Ohio Farm Bureau considers county resolutions at Columbus meet
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will hold its policy development committee meeting with Lorain County Farm Bureau members among those proposing resolutions. New Zealand supplies 46 percent of US carpet wool imports as delegates from 86 counties prepare for the state federation gathering November 19 to 21 at the Ohio State Fair grounds. Glenn Ziegler and R J Wellington are noted as Lorain County officials on the committee.
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County Farm Bureau
Columbus
Lorain County Farm Bureau Federation
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Hal Richard
Circleville
Auckland
New Zealand
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Neil House
Glenn Ziegler
R. J. Welington
Butz named conservationist for Lorain County district
Donald L. Butz has been named District Conservationist for Lorain County. The appointment declared by local agricultural officials positions him to oversee soil and water conservation programs and work with farmers to implement land stewardship across the county.
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Donald L. Butz
Butz named Lorain County area conservationist for Soil Service
Richard Keep leaves after 20 years as area supervisor and Lorain County gains Butz, an Air Force veteran with degrees from OSU and postgrad work at Toledo and Boston. He will supervise 20 counties from Coshocton and focus on technical pond tile waterway and erosion control, with a strong push for tree and shrub planting and wildlife habitat. His office on Rt 113 and Murray Ridge Road operates weekdays.
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Ist
Lorain County
Richard S. Keep
Keep
Coshocton
Maumee
Penny
Elyria Memo
Butz
Agriculture Extension
Rt. 113
Murray Ridge Road
Father Son Agreements guide farm transitions
A USDA booklet advises on farm transfers from father to son highlighting education in management responsibilities, gradual succession, and continued retirement planning. It notes ongoing financial interest, stability through experience, and practical steps to avoid legal or family disputes, with free copies available from Agricultural Situation OMS USDA Washington DC.
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Agricultural Situation
Oms-Usda
Washington, D.C
Asparagus Ode From London Essayist Lamb Quote
London notes attribute a whimsical line to Charles Lamb, the 18th century essayist, asserting asparagus inspires gentle thoughts and reflects a light literary aside on garden produce.
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London
Charles Lamb
Ohio program aids grape growers and northern vineyards
The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center runs a cooperative program with growers and the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service to support Ohio grape production. Studies cover 14 southern Ohio sites and six general areas including horticultural research and insect problems, conducted by USDA Research Service personnel on American and French hybrids.
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Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Ohio
Ohio Cooperative Extension Service
Southern Ohio
U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Service
Two Countians Honored For Conservation Efforts In Ohio
Two Lorain County men Ira L. Porter of Oberlin and William Barber of Wellington received conservation awards at the Ohio Conservation Hall of Fame induction in Columbus. Porter earned a Distinguished Award and Barber a Meritorious Award as part of a ceremony at the Ohio Exposition Center endorsed by conservation groups, Sears Roebuck Foundation, and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Governor Rhodes and Director Moot led the event with five living and posthumous inductees highlighted. Porter, named Conservationist of the Year in 1969, resides at 114 Fairway Dr. in Oberlin. Barber, an insurance agent and Boy Scouts official, lives at 114 McKinley Ave., Wellington, with his wife and two sons.
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Lorain County
Columbus
Ira L. Porter
Oberlin
William Barber
Wellington
Ohio Conservation Hall of Fame
Porter
Barber
Ohio Exposition Center
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
James A. Rhodes
Fred E. Moot
Hall of Fame
John A. Slipher
Dean E. Sheldon
Sandusky
Walter Frye
Wooster
Louis Bromfield
Mansfield
Charles H. Buck
Dayton
League of Ohio Sportsmen
The
Peoples Banking Co
National Wildlife Federation
Fairway Dr
Barbor
Firelands Area Council
Boy Scouts
Wellington High School
Kiwanis Club
Lutheran Church
McKinley Ave
Pat Leimbach Country Wife and the Farmer’s Repair Lore
A narrator praises farmers and their knack for fixing machinery turning craft into poetry then into noise as a tractor repair scene unfolds. The piece extols rustic ingenuity, improvisation skills, and a wide cast of practical problem solvers from farm to office who can rescue faulty equipment with twine, wire, and grit.
Milk Producers Federation to meet in Wellington hall
A district meeting for MPF members will be held tomorrow at 7 30 pm in Wellington Grange Hall. Norman Alger urges wives attend. A vote on consolidating with Akron Milk Producers Dairymen's Cooperative and Northwestern Cooperative Sales would form an 8000 member coop across seven states Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania West Virginia New York Indiana Maryland.
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Milk Producers Federation
MPF
Wellington Grange Hall
Norman Alger
Akron Milk Producers of
Akron
Dairymen’s Cooperative Sales Association
Pittsburg
Youngstown
Wheeling
Northwestern
Cooperative Sales Association of
Toledo
Consolidated Cooperative
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New York
Indiana
Maryland
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