Michigan acts to shield swine industry from hog cholera
Lansing reports swift state action after a hog cholera case tied to a Utica packing plant. Michigan bans movement of hogs from Ohio quarantine zones or within 25 miles of them, requires permits and health certificates for other Ohio hogs, and mandates origin tracing. The 1969 outbreak led to 4281 hogs destroyed and tight quarantines.
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Lansing
State Agriculture Department
Utica
Ately
Michigan
Ohio
Mercer County
Indiana
John Quinn
Sourthern
Nixon eyes paying farmers to kill wild marijuana
Government sources say the Nixon administration weighs using Justice Department funds via the Agriculture Department to pay farmers under the ACP to destroy marijuana growing on their land. The plan seeks about 50 percent cost coverage, but OMB has not authorized ACP projects despite Congress approving at least $190 million for next year. Secretary Hardin pushes budget change, tying effort to soil and water pollution goals.
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Washington
White House
County growers benefit from new wheat act in Lorain County
Lorain County wheat growers stand to gain from the Wheat Research and Promotion Act. ASC chair Gordon W. Greene notes local shares come from a $4.2 million export certificate pool created when export subsidies were used to balance price differences. Growers with $3 or more will be notified of their exact share and options.
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Lorain County
Gordon W. Greene
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Clifford M. Hardin
ASCS
Greene
U.S
John C. Walker
The
Lorainite Wins Third in State Grange Photo Contest
Mrs. Adolph Betty Mecera of 42957 N Ridge Road Lorain earned third place in the State Grange Contest photography division for a colored photo of a cat, representing the North Elyria Grange.
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North Elyria Grange
Adolph
Betty) Mecera
Mecera
N. Ridge Road
Lorain
Grange awards banquet planned at West Carlisle School
The Lorain County Grange will hold its annual awards banquet next Monday at 7 p.m. at West Carlisle School Rt. 301. County and state awards will be presented, with Mrs. Oscar Bender Elyria as program chairman. Bell Ringers from the Washington Avenue Church of Christ and other entertainment will be featured.
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Lorain County Grange
West Carlisle School
Rt. 301
Oscar Bender
Elyria
Bell Ringers
Washington Avenue
State Grange crochet champion crowned again in Akron
For the third year running Mrs. Joseph Zalka won top honors in the State Grange Contest for crocheted articles. Her white hairpin lace stole earned first place at Akron state competition. Zalka, a national winner two years ago, has earned multiple awards this year for embroidery and crochet at Lorain County Fair and orange contests. Her store will be sent to Boise to compete nationally. The Zalka family runs a 163 acre dairy farm on Diagonal Road in LaGrange and includes three daughters and a son, with nearly 25 years as Old Glory Grange members.
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Joseph
Rose) Zalka
Grange
Akron
Zalka
Lorain County
Broiler chicken production down prices rising urged cuts
Washington area analysts say broiler production will dip below year ago levels by year end while prices rise. USDA economists in a poultry and egg situation report urge growers to trim 8 percent in early 1971 and markets should stabilize. The American Agricultural Marketing Association backs producer cutbacks amid farm groups.
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American Agricultural Marketing Association
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farmer's Production Credit is farmer owned and managed
A historical notice traces the Elyria Production Credit Association from its 1934 crisis formation to its 1947 merger with Ashland PACA, noting growth from five to eleven counties. It cites average loan amounts rising from 300 dollars in 1934 to 5000 dollars, with outstanding farm loans over 27 million dollars. Contact details for farm oriented financing accompany the notice.
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Congress
Federal Reserve
EPCA
Ashland Production Credit Assn
Farmer's Production Credit Assn
Art
Farmer's Production Credit
Agricultural Center
Rt. 113
Murray Ridge Road
Harvest days on a family farm amid machines and memories
A memoir of autumn harvesting at a family farm with Miller and Dodd orchards, Aufdenkamp vegetables, and the Schmalz and Leimbach plots. Paul and Jenny drive tractors and wagons, sorting potatoes as neighbors work, while the narrator reflects on weather, love, and the human value of small farm life amid evolving technology.
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Miller's
Dodd's
Aufdenkamp's
Don Ortheim
Schmalz Brothers
Leimbachs
France
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Belden
Grafton
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Bernard Brenner
UPI
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Norman
Gladys) Giese
Farmer's Predection Credit
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