June 22 Is Turkey Day At Wooster
Wooster hosts the third annual Ohio Turkey Day at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station on Wednesday June 22. Ethel McNeil a poultry pathologist with Armour and Company Chicago will speak on parasitic disease in turkey poults. Morning tours of the turkey research farm feature demonstrations on raising turkeys and a research progress talk covers rations artificial insemination and turkey outlook. Afternoon panels cover disease control and marketing with station and extension specialists and Ohio turkey growers. A new 100000 poultry disease center at the station opens for public inspection.
Around Ohio Summer Fertilizing Profitable Business
George L Zeis explains profitable summer fertilizing in Ohio for alfalfa hay and pastures. Fertilizer helps spread labor, reduces planting time, and allows bulk spreading. Phosphoric acid and potash can be stored in soil. nitrogen depends on rainfall. Legumes use more potash. a high fertility farm needs more fertilizer. straw removal affects nutrient balance.
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Jones
Earl Jones
Kefauver Seeks Davy Crockett Cap Coast to Coast
Senator Estes Kefauver, from the “freest state,” quipped about needing a Davy Crockett cap in Detroit and joked he would have worn a coonskin cap if Chicago weather had proved as cold as anticipated. The remark highlighted his lighthearted moment with an audience in Detroit.
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Detroit
Estes Sefauver
Davy Crockett
Kefauver
Tfad
Chicago
Lima Plans Buy of 40 Diesel Buses Likely from U.S.
Lima, Peru is preparing to purchase 40 diesel buses, with the likelihood of procurement from the United States. The move signals a major expansion of the city’s public transport fleet and aims to improve urban mobility and reduce congestion.
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Lima
Peru
United States
Too Much Is Our Trouble on Farm Surplus
The Saturday Evening Post discusses the farm surplus problem in an article by Richard Thruelsen. It cites the Commodity Credit Corporation holding $7.5 billion in public funds tied up in surplus commodities and notes the cost of storage at about $1 million daily.
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Saturday Evening Post
Richard Thruelsen
Commodity Credit Corporation
All-Crop Harvester Wins Farmer's Favor
Agricultural writer Thruelsen touts Allis-Chalmers All-Crop 66 as a leading harvester. It threshes 110 seeds, handles diverse crops, and suits small to mid size farms, with advantages in wet fields and easy tractor integration. The piece cites surplus grain and changing eating habits while noting price supports. The Houghton Brothers agency near Oberlin displays the machine.
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Thruelsen
Allis
Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers
United States
Ing
Stanley Houghton
Lovery
Houghton Brothers
Stoiaze
Oberin
CCC
United Nations
Thruelson
Allis- Chalmers
Rt. 58
Oberlin
Allis-Chalmers Crops Harvester Aimed at Average Farmer
Allis-Chalmers engineers designed an all-crop harvester to meet the needs of the average farmer. The device proved itself in practical use, demonstrating its suitability for diverse harvesting tasks on typical farms.
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Allis-Chalmers
Ohio Home Demonstration Councils Meet
Ohio home makers gather for the two day Ohio State University Campbell Hall meeting with nearly 400 participants. Highlights include Carol Lane of an oil company travel desk discussing Vagabondage U S A and Edward C Kemper of the FBI speaking on Americas Challenge. The event features an international theme and flag making from several counties.
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Columbus
Ohio Home Demonstration Council
FBE
Ohio
Campbell Hall
Ohio State University
Helen Strow
Carol Lane
Oil Company
U.S.A
William C. Manahan
Defiance
Ohio General Assembly
Edward C. Kemper
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Patnam
Richland
Crawford
Ceylon
India
Pakistan
State Home Council
State Council
Bradley and Patterson Halls
Feeder Cattle Market Emerges as Western Industry
Washington reports the Agriculture Department finds the cattle finishing market in eleven western states has grown into the most important outlet for feeder cattle. Over two million head were finished in 1952-53, with California and Colorado leading, and Colorado peaking in November and January. Feedlots run year round in California while Colorado slows in summer, and turnover is high with feedlot stays averaging 126 days for steer and 121 days for heifers.
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John Booth Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Department
California
Colorado
Idaho
Arizona
Pounden Named OSU Veterinary Chair at Wooster
William D. Pounden, professor and associate chairman of veterinary science at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, was named chairman of his department by Director L. L. Rummell. He succeeds Dr. Bruce H. Edgington who retires June 30. Pounden, a native of Ireland, trained abroad at Colorado A and M and the University of Wisconsin, earned his PhD at Ohio State. He served as a WWI Army captain and will oversee research and administration in the department at the Station. Edgington joined the staff in 1923 and has led the department since 1947, noted for hog cholera serum research.
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Ohio State University
Army of
United States
Pounden Wil
Veterinary Science
Edgington
Nature's mortgage weed burning touted for farms
Agricultural experts warn flame weeding can cut production by as much as 30 percent when weeds grow in irrigation ditches and along fence rows. A tractor mounted burner can blanket a mile of weed growth per hour, while pickup truck units move faster and use LP gas efficiently.
Forced Air Drying Saves Time for Grain Handling
Ohio State University extension engineer I. P. Blauser says forced air drying lets farmers start combining at dawn and extend into afternoon, reducing delays of 7 to 10 days and cutting storm risk and cutterbar losses. Grain stored safely at 20 percent moisture with forced air drying, unlike the 14 percent requirement without it.
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Columbus
I. P. Blauser
Ohio State University Extension
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