Summer Ends as Bean Pickers Drift Away
The last of the bean pickers depart the farm after a wet, loud summer. The crew, aged ten to sixteen, leave cans and trash behind as the narrator reflects on returning to chores and the coming school season. A cicada signals autumn while the speaker accepts summer’s end with a hopeful note.
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Paul
Corn grows in flower bed outside city gardener’s home
Mrs John Bacsin reports sweet corn thriving in a flower bed in front of her picture window at 128 Dartmouth Circle. City gardener pins tomato cucumber and pepper among shrubs and fruit trees, illustrating unusual urban gardening.
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Helen) Bacsin
Dartmouth Circle
Gene Krebs
Drought Suppresses Ear Development In Toasty Plains
An undernourished drought stalled corn ears six weeks after planting. The drought halted development before cob completion, leaving this typical ear only about half the expected yield if moisture were adequate.
USDA relaxes border checks for horses returning from Canada
The Agriculture Department announces that horses returning from shows in Canada within 72 hours will not require veterinarian exams at ports of entry if they return via the same port and carry the same health certificate used for entry. The rule, effective Aug 20, follows tightened controls during a sleeping sickness outbreak. A related move was made last month for Canadian horses entering the United States.
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Washington
U.S. Agriculture Department
USDA
Canada
United States
Cattle Outlook Meeting Planned in Wooster
The Beef Cattle Outlook Meeting will project the latest forecast on feed, feeder, and fed cattle availability and prices. The dinner starts 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Wooster with Dr. Wally Barr leading the discussion at 8 p.m.
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Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Wooster
Wally Barr
Ohio State University
Ohio State Farm Science Review Showcases Agriculture Progress
The eleventh annual Ohio State Farm Science Review will run September 18 to 20 at the Ohio State University Airport near Columbus. Machinery valued over six million dollars will be used in field demonstrations including plowing disking harvesting and silage filling while educational exhibits feature corn soybean and alfalfa hybrids. The Plant Pathology and Entomology Clinic invites those with plant or insect problems for expert disease diagnosis and insect identification.
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Ohio
Ohio State Farm Science Review
Ohio State University
Columbus
Harvest headache cure offered by Gleaner combines
Jim Schaefer Garage on Rt. 83 Belden promotes Gleaner combines as a remedy for harvest headaches caused by operator fatigue. The ad highlights features like a master control console, large platform, hydrostatic steering, and optional pressurized cab for comfort, touting flotation and traction in mud and rough ground.
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Gleaner
Jim Schaefer
Rt. 83
Belden
Uous
PCA funds fair livestock purchases and awards
The Lorain County Fair reserve champion market sheep raised by 4 H'er David Sprague was bought by the local PCA office along with Dean Rollin's grand champion hog and Harland Holcomb's reserve champ. In total 14 hogs and three steers were purchased to support youth efforts, with trophies donated for several show awards.
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Lorain County Fair
David Sprague
Farmer’s Production Credit Association
Dean Rollin
Harland Holcomb
Gil Baker
PCA
Gil
Jim Hanna
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