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potato fields for certified seed. More
than half were eliminated by depart
ment experts on the first inspection.
The remainder were eliminated, with
the exception of II, on the second in
spection trip. e. c. Cotton, chief of
the bureau, attributes this high per-
centage of elimination to the potato
leaf hopper, and to early and late
blights. Certificates were issued on.
ly where fields contained vines of uni.
form variety, free from diseases.
A peck of the potatoes from each
Of the seventeen growers who have
certified seed is on exhibition at the
national farmers show at Toledo,
which closes today.
In other states where seed potato
certification is well established the
yield per acre has increased approxi-
mately 25 bushels, according to Cot
ton. An average of 10000 acres, are
planted in Ohio each year. If all seed
planted were certified the increased
annual yield would be about 1900, 900
bushels, Cotton pointed out.
The department of agricultural ed
ucation at Ohio State University in
cooperation with the department of
agricultural engineering, has made
plans for conducting about 30 tractor
schools throughout the state during
the coming winter.
The first school was conducted at
Worthington, near Columbus, so it
could have the close supervision of
the agricultural engineering staff of
the university. It is planned to ac-
commodate from 20 to 25 men at
each of the schools, and indications
are that practically all the schools
will be filed.
Assurances of cooperation from
farmers who have tractors to over
haul, and garage men, have been sent
to the engineering department.
Judging teams sent out by the Ohio
State University college of agricul-
ture this year have made the best rec
ord in the history of the school. First
at the national dairy show, and the
international exposition, was taken,
and second at the national swine
show.
Starting the last week in December
the dairy products team won 4 out
Of the five cups offered, including the
sweepstakes. In addition to that, 1t
placed first, second and third in the
individual ratings for Judging butter,
milk and cheese, thereby winning s
out of the 1S medals offered.
The next week at the national
swine show at Peoria, Illinois, the
team placed second, and H. w. Baum.
gardner was high man. At the inter-
national exposition at Chicago, Ohios
team stood first. There was only a
range of 81 points between the high
and the low man on the team, which
is considered remarkable.
Professor +. w. Ives has been ap-
pointed farm architect for Ohio State
University, it was announced today.
Professor Ives is a graduate of the
University of Wisconsin in 1908. He
received his mechanical engineering
degree from the same institution in
1909.
After his graduation, he was en-
ployed as designer for the Interna-
tional Harvester Company, and later
as chief craftsman with the John Lau.
son Tractor Company In 1914, he
came to Ohio State as an instructor
and in, 1920, he was made head of the
department of agricultural engineer.
ing.
His new position gives him the du
ty of planning agricultural buildings
to be constructed on the University
farm. Some of his first assignments
will include the drawing Of plans fol
the new horse barn, the new beei
barn and the new dairy barn. These
three buildings will cost $4,000.
In the rural communities of Ohio
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