Farm women urge nosiness for car safety drive
The Lorain County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee promotes defensive driving and urges citizens to monitor others on the road. A defensive driving school is set for March 31 at Society Hall Penfield from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ptl James Huth will lead, with county leaders Reinders and Manges aiding. The free event welcomes all ages, aims to reduce accidents, and will cover eight lessons from traffic safety to freeway driving plus signaling and hazard awareness.
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Society Hall
Penfield
Ptl
James Huth
Elyria Post
Ohio State Patrol
Cyril Reinders
County Women's Committee
Charles
VIN
Iueulissame
Farm Bureau Women's Committee
Ohio
Indus
Reinderstry
Ierested
Ptl. Huth
Public hearings probe retail food margin increase
The article reports ongoing public hearings into rising retail food margins. It notes farm share fell from 42 to 37 cents of the consumer food dollar between 1954 and 1964, while the rest funds marketing costs. USDA officials say overall margins rise is not precisely measured across all food sectors but trends align with other segments. Wage levels in food retailing are cited as a contributing factor.
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Lorain County
FB Women’s Committee
Washington
UPI
National Food Marketing Commission
Agriculture Department
Food Marketing Commission
USDA
Usda| S
Corn row direction debate prompts Missouri growers poll
UPI reports Missouri farmers weigh whether planting corn in east west versus north south rows affects yield and moisture. Survey responses from more than 30 producers show mixed results with some favor north south for light and air, others noting little difference. Agricultural stocks figures accompany the market data for March 1 1964.
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Washington
UPI
Missouri
Frank Elsen
Green Castle
Donald Ridings
Painton
Joy Ortloff
Carthage
R. E. Hoffman
Novinger
OSU Conference Explores Daily Market And Food Marketing
An OSU conference features speakers from OSU extension, American Meat Institute, IGA, Purdue and Port Clinton on dairy and meat marketing. Luncheon by Dr George Brandow discusses food marketing and wholesale retail price gaps. A dairy session includes Robert Jacobson Karl Kepner and Glen Wagner with a Wooster extension center, detailing wage and productivity trends and food retailing margins amid commodity stocks.
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Wallace Barr
OSU
John W. Allen
American Meat Institute
John R. Story
IGA
Chicago
George E. Brandow
National Commission On Food Marketing
Brandow
Diff
Lan
Bu Erbnat
Ohio corn acreage rising in 1945 estimates
The Crop Reporting Service reports U S farm plantings will fall nationally by 0.7 percent but Ohio growers intend to plant more corn in 1945. National acreage is estimated at 66,888,000 with potential grain yield around 4.1 billion bushels. In Ohio the Boots n Saddles 4-H Club elected leaders and slated a Memorial Day Horse Show for May 20.
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Washington
UPI
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Service
Boots ‘N Saddles
Home Horsemanship Council
Wie Szabo
Spruce St
Frank Cham
G. Marsh
Iowa
Illinois
Timidiana
Michigan
Ternes
Carolied
Wilms
Barneylage
Dobbins
Nebraska
Minnesota
Counsouri
Wisconsin
South Dacil
Sota
Jack Ternes
Barney Dobbins
Semanship Coune
Lorain County Agricultural Extension Service Office
Murray Ridge Rd
Rpik
Weed Controls for 1965 Topic Meeting at Firelands High
A special meeting for area farmers on weed controls for 1965 will be held tonight at 8 at Firelands High School. Larry Finkenbine of Geigy Chemical Corp will discuss weed control methods for corn and soybeans and application techniques. The program is sponsored by Firelands High School adult and young farmer classes and Davidson Elevator Kipton.
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Henrietta
Firelands High School
Larry Finkenbine
Geigy Chemical Corp
Wil
Davidson
Kipton
F. L. Miller
Huron Enters Goodyear Conservation Contest
Huron Soil and Water Conservation District enters the 19th annual Goodyear competition to crown the nation’s top 53 districts. Judges will weigh 1965 conservation efforts, with a grand award of an expense paid work study trip to Arizona in December 1966 for one district official and the outstanding farmer cooperator in each winning district.
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Norwalk
Huron
Arizona
Goodyear Farms
Phoenix
Smorgasbord Aims to Raise Funds For D C Trip
In New London Methodist groups plan a smorgasbord this Friday from 5 to 7 30 p m to raise money for an MYF member and district program. The event supports cooperation with Soil and Water Conservation and will send a delegation of farm operators to Washington D C in the spring.
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New London
Smith
Woman's Society
Christian Service
Pirss
Methodist
Fitchville
Washington, D.C
Homerville man earns fifth Progressive Breeders Award
Brattleboro Ohio based Holstein Friesian Association of America honors H. B. Owen & Son as fifth time recipient of the Progressive Breeders Award. Only 601 breeders nationwide and 54 in Ohio have achieved the honor which requires excellence in production, type, herd health, and development of home-bred animals.
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Brattleboro
Homerville
Ohio
Holstein Friesian Association of America
H. B. Owen & Son
Herd Sire Selection Talk Slated For Local Farmers
Lorain County adult farmers are invited to hear Harold Kaeser, OSU dairy science professor and OSU herdsman, discuss herd sire selection Monday at 8 pm in Keystone High School cafeteria. Slides will be shown and a discussion will follow. Program sponsored by Adult Farmer classes at Keystone Midview Wellington and Firelands high schools.
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Lorain County
Harold Kaeser
Ohio State University
OSU
Keystone High School
Keystone
Midview
Wellington
Firelands
Final feed grain signup is Friday
COLUMBUS The final sign day of the 1965 feed grain program is Friday. Farmers who comply with all feed grain rules receive direct price support payments on corn produced, with a 20 cent rate per bushel and adjustments for substitution acres under permitted plans.
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Columbus
Cording
J. Corbett Walker
Lorain County Agricultural and Stabilization Committee
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