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The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station was founded in 1882 in Columbus and moved to Wooster ten years later. The station grew at Wooster, focusing on crops commonly raised in Ohio, such as corn, wheat, livestock husbandry and nutrition, and expanding into other departments such as entomology.
Ohio farmers, for the most part, are thrilled with the way crops are growing this year. "We seem to have gotten off to a good start," said Sam Boyce of the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association.
As of Nov. 12, Ohio's corn harvest was 85% complete, according to a crop progress report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
After 1970, increased crop and meat production required an export outlet, but global recession and a strong dollar reduced exports and created serious problems even for the best farm managers. [ 3 ] In 1956, former Vice President Henry A. Wallace , a pioneer of hybrid seed, declared that the Corn Belt had developed the "most productive ...
Tomatoes are an example of why Ohio's agriculture industry has deep relations with Ohio's food processing industry. Ohio is the 3rd largest producer of tomatoes out of all 50 states in the United States, [79] and, in turn, the world's largest ketchup processing plant is located in Fremont. [79]
Deer, raccoons and others can eat soybeans, corn and the flowers in your yards and gardens.
The crops grown in Union County's early history included wheat, oats, corn, Irish potatoes, clover and alfalfa. The county was a large producer of milk, butter, sugar, syrup, apples, and pears. In 1911, 270,000 acres (1,100 km 2 ) were owned in Union County, with 85,000 cultivated for farming.
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