Tips for Home Gardeners From County Agent
County Agricultural Agent W. W. Hamilton urges timely planting of warm season vegetables including tomatoes peppers sweet corn lima beans snap beans cucumbers and melons. Suggests a second beets and carrots planting for late summer and notes starter watering with two tablespoons fertilizer per gallon water. Recommends California Wonder peppers Golden Cross Bantam sweet corn Fordhook 242 beans and staggered plantings for pollination.
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W. W. Hamilton
Scrap From Farms Boosts Defense Equipment Production
The Committee on Iron and Steel Scrap urges farmers to sell obsolete farm equipment and other iron and steel scrap to local dealers. The recycled material will fuel steel plants and foundries for defense and civilian items as demand rises, with 98,000 tons of scrap used daily in 1951.
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Committee On Iron and Steel Scrap
American Iron and Steel Institute
Garden Seed Guidance for Cucumbers and Melons
The article advises cucumber varieties such as A and C, Marketeer, and Burpee Hybrid with early dust or spray readiness for pests. It notes muskmelons require more space and are not suited for small gardens, recommending Iroquois and Honeyrock as two viable varieties.
Pick Your Own Strawberries Help Growers This Season
Vernon Patterson of Ohio State University notes a strawberry picking option can ease labor shortages for growers and offer fresher fruit to consumers. He says early berries reach Hamilton County by late May with more fruit to follow from other areas.
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Vernon Patterson
Ohio State University
Patterson
Ohio
Hamilton County
Fly control in dairy herds boosts milk yield and hygiene
Ellsworth and a second expert urge sanitation as the core of fly management. They note flies carry bacteria into the milk environment and that clean barns, equipment, and animals reduce pest numbers while chemical spraying enhances control.
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Ellsworth
Fly Season Is At Hand In Ohio Dairy Yards
Perry Ellsworth of Ohio State University urges dairymen to fight flies as spring approaches. He notes DDT cannot be applied to cows or feed but may be used on walls. methoxychlor and pyrethrum sprays can be used on cattle. T. H. Parks says residues are minimal with these insecticides and lindane or chlordane may be used if manure management improves. He stresses manure disposal and nearby breeding sites as key factors in achieving real fly control.
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Ellsworth
Ohio State University
T. H. Parks
Parks
Ohio
July 25 Deadline For GI Training
Veterans discharged before July 25 1947 and not interrupted by military service may start GI Bill training by July 25. If training was briefly interrupted by summer vacation or other causes, the VA still counts them as in training. After completion or discontinuation, a new course cannot be started, but those recalled to service may resume training after discharge.
Ohio Growers Offer Home Grown Strawberries Edge in Freezing
Ohio strawberry growers emphasize home grown berries as best for freezing and preserves with certain varieties like Premier Blakemore Robinson Catskill Sparkle and Temple commonly offered. Consumers in counties beyond Cuyahoga and Lorain may need to contact growers in Montgomery Columbiana Ashland Ashtabula Lake and others to source berries.
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Ohio
Patterson
Montgomery
Columbiana
Ashland
Ashtabula
Cuyahoga
Lorain
Lake
Premier
Blakemore
Robinson
Catskill
Sparkle
Temple
Fairfax
Dorset
Midland
Dunlap
Jules Sien to Conduct Summer Dance Classes
Jules Sien Dance Studios announce summer classes for children aged 3 to 16 in Batavia at the Batavia Armory. Programs include Tap Ballet Toe and Acrobatic dancing. Registration Day is Wednesday June 13 from 11 AM to 3 PM conducted by Jules Sien Studios with 18 years of experience in Cincinnati and outreach to other areas.
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Jules Sien
Batavia
Sien
Julessien
Cincinnati
Registration Day Urges Enrollment in Cincinnati
Parents urged to enroll children as registrations will be limited. The notice invites families in Cincinnati to act now to secure places for the upcoming term.
Miami Township to Vote on 20000 Dollar School Bond Issue
Miami Township Local School District in Clermont County Ohio schedules a June 19 1951 special election to decide on issuing 20000 bonds for completing a fire proof addition and equipment to the school building. The estimated tax rate is eight cents per hundred dollars valuation outside constitutional limit. Polls open 6 20 a m to 6 39 p m Eastern Standard Time. By order of Board of Elections Homer Ashton chairman and L Larkin clerk.
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Board of Education
Miami Township
Clermont County
Ohio
Board of Flections
Homer Ashton
L. Larkin
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Elmer C. Bockelman
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Felicity
Bethel
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Farm Bureau Insurance
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