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Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-06-01

SEARCH FOR GOOD weed killers
is as old as crop cultivation itself.
Use of poisonous chemicals as a con-
troll method is new, having been
introduced within the last half CEN
tury, and it is only during the last
10 years that the true possibilities
of chemical weed control have come
to be realized. Extensive work is
now under way to develop and test
many new compounds for their pos
sible herbicidal properties.
AS early as 1894, a British patent
records the distillation of an "Oyle
from some kind of stone" This may
refer to shale oil If so, it is the first
record of interest in the subject.
Development and exploitation of
the shale industry has been slow
in the U. S. Supplies of petroleum
are abundant, and there is keen COM
petition from the iquid-fuels indus
try. Yet, since shale deposits are
found in almost every country in
natural source of liquid fuels), the
Shale industry has made progress.
Tests as Weed Killer
For the last five years, Wyoming's
weed specialist, Dale w. Bohmont,
has been working on shale oil and its
possibilities. In a series of tests he
studied the effects of the oil on plant
growth and development, both under
greenhouse and field conditions and,
of course, methods of control.
In the Wyoming experiments,
crude shale oil was distilled into
three convenient parts called "frac-
tions," depending on their boiling
points. The naptha fraction has the
lowest, ranging from 70 to 800 de-
grees F. The gas-oil fraction doesn't
kick off until a temperature of 500
degrees or better is reached, while
between the two.
First DR.. Bohmont investigated
what happens to farm and garden
plants that are subjected to the ac-
ton of shale oil. He made a ger
mination test with pea seedlings
In it he compared the growth-regu-
1ating properties of 2,4-D with those
of shale-oil naphtha. Next, to deter
mine the effect of shale oil on growth
and development of grasses he
treated seedlings of Thatcher wheat
Overland oats, Frontier barley anc
u. S. No. 13 corn. Using a foliage
spray of 2 per cent emulsion ot
naphtha, he treated them at the /
2, and 3-leaf stages of development
Effects on Crops
Under the plant-poison study DR.
Belmont selected rs common specie.
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Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-06-01

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This bean plant received no shale oil
as Seeding or at any time thereafter.
Note lack of tendrils and blossoms as
compared with previous view.
ing 40 gallons per acre of kerosene
at barley's jointing stage.
Controls Weed Bromes
Shale-oil fractions were found to
give effective control of weed bromes
in established perennial-grass pas
lures. Gas-oil at so gallons-either
emulsified or straight-gave almost
complete control in four days in the
fall, although some regrowth showed
up next spring, probably from old
seeds.
Crabgrass seedlings can be re-
moved effectively from established
bluegrass lawns with proper appli-
cations of petroleum or shale oils,
In the Wyoming experiments the
shale-oi1 treatments caused more
initial damage to the bluegrass than
did the petroleum treatments, and
the naphtha fractions caused more
immediate injury to the bluegrass
than did the gas-oil treatment. But
the lawn recovered.
Shale kerosene at so gallons per
acre gave good selective wedding OF
tolerant vegetable crops. Heavier
application rates, of course, killed
more weeds-but they were harder
on onions.
Looking ahead, DR.. Belmont OBJ
serves that the development of shale
oil and its possible uses in agricul-
ture has just begun. ''The possibiG-
ties latent in the oil are enormous.
In low volumes it has promise as a
plant stimulant. In large volumes
the value of this material as con-
tact herbicide should not be over
looked"
The experiments herein related
have shown that shale oil has a po-
tential value as an agricultural chem
ical. The next logical sequence in the
development of new farm chemical
is study to determine why shale-
oil fractions affect plants as they do.
Large-scale operations must neces-
sarily await the results of further
research. When this happens it is
quite possible that herbicides de
rived from the almost limitless
source of shale oil will become COM
noercia1ly competitive with naturally
occurring liquid petroleums.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
Vic Libbe Heads
Genoa Legion Post

Victor Libbe has been elected
commander of the Genoa Ameri-
can Legion Post 324, succeeding
Donald Spurgeon. Installation will
be held at the July meeting.
Other officers elected are Mil
ton Rocker, first vice comman-
der; Walter Koenker, second vice
commander; Robert Buehler, adju-
tant; Vance Champion, chaplain;
Eric Kohntopp, finance officer,
and Marvin Groweg, sergeant-at-
arms.
Milton LaPlantz and Walter
Koenker were named delegates to
the First District convention to be
held this weekend at Put-in-Bay
with Robert Buehler as alternate.
Delegates to the state convention
in Cleveland July 24-25-26 are
Victor Libbe and Walter Koenker
with Bruce Chapman and Pickle
Miller as alternates.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
Hog Prices To
Remain Firm

Hog prices probably will remain
at their present level until the be
ginning of 1854, says an extension
economist at Ohio State University
Riley S. Dougan says present fa
vorable hog prices have resulted
because fewer hogs are being
slaughtered. In recent months a
bout half as many hogs have been
slaughtered each month as Last
December - the peak month oi
1852.
Slaughtering probably will not
increase until the seasonal change
in August. The economist says
however, the seasonal increase
probably will be smaller than last
year.
Economists expect a large mum
ber of pigs from fall farrowing
These pigs will not reach markets
until the first of next year so down
ward moves in hog prices are
doubtful until that time. With
slaughter expected to be consider
ably higher, Dougan says hog
prices next spring may be less
favorable than in recent months.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
Good Farm Storage
Paws Dividends

Farm storage of wheat and corn
will pay especially good dividends
this year says L. E. Folsom, exten.
sion economist at Ohio State Uni
versity.
Farmers who do not have stor
age of their own may have to sell
on low market at harvest time
Those who store grain at home can
market crops when prices are
highest.
Folsom says 35 to SO cents q
bushel will provide satisfactory
storage of wheat and shelled corn
Farmers who re-seal the 1852 corn
crop will get 13 cents bushel
when they deliver the corn next
year.
Grain stored and sold later in
the year often brings 25 to sc
cents a bushel more than grain
sold at harvest time. Folsom points
out that the price increase and
the storage payment for sealed
corn may pay for new storage.
Bankers and Production-Market
ing Administration offices have in
formation about loans to build
grain storage. Folsom says farmers
can borrow up to 80 percent OF
the cost of storage structures with
4 years to repay the loan and 4
percent interest.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
Mulch Controls
Weeds, Moisture

Mulching controls weeds and
conserves moisture during the
growing season and helps increase
the organic content of the soil.
E. C. Wittmeyer, extension horti-
culturist at Ohio State University
advises applying mulch after the
warm season crops are we'll estab
lished. Tomatoes, peppers and egg
plant should be mulched about the
middle of June or later.
If mulch is scarce, as it usually
is, use what is available On long
season crops such as tomatoes and
potatoes, says Wittmeyer. Partially
decomposed materials such as
weathered sawdust, peat or com
post to a depth of 2 to 3 inches
make good mulch.
Other materials commonly avail
able and often used are straw
shredded corn fodder, chopped
corn cobs and damaged hay. Apply
t these undecomposed materials
from 3 to 5 inches deep.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26

neck or back.
6-Keep in touch with your To-
cal National Foundation Chapter
and be guided by the recommends
tionS of your medical and health
authorities with regard to Gamma
Globulin inoculations.
Remember, G mr. Globulin
(GG) has proved to be an effective,
but temporary, preventive of Grip
ping caused by polio. It is ex-
tremely scarce. There will be only
about one million doses of GG
available in the entire nation from
now to September There are about
46,OOO,O0O children and adolescents
in the age groups most likely to
get polio.
Polio health officers working
with private physicians will dis
tribute GIG in Ohio.
Where it is made available, you
should not be able to buy it nor
should there be any charge for it.
A private physician, however, may
charge for his service in giving it.
The state health director is re-
sponsible for the ALLEGATION of the
limited amount of GG in Ohio.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
POLIO PRECAUTIONS GIVEN
AS EPIDEMIC SEASON NEARS

The infantile paralysis season is
at hand in Ohio, one of the states
hardest struck by polio in last
years all-time record number of
cases.
To better acquaint parents-and
children = with the dos and
don'ts" to be observed during the
months when polio is prevalent,
Wednesday, June "a, has been
designated Polio Precaution Day
in Ohio.
Polio Precaution Day is spon-
sored in the interest of public ed
ucation and service by the Ma.
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, Inc, which is sponsored
by the March of Dimes.
Spokesman for the Foundation
yesterday pointed out that last
year there were 1890 diagnosed
cases of infantile paralysis in Ohio
1t is interesting to note that on
the first of June last year there
were 18 cases reported in the
Buckeye State; on the same date
this year, SO cases had been re
ported.
The five-year average, in Ohio
for the first of June is 18 cases.
Nationally there were 2,04T
cases reported on June l last year
with a five-year average of 1895
cases on that date. On June l this
year there had been 1850 cases
reported throughout the us.
These figures, the spokesmer
said, do not necessarily mean that
1853 will be the worst polio year
in history. In fact, medical records
over the years prove that they can
not be interpreted to chart any
kind of course.
The only thing the figures dc
prove is that polio is present, cur
rently, in Ohio and that more
cases may be expected-but how
many more is a question only time
will answer.
Meantime, there are some polio
precautions to be borne in mind:
If polio strikes your communit.
pay attention to good, common
sense health rules recommended
by local health authorities and the
National Foundation for Infantilt
Paralysis:
Don't let your children mix
with new groups.
Don't let children get over
tired.
3-Don't let children get chilled
4-Do keep them clean.
5-Cosult your doctor if these
symptoms appear: headache, fever
sore throat, upset stomach, stiff
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
Ali Girls Enjoy
Cleveland Tour

All Club girls taking advanced
clothing and Home Furnishing
projects took a trip to Cleveland
last Friday.
Places visited were the Health
Museum, Halle Brothers for lunch.
Sterling Linder Davis store to
see new clothing styles and fab.
RIGS, also their model rooms OH
display; Stouffer's Restaurant
where the group was served re-
freshments after having con-
Quoted tour of their kitchens.
Nineteen girls and advisors
went on this trip in cars driven
by Mrs. Paul Winter, Mrs. Harris
Kardatzke, Miss Donna Lou Meh
low and Mrs. Mary Gallagher.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
More Turnpike
Land Purchased

Three more parcels of Ottawa
County land have been purchased
by the Ohio Turnpike Commission,
bringing to seven the total of pur-
chases made for the super high
way in this county.
Latest deals recorded in the Of
tawa County Recorders office:
John H. Hurrelbrink, Clay Town
ship, $50 acres, $10,714.22 and
Chester Brough, Clay Township,
.18 acre, $121.80, and Michael and
Lillian Pascoe, Harris Township,
100 acres, $10,510 which includes
payment for damages to remainder
of the property.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
NOTES FROM OTTAWA
COUNTY AGENT
FRED cRiMp
FRED cRiNW

Members of Ohio Apple Insti-
tute will hold their annual meet
ing in Columbus on Thursday,
June 25. Several fruit growers in
the county support this program
which tries to do a good job of
telling homemakers about Ohio
apples.
No army worms have come to
our attention yet in Ottawa Coun-
ty. We are glad for this. 1t is our
understanding that they have been
found in 70 Ohio counties.
= r
Flea beetles continue to be a
problem on corn, sugar beets, po-
tatoes and tomatoes. Use 3 to 4
quarts of $50 DDT emulsion.
Keep an eye out for chinch
bugs. AS the wheat ripens they
will move into adjoining corn
fields. Use as first choice Diel-
drin (0.5 pound of actual per
acre. This is 8 1/3 pints of 1870 (,
or 2 pints of 25I liquid concen-
trate in whatever water is needed
per acre. Toxaphene Il 3/4 pounds
per acre. is second choice. This is
3 pints of 60% toxaphene solution
in whatever water is needed to
cover one acre. A barrier zone of
one of these (toxaphene or diel-
drin) is our suggestion. It should
be 20 to 80 feet wide. Apply it be-
tween wheat and corn to be pro.
tected.
Spent a few days down at the
farm helping the boys fill silo
and make hay. We built a tenn
porary Silo of snow fence lined
with a special paper. It was built
three sections high, but one of the
neighbors builds his four sections
high. I liked the new blower the
boys had this year. Instead of a
belt drive there was a power take
off hook-up. Real simple to hook
up and apparently less loss of
power. Another feature l liked
was the unloading device. Instead
of a separate unit to move the
false endgate a special shaft con,
meets to the wagon. This is actu,
ated by one simple lever on the
blower unit. One of the men said
his dad didn't know why he
couldn't make hay with a loader
like we used to do. AS far as I'm
concerned I don't want to 60
through any of that again. At
least, not after using this modern
equipment.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
ALI Counselors
Enjoy Island Trip

In preparation for helping at
Junior and Senior All Camp in
July, eight counsellors and two
county workers will leave Friday
for a three-day training camp at
Kelly's Island.
These counsellors along with
those from 10 nearby counties
will receive training in these &C
tivities: campfire, vespers, song
leading, recreation, handicraft and
flag raising.
Those going from this county
are:
Donna Lou MELLOW, All assist.
ant, Miss Rosemary McBeth, the
newly appointed home demon
stration agent, Frank Brough,
Lowell Humphrey, Reed Oes-
treich, Eileen Clayman, Ida Mae
Beverlin, Betty Kramer, Darla
Schimming, and Shirley Haynes.
This camp is partially sponsored
by the Sears Roebuck Foundation.
Fred Wise, county agent of Huron
County will be camp director.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
Bee Keepers Tour
Planned In County

State bee specialist Reese, Co.
lumbus, will be principal speaker
during the Ottawa County Bee
Keepers Association tour to be
held Friday afternoon, June 26
starting at 1:30 from the apiary
of w. H. Kleinhans, Erie Town.
ship. The Kleinhans farm is on
Route 1853, and is the first west OF
Lacarne on the north side of the
road.
The tour will cover a number
of apiaries in the county and is
open to beekeepers and other in.
terested persons, G.. v. Knepper.
county apiary inspector, has an
nounced. Mr.. Reese will discuss
problems of production, market
ing and especially comb honey
methods.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
All MEMBERS TO
TOUR COLUMBUS

The places to see are: Ohio Cav
erns, Mac-O-Chee Castle, o.
Shaughnessy Dam, the Columbus
Zoo and the Harding Memorial.
The fleet of Greyhound buses
will leave the Extension Office at
Oak Harbor at ZOO a. m. July %.
We shall arrive back in Oak Har-
bor around 900 p. m
The cost to each individual will
be $6.75. This will include the
above places plus lunch furnish
ed by the ladies of the Methodist
Church of West Liberty.
On the return trip we are plan
ming an hour step-over at Upper
Sandusky. You may eat your eve.
ming meal on your own at that
time.
The tickets must be purchased
at the Extension Office before
July 6, 1858. If it is impossible to
come in person send your check
or money order to Ottawa County
Extension Office, Oak Harbor,
Ohio. We must make necessary
final arrangements the following
day.
This trip is being arranged for
all All members, advisors, par.
ents and friends.
Everyone Is urged to wear com
Portable shoes and take along a
sweater or coat to wear in the
cavernS.
Make your reservations early.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
Premium Wheat
Brings Top Price

Ohio may lose its premium
wheat prices if farmers and eleva-
tor men do not store and keep
clean wheat says T. H. Parks, ex-
tension entimologist at Ohio State
University.
Parks points out Ohio soft win
ter wheat sells for a 10 to 20-cent
premium over wheat from sur
rounding states. There is no better
wheat for pies, cakes and crackers.
Weevils and rodent droppings,
however, will contaminate wheat
so that it can not be used for any
human food. Some Ohio wheat has
been rejected by the food and
drug administration.
To maintain high quality wheat,
farmers and elevator men should
clean out empty bins at least 3
weeks before new wheat is stored.
Parks says this job must clean
every bit of residue from bins.
Part of the cleaning operation also
is spraying the empty bin with
either 5 percent DDT solution Or
percent methoxychlor.
Parks says the job is not COM
plete until nearby feed storage
areas are cleaned in the same way.
Other suggestions are: never add
new wheat to old wheat for ex-
tended storage; harvest wheat only
when it is dry and store it in ro-
dent-proof bins; examine stored
wheat to 5 weeks after storage
and fumigate if necessary.
Examine stored grain at least
weekly throughout the summer.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
Attend State
Council Session

Representing the Ottawa Coun-
ty Home Demonstration Council at
the annual state meeting in Co.
lumbuS June 1916 were Mrs.
George Peters, Oak Harbor, for
mer state president; Mrs. Wilton
Gulau, Oak Harbor. county presi-
dent, and Mrs. Harris Kardatzke.
Elmore, district president.
With 1854 women registered,
they had the opportunity to hear
!. F. V. E. students from India
and Switzerland, who stated they
deeply appreciate the opportunity
of coming to America and living
with farm families.
They also heard an interesting
report given by DR.. Christine Hill
man on a research project she is
working on with $50 young farm
families in Ohio.
New state officers are Mrs. Jay
Lawrence, Coshocton, president;
Mrs. Herman Sandel, Findlay, vice
president; Mrs. Frank Grader,
Sharonville, secretary, and Mrs.
Oren Casey, Mentor, treasurer.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
Firestone Safety
Meeting Held

Safety directors and law enforce
ment officials of Northwestern
Ohio cities were guests of the
Firestone Tire and Rubber Com
pany Thursday morning at a safety
demonstration and breakfast in To-
ledo.
Among those invited from here
were Mayor Carl Becker, Police
Chief Jack Shelter, Safety Direct
or Henry Cowgirl and Sheriff Mer-
Ian Budd. The breakfast was held
in the Secor Hotel and the safety
demonstration featured tire blow
out and puncture advantages of
the firms products.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
Will Attend Boys
National Forum

Jerry Messerman, Cleveland
who served as governor of the
1858 Buckeye Boys State at Camp
Perry, and Nick Farquhar, Day
ton, were selected Sunday to al
tend the Boys National Forum, an
annual event sponsored by the
American Legion at the Univer-
sity of Maryland, July 24-3O.
Two delegates from each Boys
State held throughout the nation
are selected for attendance at the
national forum.
Selection of the Ohio delegates
was announced Sunday forenoon
at commencement in Camp Perry
theatre, when the Today long
school in youth government was
brought to a close. Farquhar was
a state senator at Camp Perry.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
AT CONVENTION

Prosecuting Attorney Myron
Rosentreter and Atty. Donald
Wargowsky, Oak Harbor, attended
Attorney General C. William
O'Neill's conference on crime con-
troll in Columbus Friday and Sat
urday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26

Port Clinton firemen were
called to Erie Township Tuesday
afternoon when fire of undeterm-
ined origin damaged a freight car
on the New York Central Railroad
siding behind Dink's Place. 1t was
necessary to call a locomotive to
push the car closer to the pump
truck.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-06-26
WARNS CHILDREN NOT TO PICK
UP DANGEROUS BLASTING CAPS

The United States Post Oftlce
Department and Bureau of Mines
today joined forces in the nation
wide safety campaign warning
boys and girls, DON'T TOUCH A
BLASTING CAP"
Posters picturing four common
types of blasting caps were dis
tributed for display in 41,000
United States post offices. The
posters warn DON'T TOUCH
BLASTING CAPS, and tell boys
and girls "If you find a cap don't
touch it. Tell policeman about
it."
Direc,sr John J. Forbes, of the
Bureau of Mines, Ormonde A..
Kieb, Assistant Postmaster-Gen-
eral-Bureau of Facilities, Roy M.
North, Postmaster, Washington,
d. c., and Richard F. Webster, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Institute
of Makers of Explosives, signalized
the opening of the campaign by
taking part in the official posting
of the warning displays in the
Washington, D. C. Post Office.
Stressing the Importance of the
warning to children, Mr.. Webster
pointed out such caps are neces-
sary in the nations industry to
detonate blasts for mining coal,
quarrying stone, clearing farm
lands for tillage, and for digging
tunnels and foundations for build
ings and factories. Summer is a
peak construction time. More
blasting caps are used. And chill
dren roam afield and are more
likely to come upon blasting caps
that have been heedleSsly discard
ed, lost or even stolen, then
thrown away.
"Scores of children are hurt ev-
cry year" he said. "And every in
jury was needless. The pity of it
is that many of the children were
only bystanders when another
child foolishly picked up a blast
ing cap"
"a blasting cap is a small met
al cylinder and when it eXplodes,
bits of metal fly in all directions
They can tear off a finger, a hand
or a foot, blind a person for life,
or even kill outright. Everyone
who handles a blasting cap should
know that if he doesn't carefully
account for every one, it might be
mislaid and MAIN child"
"Only the boy or girl can make
certain he or she keeps safe," Mr..
Webster said. "The only way they
can do that is by knowing a cap
at sight; keeping ever in mind
the damage it can do; and by nev-
er touching a cap.
These posters can show children
what caps look like. They are
tubes of bright aluminium or cop
per, a little thinner around than
an ordinary pencil and from one
to five and a half inches long
Some are open at one end, others
have fuses inserted in that open
ing, and still others fired by cleo
trio current have insulated wires
in one end. Find out what a
blasting cap looks like and be-
ware"
Cooperating in the nationwide
distribution of posters and the
safety movie, BLASTING CAP",
made available free by the Insti-
tute Of Makers of Explosives are:
The Department of Elementary
School Principals, the National
Association of Secondary School
Principals, the National Sheriffs'
Association, the International AS
sociation of Chiefs of Police, the
International Association of Fire
Chiefs; The National Council of
Y. M. c. AS, the. Boy Scouts Of
America, Future Farmers of
America chapters, All Clubs,
Camp Fire Girls, and in number