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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1981
Page
7
A reflective farmer recalls planting a wheat field with imperfect rows and partial success. He notes uneven spacing, corrections along headlands, and hope for a bountiful yield next season as neighbors and family observe the field’s quiet evolution from potato beds to green shoots and eventual harvest.
New York United Press International reports actor Andy Griffith, a North Carolina tree farmer, urges small growers to persevere amid weak housing and lumber demand. He notes his mainland farm yield of 40000 dollars and warns against indiscriminate cutting without reforestation.
The American Soybean Association funds a two year project at Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center to examine how drought and soil moisture affect soybean nodules and nitrate uptake. Researchers Henry Mederski and John Streeter lead the effort, linking water stress to nitrogen fixation and nitrate absorption in recovery.
Ohio researchers find that with no tillage and careful nitrogen management reclaimed strip mined land can produce corn. Yields reached 139 bushels an acre on mined sites, about 70 percent of undisturbed sites, with split application at planting and early sidedress matching full planting rate results. Underwood notes higher mined-site yields still beat local averages.
The North Ridgeville Silver Spurs held a regular meeting at City Hall on Oct. 12 to discuss and explain club rules bylaws and regulations to members. They visited the Cleveland Mounted Police Academy on Oct. 16 and later provided pony and horse rides at the North Ridgeville IGA. They also worked at the Classic Chassis car wash drying cars and distributed rides at the IGA on Oct. 17. The fall roundup took place on the school football field behind North Ridgeville Middle School with trophies and ribbons awarded. An end-of-year potluck is planned for Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at 3780 Noll Drive James Bliss residence with trophies and ribbons awarded.
Massachusetts grower John C. Dacey previews dry harvested cranberries likely to reach tables for Thanksgiving as fruit prices rise. Agriculture Department forecasts show citrus down 4 percent to 14.4 million tons and non citrus down 15 percent to 11.9 million tons, while nuts surge with walnuts and almonds at record production and pecans above last year. Despite gains, record world supplies should keep retail prices lower overall.
Roger W. Horton of Elyria Savings & Trust National Bank was among 22 attendees at the 1981 Ohio Agricultural Lenders School graduate program at Ohio State University. The school aims to update lenders on agricultural production techniques, improve loan evaluation skills, and inform about national changes in agricultural credit.
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