Farm Relief Law and the Rise of Cooperatives
Congress passed the farm relief bill signed by Hoover to promote cooperative marketing in agriculture. The Federal Farm Board will oversee producer-owned coop networks, with broad powers to regulate, fund, and study marketing, pricing, and farm stabilization efforts nationwide.
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Federal Farm Board
Congress
Hoover
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
White House
Farm Board
Federal Reserve Board
Cooperative Association
Warreliansis
Craters
Aires
Oper
Nation's diet shifts to costlier foods in postwar era
The United States Department of Agriculture finds per capita consumption rising for more expensive foods since World War I, with wheat bread and wheat flour use increasing in the South. The report notes a broad shift from cheaper staples to pricier items as living standards rise, affecting diets nationwide.
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South
United States Department of Agriculture
Charteter
Atheer Weber
Tyson
Cake Eaters In U S Spend Ten Million On Cake
A historical note on cake consumption shows American housewives rely on home baking for most cakes while commercial bakers supply less than a quarter of cake production. The cake market consumes 5.5 million barrels of flour annually with a total value near 1.33 billion dollars. housewives contribute about 10.7 billion in cake value.
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United States
When Daniel Webster Visited Columbia
Professor Claude Moore Fuess discusses Daniel Webster’s 1847 southern journey from Washington to Charleston and Columbia. Webster, accompanied by Mrs Webster and others, received lavish hospitality in Charleston while observing social and agricultural life including rice tobacco and cotton. He remained cordial yet cautious on slavery and politics, returning to Marshfield while his trip influenced Northern views of the South.
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Boston Transcript
Claude Moore Fuess
Andover
Webster
Daniel Webster
Congress
New Orleans
Missippi
Ohio
Potomac
Xillia Creek
Richmond
Raleigh
Goldsboro
Willmington
Charleston
Columbia
South Carolina
Robert Y. Wayne
Augusta
Savannah
Marshfield
Dunes
New Papers
Department prepares to buy bird sanctuaries
The US Department of Agriculture plans to acquire migratory bird refuges under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of February 1 1929 with nearly 8 million dollars expected to fund land purchases over the next two years. Chief of the Biological Survey, Paul G. Redington, outlines setting aside land as inviolate sanctuaries and advancing the conservation program.
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Paul G. Redington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Furenu
Biological Survey
Redington
Ise
James Weg Somars A
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