worn gloves, rust, tools, and farm debris as its authentic traits, while noting evolving features may blur lines but a dusty gray pallor and Corrail No. 5 odor remain telltale signs.
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Indiana
Paul Harvey
John Deere
Tillage Field Day planned for Friday
A field day at Brill Farm Quarry Road Pittsfield will showcase minimum and no tillage equipment for corn and soybean production. Demonstrations run 12 30 to 4 p m on wheat stubble with herbicide trials high on the agenda.
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Brill Farm
Quarry Road
Pittsfield
Route 303
Norman Widman
Chevron Chemical Co
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Canfield
Paw Paw
Camden
Schaffer
Baird Road
Wanda Tansey
Regina Coates
Linda Zylstra
John Zylstra
Schaeffer Drive
Zylstras
Ag” Tractor
County Farm Bureau
Elyria
Rasec Ory
Rites
Star Builders Inc
Revie
South Amchers
Ohio
Leyland
Jim Schaeffer
Belden
By Pat Leimbach
Leimbach
Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District
Lorain County Cooperative Extension Service
Kubota
Medina Fair
Litchfield Equipment
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Litchfield
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