Decline of Pear Growing in the Northeast
An American Agriculturist article by Dr. A. P. Hedrick notes pears fell from second to far below peaches and cherries and apples in the northeast since 1900. The piece urges local plantings with clay soils, good drainage, regular cultivation, diverse varieties, blight resistance, and wind protection. It lists top ripening pears including Tyson, Clapp Favorite, Bartlett, Gorham, Seckel, Cayuga, Sheldon, Beurre Bose, Dana Hovey, Duchess, Anjou, and Winter Nellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Hedrick
New York
Hedrick
Tyson
Clapp Favorite
Bartlett
Gorham
Seckel
Cayuga
Sheldon
Beurre Bose
Dana Hovey
Duchess
Anjou
Winter Nellis
Balancing Rations and Incubator Temperatures In Agriculture
Articles summarize dairy ration balancing from Illinois Experiment Station showing higher milk yields with a 1 to 6 protein to fats ratio and guidance on grain to milk ratios. It also notes 100 degree incubator temperature, 60 percent humidity, and 21 percent oxygen as optimal. Additional notes cover cutworm damage reduction by early spring plowing and its effects on corn stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Department of Agriculture
Illinois Experiment Station
American Agriculturist
Illinois Station
Ohio
Heard’s
Dairyman
Hog Raising Facts from Minnesota Farms
A Minnesota survey of several hundred hog farms over three years found about one third of farrowed pigs died before weaning, another third were stunted and unprofitable, and only one third reached profitable maturity. Deaths were mainly from chilling, weak births, injuries, and scours, with farmers needing 18 or 19 sows to raise 100 pigs to weaning when 14 to 15 well maintained sows could suffice per Minnesota Experiment Station report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Life of Fence Posts a 23 Year Missouri Study
A Missouri Experiment Station study of 27 fence post woods over 23 years found four woods still sound: osage orange white cedar catalpa and black locust. Four others lasted 11 to 16 years: sassa fras white oak white walnut and redbud. Sixteen rotted before five years. Painting with hot carbolineum extended average life by over half for some woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Experiment Station
Missouri
Kentucky Station invents nicotine spray kills insects instantly
Capper's Farmer reports the Kentucky Experiment Station developed a nicotine in oil spray that kills 25 insect types on contact, including white fly and squash bug. The 5 cent nicotine content works on sucking and chewing pests, with an atomizer preventing leaf burn and low cost ample for large plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Capper
Alfalfa Grower Shows Efficient Pick-Up Baler in Dane County
Clark Osterheld of Dane County Wisconsin details adopting a pick-up baling rig to bale alfalfa hay. He notes the method preserves leafiness and color, speeds sale readiness, and yields premium price. The article mentions university bred creep and hog, cattle, and litter growth data from other farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Osterheld
Dane County
Wisconsin
Idue University
Farm Income Rises With City Payrolls
City incomes have risen since 1932, boosting farm income through greater demand for quantity, quality, and variety of farm products. Ohio State University economists W. R. Wertz and E. P. Heiby note urban purchasing power drives consumer demand and helps lift farm markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
W. R. Wertz
E. P. Heiby
Rural Economics Department
Ohio State University
Advised Iris like corms for April bloom in ivas
The Dairy Herd Association report notes corms one fourth inch or more in diameter will bloom this year. Those with limited funds can buy No 3 or No 4 corms to get many blooms, though flower spikes will be smaller than from larger corms. Gardeners new to gladiolus may favor new large flowering varieties such as Picardy.
University economists warn farmers on business conditions
Ohio State University economists say prosperity and farm income require farmers to monitor urban business conditions. They caution that current levels are not as strong as Depression years, urging normal pre depression trends when comparing 1937 to 1929. Risks include labor problems, speculation, military entanglements, and price boosts. stable growth is preferred over booms and busts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State University
Farm truck bill exempts from P U C O control
Ohio Farm Bureau officials in Columbus announce a second legislative win for farm truck owners. The bill exempts farm trucks from Public Utilities Commission regulation and takes effect immediately after the governor signs it. The package also includes a new license law cutting average truck license costs about 40 percent, with annual savings projected near $490000 for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Farm Bureau
Columbus
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
John M. Hodson
Hodson
Department of Motor Vehicles
Gladiolus Planting Season Under Way in Ohio
In Columbus on May 5, extension floriculturist Victor H. Ries outlines that gladiolus can be planted as soon as the ground is workable, with plantings from March to July to ensure bloom from July through frost. He recommends a 4-12-4 fertilizer per 190 sq ft, beet or bichloride mercury soaking of corms for thrip control, and immediate planting after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Victor H. Ries
Extension Floriculturist
Ohio State University
Ries
Commercial Feed Sales Show Large Increase In Ohio
Ohio 1936 feed purchases rose to 503,155 tons from 410,737 in 1935 as 225 firms supplied most of the state’s feeds. Mixed feeds led growth, especially for hogs, with poultry demand rising 46.4 percent. Soybean meal sales climbed to 24,287 tons, signaling adoption of new feeds, while unmixed feeds like middlings and bran remained strong. Fish meal totaled 673 tons sourced from lakes and seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
Ohio
J. I. Falconer
Ohio State University
Falconer
Lakes
Ohio Hoestark
Ohio Surplus Food Removal Buys Nearly Million Pounds in 1956
In Ohio the Agricultural Adjustment Administration reports about one million pounds of farm products bought to remove price depressing surpluses in 1956. Purchases included fresh apples onions and dry milk, plus 495000 bushels of surplus wheat made into flour for relief. Distribution supported relief rolls and maintained producer capacity without raising consumer prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
New York
Caroina
Vegetable Growers To Get Benefits In 1937 Soil Program
Vegetable growers may use soil-building practices under the 1937 AAA Soil Conservation Program to offset depletion from vegetable crops. E B Tussing of Ohio State University notes payments include $1 per acre for land growing at least one vegetable in 1935 and 1936, and $2 per acre for land with at least two vegetables in both years, plus other approved practices and fertilizer requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
E. B. Tussing
Ohio State University
Tussing
Agricultural Conservation Associations
Ottawa County’s Active 4-H Club Stands Out in Ohio
Port Clinton’s Active 4 H club, with 24 boys led by Mayfield Green, meets biweekly and completed two years of projects. The group formed a county champion baseball team two years running and now works on landscaping civic improvements. Projects include poultry pigs calves corn and vegetables. Credit credited to the high school superintendent who awards outside classroom educational credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ottawa County
Ohio
H. W. Harshfield
Port Clinton
Mayfield Green
Harshfield
Congregational Church Council Meets May 5 in Litchfield
The council of the Congregational church will convene Wednesday evening May 5 at the church. All officers, Sunday school teachers, and committee members are urged to attend. The Young People’s Club performed “The Lost Church” at Berlin Heights for the Pilgrim Fellowship of the Central North Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield
Congregational Church
Church
District Masters and Wardens meet at Congregational church
About 150 attended the Friday evening District Masters and Wardens gathering and banquet at the Congregational church. Distinguished guests included Phillip Perry of Jefferson O Most Worshipful Grand Master of Ohio C F Ellenwood of Wooster Past Grand Master C R Marquis of Mansfield Past Grand Master and Arliss Porter of Mansfield District Lecturer. New officers elected at the business meeting: President Arthur Green Ashland 1st Vice President Grant Peters Sullivan 2nd Vice President Carl Wolmarth Mansfield Secretary Paul Anderson Millersburg Treasurer J F Wehmeller Belleville. Nearly every Lodge in the District was represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Phillip Perry
Jefferson
State of
Ohio
C. F. Ellenwood
Wooster
C. R. Marquis
Mansfield
Arliss Porter
The
Ass'n
Arthur Green
Ashland
Grant Peters
Sullivan
Carl Wolmarth
Paul Anderson
Millersburg
J. F. Wehmeller
Belleville
Winter Visit Recaps and Sunday Callers Across Akron Area
Mrs Ina Starrett returned home after wintering with sister in Cleveland. Mrs Winifield Kuhl and her mother from Wakewood visited Mr and Mrs C M Turner. Sunday callers at William and Ralph Brodt included several families from Montrose Fairlawn Kenmore Akron and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Starrett
Bachtell
Cleveland
Winifield Kuhl
Thayer
Wakewood
C. M. Turner
William and Ralph Brodt
Julius Wilhelm
Montrose
Charles Wilhelm
Grace
Fairlawn
Mahton Drisbau
Bird Walk At Hinckley Through Cleveland Museum Events
Miss Helen Eberle joined 107 participants on a Sunday morning bird study walk through Metropolitan T'are in Hinckley at 7 30. The event, under the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, featured an instructor guiding each group making the outing engaging for bird lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Eberle
Metropolitan
T’are
Hinckley
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Social News Notes From The Week End Gatherings
Miss Nellie Clift spent the week end with Miss Barbara Sayers Wadsworth. Mrs. Schott and Arthur Law attended the Inspec tion of May Chapter in Seville Saturday night. C. R. Canfield came home from Rochester for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Canfield and families visited Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Willits in Marion on Sunday. Walter Everhard of Medina called on his father F. C. Barlow Sunday. J. Norbert Hood and family dined with Frank Neufeld in Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Clift
Barbara Sayers Wadsworth
Schott
Arthur Law
Litchfield
Knopf
Seeley
Turner
May
Seville
C. R. Canfield
Rochester
N. Y
Canfield
Jacquenne
Mariyn Canfield
T. A. Falconer
R.G. Willits
Marion
Walter Everhard
Medina
F. C. Barlow
J. Norbert Hood
Frank Neufeld
Elyria
Eberle Family Visit Sparks Sunday Calls
The report lists multiple social visits across Sunday afternoon including Mr and Mrs Charles Eberle and Miss Helen Eberle to Mrs Eberle's brother in Sandusky, plus visits by Wm Flarr Nettie Colbrunn and others from Cleveland Grafton Elyria Lakewood Bay Village and Cleveland area to various local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eberle
Helen Eberle
Sandusky
Wm. Flarr
Nettie Colbrunn
Cleveland
Wm. Spieth
C. F. Demmer
Court Musser
Vernon Bowman
Fred Almer
Bay Village
Bidle-Hitzelberger
W. B. Bowman and Sons
Atkinson and Son
F. H. Minger
Elyria
Ray Siders and Sons
Grafton
Spowman
Inches
Lakewood
Russell White
J. H Barth
Litchfield Garden Club to Meet with President Kolb Tuesday
The Litchfield Garden Club schedules an evening meeting with President Mrs. Kolb on Tuesday. The program includes a roll call and a poetry themed segment titled Spring. Speakers include Mrs. Bounds on Trees the Ideal Background and Helen Eberle on Tulip Time in Holland Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield Garden Club
May Day crowning honors Sheffield Brookside pupils
A large crowd watched Brookside school pupils stage the May Day program led by Mary Sechkar who was crowned May Queen by LaBerta Herdendorf. The event featured a one act operetta The Wedding of the Flowers with grades one through four and a Maypole procession by higher grades, plus numerous roles and attendants listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Brookside School
Mertz
Martin
Gubeno
Harr
Mary Sechkar
Barton DeCoster
Johnny Klane
Geraldine Gieb
Jacqueline Gieb
Norman Bermett
Edward Frankhauser
William Johnson
Lawrence Gallagher
Theodore Vauche
William Gerber
Ralphy Schroeder
Kenneth Wismiske
Eugene Steele
Lee Rock
Wendell Hardesty
Eugene Schmiedl
John Laskin
Radyk
Leroy Osborne
Mike Suchey
Clarence Coder
Cecelia Kowalcyk
Forget-Me-Nots
Eileen Brown
Theresa Siemon
Audry Winters
Marylon Rokay
Helen Black
Yvonne HU
Lauretta Farnbaugh
June Thompson
River Bells
Grace Gallagher
Betty Garber
Sun Flowers
Thomas Lempertz
Charles Radyk
Edwin Mitchell
Edward Weishell
Dale Lloyd
Dale Patek
Jack Hadlow
Stanley Schroeder
Dick Menges
Thomas Paudo
Donn Kauffman
Huntington Grange Notes Meeting in Grange Hall
Huntington Grange 2043 plans Thursday 9:00 PM meeting with refreshments. Attendees from Pomona Grange at La Grange include Mr and Mrs Merton Coe Mr and Mrs C H Dirlam and Mrs Rozboril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Huntington
Huntington Grange
Graange Hall
Pomona Grange
la Grange
Merton Coe
C. H. Dirlam
Rozboril
Local Social Notes from Cleveland and Norwalk
Individuals and families visited relatives in various Ohio towns. Joseph Rapking and daughter Carolyn were in Cleveland last Friday. Nile Thuchum and two children visited his parents in Nova Sunday. Hurlbut of Norwalk called at Johnson Crib Friday. Charles Hines hosted Arnold Hines and family in Wellington Tuesday. Charles Hines Grace Long Harry Merwine Frank Wreer and Glen attended Town send Rally in Norwalk Monday. Mabel Ginnard of Cleveland spent Friday afternoon to Monday evening with Charles Hines and Grace Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brieks Joseph Rapking
Carolyn
Cleveland
Nile Thuchum
Nova
Hurlbut
Norwalk
Johnson Crib
Charles Hines
Arnold Hines
Wellington
Grace Long
Harry Merwine
Frank Wreer
Glen
Townsend
Mabel Ginnard
Grange Officers Banquet Attended by Local Notables
Marion Crile Carolyn Rapking and the Misses Waldorf attended the Grange Officers banquet at Ridgeville last Thursday night. Mrs. O H Dirlam visited Wellington with Mrs Nna Gott. Franklyn Sanders of Elyria visited friends Sunday afternoon. Mrs Harrington of Wharton plans an indefinite stay with daughter Mrs Ear el Draper and family. Mr and Mrs Charles Metzgar of Ashland visited Beckley Laughery home. Mr and Mrs William Koons are grandparents of a son born to Mr and Mrs William McConnell in Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Crile
Carolyn Rapking
Margaret
Martha Waldorf
Grange
Ridgeville
O. H. Dirlam
Nna Gott
Wellington
Franklyn Sanders
Elyria
Caited
Friends
Harrington
Wharton
Earel Draper
Charles Metzgar
Ashland
Beckley-Laughery
William Koons
William McConnell
Pittsfield
Beuckley Laughery Home Hosts Multiple Visitants
Recent callers at the Beuckley Laughery home included Edward Wilcox and wife Wellington, with further visits from Ralph Krage Lorain, Misses Margaret and Martha Waldorf, and Mary McQueen who spent Sunday in Eaton with her family. Will Evans Wellington and Marion Crile joined Sunday supper at the P. W. Barnes home, as did Harley Stevick and two sons, Leora Stevick and daughter Elyria, and Frank Gallatin Spencer. The Beckley Laugherty home hosted additional guests P. W. Barnes and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beuckley- Laughery
Edward Wilcox
Wellington
Ralph Krage
Lorain
Johnson Crib
Margaret
Martha Waldorf
Mary McQueen
Eaton
Will Evans
P. W. Barnes
Marion Crile
Harley Stevick
Leora Stevick
Elyria
Frank Gallatin
Spencer
Beckley
Names List Snapshot From a 20th Century Community Page
A long roster of readable names appears in a local section featuring residents and contributors. Figures include Kowilczek Halmasy McKin ley Goff Zicarelli McIntire Thompson Kensik Martinez Yashan Jones Dandelions Kauffman Vanche Waldron Carruthers Bennett Wisnieski Strickler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kowilczek
Alex Halmasy
Rainbow Fairies
Marilyn McKinley
Constance Goff
Tulips
Rosemay Zicarelli
Delores McIntire
Paula Thompson
Gloria Kensik
Louise Martinez
Kathryn Yashan
Barbara Jones
Philip Kauffman
Andrew Vanche
Richard Waldron
George Carruthers
Eugene Bennett
Harold Wisnieski
Harvey Strickler
Honored on Birthday George Chambers Hosts Family Dinner
George Chambers of Ford Road was the honored guest at a birthday dinner Sunday at his home. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Willard E Taft Mr. and Mrs Archie Haynes and sons Clyde and Robert Haynes Mr. and Mrs Herbert Chambers June and Betty Chamber Mr. and Mrs Percy Chambers Howard and Neva Carrick Mr. and Mrs Clifford Spaulding Mr. and Mrs H C Chambers and son George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Chambers
Ford Road
Willard E. Taft
Archie Haynes
Clyde
Robert Haynes
Herbert Chambers
June
Betty Chamber
Percy Chambers
Howard
Neva Carrick
Clifford Spaulding
H. C. Chambers
George
Local Families Attend Mothers’ Car Ten and School Play
Edna and Sarah Reeve visit cousins Lee Johnson and Percy Chambers families in Lorain. Buckeye Sewers 4-H plans Mothers’ Car Ten May 9 at Mrs. E. D. Hoag’s Abbey Road home. Mrs. Minnie Brown ill at Elyria Memorial Hospital. W. J. Boyd admitted for treatment. Brookside High School senior class to present three act comedy Girl Shy on Friday May 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Sarah Reeve
Lorain
Lee Johnson
Percy Chambers
Buckeye Sewers
E. D. Hoag
Abbey Road
Minnie Brown
Elyria Memorial Hospital
W. J. Boyd
North Ridge
Brookside High School
No, War Powers Remain Debated as Global Tensions Rise
The piece argues that adding ships, troops, and air power may not restore balance, highlighting doubts about military buildup solving underlying instability and questions about strategic effectiveness. It emphasizes skepticism toward looming confrontations and the risks of escalation.
Oberlin Grange card party and Rural Life Sunday notes
Oberlin Grange members held a Saturday card party at their hall with about forty attendees. Ten games of Progressive pedro were played and prizes awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Berg, Delmar Horning, and Mrs. Frank Kreuger. next event planned by Mr. and Mrs. J Franklin and Mrs. Rose Barnard. Rural Life Sunday featured a pot luck dinner followed by an address and group singing at 2:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
NEW Oberlin
Oberlin Grange
Pedro
Fred Berg
Delmar Horning
Frank Kreuger
J. Franklin
Rose Barnard
Rural Life
Grange Hall
Local family visits and weekend gatherings reported
Mr and Mrs Wagner and three children from Toledo visited Friday with Mr and Mrs F C Brown and with George Wohleber and family. The Justin and Webber groups spent Sunday with Lawrence Yunglass in Wakeman. Avon visitors Arthur Wake spent Friday with Everett Hastings. John Schmitz visited Lo rain with F J Schmitz. Elmer Brown Harold Stein man and son Dickey, with Mrs Mary Berry of Lincoln Nebraska, spent Sunday at the Brown home. Mrs Berry plans to stay with her sister Mrs Brown for an indefinite time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Toledo
F. C. Brown
George Wohleber
M. Wohleber
C. Justin
Jeanette
N. Webber
Lawrence Yunglass
Wakeman
Arthur Wake
Avon
Everett Hastings
John Schmitz
Lorain
F. J. Schmitz
Elmer Brown
Harold Steinman
Dickey
Mary Berry
Lincoln
Nebraska
Brown
Pittsfield Obituary Notes and Local Health Updates
Mrs LeRoy Lounsbrough transfers Pittsfield correspondence to Mrs Wallace Bear. Ford Crasier in Allen Hospital Oberlin worsens, condition serious. Mrs Howard Dayton ill Elyria Memorial Hospital improves, moved to 114 E Bridge Elyria. Elmer Weidman visits niece Mrs Foskett in Lodi. she shows improvement. Rolland Zimmerman and Robert Clawson attend Chevrolet Service Managers Association district meeting in Akron and are made club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
LeRoy Lounsbrough
Wallace Bear
Ford Crasier
Allen Hospital
Oberlin
Howard Dayton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Eliza Gordon
E. Bridge Street
Elyria
Elmer Weidman
Foskett
Lodi
Rolland Zimmerman
Robert Clawson
Chevrolet Service Managers’ Association
Akron
Club
Panhandlers Meet At Mrs McConnell Home
The Pittsfield Panhandlers met with 21 ladies and 7 children enjoying a tureen dinner. Officers were re elected: A C Norris president Fred Pitts vice president Charles Waite secretary treasurer. They will enter the Elyria Fair canning contest and next meet with Mrs Ted Breyley in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. ©. Norris
Fred Pitts
Charles Waite
Elyria Fair
Women’s Extension Service
Wallace Bear
Ted Breyley
Minnie Breyley
Local Social Notes From Cleveland and Berea
Mr and Mrs Harry Bunning of Cleveland called on Mr and Mrs Roland Zimmerman on Friday evening. Robert Avery of Baldwin Wallace College Berea spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Winsfield Avery. The Ladies Society of the Community Church will meet at the home of Mrs A E Nash on Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bunning
Cleveland
Roland Zimmerman
Robert Avery
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea
Winsfield Avery
Ladies Society of the Community Church
A. E. Nash
Vandals Move Tombstones Near Eugene Pergola
Eugene residents driving to a scenic spot found a collection of tombstones metal markers and identification boards moved from local cemeteries near the pergola. Police suspect vandalism as the markers were relocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Ore
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Corn
Harry Dandiiker, Jr
Richardson County
Herg
Mgreep
Dairy Herd Association
Lorain County
R.G
Jackson, Camp and Woolcott
H. T. Snell
Cc. D. Lehman and Son
Aes
R.H
Richard Leach
G.H
Carl L. Seabold
R.C
R. L. Ring
Carl L. Seabeld
Pease Eeas
Denham Brothers
R.H Wee
L. Pickworth
Ae Test Cc
Tees
B. T. Nesbett
Dewey Aldrich and Sons
Firestone, Bradley and Hall
Amy Ferriman Ener Teow Esaeane RH
Mrs. Williams
Garden Club
Farm Bureau
Eeay
Bureau Cop Columels Cho
Farm Bureau Co-Op Ass’n
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