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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1937
Page
13
Willard Bolte surveys farm guidance from Wallace's Farmer and Michigan State College noting protein feed mixes with dried milk meat and bone meal barley oats and fish oil, plus 1937 turkey prospects and 4-H club poultry shifts in Jefferson County Pennsylvania, reflecting broader fertility and feeding trends.
Managers of the Canadian Egg Laying Contest see no link between high egg laying and pullet deaths. Records show deaths came from poorer layers and pens, prompting questions if selecting for high production weakened parents. A poultry scientist and an insurance actuary could study if early death and low pullet production share an organic weakness.
In the brooder house a simple cluster for seed corn is shown with a Ran iron pipe through a steel drum and a rubber edged lid. The range shelter design from the Ohio Experiment Station uses insulating roof board two coats of roof paint netting on sides and ends 1 inch mesh on the floor with 4x4 skids for mobility. The 8 foot length houses 120 growing pullets and dimensions are 9 feet 10 inches by 8 or 12 feet.
Ohio Farm Bureau electrification division reports a busy period with the sealing of a 244 mile lines contract for Delaware County Rural Electric Cooperative to serve farmers in Union, Marlow, Morrow, and Knox counties. Bids are being read for two more construction efforts and REA funds allocated to advance the last two weeks of February.
Poultry expert R E Cray of Ohio State University warns that rapid flock fluctuations hurt profits. Keeping a stable flock size with annual chick purchases and early supply orders helps ensure fall and winter egg production and lower disease losses. He notes larger future grain crops could provide ample feed if weather cooperates.
Ohio farmers aiming for 60 bushels per acre in 1937 should expect to need about 20 to 24 inches of rainfall. Prof F J Salter of Ohio State notes corn uses 11.7 inches to mature and much rain is lost to evaporation and runoff. He warns drought impacts vary by crop and that hybrids resist drought better. Soil improvements, lime, fertilizer, and sod cover help retain moisture for corn following better rotations.
Colter Construction Company of Cleveland received an estimated bid of 3176,000 for a project. Western Farm Bureau Rural Electric Co-op bids opened February 15 and Marion County Rural Electric Cooperative bids followed a week later. Together the lines will serve about 1000 homes in eight counties including Auglaize Mercer Darke Marion Wyandot Morrow Crawford and Hardin. A $270,000 REA allotment was granted for the North Central Rural Electric Coop.initiating the first sector. The full coop project will serve 2665 farms across Seneca Sanctuary Wood Hancock Crawford counties.
Tests show manureed land yielding about 6 bushels of barley per acre, with commercial fertilizer close behind. In dry years the manured plots retain moisture better, producing a clear advantage over non manured soil.
A 1936 Ohio State survey by Dr. J. J. Falconer and F. J. Morison links soil conservation to labor income. In Ashtabula County, nine improving farms earned $1,070 yearly while 12 depleting farms earned $216. Wyandot showed $1,604 versus $1,166, and Wood County’s top group earned $1,689 with 57.1 percent of rotated crops in soil-depleting areas.
In Columbus on March 3, Victor H. Ries of Ohio State University says longer sunlit hours raise house plant hunger. Use complete fertilizers near 4-12-4 and apply quarter teaspoon monthly for 4 inch pots, adjusting for size. Regular watering ensures nutrients reach the soil and avoid overfeeding.
Medina County milk sales to Akron and Cleveland farms averaged 3.74 cents per quart, with production per cow at 6,669 pounds or 3,101 quarts of 3.5 percent butterfat. The year ending Nov 36, 1936 saw $116 per cow in milk sales, butterfat value about $75 per cow, and skim milk contributing roughly $41 per cow. One herd owner earned $90 per cow from butter sold.
Ohio 4 H club members have planted millions of trees over a decade, enough to furnish lumber for complete farm buildings on thousands of farms. Tuscarawas County leads in trees planted since 1929, with about 600000, while 4 H forestry work teaches seedling care, forest management, and fire control.
Ohio local Granges will meet at Ohio State University March 22 to 26 for the ninth annual short course. Dean John F. Cunningham and University staff will present programs on crops, livestock, rural youth, home life and consumer topics. L. J. Taber and W. F. Kirk headline state and national Grange officers on the program.
Farm Bureau leaders from across Ohio met in Columbus to study state tax proposals before the legislature. Perry L. Green urged a tax plan based on ability to pay, favoring higher selective sales taxes and an income tax to fund government while avoiding real estate and general sales taxes that would burden counties, municipalities, and subsistence needs.
Harvey Hahn of Elyria celebrates his birthday on February 29 Leap Year. On Sunday February 28 his mother Mrs. Mary Hahn along with daughters Mrs. Merle Penfound and Mrs. Joe Briggs and their families arrived with well filled caskets including a lovely birth.
A sturdy waterproof tackle box should hold duplicate favored lures a range of lead sinkers extra line and reel spare parts plus tools for hook removal first aid items and safety gear. Include mosquito repellent matches iodine bandages scissors varnish thread string gauge and a copy of fishing laws for a safe lengthy trip.
Note to reader from Copsright 1936 and the North American Sportsman's Club invites questions on hunting fishing trap shooting and other outdoor activities. Send inquiries with return envelope to North American Sportsman's Bureau in the Wigley Building Chicago or direct to this newspaper.
A stream of social activity fills the week with funeral attendances for M L Scott of Defiance and Orlando Stone of Pittsfield, visits among cousins and friends across Elyria Brunswick and Lorain, Pythian Sisters gathering hosted by Mrs H M Tapper, and many kin and neighbors sharing meals and Sunday calls.
Mrs. Kathryn Mc Millan of Lorain stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Walter McMillan and family for a week. Thomas McCarty of Cleveland spent the weekend at their home.
A column tracing late vaudeville trends from ventriloquism revival to classic stage acts. Edgar Bergen’s Charlie McCarthy is highlighted, with nods to radio boosts and old time curiosities in Central Park and along Radio Center. Local notices close with brief personal greetings and a hospital report.
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