Great farm Jerseys Trace From Blossom in Adams County
A sketch shows 19 Jerseys descending from old Blossom in the Mosser herd Adams County Indiana. Blossom produced 462 lbs butterfat in her fifth year and her 19 progeny averaged 405 lbs last year. Florida Experiment Station notes mixing 800 lbs sulfur flour into soil benefits confined poultry yards by pest control in topsoil.
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Mosser
Adams County
Indiana
Florida Experiment Station
Experiment Stations Report Animal and Crop Advances
Michigan Experiment Station reports necro cure in hogs with nicotinic acid dosing and protection via 420 to 700 mg weekly. Excess corn in ration linked to disease. Texas says chick starting mash should be 18 percent protein, 20 percent boosts growth. 18 percent yields 6052 more growth than 13 percent. New Mexico top dressing alfalfa with 60 lbs available phosphoric acid per acre boosts hay by 1 2 3 tons. Cornell praises Seneca soy bean with 35 bu per acre average at Ithaca. two week longer season, taller plants, easier to combine.
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Michigan
Texas Experiment Station
New Mexico
Cornell Experiment Station
New York
Ithaca
Agricultural Fertilizer Mixes and Crop Practices from State Stations
Delaware suggests a liquid fertilizer of 4 parts superphosphate 1 part calcium nitrate 1 part nitrate of potash dissolved in water and applied at setting. West Virginia finds an average 600 lb apple tree needs 1 lb available nitrogen yearly with split spring and postharvest applications. Missouri recommends 2 3 to 4 lb daily grain mix for dairy cows post calving. Illinois reports two tomato management methods: mulch with six inches straw to raise yield and alternating rows of tomatoes and corn to boost both crops.
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Delaware Experiment Station
West Virginia
Illinois Experiment Station
Beef Producers Urged to Brace for Impending Storm
Ohio State University researchers warn beef cattle owners to install lightning rods and prepare for a market shift as cattle numbers rise and prices may peak then drop. Study notes cycles since 1890 with recent highs and droughts shaping futures for eastern and Pacific states.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohio
Dreuth
United States
Mississippi
Pacific States
Improves Home By Using Time Saved By Farm Machines
George C. McClelland of Fredericktown argues that time saved by modern farm machinery can fund home improvements and lower building costs. He notes on farm timber, local sawdust, and community effort, including a Grange hall project, show how pooling resources reduces debt and strengthens neighborliness.
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Columbus
George C. McClelland
Fredericktown
McClelland
Knox County
Cemetery Association
Grange Hall
Grange
Ohio rural electric co-ops reach 31 731 farms in state
Ohio Farm Bureau announced 26 rural electric cooperatives have energized 11 651 miles of line and will serve over 48 000 farms when current projects finish. Five years after Rural Electrification Act passage, farm electrification rose from 18.5 to about 41 percent of Ohio farms.
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Ohio
Murray D. Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Columbus
Lincoln
Congress
Rural Electrification Act
Ohio Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Rural Electrification Cooperative
REA
Local Social Roundup Highlights Neighborhood Visits
Grafton road Elyria residents spent Sunday with Westlake friends. Mr and Mrs Frank Reed entertained Mrs Pauline Reed of Bay Village. Mrs Katherine Benham with Mrs Charles Dyble hosted the Neighborly Club at the Benham home. A social afternoon preceded refreshments and plans for an annual picnic at Clague Park. William Green of Sheffield Lake visited his grandmother Mrs Nellie Green.
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Grafton Road
Elyria
Westlake
Frank Reed
Pauline Reed
Bay Village
Katherine Benham
Charles Dyble
Benham
Clague Park
William Green
Sheffield Lake
Nellie Green
Ohio Holds High Place In Jersey Cattle Breeding
Ohio remains the nation’s second largest Jersey cattle pure-breeding center per the American Jersey Cattle Club’s annual report. At the club’s 72nd meeting in Louisville Ohio breeders registered 4416 head and sold 2073 purebreds. Columbiana, Marion and Clark counties rank high nationally for Jersey activity with 269 registrations and 111 and 109 transfers respectively.
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Louisville
Ohio
American Jersey Cattle Club
America
Texas
New York
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Michigan
Indiana
Oregon
Kentucky
Columbiana
Marion and Clark
Lewis W. Morley
National Organization of Jersey Cattle Breeders
Columbiana County
Marion County
Clark County
Belden Pinochle Club Hosts Card Evening
Belden residents recall a Belden Pinochle gathering at the Grabenstetters home with high scores awarded to Rose Deimling and Arthur Wise and second prizes to Caroline Goodman and Joe Grabenstetter. Consoled were Jennie Goodman and Otto Deimling. Several local families and guests from Cleveland and Philadelphia visited nearby homes in a social week. Next entertainment is planned by A. L. Wise.
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Cambridge
George Grabenstetter
George Weigel
George Brennan
Cleveland
George Beriswill
Irene Beriswill
William Wheeler
Lakewood
Lucretia Beriswill
Roy Kammerman
Philadelphia
Martin Beriswill
Arle Yoho
Penfield
William Law
Mary Pfeil
Joe Grabenstetter
Baby
William Snyder
Mabel Floreske
Olmsted Falls
Josephine Zverne
Berea
Lee Holcomb
Lorain
Airs
West River Road Short Items
Mrs. Fred Henson and daughters Lois Eileen and Laverne of Milan visited Mrs. Frankie Reese Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. William Rearick and F. H. Geiger of Lorain called on relatives here Sunday.
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West River Road
Fred Henson
Lois
Eileen Ana Laverne
Milan
Frankie Reese
William Rearick
F. H. Geiger
Lorain
Nola
Cleveland
Rose Hurd
C. E. McIntire
Paul McIntire
Russel Pickett
Mansfield
Lincel McIntire
Ella Tilden
A. Keller
N. Parker
Bernadine
Geraldine Surman
Steven Ho
Susan van Wagnen
Bell Chambers
Lara van Wagnen
Elyria
John Cook
Margaret Smith
J. G. Morris
W. E. Heck
Near Amherst
Dick Cautle
BR. E. Hollis
John Morris
A. W. Peters
Vermilion
Insects and Diseases Bulletin Reaches 10th Edition
Ohio State University entomologist T W H Parks notes the tenth edition of Control of Garden Insects and Diseases has 36 pages 38 illustrations and 175000 bulletins since 1918. The piece traces knowledge gains and shifts from 1913 to 1938 with new methods including dusts and rotenone. Alibi items follow about weddings births and social visits in Elyria Mansfield and Lorain. Alabama cancer deaths double since 1918 while other diseases fall.
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Columbus
T. W H. Parks
Ohio State University
Ohio
Parks
W. G. Stover
A. L. Pierstorffi
C. C. Allison
Montgomery
Ala
J. N. Baker
Alabama
Starter Solutions Help Ohio Plants
Ohio State experts say vitamin treatments to spur giant growth are likely disappointing for most soils but starter solutions show more promise. Commercial formulas for tomato transplants use four parts super phosphate one part calnitre and one part nitrate of potash mixed in water, plus a more expensive blend with mono calcium phosphate ammophos magnesium sulphate and nitrate of potash.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. H. Boyd
Ohio State University
Potato Growers and Merchants Argue Over Growers' Grade
Ohio potato growers and buyers met in Columbus to discuss marketing issues. They agreed U S No 1 stock is easy to sell, but growers grade lacks uniform meaning, as definitions vary from field run to post‑selection culls. They urged uniform lots to help move lower grades.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.S
Commission
E. B. Tussing
Ohio State University
M. W. Baker
Inspection Service
Man of 99 Quits Blackberrying Says He Is Too Old
John Foster of Millville New Jersey, age 99, decides he is too old to go blackberry picking this year after completing a half cord of weed chopping. He will still tend a garden behind his home.
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Millville
N. J
John Foster
Sears Economy Milk Cooler Demonstrated At Local Farm Store
Lorain county dairymen are urged to consider the Sears Economy milk cooler now on display at the Sears farm store on Chapel Street. Manager Jack Ryan says the cooler, with a new cold spray unit, can chill freshly drawn milk to below 50 degrees in under 20 minutes, far faster than the 90 minutes required without the unit. The ad notes cost efficiency, automatic controls, and availability in sizes to suit any dairy, with Wally Forbes assisting inquiries.
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Lorain County
Sears Economy
Jack Ryan
Elvira Sears Farm
Chapel Street
Sears
Ryan
United States
Sears Farm
Wally Forbes
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E. G. Geiger
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Oberlin and
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L. D. Gerber Funeral Home
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The
Amherst Furniture Co
A. Nabakowski
Milan Ave
Old Spring
Amherst, Ohio
Grafton
Spectire
Virginia Beauty Shoppe
Main St
United Grocery
Baker's Hatchery
Lorain Road
Lake Ave
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Grafton Theatre
Charles Starrett
Yukon
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Display Advertising Department
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