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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1940
Page
2
The borer is a serious pest attacking peach trees of all ages. Control uses late fall tactics: clear turf and trash from tree bases, place PCB crystals around the base away from the trunk, and cover with a damp earth mound.
Texas Experiment Station notes poults in brooders die from starvation until they learn to eat allow a few older poults to help teach feeding but remove them promptly to avoid bullying. Michigan Experiment Station urges thorough cleaning and disinfection of dairy quarters at least twice yearly around spring turnout and fall end of pasture season.
Ohio Experiment Station reports good lamb growth using timothy hay or corn silage or legume hay with extra protein and limestone in the concentrate. The protein mix included cottonseed linseed and soybean meals. lambs received about 45 pounds daily plus 42 ounces of limestone. Readers consider nurse crop choices and clover priority on mixed farms, with silage and hay decisions tied to grain lodging and moisture. Iowa notes swine erysipelas spreading in the corn belt, urging serum treatment and hot lye disinfection. Illinois offers silage guidelines for grass and legume crops, including timing by bloom stage and wilted field prep. A reader mentions planting two rows of boysenberries at Stonycreek Mouth, noting Borsen’s Himalayan blackberry hybrid with mixed pollen from several berries and a long 20-foot branch growth season.
Michigan Experiment Station spent 17 years developing the Huron oats by crossing Markion and Victory to combine smut resistance with heavy weight. In East Lansing trials Huron oats yielded about 0.512 more bushels per acre than Wolverine and were 5 pounds heavier per bushel on average. The straw is 4 inches shorter yet as stiff as Wolverine.
John P. Hecker of Lawrence County supplied soil samples to the Ohio State University traveling soil laboratory. After applying lime and fertilizers from a 1932 plan, alfalfa and clover yields rose to four to five tons per acre, with other crops up proportionally increased.
The article surveys how formal and informal garden styles blend in compact plots. It notes the shift toward simple, color focused layouts, the use of color groups, and the idea of the outdoor living room. A vegetable plot near the kitchen door enhances practicality.
Ohio poultrymen should ensure high quality eggs for homemakers during summer to maintain weekly sales. E. Bond of Henry county advises frequent gathering before eggs deteriorate in heat and stresses proper storage with air moisture to preserve freshness for fall and winter demand.
Russell D. Fulton operates a complete modern funeral home in Tafton offering responsible service to people of Grafton and surrounding territory at affordable prices. Ambulance service is available 24 hours a day. Telephone number is Grafton 86.
Sears Farm Store in Elyria on Chapel Street promotes the Handiman R-T tractor as a big capacity, labor saving machine. The ad touts profits for owners and the ability to do work of many men, with demonstrations available via manager J DG Ryan. It highlights fuel efficiency and versatility for plowing, mowing, grinding, spraying, and more.
Columbus report from Ohio State University outlines farming risks from physical danger to financial loss. It notes declining land values from 1920 to 1933, drops in agricultural income from 1919 to 1932, and urges prospective farmers to study farming as a business before abandoning other work.
The early era saw over fifty telegraph companies operating nationwide as Western Union first formed.
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