Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-01-06


time, ! suppose that's one thing
that keeps them busy in slack
season. He has two tractors, be-
sides other machinery, does a lot
of custom work, such as plowing
and fitting the soil, spraying for
insects, etc. He does not have a
combine, though, because it's sell
dom that grain will ever dry suf-
ficieHtly to be combined in the
field If it is harvested that way,
it must be artificially dried inn
meditely. In England, wheat to be
sold for certified seed dare not be
dried by any other method but
"what comes naturally, so its cut
with binder, shocked into big
stacks in the field, and allowed to
dry about 2 months, at least. |
should think the wheat would
sprout if the air is damp, but |
didn't get a chance to ask him
about that
He's of the opinion that their
hay is much higher in food value,
especially in protein content, than
most of ours. There again they
have the problem of getting it dry,
and he says that after the hay is
cut, it is stacked up off the ground
on tripods, and they allow it to
cure that way. He says this makes
wonderful hay, that every leaf
stays on the stems.
AS you can imagine, Chuck has
really done a lot of public speak
ing this year that he's spent in
America, and since it's so easy for
him to talk, he's easy to listen to-
too. He's one of the Farm Bureau
sponsored farm trainees', he was
one of 20 young people from Eng
land chosen from a group of SOC
applicants. He's "a years old, and
wide awake and alert young
farmer, if there ever was one. He's
become widely known in Ohio
since he's been here, more than
had realized. When | talked to Jim
Nessle about coming to Fremont
for an interview, / mentioned the
fact that Mr. Durrant would be
there Dec. "a. Well - Mr.. Nessle
knew him well, had talked to him
on his TV show.
There were so many more inter
esting things he told about his ma
tive country, he mentioned their
schooling, which is different from
ours. He says that all children are
required to go to school through
the fifth grade, then they take an
examination. If they pass this eX
am, they go on to different
school, something like our high
school, but definitely college pre-
paratory. Those who don't pass the
exam, go on to a different school
where they're taught trades, or &
skill of some kind His mother was
a principal or superintendent OF
one of these pre-college schools
and both of his sisters are teach
ing. He's the only boy in the fam
| lily.
There's so much more | coulc
tell you about England, but its
impossible to do it here. I'll end ur
by saying that one of the things
that impressed him the most over
here was the quietness. In England
there are jet planes zooming over
head constantly, day and night, anc
they sure do make a racket.
Today's Bit of Nonsense
A man sought medical aid be
cause he had popped eyes and ;
ringing in his ears. The doctor who
first looked him over shook hi
head sadly and finally suggested
removal of the mans tonsils.
The operation didn't help, so tht
man tried another doctor. This ont
suggested extraction of all th'
mans teeth. Bravely, he went thru
with it, but when nothing was lef
but his gums his eyes still popped
and there was still a ringing in hi