Choosing the head goose in migration insights
In a column reprint from 1968, a farmer and observer wonders how geese choose a head goose. He envisions leadership qualities, asks if a goose’s wisdom, compassion, and sense of flock history guide the choice, and notes a secondary flock diverging as he ponders directions and purpose.
Careful combining reduces soybean harvest losses
Careful combine operation lowers soybean losses from cutting, thrashing, separating, and cleaning. Cutterbar losses dominate at 5 to 10 percent. proper reel speed, ground speed, and cutterbar height minimize waste. Cylinder and rack losses are smaller. maintenance, sieve settings, and header choices also affect overall losses and profit.
Ohio pesticide applicator conferences set in four cities
Four Ohio Pesticide Applicator Conferences will be held in November and December across Strongsville Perrysburg Dayton and Columbus. Sponsored by Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Department of Agriculture the events run 8 45 a m to 4 p m with recertification credits in 34 areas and health and safety information. Prepaid registration is 40 for a single conference and 50 with lunch payable to Ohio State University.
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Ohio State University Cooperative Extension Service
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Ohio Cooperative Extension Service
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Columbus
Elyria Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
Micki Tubbs
St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center
ALLEN
Allen Memorial Hospital Foundation
Allen Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Area crops show rain dampened yields and poor quality
Lorain County Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service Director Terry Nicholson says corn yields average about 112 bushels per acre but with moisture up to 30 percent and poor storage quality. Soybeans also fall short at about 25 bushels per acre due to July floods, while wheat yields reach 60 bushels but suffer sprouting and lower prices.
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Carlisle
Lorain County Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service
Terry Nicholson
Nicholson
Tractor safety classes for youths offered by Extension Service
Lorain County Cooperative Extension Service will run tractor safety sessions for teens 14 and older at the County Ag Center from January 7 to late February. Eva Weber says 24 hours of instruction over the period with a safety skills contest at the 1993 fair. Participants earning certification may gain farm job help and 4 H project credit. Enrollment open to all teens 14 plus. call 322 0127 for details.
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Blynia
County Ag Center
Lorain County Cooperative Extension Service
Eva Weber
4-H
Cooperative Extension Service
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Buy Asad Bly Aon
Cleveland Clinic
Kasputis blasts Saringer over fake endorsements
Ohio state Rep Ed Kasputis claims Democratic opponent Janet Saringer uses fake endorsements and vows to file with the Ohio Ethics Commission. He cites prior mailings with endorsements shown to back his charges, while Saringer defends the cards as primary material not in current ads. Endorsements from Western Cuyahoga County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 25 and the Irish Political Action Council are discussed. the council says it endorsed Kasputis in general, and the FOP Lodge 25 denies endorsing Saringer in any race.
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North Olmsted
Ed Kasputis
Ohio Ethics Commission
Janet Saringer
Kasputis
Olmsted Township
Salinger
Cuyahoga County
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 25
Irish Political Action Council
Saringer
William Coyne, Jr
Rasputis
Coyne
Mamhan Themene Vuud Comimedt
FDP Lodge 25
Berea Library hosts ghost tales for families Thursday
Cuyahoga briefs note Barbara Barstow, storyteller at Berea Library, 4 15 p m. program targets school age children and families. Polaris Career Center hosts Homemade for the Holidays craft show 10 a m to 4 p m Saturday with 1 admission to fund Educational Foundation and scholarships. Southwest General Hospital offers For a Father and His Baby class starting Nov 7 for new dads with infant sessions and topics. fee 30. call 26 8036 for details.
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Barbara Barstow
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Berea
Polaris Career Center
Polaris’ Educational Foundation
Shelley Gaffga
Southwest General Hospital
Education Department
Doctors tackle winter blues with light therapy
About 30 million Americans suffer seasonal low mood as days shorten and light drops. Doctors cite the pineal gland and melatonin in mood regulation and say two weeks of daily bright light therapy can beat the blues. portable boxes may be approved after FDA review.
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
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