Market News Service Tracks Fruit Shipments Across Regions
The Bureau of Markets reports daily on fruit and vegetable movements across the country. Using leased wires, it compiles market pictures for 21 commodities including strawberries and tomatoes, reaching over 50,000 people in 32 states with synchronized reports from multiple cities and production areas.
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Bureau of Markets
Chicago
Washington
Chicaga
Market News Service
Chicaza
Market
Market News
Agents Apply to Bureau of Markets in Washington Tyne
Agents submit applications to the Bureau of Markets within the Department of Agriculture located in Washington Tyne. The filing outlines eligibility for positions and describes required documentation and deadlines for submission.
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Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Tyne
Better to drill than check weak seed corn
Specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture advise drilling seed corn rather than checking weak seed. Plant the full amount at first to avoid replanting, which causes extra work, late planting, and uneven maturity. drilled corn is easily thinned using war rows or cultivators during cultivation, while replanting is unsatisfactory and unprofitable.
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United States Department of Agericulture
Sweet Potato Flour From Home Drying Proves Practical
United States Department of Agriculture specialists urge home production of sweet potato flour from dried, ground potatoes to reduce spoilage. Dry flour stores in dry containers. one quart of dry potatoes yields one cup of flour. It can replace or mix with regular flour in cakes and breads, and serves as a thickener equal to cornstarch.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Housewife Canning Advice From U S Agriculture Bureau
The bureau of markets of the United States Department of Agriculture urges canning club members to study local demand at season start and pack accordingly. Secure orders before processing. small nonstandard lots struggle to sell to government buyers. Home canned goods store for next year. consider surplus for home use.
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Canning Club
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Army
Navy
Breeding Turkeys on Farm
United States Department of Agriculture notes many farms could profitably raise more turkeys. Census data from 1910 shows only 13.7 percent of farms reported turkeys, averaging just over four breeding birds per farm. Advise flocks of 10 to 15 hens with a tom, yielding 75 to 150 turkeys yearly at good prices. Prices by state average 30.5 cents in New York to 19.3 cents in Texas. U.S. average 23 cents.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New York State
Illinois
Georgia
Texas
California
United States
Best Poultry House Floor Choices and Care
When building a poultry house the floor choice depends on soil drainage and cost. Earth floors suit well drained soil but need annual renewal. cement floors resist wear but can be cold and damp unless covered with dry earth or sand and litter. Wood floors risk rot and vermin unless space is usable and coated with light material to keep droppings from sticking.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Noultry
Cost of producing pork with pasture and forage crops
The article argues pasture and forage crops can cut pork production costs. It lists crops such as rape soybeans cowpeas peanuts alfalfa clover and rye and explains feeding strategies on pasture versus grain supplements. It notes gains from forage and provides ratio data from Missouri tests and regional pasture use implications.
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Canada
Missouri Experiment Station
Save Every Egg For Market Worth Saving Doubtful Ones
Instructs to preserve every egg that may be doubtful for market use while avoiding incubation spoilage. Emphasizes keeping eggs that appear good and not ruined by incubation.
Must Have Materials for Egg Laying Ducks
A duck that lays an egg needs materials to build large quantities of protein but does not require much fattening feed. The emphasis is on suitable feed components that provide protein while keeping fattening requirements low.
Best Feed for Young Pigs
Advice on feeding young pigs from birth to market. Use shelled corn in a self feeder a creep pen as pigs grow. Add shorts tankage oil meal or skimmed milk later and maintain feeders through weaning. Breeding pigs may stay on self feeders but risk being too fat. The most profitable pig grows from farrowing to market.
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Bermuda
United States
Weed-Free Farm Principles From USDA Guidance
The USDA advises preventing weeds before they spread. Focus on stopping seed production on the farm, preventing introduction of weed seeds, and in perennials, hindering top growth to starve underground parts. This prevention approach aims to reduce future weed problems more than curing existing ones.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Preachers asked to aid in food production drive
U S departmental program asks every minister to help reach record farm yields. The USDA and state extension service supply preachers with data and guidance to urge local production, coordinating with county agents to raise awareness and push for increased output where needed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
States Relations Service
Federal Council of Churches
State Extension Service
State Agricultural College
Freezone touted as painless corn remedy in old ad copy
An advertisement promotes Freezone as a painless corn remover with a tiny bottle sold by druggists. It claims instant relief without soreness or irritation and mentions the Cincinnati inventor Ador. Also noted is a Hawaii sugar bag shortage and plans to produce banana fiber bags in Honolulu with imported machinery.
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Cincinnati
Ador
Hawaiian Islands
Calcutta
Honolulu
Dagger in the Back and Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Ad
An advertisement claims GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules relieve back pain with daily use. It emphasizes Netherlands origin and government charter, urging consumers to buy only the genuine brand from druggists with money-back promise. Ends with a call to seek the authentic GOLD MEDAL.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Holeland
Adv
Exchange on equal rights amid sharp rebuke
A sharp confrontation highlights tensions over gender equality as a young woman asserts equal rights and faces a dismissive retort from an older speaker.
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Henry
Uncle Henrys
America
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Neumonia Firgtealla
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Asain
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Neola
Absorbine, JR
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Mutual
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