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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1951
Page
10
The article describes a mid afternoon refreshment theme with cherry glow and Hawaiian nectar drinks. It notes local residents including Eugene Corcoran and the Lincers, their move, farm plans, and family details. It mentions Red Cross staffer Joseph Varner and Batavia attorney James Walker. Community notices cover visitors and a 4-H Busy Bees meeting with project deadlines.
W. W. Hamilton, County Agricultural Agent, urges starting blight prevention as tomatoes reach half growth or one foot high. Spraying with Ziram or fixed copper products like Zerlate or Methasan is recommended over dusting for economical disease control.
Briefing notes potato harvest fell this spring, wartime effects extend to populations. Prices were set under price control in June. Hatchery chick production for January to May neared the 1943 record. Ohio winter wheat improved in May. The 1951 crop forecast stands at 37,323,000 bushels, nine million below last year.
The text describes using Basicop or copper mixtures after initial Ziram sprays, noting copper is gentler on foliage than Bordeaux. It covers application rates for home gardens, use of flour as a sticker, and commercial stickers like Polyethydene or Polysulfide. It advises weekly to ten day interval spraying and mentions alternative fungicides Dithane Z-78, Dry Parzate, and Dithane D-14.
The Clermont R F D column visits rural homes including Mrs. George Carter on Route 4 and Mr. and Mrs. Butler Blanton on Route 132. Blanton’s son Paul serves in Company B of the First Battalion National Guard Unit at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. William Shank’s neat Route 132 home hosts two children and includes his welding work for Oakley and neighbors.
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