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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1937
Page
15
A Delaware Experiment Station survey of poultry flocks shows February hatched pullets produce about 41 more eggs by Oct 31 next year and sell for roughly 51 cents more per dozen due to higher price months. The note cites American Poultry Journal and touches on costs and practices across dairy and crop areas.
The article describes a farm sketch with furrow construction using a tractor and plows at a small gas cost, noting furrow depth and spacing. It highlights Michigan Experiment Station pruning methods to improve apple quality and returns, a temporary silo built from cribbing with waterproof lining, and irrigation using a 150-foot well and 500-gallon pump, which yielded 46 bushels per acre after four irrigations.
For the first time, a dairy demonstration team from each state will be funded to attend the National Dairy Show in Columbus, Ohio, October 9-16. Teams compete in demonstrations on breeding, crowding, feeding, fitting and judging of dairy cattle and milk handling. The contest is open to all 4-H club members, with county eliminations leading to state honors. Each member of the winning county team earns a special gold medal.
Castalia Farms Club hosts a field day with about 1000 guests and 1000 horses on Saturday June 12. North Central Ohio Draft Horse Association and Mr and Mrs William Levis organize events including grooming demonstrations by J J Collins and show horse shoeing by R E Haines.
Ohio apple growers are invited to a June 16 meeting at the Horticulture Building, Ohio State University, to discuss a public information campaign on apples as a nutritious food. Ohio State horticulture specialist F. H. Beach supports an organized effort, noting apples rival other fruits in vitamins and health value. Original orchard wisdom that “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is rekindled as leaders urge broad grower participation to drive consumer demand and cover costs. Officers include H. L. Mantle, L. B. Yaple, and W. B. Baughman, with a statewide board expected as the campaign starts.
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation outlines plans for its nineteenth annual convention to be held in Columbus November 16 and 17. Perry L. Green says the Colum bus Public Auditorium will host the event with capacity over 5000, aiming to surpass prior crowds of 4000 and add new features including farm bureau service displays, group meetings with national speakers, group breakfasts for women and publicity reps, attendance awards, and other special attractions.
The May reports for Lorain County Dairy Association and Herd Improvement Association No 1 list 88 herds totaling 668 cows with 603 milking. Notable high herds and averages cited include 42.3 pounds butterfat per cow and 887 pounds milk per cow. A draft horse parade features L P McCann and 2 PM program with educational trips to Chicago and $1200 scholarships. Local officials Fred Bohn presides. event includes prize talks and club contests aiming at 16th Club Congress participation.
Ohio State University agronomist R D Lewis says timing affects hay value and curing ease. Northern Ohio guidelines include red clover June 3 to 16, mammoth red clover June 26 to July 5, timothy June 21 to 25, and alfalfa three cuttings with regional variations. Extension bulletin No 160 outlines efficient cutting methods and dates.
For the 10th consecutive year the Girls Record Contest recognizes 4-H home activities. 4-H leaders nationwide designed the event to honor girls with the best all around records through club leadership and achievement in the home economics program.
Ohio Farm Bureau trustees urge Congress to create flood control dams in seven TVA areas with low electricity costs for farmers. They demand legislation ensuring power generation alongside dam construction in the Great Lakes Ohio Valley region as part of a national flood control plan to curb dust storms floods and droughts.
Lorain County dairy herd improvement groups rank among Ohio leaders in high producing cows per the latest state report. Ohio testing totals show 16,067 cows for milk and butterfat, with 3,380 producing 40 pounds butterfat monthly and 1,585 yielding 1,200 pounds milk in the same period. Northwestern Ohio Holstein tops lists with 173 and 160 cows fitting those criteria. Other leading associations include Medina, Lorain No 1, Butler, Lorain No 2, and Geauga, with notable high herds owned by local farmers across Portage and Madison areas.
The national income forecast for 1936 rises to about sixty four billion dollars, higher than earlier private and political projections. The data, held for days, shows a shift from Daniel Roper’s sixty billion to sixty four, signaling a return toward 1929 levels by late 1938 or early 1939 unless crises intervene. Redistributions under the New Deal push labor’s share to about 66 percent, with a 38.08 dollar per person dividend for each of 33 million non agricultural workers, while debates mount over work week reductions and productivity.
In a periodical air, Ray Tucker notes Roosevelt rejects compromise on court packing, insisting on broader party unity. Advisers push a hard line, while Farley and others incur patronage clashes as the president confronts Senate resistance and intra party discord amid looming defeats.
Mrs Earl Friend entertained Fire Department members at her home after the meeting with cards and refreshments. June 10 marks the Ladies Aid and Missionary Society meeting at Mt Zion Lutheran church. Rev H K Finley led Spencer Baptist morning services, Elmer Hutchinson spoke at night after missionary work in Belgium. Geraldine Kuepfer graduation honored at a social by family friends. Various residents attended funerals, visits, and motor trips. Dixie Herrick to Wellington for summer, and many relatives from Canton Akron Buffalo and Cleveland noted.
Alta Smith of Hinckley attends a village gathering. The Spencer Capital church group held a regular Tuesday afternoon Bible study with Mrs Frank Miller. Members shared a Bible lesson and a comforting supper. Local residents Mr Harold Foote Mrs Harold Foote and Miss Gertrude Carey visited this week. Clementine Knopfer works at A H Fuller residence this summer. Pearl Root Beverley June Akorn guests of Moon family. Maude Sendricks finished teaching at Mentor and returned home for the summer.
A large La Porte M. E. Church gathering saw Sunday School peak at 61 and church attendance at 55. Rev. Thomas Hughes spoke on Some of Jesus Sentences tied to the National WCTU convention. Music featured Betty Lyons and Laverne Lantz with peony bouquets on display.
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