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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
go Ahead" Given On
The Potato Pest Killer

Potato farmers now have the
green light to use a chemical
that has been almost phenomenal
as a weapon against the potato
leafhopper, the main pest of this
crop.
DR.. j. P. Salesman, who tested
the material, Thimet, at the Ohio
Agricultural experiment station
in Wooster for three seasons, re-
ports that the Food and Drug
Administration has granted per-
mission for the manufacturer to
release Thimet to the public for
potato production.
This is one of the first systemic
vegetable insecticides to be grant
ed approval by the federal gov
ernment. Up until the last few
years most chemicals used on
vegetables have been the type
that remain at or near the sur
face of the plant tissues. A sys-
temic chemical such as Thimet
on the other hand goes further,
entering and actually becoming
part of the plant tissue.
Salesman says that not only
has excellent control of the po-
tato leafhopper been obtained
with Thimet, but that yields have
been increased by 100 percent.
The systemic is placed in the
furrow at planting time at the
rate of 25 pounds Of the 10 per-
cent granular formulation per
acre.
Although Salesman obtained
outstanding control of leafhop-
per with Thimet, adult flea
beetles remained somewhat of
problem. However, when
Thimet and dieldrin were COM
bined, results were dramatic.
Both insects were kept under
control, but even more important,
yields of potatoes were doubled.
Plants growing on soil treated
only once with Thimet and diel-
drin were exceptionally vigorous
with large, dark green leaves.
They were equally as good as
plants that had been sprayed
with a combination of DOT and
dieldrin once every ten days dur
ing the summer.
Thimet is carried in the sap
stream to all parts of the plant
in amounts that make the plant
itself poisonous to insects. In
secticides of this kind are most
effective against sucking pests
such as the leafhoppers, aphids
and spider mites which have
the most difficult groups to Kill.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
Age Of vatcinating Calves
For Bangs investigated

What is the best time to
vaccinate calves against brucel-
losis? This is the question DR..
Nelson B. King, research veter-
marian at the Ohio Agricultural
Experiment Station, is attempt
ing to answer with a small Hol-
stein herd at the Mansfield Re-
formatory.
The recommended age for vac
cinating calves against brucel-
losis is now six to eight months.
A few are treated earlier and
some over the eight-month dead
line.
The longer the farmer waits
to have his young stock vac
cinated, the greater is the pos
sibility of retention of diagnostic
antibodieS, the chemical sub
stances which fight against an
infection. This compicates the
brucellosiS detection work car
ried on by the disease control
agencies in Ohio. If antibodies
are found, workers cannot tell
if they are arising from new
brucellosis infection or are mere
ly the result Of the vaccination,
But, DR.. King says, if calves
are vaccinated while still very
young, the antibodies quickly
disappear in the blood stream.
He is investigating to see if
calves vaccinated at three
months of age will remain resis-
tant to attacks of the Brucella
germ later in life. This batch of
early vaccinated calves is being
compared with groups OF un-
treated calves and calves vac
cinated at six and nine months
of age.
These females will be bred this
summer, brought to the veterin-
AIRY isolation facilities at Wooster,
and injected with live brucellosis
germs to determine the degree
of immunity developed from the
vaccination at the three age
levels.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
Big (ropIand Area Needs
Good Surface Drainage

GOOd surface drainage COulu
increase production on at least
million acres of cropland in
Ohio, according to Melville L..
Palmer, Ohio State University
extension agricultural engineer.
Surface drainage, he explains,
refers to water removal from the
surface of a field-in contrast to
subsurface drainage, which in
wolves lowering the water table
below the root zone of a crop,
usually with tile.
Poor surface drainage shows
up in fields in the form of wet
spots or pockets. The farmer
finds these spots real nuisances.
They result in drowned out
crops, clogged soil surfaces, and
areas which often must be work
ed around or worked too wet.
Working them too wet breaks
down soil structure and causes
the area to be cloddy. In adj
dition, fields with poor surface
drainage may not be dry in time
to prepare them for early spring
crops.
On fairly level land, farmers
may slope the surface with a
land leveler or grader to create
slope and drainage from any high
point in the field On sloping
land, says Palmer, it is important
to divert water from higher land
with a diversion channel to pro-
tect low lying land from flood
ing and seepage. erased water
ways may be needed for terrace
outlets on sloping land.
If the acreage drained is small
and the land has some slope, a
farmer may use moldboard
plow to build small diversion
channels and surface bitches.
Where the land is flat, Palmer
says, or where the drainage area
is large, heavier equipment, such
as a grader, bulldozer, or land
leveler may be needed to smooth
the surface.
Most poorly drained soils in
Ohio, according to the engineer,
need both surface and subsur-
face drainage. This involves
about 40 percent of the farm
land in the state.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
Ohio State University Teaching To All
Counties Through Extenson Service

ton; efficiency in marketing
distribution, and utilization; con-
servation, development, and use
of natural resources; farm and
home management; family liv-
ing; youth development; leader
ship development; community
improvement and res ourc e
development; and public affairs.
More than 928 county COM
mitteeS and other advisory
groups assist in planning and
carrying out the extension pro-
gram. Volunteer local leaders
number more than $4,000, of
which 10000 serve as All club
advisors and 5000 are All junior
leaders. All club work, the youth
phase of the extension program,
has an enrolment of $4,000 boys
and girls and claims 100000
alumni.
Through club work, Ohio boys
and girls between 10 and 20
years old learn practical skills
and develop good work habits
and attitudes which complement
formal classroom instruction in
Ohio schools and assist in the
development of good citizenship,
Wood explained.
The extension director told the
OSU trustees that 81 percent of
the state staff and 16 percent of
county agents have advanced col
1ege degrees. Extension personnel
are both faculty members of
Ohio State and employees OF the
U. S. Department of Agriculture's
Federal Extension Service. Funds
to finance extension work are
supplied comparatively by fed
eral, state, and county govern
ments.
Director Wood stressed the
need for new staff members and
additional financial support to
provide extension education
assistance being requested by the
people of Ohio through their
local advisory committees.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
Pruning Time For Rose
Growers, Specialist Says

If you are rose grower 1t S
time to get out your pruning
shears and go to work. This is
the season to prune hybrid teas,
grandifloras and florabundas,
but wait until after your climb
ing roses bloom before you prune
them.
James Caldwell, extension
floriculturist at the Ohio State
University, suggests you prune
out all dead or diseased canes
and those which cross or rub
each other. Also, cut back to live
wood those canes which have
winter killed. Don't prune heal
thy canes closer than 18 to "a
inches from the ground.
The specialist says you should
follow the same procedure with
climbing roses after they have
bloomed, and you may want to
cut back the tips of the climbers
to keep them in certain bounds
of your garden.
An application of fertilizer
will help your roses. Use a COM
plete fertilizer, such as 4-12-4 or
5-10-5 at about 3 or a pounds
for each 100 square feet of rose
bed area, the specialist says, or
a single handful around each
plant. The roses will stay health
ier and stronger if this same
amount of fertilizer is added in
midsummer and early fall
Ground corncobs provide a
good mulch for roses, Caldwell
says. Use about 2 inches of
ground cobs around each plant
to help conserve moisture and
keep down the weeds. This can
be mixed with the fertilizer and
added at the same time. The
nitrogen of the fertilizer helps to
decompose the cobs. If you put
mulch on your roses for the Win
ter, leave it and add only as
much as is needed.
If planning to replace or add
new roses, the specialist says, be
sure to spread out the roots, and
set the plants so that the bud
union (knot or swelling) about
3 or 4 inches above the roots is
at soil level or slightly above.
Don't fertilize newly planted
roses. Wait until they become
established. This usually takes
from four to six weeks.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07

Through its Cooperative Ex-
tension Service in Agriculture
and Home Economics, the Ohio
State University extends its
teaching into all 88 Ohio coun-
ties, Director w. B. Wood told
the OSU Board Of Trustees last
week. Extension served more
than $4,000 Ohio farm, non-farm
rural, and urban families last
year.
Scientific developments are
valuable only when people know
about them and put them into
practice, Wood said. The eXten-
sion service disseminates prac-
tical and useful information to
Ohio citizens and assists in its
application. Research findings at
the Ohio Agricultural Expert
ment Station are included.
This type of teaching, Wood
stressed, is informal, off-campus,
and t-of-school. 1t reaches all
age levels and represents The
Ohio State University and U. S.
Department of Agriculture In
providing educational service on
the county level. Teaching
methods include personal con-
facts, farm and home visits,
meetings, demonstrations. tours,
and use of mass communications
media.
The essential purpose of extern
sion work is to promote learn
ing among people which results
in economic and social changes
toward improved living, Wood
said. Extensions program is bas-
ed on needs as expressed by the
people themselves with the as
sistance of the professional staff.
1t is not limited to farm or rural
people although the historic
emphasis has been with this
group.
Extension agents, subject mat
ter specialists, and administra-
tors concentrate their efforts IN
nine major areas. These are
efficiency in agricultural produc-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
Avoid Sudden Changes
In Dairy Cattle Rations

Sudden changes in the ration
of dairy COWS can result in seri-
Gus reductions in daily milk
production, according to an Ohio
Agricultural experiment station
dairy scientist.
Speaking at Farm and Home
Week session on the Ohio State
University campus this week
(March 26), J. w. Hibbs said
slumps in milk production had
been observed most often when
abrupt shifts were made from
corn silage and hay to forage
crop silage.
''The fact that many farmers
are using both meadow-crop and
corn silage during the course of
a winter feeding season and that
often both types of silage are
stored in the same silo make it
difficult to avoid abrupt changes
in the ration" Hibbs said.
In feeding trials at the Ohio
Agricultural experiment station,
experiments begun during lacta-
ton showed milk production
dropped 10 to 20 percent when
cows were shifted abruptly to
forage-crop silage from either
pasture or corn silage and hay.
A period of four weeks are re-
quired for the cows to regain
their expected maximum milk
yields following this abrupt
change-over.
Hibbs offered these feeding
suggestions to help prevent
drops in milk production and
still use maximum amounts of
forage crop silage:
Adapt cows to forage-crop sill
age during the month before
freshening.
Make changes in amount of
supplemental grain fed to COM
pensate for the grain in corn
silage when changing to forage
crop silage.
Avoid refilling, if possible,
| silos containing grass legume sill
age with corn silage. If this is
necessary use corn and cob meal
to preserve the forage crop sill
age.
Use early-cut forage for silage
making.
Maintain the digestible pro-
tein content of the total ration at
s percent or higher when large
amounts of forage-crop silage are
being fed.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07

in the United States. Forty-two
states took part in the study, and
provided this information:
Between 400-500 bike riders
are killed each year in accidents
with motor vehicles. More than
25,000 bike riders suffered dis
abling injuries.
More than eight out of 10
victims are under 16 years of age.
Nearly nine out of 10 are
males.
When do bike accidents hap
pen?
Seven out Of 10 occur during
April-September. Seven out of
10 occur during daylight hours.
They occur most often on Satur-
day, least often on Sunday.
Strangely enough. the council
pointed out, in one accident in
three the bicyclist struck the
motor vehicle.
The AZ states taking part in the
study rejected almost unani-
mously a proposal that bicyclists
ride on the left side of the street
facing traffic.
The states surveyed favor
bicyclists riding on the right side,
and following all rules and reg
ulations pertaining to other
vehicles.
Riding on the left side of the
street, the study indicated, is
more hazardous than riding on
the right side.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
Follow Hang-Tag
Directions For Best
Laundering Results

Check hang-tags for the laund-
erlng procedures best for your
"wash-and-wear" garments, re-
commends Miss Edna Akers, ex-
tension clothing specialist, at
Ohio State University. To pro-
long the garments easy-care fea-
lures and its life, read the tag
and follow directions.
The American Society for
Testing Materials lists launder-
ing instructions on hang-tags in
four general classes, Miss Akers
reports.
l. Hand-washable, drip dry.
Follow instructions and wash
these garments by hand. Avoid
twisting or wringing as this may
set hardto-remove wrinkles.
Hang the garments on rust-proof
hangers to drip dry.
2. Machine washable, drip dry.
It's safe TO wash these garments
in conventional or automatic
washers. Use water tempera-
ture for modern fabrics. Set the
washer for either a medium"
or normal water level setting.
Four or five minutes of agitation
time is enough for most minimum
care garments, Miss Akers says.
To reduce wrinkling, remove
garments before the spin" period
and allow them to drip dry.
3. Machine-washable, line dry.
These garments may stay in the
washer during the spin" period.
Dry on non-rust line or hangers.
4. Automatic wash-and-wear
This tag indicates that the gar
ments can be washed and dried
in automatic machines. Select
a 'wash-and-wear" or medium"
heat setting for your dryer. Re-
move the garments from the
dryer before the tumbling stops.
If allowed to lie on the bottom
of the dryer drum, wrinkles will
develop.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
zoning Adds To Property
Values, Economist Saws

If communities do a good job
of zoning, property values can
be kept more nearly in balance
with the change in population,
according to H. R. Moore, agrl-
cultural economist with the Ohio
State University and the Agri-
cultural Experiment Station.
Moore told Farm and Home
Week visitors at Ohio State this
week (March 26) that zoning can
influence taxes in two ways:
CD promote the development OF
property values and (2) avoid
some of the mistakes of hap
hazard development which IN
creases the costs of public ser
vice.
One objective of zoning,
Moore said, should be to provide
for an orderly development
which includes an economical
system of public services. Zoning
needs to be built around the
framework Of community instltu-
tons - highways, schools, public
utilities and civic centers. ZOning
he noted, can protect and pro-
mote these developments 'as
part and parcel of the overall
pattern of public and private
uses of land
The economist pointed out that
zoning itself is not panacea for
all the problems Of. land use
which arise when non-farm de-
velopments move into rural
areas.
The rural zoning enabling law,
Moore explained, specifies that
zoning be based on a compre-
hensive plan. "This does not
necessarily mean," he said, "that
an official county or regional
planning commission must do the
general planning for an area be-
fore rural zoning is adopted. But
our laws do provide the authority
to counties, cities, and villages
to have planning commissions.
The preliminary and general
planning may be done by an
official group of citizens. "
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
Freeze Asparagus, Enjoy
Vegetable All Year Round

Add touch of spring" to
family meals all year round by
freezing garden-fresh asparagus,
says Miss Pauline Gruner, exten-
sion nutritionist, the Ohio State
University.
Asparagus, a good source of
vitamins A and c, loses flavor
and texture rapidly. The vege-
table should be processed and in
the freezer within 2 hours after
harvesting.
Select young, tender, green
tips. The Mary Washington vari-
ETY. is especially good for freez-
ing. Wash stalks thoroughly. Lift
up the scales or snip them off as
dirt tends to lay under them.
Freeze asparagus whole as
spears" chopped, or cut into
1-inch piece. Grade whole spears
into different sizes for efficient
scalding and packing.
Scalding, followed by immedi-
ate, thorough chilling, is essen
tial to preserve natural color and
flavor, says Miss Gruner. Steam
or boiling water may be used,
but steam is preferred, especially
in hard water areas.
For live steam scalding, put
2 to 3 inches of water into an 8
to 10 quart pressure cooker or
kettle. Use a rack to hold the
vegetable out of the water.
When water boils briSkly, place
l to 2 pounds (no more) of the
vegetable in a wire basket or
cheesecloth bag and place on
rack. Cover and start timing
when steam flows freely out the
vent or around cover. Steam 3
minutes for small spears, 4 min
utes for medium spears, and 5
minutes for larger spears.
For boiling water scalding,
allow l gallon of water for each
pound of vegetable being scalded
at one time. Start timing as soon
as vegetable is placed in boiling
water. Boil 2B, 3, or 4 minutes
for small, medium and large
spears respectively.
Cool Immediately in ice water
or cold running water for at least
the same length of time aspara-
gus was scalded. Drain when
cooled.
Wrap asparagus in aluminium
foil or other moisture-vapor
proof material. Flat-shaped con-
tainers are best for asparagus
spears. If spears are large, place
half in one direction in the con-
tainer; the other half in the op-
posite direction.
Label the package with content
and date. Freeze Immediately.
Frozen asparagus will keep for
eight to IL months.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
Report Heavy Winter
Damage To Some
Alfalfa Fields In Ohio

Alfalfa stands in Ohio have
suffered an unusual amount of
winter damage, according to DR..
George Gist, Ohio State Univer-
sity extension agronomist.
Many fields show excessive
heaving, the agronomist says,
with crowns of plants pushed
several inches out of the ground.
He suggests farmers inspect
their alfalfa fields to determine
the extent of the damage.
In fields where the alfalfa is
damaged but there still is con-
siderable grass, it probably will
pay farmers to fertilize the grass
now with so to 90 pounds of
actual nitrogen to the acre, Dr.
Gist says. If there is little grass
and the alfalfa is dead, he recon-
mends preparing a new Seedbed
and starting over. Farmers may
seed the alfalfa in oats yet this
spring, using IL to 2 bushels
of oats and from 8 to 10 pounds
of alfalfa to the acre.
Overseeing damaged alfalfa
fields without complete seedbed
preparation generally is not prac-
tical, the agronomist points out.
He blames the heavy damage to
alfalfa fields on last winters
severe weather. The alfalfa
plants pushed out of the ground
as freezing and thaWing occur
red. In some cases, he reports,
the heaving was such that plants
fell over and now are lying on
the ground.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07

tised on Wednesday, April 20.
The first contract on this pro-
ject was awarded a month ago
to V. o. Menuez Company, who
was the successful bidder on the
earth-moving contract, and who
has considerable portion of
their work already completed.
This work is in addition to new
underwater beach area and
diving platform which was con-
structed last winter by the dis
trict in anticipation Of the COM
pletion of the park during 1859.
Present plans call for the ad-
vertising for bids for ten vaca-
tion cabins during the month of
June or July.
No attempt will be made by
the district to have this park
in operation during 1859, as it is
planned to open it officially on
Decoration Day 1860. At that
time the park will consist of a
bathing beach with a bathing
stockade and other facilities,
modern camping area, ten
vacation cabins which will be
rented by the week or weekend
by the district, and complete
picnicking facilities.
The park will be reached from
the Ridge Road on the south side
Of Tappan Lake by way of a
new access road approximately
one-quarter mile east of the
village Of Deersville.
1t is anticipated that during
1860 residents of this area will
enjoy Tappan Lake Park equally
As well as they now do the three
parks at Atwood, Seneca and
Pleasant Hill Lakes.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
Variety Of vinyI pIastits
For Hard Floor COVERINGS

Vinyls are the only plastics
material that completes with
other hard floor coverings. Miss
Dorothy Lawrence, extension
housing and furnishings special
ist at the Ohio State University,
says recent improvements help
explain their popular acceptance.
New designs and patterns, new
construction methods, and ease
of care make this thermoplastic
product versatile in housing.
Vinyls are long-wearing, re-
silent, resist water penetration,
and can be made in large
variety of transparent or Opaque
colors, the specialist says. What
types are now available to the
consumer? Miss Lawrence says
there are four main types: homo
genous or solid, vinyl-asbestos,
laminated, and plastisol-coated.
The most expensive type is
homogeneous or solid vinyl. 1t is
noted for its long wearing quail
ties. Initial cost is higher and
the titles are designed for use
at ground level or above. but not
recommended for below grade
installation.
Vinyl-asbestos or filled tile has
the largest volume of sales in
the vinyl family. The rs percent
vinyl and 25 percent asbestos
gives good tile that can be
used above or below grade levels
on smooth wood or concrete sur
faces.
Laminated vinyl sheeting con-
sists of layers of fibrous materials
bound to each other and to a
backing material with heat and
pressure. 1t can be produced in
continuous rolls. The specialist
recommends that it be used on
suspended concrete or wood
flooring, but not on concrete
slabs or below grade level. A
lighter version OF TINS nateflal
also is being used as wall cover
ings and upholstery.
The plastisol-coated type is
made by application of liquid
vinyl to a backing material such
as felt. After printing, the vinyl
inks are heated and permanently
fused to the top layer. This type
is sold in 9 x II foot rugs. This
is the least expensive member Of
the vinyl floor covering family
and also has the shortest life.
Vinyls are making great
contribution to the floor covering
industry and their success lies
in long wearing, easy care quail
ties and abrasion resistance, non
porus surface, and retention OF
luSter.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-05-07
WOODSFIELD COUNCIL
ADOPTS DIST, MONDAY

Woodsfield At the regular
meeting of Woodsfield council
Monday night Eastern Daylight
Saving Time was approved for
the summer months of June,
July and August. Residents will
turn their clocks ahead one hour
on Sunday, May 81, at 200 a. m.
and will set them back again on
Sunday, Aug. 80, at 200 a. m.