Portage County maple sugaring legacy kept alive
Neil Capel of Grafton assists his father in law Dennis Ross's portable sugar shanty on the Wakeman farm. Ross began tapping in 1911 at age 11, operating about 1,700 trees to produce roughly 20 gallons of maple syrup per season. The operation, rebuilt yearly, uses an 8 by 10 foot shanty and a movable grill, with sap gathered from 60 pails and boiled over several nights to create a community tradition for grandchildren and neighbors.
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Ross
Dennis Ross
Ross Win
Wakeman
Florida
Man
Neil
Annabelle) Capel
Grafton
Gordon
Ilarae
Greene
Brighton
Butler
Clara Vo
Neil Capel
Bay
Clare
V. Ross
Area rural activities planned in Firelands county week
County wide rural events list meetings clinics workshops and banquets. Firelands School District young farmers meet tonight at Firelands High School ag rooms at 8 p.m. Adults meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the same venue. Cows crop costs clinic with Dan McGrew at the Ag Center tomorrow 1 to 3 p.m. Sheep improvement and woolgrowers annual meeting at the Ag Center Wednesday 6 p.m. Soil and Water Clinic at Norwalk American Legion Hall Thursday 10 a.m. Lorain County Agricultural Society office at courthouse Thursday 8 p.m. Clothing workshop at Ag Center Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wellington Grange Hall clothing workshop Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dairymen banquet at Firelands High School Saturday 6 45 p.m. 4-H Council at Ag Center next Monday 8 p.m. Horticulture workshop at OSU Agricultural Administration Building starting next Tuesday 10 a.m. continuing through March 18.
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Firelands
Firelands High
Vo Ag
Firelands High School
Dan McGrew
Ag Center
Soil and Water
American Legion Hall
Norwalk
Lorain County Agricultural Society
County Commissioners Office
Age Center
Wellington Grange Hall
Agricultural Administration Building
Ohio State University
Cattle Feeders Meet Tomorrow in Norwalk
Huron County Cattle Feeders Association will meet tomorrow at p.m. at the Production Credit Association Building 55 Whittlesey Ave Norwalk. Wake man resident Winthrop French will present his story on Russian agriculture with color slides from his tour with Ohio farmers. Wilbert Skinn, state association delegate, will review state and national programs and current issues facing Ohio beef cattle feeders.
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Vourwalk
Huron County Cattle Feeders Association
Production Credit Association
Whittlesey Ave
Norwalk
Winthrop French
Wakeman
Wil
Ohio
Wilbert Skinn
Lorain County outlines 1965 Feed Grain program payments
Lorain County AS C committee explains two payment types for farmers signing up before March 26. Direct payments are 20 cents per bushel on existing harvest yield, while diversion payments depend on acres diverted to conserving uses. Rules cover minimum 20 percent removal, measurement fees, limits on acres removed, and three payment scales based on diversion levels with county price support near $1.30 per bushel. Further details and a Q A leaflet are available at the county extension office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Corbet Walker
Lorain
USC
Lorain County
ASC Committee
County Asc
Cooperative Extension Service
United States
Social Security Talk For Farmers At Firelands High
Adult farmers hear a Social Security discussion at 8 pm tomorrow in the Firelands High School adult class. A Lorain SSA representative will cover new program developments for full time and part time farmers and a film on disability benefits will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta
Social Security
Firelands High School
Lorain
Social Security Administration
Carlisle True 4-H'ers Club Forms In Carlisle Area
The first meeting is Thursday at 7 30 pm at the home of Don O'Connor advisor Diagonal Rd. Open to boys in fourth grade through 18 years living in Carlisle area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle True 4-H
Don O'Connor
Diagonal Rd
Carlisle
Cow-Crop Cost Clinic Relocated to Tomorrow
The Cow-Crop-Cost Clinic will be held tomorrow from 1 to 3 pm at the Ag Center, moved from next Monday. Three speakers headlined by Dan McGrew, OSU extension dairy specialist, discuss year-round dry lot feeding advantages, rising corn silage use, fading hay feeding, and roughage substitution for grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ag Center
Dan McGrew
Dairy Science
Kent
McGrew
Ohio State University
United States Department of Agriculture
OSU
Spaulding County
Trumbull County
George R. Gists
Walter G. Harter
Prevention and resistant corn hybrids combat maize dwarf mosaic
Extension notes emphasize prevention as the primary control for maize dwarf mosaic in corn. Two Ohio researchers report clues from breeding, with resistant lines Ohio 7 and Ohio 7B appearing in some hybrids. Aphid transmission and drought impact on yields are discussed, along with farm-scale surplus and feed grain stock projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Ohio
Lorrain
Firelands youth tops in district
Firelands High School student Lyle Kinsley won the District Public Speaking Contest of the Future Farmers of America at Portage High School in Ravenna. He will advance to the state finals April 30 in Columbus with his Soil Conservation theme. Roland Miller placed third in extemporaneous speech on labor saving. both are Firelands Chapter members with family ties to Florence and Camden Townships.
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Henrietta
Firelands
Future Farmers of America
Portage High School
Revenna
Lyle Kinsley
FFA
Ohio
Columbus
Roland Miller
Lyle
Florence Township
Roland
Richard Miller
Camden Township
Seed supplies for alfalfa and clover fall from 1963 levels
Production plus carryover of alfalfa and ladino clover seeds declined from the prior year, pushing prices in 1964. Estimated initial alfalfa seed supply was about 188 million pounds, down 1.6 percent, and ladino clover seed at 7 million pounds, down 16.3 percent. Red clover reached 101 million pounds, up 7.2 percent, sweet clover 36 million pounds up 0.3, timothy 36 million up 26.2, bromegrass 13 million up 40.6, orchard grass 17 million up 579 percent.
Ohio breeders win Gold Star Guernsey honor 1964
Two Ohio dairy breeders, William A. Patton of Pattenholm Farm New London and Gail E. Heifner of VillaWay Farms Sullivan, were named Gold Star Guernsey Breeders by the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Patton has won five times, Heifner twice. The award cites herd registration, home-bred cows, DHIR testing, high production and average classification, with health checks. Both receive club certificates.
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Peterborough
Ohio
American Guernsey Cattle Club
William A. Patton
Pattenholm Farm
New London
Gail E. Heifner
VillaWay Farms
Sullivan
Patton
Heifner
Guernsey
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Wakeman Farm
Son Lui
Hogan’s Lake Avenue Lawn Mower
Lake Avenue
GEHE
Sey Feed Mixerservice
Paris
Jim Scheafer
Gehl
Daliv
Helden
C. $. Clark and Sons, Inc
Wakeman, Ofto
C. Dan McGrew
L Miller
Firelands Board of Education
Ohio Division of Vocational Education
Land Bank
Cad
East Main Street
Ravenna
W. BK. French and Son
Harold A. Spence
County Extension
U.S.D.A
Defense Department
U.S
Oliver Sales & Service
Elyria Industrial Equipment
Oberlin Rd
H. W. Keighley and Son
Oberlin
Myers
Elyria Fence and Implement Co
Wes
Ave
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