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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1954
Page
8
Mylon Tarps Tarpaulins showcase nylon tarps that cut weight by about fifty percent while promising the same durability for farm use. The material’s adoption aims to ease handling of tarps on hay baling and equipment through rainy or wintry weather.
A farmer’s profit hinges on precise spreader use, as New Holland Farmers claim a 3 percent accuracy gain boosts returns. Improved rate shutter, hopper fit, and linkage wear avoidance add up to three extra pounds of fertilizer per 100 pounds and about three bushels per acre, valued at roughly 450 dollars per acre, demonstrated by Farm and Dairy Supply Co. at Wellington as the New Holland dealer.
Eight 1954 national 4H award programs have been accepted by the State Extension Service offering 62 college scholarships totaling 18000 dollars to top winners. Programs include Achievement Food Preparation Health Home Improvement and Safety with national sponsors such as Ford Kerr Westinghouse Kellogg Sears and General Motors. County awards rise to four gold medals, Chicago congress trips increase to 24 for Achievement state winners receive two statues and all state winners get a certificate of honor.
Ford’s 1907 Auto Mobile Plow began as a farm tractor icon. The 1951 NAA tractor now powers four million farms worldwide with 11 improvements. Lorain County Tractor Sales at 672 Oberlin Rd showcases Fordson Major Diesel and Dearborn equipment with on site demonstrations and full service.
B. B. Spahn earned one of four annual national awards for outstanding service from Epsilon Sigma Phi. The Ohio chapter presented the honor during its mid year meeting at St Johns Episcopal Church. Spahn retired from Ohio Extension in 1919 after 32 years of service, including six years as state 4H Club leader, twelve years as district county agent supervisor in northeastern Ohio, and eleven years as supervisor of extension projects and programs.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urges balanced spring fertilization and careful grazing to boost bluegrass pastures. Using about 300 pounds of 10 10 30 fertilizer per acre and adding nitrogen after the first grazing can extend the grazing season, increase pasture yields, and lower milk production costs.
A historical note explains that modern farmers foresee harvest prices at planting time. Farmers can still turn a profit when prices fall by selecting crops and strategies based on anticipated market outcomes rather than waiting to sell at harvest.
Ohio State agronomist Dr. Garth Volk notes efficiency drives farming profits and that higher yields at low cost cut unit production costs. In tests, fertilizer returned $4.02 in value per dollar invested, with crop value gains of $62.20 from $13 spent, and $61.64 and $69.08 gains per dollar for $22 and $24 investments respectively.
Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana and Michigan launch a five year research program with the Department of Agriculture to improve meat hog production and marketing. The effort aims to deliver leaner pork for consumers and modernized breeding feeding and marketing for producers, backed by historic regional hog sales and rising pork prices.
In Bonifay Florida Mrs Nona Clark reports her hen has produced double yolk eggs for every fourth egg since November. She notes the pattern has continued and is awaiting confirmation from local observers.
Agricultural economists at Farm and Home Week in Columbus analyzed 100 acre farms to compare three and four year rotations of corn wheat and alfalfa. They modeled cows producing 5300, 5500 and 10000 pounds of milk and found net income rises with higher milk output and a four year rotation when cows yield 10000 pounds, despite extra labor.
The Weather Bureau reports little soil moisture across the corn belt at the start of the growing season and notes drought in the Southwest worsened by high winds. The weekly report adds that rainfall was scant in the central and lower Great Plains with only a few hundredths of an inch recorded.
New Haven police radio dispatcher Lawrence McNeil received an urgent call from Car No. 1. He dispatched a cruiser which found the car stalled on a main highway. Mayor Richard C. Lee was inside and was given a lift home.
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