Biologists Seek Milky Disease Spores to Fight Beetles
Four land grant universities collaborate with the USDA to mass produce milky disease spores as a biological weapon against the Japanese beetle. Researchers at Peoria Illinois and state universities study artificial growth of bacterial cells, sporulation, and soil viability to enable field quantities and practical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Peoria
Wool and Mohair Support Prices Set for 1964 Markets
The 1964 marketing year will run calendar year for wool and mohair, with a 62 cent per pound support for wool and 72 cents for mohair. Gordon Greene, chairman of the Lorain County ASC, notes the program keeps wool incentives at 1955 levels and mohair within 15 percent of parity. Payments for 1964 follow 1963 methods, starting in April, with shorn wool and mohair payments tied to national average prices and lamb weight basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Greene
Lorain County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Department of Agriculture
Humphrey to press reversal of farm export policy
Sen. Hubert Humphrey plans a personal drive to persuade the Kennedy administration to loosen limits on farm exports to the Soviet Union. He discussed the issue with President Kennedy and urged re examining expanding U S trade with the Soviet sphere amid Canada selling wheat to the USSR and Russia's harvest decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Kennedy
Russia
Humphrey
Senate
Minnesota
Canada
Soviet Union
U.S
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
Lawmakers seek broadened cut rate grain aid for disasters
Several farm lawmakers urge the Agriculture Department to extend cut rate grain sales to hog and poultry producers in disaster areas. The department already offers surplus feed at reduced prices for cattle sheep and goats in 24 counties across 10 states, with broader coverage in previous years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Congress
Watkins M. Abbott
Dva
L. H. Fountain
D-N.c
Capitol Hill
Arizona
Arkansas
Louisiana
West Virginia
Mississippi
Missouri
Nevada
North Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Avon Bloodmobile Opens at VFW Post 7085
Avon residents may donate a pint of blood at the VFW Post Home on Mills Road tomorrow from 3 to 8 p.m. No cost or replacement required. Appointments encouraged by calling Mrs. Albert Gedeon or Mrs. Robert Smith at Julia Avenue addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Avon Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Mills Rd
Albert Gedeon
Julia Ave
Robert Smith
Julia
Farmers discuss sales to Russia
Farmers in Wellington Oberlin La Grange Rd and surrounding areas weigh selling U S wheat to Russia to reduce a long standing surplus. Statements range from cautious support to opposition to subsidies with emphasis on price cash flow and the broader impact on relations and market stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Russia
Washington
Mers
Gordon Greene
Wellington
Japan
Clayton Pippert
Oberlin
Myron Kolbe
Cuba
Canada
England
Carl Diedrick
LA Grange RD
Corwin Burrer
Oberlin RD
Harry Stinchcomb
South West River RD
Dry weather makes state plow contest unusually tough
Unseasonably dry conditions harden the soil as Perry E. Clark notes the state plowing matches will challenge entrants. Contour plowing starts Oct 4 at 10 30 a m in New Knoxville Auglaize County with a 15 20 15 10 10 20 points. Level land contest follows. Edgar Jones of Wellington represents the area. The Ohio winner advances to the National Plowing Matches in North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry E. Clark
New Knoxville
Auglaize County
Edgar Jones
Wellington
Ohio
North Dakota
Clerkly Prefix Clintanna Granted to Graf ton Holstein Cattle
Trademark owner Clinton A. Carpenter of Graf ton has secured exclusive use of the prefix Clintanna for his registered Holstein cattle. The Holstein-Friesian Association notes more than 300,000 dairymen use prefixes for home-bred stock, with about 1 500 new prefixes added each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton A. Carpenter
Grafton
Clintanna
Lorain group to tour Farm Science Review near Columbus
A Lorain County delegation of farmers and businessmen will travel by bus to the Ohio State Farm Science Review near Columbus from Murray Ridge Road at 7 30 a m returning the same day. They will view field demonstrations of crops swine feeding trials and machinery exhibitions illustrating latest farm science and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Farm Science Review
Columbus
Great Plains
Don W. Graffis
Ohio State University Extension Agronomist
Lorain County
Ag Center
Rt. 113
Murray Ridge Road
Paul Leidheiser
Harold Spence
Farm Science Review
Ohio State University
The
Ohio Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Ohio Expositions Commission
Don Scott Field
OSU
Rt. 161
Lorain County Fair Receives Praise for 1963 Success
Lorain County Agricultural Society reports a successful 1963 fair with higher total and grandstand attendance. Income rose from 86241.21 to 103220.70 while expenses fell from 86965.72 to 70794.97. Plans include painting buildings, track improvement with stone, and continued off season barn rental revenue. Dan Smith resigns. Herman Dengler named to fill three months remaining term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Leidheiser
Dan Smith
Fair Board
Herman Dengler
Smith
Senate to fund nearly 1 million for safer pest control lab
The Senate is expected to approve a $960 000 appropriation to speed research on safer pest control. Funds would equip and staff a Fargo North Dakota laboratory under construction, with completion anticipated in early 1964. The money would start operations promptly after construction and final approval comes in a Senate House conference on the agricultural appropriation bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
Agriculture Department
Fargo
N.D
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate House
Avon Lake Redwood Elementary PTA Holds Fall Meeting
Avon Lake Redwood Elementary School PTA held its first fall meeting last Tuesday. Faculty backgrounds and teaching achievements were shared as classrooms opened to parents. Vance Bell urged support for the mill renewal levy on the November ballot. The group scheduled a social in October and voted to skip the January 1 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Redwood Elementary School
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Chronicle-Telegram
Farm News
Sohio Service
Belden
H. W. Reighley
FAURS
Ohio Tractor Sales
Center Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
Elyria East
Kipton Elevator Association
OFC
Phone Obertin
Birmingham
United Press International
Brookside Research Laboratories
Hoge Lumber Company
New Idea
Coldwater
Oliver Industrial Equipment
Elyria Fence and Implement CO
West Ave
Lagrange
Glendale
Gehl MIX
Bewen
Jim Scheafer
Pome Grafton
Oberlin Elevator Co
Doal
Feed
Seeth Mala
Oberlin, Ohio
Worcester Sales & Service
Worcester Hatchery
Lorain Rd
N. Ridgeville
Reg Wd To
Landmark
Landmark Feed
Farm Bureau
Cooperatives
Hevon Street
Hyria
Ontario
Phone Grafton