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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1939
Page
13
Ohio inventories show a three percent rise in cattle and five percent rise in swine at the start of the year, with a two percent drop in horses mules and sheep. Chickens increase five percent. total farm value for meat animals slips slightly from last year.
The article explains building and using a cold frame to start seeds early. It covers soil prep, sowing, watering, thinning, and ventilation, stressing careful watering, avoidance of damping off, and minimal root disturbance when transplanting.
I C Hottman of the Ohio Experiment Station notes tests on winter tomato setting reinforce water supply, soil nitrogen, and temperature management. He stresses nights and cloudy days require close regulation and cites lack of sunlight as the main limiting factor for carbohydrate production.
Ohio State University extension plant pathologist C C Allison urges seed treatment for oats to guard against loose and covered smut. Treatments include commercial hydrates and dusts with formaldehyde, with guidance on water, temperature, and storage. For corn, early sowing and proper treatment timing are discussed, noting hybrid seed can be treated like open-pollinated varieties and agent guidance is available.
A summary of agricultural advice from various state experiment stations. Tips cover lime spreaders and manure spreaders, tree borer control with a cold weather emulsion, delaying apple harvest for larger yields, cannery pea planting timing, weed control after rain, clipping seedings for alfalfa red clover and mixed seeds, and a Tarkio Missouri cattle feeder’s corn and Atlas sorghum planting resulting in high silage yield despite low corn ear count.
The Lewisburg Tennessee Experiment Station reports Jersey and Holstein cows produce 60 percent or more milk and butterfat on pasture and legume hay as on grain. USDA notes little value in salting moisture-rich hay. Salting 85 moisture hay with 30 lbs salt per ton raises temperature. For breeding turkeys, West Virginia Station urges liberal feeding year round, with pullets and aged hens given full rations and feed kept in hoppers to reduce parasites.
Breeder n Gazette notes John Allan of Sullivan County Indiana as a top hog raiser. Allan runs a 96 acre farm with 40 acres in corn and most of the rest in clover. He maintains a breeding herd of five gifts and seven sows, marketing 12 tons of pork every six months. The herd grazes on clover, pigs are creep fed, weaned at nine weeks, finished on corn with a supplement and replacement shares selected by growth. The herd is purebred Duroc Jersey.
Ohio specialists from the Experiment Station and the University urge shifting from grain heavy rotations to combinations that boost hay and pasture. Bachtell of Wooster cites Trumbull county farm proof that corn as main crop reduces long term profitability and soil health. He notes more hay and cheaper milk costs with better dairy feed, while lime and fertilizer upgrades on pastures could double returns.
Capetown reports grim road crash data with three fatalities daily and about 50,000 accidents yearly, resulting in over 1,000 deaths annually. Officials urge stricter traffic controls as toll climbs.
E B Tussing of Ohio State University reports smaller storage stocks and reduced early potato acreage in the south point to rising market prices. He notes consumer demand may grow in 1989, warns that late varieties shrink, and urges Ohio growers to use storage, smaller pack sizes, and better spraying to improve quality and sales.
The Loram Cuyahoga County potato growers group will display five new potato varieties alongside two common types at the Columbia Town Hall Friday. The program begins at 10 30 p m with talks by Earl Tussing and L C Chadwick on growing factors and experiences, followed by an afternoon session at 1 15 featuring Floyd Lower and John Bushnell on seed potatoes and soil organic matter. A general discussion closes the event after a series of three evening meetings.
J. D. Wilson from the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station advises on soil texture and disease prevention for cabbage cauliflower tomatoes pepper and lettuce seedlings. He recommends sterilization seed treatment and surface soil treatment to guard against damping off with options including heating steaming and chemical soil treatments.
From July 28 to August 7, 1939, Cleveland's Public Auditorium will be the Hall of Meetings for the Seventh World's Poultry Congress and Exposition. English, French, Spanish and German will be official languages as poultry scientists from around the world converge for a vast industrial exposition, demonstrations, and sessions covering every poultry sector. A $1 membership ticket permits eleven days of public attendance with no extra charge.
A new shell resistant helmet designed for air raids will soon be available to Germans. It provides shrapnel and debris protection without metal contact and is light enough for extended wear.
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