Northern Draft Horse Association Fish Fry Held in Wellington
Northern Draft Horse Association members gathered at Wellington Grange Hall for a fish fry. Dr. Frank L. Carr, state veterinarian, warned about a sleeping sickness affecting horses across Western states with 170,000 infections and high mortality, urging a six month immunity vaccine. Local helpers Homer Soo secured fish, Walter Wakefield fried them, with Earl Jamesson and D G Swanger coordinating details.
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Wellington
Northern Draft Horse Association
Wellington Grange Hall
Frank L Carr
Carr
Homer Soo
Walter Wakefield
Earl Jamesson
D G Swanger
Owners Urged to Shield Horses From Sleeping Sickness
Lorain county horse owners heard a warning at the Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association meeting about sleeping sickness. The American Foundation for Animal Health warned summer outbreaks could be widespread and disastrous. mosquitoes and other insects spread the virus. A new vaccine showed promise last summer in vaccinated territories.
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Lorain County
Lora
Northern Ohio Draft Horse Association
American Foundation For Armal Health
Farming Facts Worth Knowing for Hog Pigs and Crops
A Rush County Indiana hog grower hauls corn in one trip using an old truck chassis and a rear door crib. Iowa experiments favor vaccinating for hog cholera during a flu period. Michigan tests compare tomato wilt resistance across varieties with percentages. Wisconsin farmers drill alfalfa with oats to harvest mixed hay without plowing.
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Rush County
Indiana
Rock County
Oat Barley Mix Cuts Lodging and Boosts Yields
A Stephen son County Illinois farmer reports mixing barley with oats to prevent lodging on rich land. Yields reached 65 to 80 bushels per acre in good years, comparable in feeding value to 60 or more bushels of corn.
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Stephenson
Illinois
Moss and seed potato tips from state stations and a call for reprint
Oregon moss control using a Linux dye spray and ammonium sulphate treatment shows major moss kill with lawn growth boost. Michigan Experiment Station promotes better certified seed potatoes to raise yields and profits, noting large volumes of inferior seed and a market for improved stock. Send 15 cents for a reprint of Farming Facts Worth Knowing items.
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Oregon
Oregon Experiment Station
Michigan
Willard Bolte
Century
Indianapolis
Indiana
the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Ohno
Vaccination Drive Aims to Shield Horses in 1939 Season
The Foundation announces a national release of the vaccine for veterinarians for the 1939 season. It believes early immunization by horse owners will curb the disease and reduce spread. Owners are urged to keep horses protected against mosquitos as an added precaution.
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Foundation
Insects and Horse Care Guidelines From Foundation Ad
The notice advises protecting horses from insects by keeping them out of low pasture at night in the barn, using nets during work, and spraying insect repellent as part of foundation guidance.
Beetle Quarantine Hearing Announced
State Agriculture Director John T. Brown announced a hearing on revising the Japanese beetle quarantine to align with a federal zone. The May 15 session would add nine counties to the quarantine, including Columbiana, Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, and Portage.
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Columbus
John T. Brown
Columbiana
Carroll
Harrison
Jefferson
Port
Real Home Made Ice Cream From Johnsons Grocery
In Lorain County Johnsons Grocery on Detroit Road east of Gulf Road offers true home made ice cream. Mr and Mrs Earl Johnson started with a small freezer and expanded to a five gallon freezer and eight hole cabinet with varied flavors.
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Johnson’s Grocery
Detroit Road
Lorain County
Johnson's
Gulf Road
Earl Johnson
Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Prospects For Big Fruit Crop Good In Ohio
Ohio prospects for a strong 1939 fruit harvest are reported by F H Beach extension horticulturist OSU. He notes heavy apple bloom, minor frost damage to peaches in Lawrence county, and favorable April rains aiding development. An Ohio Apple Institute meeting is set for May 27 on campus to discuss marketing plans.
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Columbus
Ohio
F. H. Beach
Ohio State University
Lawrence County
Trustees of
Ohio Apple Institute
Quarantine Expands to Include Newark Mansfield and More
The quarantine extends to age Stark and Tuscarawas with Newark Mansfield Niles Toledo and six Trumbull villages added. A London slum casualty rate is cited as accounting for one death in every 19.
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Age
Stark
Tuscarawas
Newark
Mansfield
Niles
Toledo
Trumbull County
London
Warns Corn Borer Increase Likely Is Weather Favorable
Ohio State University extension entomologist T H Parks warns that rising corn borer numbers over the past three years may continue if weather stays favorable. Early planted corn in northwestern counties faces moth egg laying, with soil fertility and planting dates affecting infestation risk.
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Columbus
Ohio
T. H. Parks
Oho State University
Northwestern
Onio
Wheat Stocks Rise in Mills Elevators and Warehouses
Wheat stocks in interior mills elevators and warehouses last month reached the second largest level on record with an estimate of 92 646 000 bushels. The total including farms rose to 281 736 000 bushels, driven by gains in western states while Ohio Indiana Illinois and Michigan fell below prior year levels. Japan may impose official price tags to curb profiteering.
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Crop Reporting Board
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Mothers and Daughters Banquet at Grafton School
About 150 attendees filled the Grafton school auditorium for a Mother and Daughter banquet. Guest speaker Mrs. Clarence Tucker Craig of Oberlin spoke on Mothers in Turkey and their relation to daughters, praising advantages in this country. It was the event’s first Community Mother and Daughter banquet and deemed a success.
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Grafton
Mothers and Daughters
Grafton School
Clarence Tucker Craig
Oberlin
Turkey
Camden Seniors To Present Play Reach for the Moon
Camden High School seniors rehearse for the class play Reach for the Moon to be staged in the Camden school auditorium on May 18 and 19 Thursday and Friday evenings. The cast includes Sally Sherwood Leona Whitney Larry Kerrigan Jim Dobney Betty Beckenridge Mynne Davidson Hal Sherwood Robert Waite Patricia Pennington and others.
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Russell Lewis
Jennifer Lee
Kathryn Buckley
Genevieve Lee
Josephine Referio
Mrs. Larrimore
Winifred Johnson
Pamela Parnell
Mary Esther Geist
Ted
Robert Travolik
Earl
Clayton Pippert
North Olmsted Grange to Meet in Parma and Town Hall
The Cuyahoga County Grange holds a county wide meeting in Parma on Tuesday May 9 with Brooklyn Heights in the chair and Parma presenting the program. The North Olmsted Grange meets at the Town Hall Wednesday night May 10 for first and second degree initiation and the ladies team will perform the work.
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North Olmsted
Cuyahoga County Grange
Parma
Brooklyn Heights
North Olmsted Grange
Town Hall
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Park Avenue, Amherst
W. A. Morris
Iowa
Pritchard
Prairiana
Rutgers
Penn State
Illinois Baltamore
John Baer
New York State
Richard Peters
Nixon
Pennsylvania Experiment Station
Cornell
Grafton Savings & Banking Co
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
VISCS
Sheffield
Sheffield Village
Dairy Association
Lorain County Herd Improvement Association
Ray Eppley
Richard Leach
J E Ford
Guernsey
M. C. Ingersoll
H. J. Cartwright and Son
Frank S. Boone
L. Lehman
E. E. Durkee and Son
C. L. Lehman
C. L. Lehman Ween
F. B. Sears Bee
New England
Parks
N. Ridgeville
Ridgeville, Ohio
Klatik’s
Hayseed Tavern
Ridgeville Center
Legal Liquors
Amherst
New Hampshire
Park Ave
C. J. Ehrman
Japan
Elyria, O
Camden
the Kelling Seed Co
Broad St
Real Lumber Co
Elyria, Ohio
SEARS
Farm Department
H.P
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