Agricultural Notes and Field Experiments Highlight 1957 Findings
A roundup of farming tips from multiple states covers rapid two ton loads with new equipment, winter lime on corn, catch crops yielding 6 to 20 tons per acre, winter barley varieties Missouri Early Beardess and Maryland Smooth Awn, inoculation lowering yellowing in soybeans, alfalfa seeding in cornfields, sweet clover failures, and peach thinning benefits showing larger fruit but lower total yield.
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Missouri Experiment Station
Atlas Forge
Tennessee
Missouri
Maryland
New York
Combine Harvesting Best for Soybeans in Virginia Tests
Virginia tests compared four harvesting methods for soybeans and found the properly operated combine yielded the best results. Across five trials from good to poor conditions the average crop was 28.5 bushels per acre with an average loss of 12.36 percent (52 bushels per acre). Binding and threshing losses were not given, but one mowing and raking test showed 2.5 percent loss and the one row beater harvester averaged 4.4 percent loss.
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Virginia
Alfalfa-Brome Mix Surpasses Other Pastures in Michigan Trials
In Michigan tests sheep and lambs grazed on Hardigan alfalfa with brome and orchard grasses. Alfalfa-brome yielded 387 lbs per acre while alfalfa-orchard produced 278 and the best alfalfa 231. Bluegrass rarely reached 100 lbs and orchard grass yielded 59. Results urge not grazing alfalfa closer than 6 to 8 inches and testing in early fall to reduce winter kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Honor Roll and Club News From LaGrange High
LaGrange High School announces the first six weeks honor roll with seniors Harry Butler Walter Spreich La Vern Jones Beth Layman Rita Rethgerg and Marjorie Laski. juniors Hazel Amsbaro Camp Jean Miller Leolin Wilcox. sophomores Anna D Amico vieien Nozderka Jozephine Las ky. freshmen Robert Wood Margene Sage Les Smith Sorma Wolcott. Girl Scouts Troop 18 met at the Club House with plans for hikes and a Cleveland troop visit. a friendship letter was sent to Mrs Judson Spicer. Minnie Winlard fell and broke her hip and was treated at Eloria Memorial Hospital. Circle five plans a bazaar bake sale and silver fund at the church on Nov 2 chaired by Mrs Frances Woodruff. Dr John J Van Gorder will preach in Butler PA Baptist church Nov 30 to Dec 3 at 7 30 each evening.
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Lagrange
la Grange High School
Kciows
Harry Butler
Walter Spreich
LaVern Jones
Beth Layman
Rita Rethgerg
Marjorie Laski
Hazel Amsbaro Wa Camp
Jean Miller
Leolin Wilcox
Anna D’amico
Vieien Nozderka
Jozephine Lasky
Robert Wood
Ake
Minnie Winlard
Rasen
Eloria Memoral
W. C
Frank J. Knowles
Circle Five
Frances Woodruffs
Thes
Manda
John J. van Gorder
Butler
Pennsylvania
Baptit Church
Mrs Robertson
Ely - Ma
Fall Is Ideal Painting Time Says Beal
Beal Lumber Co advocate Mr Beal says fall offers better paint longevity due to dry air and cooler temps. He notes summer moisture and heat open wood pores and risk blistering while autumn dries quicker and with fewer pests. Harrison's analyzed paint is recommended for economy and coverage.
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Beal
Beal Lumber Company
Harrison's
Mrr
Masquerade Dance Sponsored by LaGrange High Classes
LaGrange High Junior and Senior classes with the Parent Teachers Association present a masquerade dance in the auditorium Saturday evening October 28 at 8 o'clock. Harvey Holmes and his orchestra will provide music with Ray Grundy calling dances. Prizes will honor best and funniest costumes and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Grange
Parent- Teachers Association
Harvey Holmes
Ray Grundy
Hickory Tree Grange Halloween Party Friday Night
Hickory Tree Grange will host a masquerade Halloween party at 7 30 PM at the Grange Hall AVON LAKE Lake Shore Union 24 invites all members and friends to attend a masked event with penalties for unmasked attendees The event promises a lively program with four bang up hours of fun
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Hickory Tree Grange
Avon Lake
Lake Shore Union
Grange Hall
Epworth Leagues Install Officers At Candlelight Service
Epworth Leagues of Brighton Rochester and Clarksfield Methodist churches held an installation service at Rochester. Vernon Heffner presided with 64 youths taking office. Dr. Vernon W. Wagar gave the address. Mrs. Marilyn McDonald sang Just As I Am. Zella Lee was pianist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth Leagues of
Brighton
Rochester
Epworth
Clarksfield
Vernon Heffner
Rochester League
H. H. Patrick
Marilyn McDonald
Marjory Lee
Vernon W. Wagar
Zella Lee
Carl Zeigler
Jane Burge
Lois Hines
William Heidrinck
Clarence Hanes
Lillian Zurge
Eva Zeigler
Carlton Brink
Hazel Pu
Airon Aigood
Mrr
Lee Conklin
Community Club Of South Ridge Hosts Hallowe'en Party
The South Ridge Community Club held a masquerade party at the school on Friday with accordion music by James Veigh. Prizes went to children Alvin Fowl Kathryn Mulich and Barbara Snyder and to adults Mrs J P Bechtel Mrs E W Stang and X X Balls for best dressed comical and original costumes respectively. The officers were reappointed and committees named for the next meeting. Refreshments included donuts cider and coffee and fortune telling was offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Ridge
James Veigh
Alvin Fowl
Kathryn Mulich
Barbara Snyder
J P. Bechtel
E. W. Stang
Regs
Milton Schlechter
N. A. Baus
E C. Frye
E. F. Snyder
R. G. Pferrer
Surs
Allen Humphrey
African Screen Rival to Appear at Grafton Theater
An African ventriloquist dummy nicknamed Charlie McCarthy visits the screen in Tarzan Finds a Son at the Grafton Theater this Friday and Saturday starring Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O'Sullivan. The jungle prop, made of pambova, wears fur and ostrich feathers and mimics a civilized brother with large eyes teeth and a foxlike mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie McCarthy
Johnny Weissmuller
Maureen O'Sullivan
Grafton
Pambova
McCarthy
Pittsfield Farm Women's Club Meeting October 31
Pittsfield will host the Pittsfield Farm Women's Club gathering on October 31 at Mrs. Raymond Brasee's home. A report on the county cheese demonstration in Elyria will be presented and samples of the cheese will be shown. A noon dinner will be served to all invited.
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Pittsfield
Penfield Celebrates Dual 85th and 82nd Birthdays
George Hastings marked his eighty fifth birthday at home with twenty eight relatives. Airs. Austin Hastings Litchfield also celebrated. Guests came from Cleveland Elyria Wellington and Litchfield. The next day on October 24 Birs C. E. Walz and several others visited for the 82nd birthday dinner with twelve attending.
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Penfield
George Hastings
Austin Hastings Litchfield
Cleveland
Erhart
Elyria
Wellington
Litchfield
C. E. Walz
George Law
Henry Gott
la Grange
Rosa Digue
Helen Conkle
Grafton Funeral Director Attends Educational Clinic
Russell D. Fulton, funeral director of Grafton, attended the second in a series of nine state wide Educational Clinics for Ohio Funeral Directors and Embalmers in Cleveland. Topics covered included Public Health and disease prevention. Clinics will be held in Toledo, Steubenville, Columbus, Amellia, Ironton, Dayton and Cincinnati. Sponsored by the Ohio Embalmers Association and the Ohio Funeral Directors of Ohio.
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Russell D. Fulton
Grafon
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Steubenville
Columbus
Aflamella
Irenton
Dayton
Cincinnat
Ohio Embalmers Association
Ohio Funeral Directors of Ohio
Laws of
Hastings Receives Gift as Garage Nears Completion
A new garage measuring 25 by 50 feet is nearly finished and being built by W. H. Akers. Hastings received a gift and cards related to the project.
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Hastings
W. H. Akers
Local social notes from Sullivan and area visits
Airs Robert Eglin and Miss Elsie Denham attended a meeting of the Medina Association of Churches in Sullivan. Mrs. Sebe Baker of Hayesville spent Monday with Ralph Bowman. A front porch was added to the Merle Buell residence. Kenneth Davison Elyria, Mr. and Mrs. Merie Bradstock and son from Wellington visited P. E. Davison. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Bachman and daughter Carol, and Mrs. Ray Crosier and daughter Arlene of Vermilion were guests at a Sunday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Betts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eglin
Elsie Denham
Medina Association of Churches
Sullivan
Sebe Baker
Hayesville
Ralph
Henrietta Grange Plans Hallowe'en Party Friday
The Henrietta Grange held a Tuesday meeting at the school with about fifty members. Prizes went to Mrs Portman and Mrs Nob J. for the apple pie contest. A Halloween dance with orchestra and costume prizes is planned for Friday at the school, open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta
Henrietta Grange
Abs. Mather
Amherst
Sally Williams
Catherine Berg
George Webber
Tommy Williams
Neck Maston
Ralph McDowell, Jr
Donald Portand
Jack Hostettler
Dan Knoble
Jesse Portman
Miss Eckert
Elyria
Abs
Earl Kendeish
Maurine Catlin
The
Grange
Litchfield Church Plans Mortgage Burn Event
Litchfield Congregational Church hosts Rally Day and mortgage burning Sunday October 29 at 10 30 a.m. A pageant titled The Torch Leads On will feature lighting costumes and music. A noon pot luck dinner in the Annex followed by a 2 p.m. program with Rev Fred Schott of Toledo Rev Juell George Round and Mrs Ada Hastings discussing the annex and mortgage payoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield
Congregational Church
Annex
Fred Schott
Toledo
Juell
George Round
Ada Hastings
Birth Announced for Fauver Daughter at Lakewood Hospital
Power Center BRIEFS report the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Bud Fauver at Lakewood Hospital on October 19. The column notes relatives visiting from Cleveland, a Buffalo visit, and gatherings including Circle No 2 and Circle No 3 of the Congregational church with a 12:30 dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Fauver
Lakewood Hospital
D. W. Allen
Cleveland
Katherine Behman
Buffalo
Ella Lewis
Ashtabula
Clinton Fauver
Mr. Fauver
Sterling Stumpends
Glenn
Coshocton
Faretta Simonds
Circle
Apple Growers Face Marketing Challenge Amid Surplus
Ohio researchers note the 1939 apple harvest may reach 103 million bushels, mirroring past surpluses when prices collapsed. Exports are limited, domestic use falls short, and a National Apple Institute plan aims to move stock via three nationwide sales and channel removals. A national growers committee will coordinate production and consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Hauck
Department of Rural Economics
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Hauck
National Apple Institute
Federa Surplus Commodities Corporation
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Willard Bolte
Tompkis
Mrrs
Judson Spicer
Girl Scouts
Hopkins
Mirs Kolinski
Sugar Hill
Ber
Paul Rastings
Wisteria Club
N. Ridgeville
Neidgeville, Ohio
Mobil Oil
Mobil Gas
Sheldon
LaGrange High Classes
Hallowe'en
Tile Feagler
Ind
Anza
Northern Ohio Teachers Association
Homln
State Department of Education
Foster James
Oberlin
Cour
Henry Revers
Main St
Lorain County
RSET
Hall Bros
Cook Road
North Olmsted
Community Club of
Hallowe’en Party
Cook Rd
Sunbeam
Edwards Sheet Metal Works
North Pleasant Street
Tme Plumbing
Pittsfield Farm Women’s Club
Lorcin County
Display Advertising Department
the Chronicle
Mary Jane
A. Nabakowski
Milan Ave
Old Spring
Amherst, Ohio
Hallswe
Litchfield Church
Power Center
Russell D. Fulton Funeral Home
Paul J. Becker
Grafton, O
Fred DeMuth
Detroit Road
Charlie Muche
Miss Fortune
Polinatea Hansen
Farmers Feed & Coal Grafton
Grafton Theatre
Tarzen
Starring Johnny Weissmuller
Irene Dunn Charles Boyer
LaSalle
Studebaker
Hudson
Chevrolet
Rothgery Motor Sales
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