Tax Reform in Thurston County Nebraska 1920s
In Thurston County Nebraska during the Depression era residents cut local taxes by auditing school district expenditures and uncovering hidden property. The program reduced bridge costs by about 30 000 dollars and achieved 8 to 20 percent tax cuts in districts while raising honest property returns by 12 to 20 percent. The effort empowered citizens to control their own taxes and spurred wider county scrutiny.
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Nebraska
Middle West
Thurston County
Farm Bureau
William Wingett
County Farm Bureau
Walthill
Ace
State Department
Bridge Company
Boat Called On To Serve Two Masters
A Yankee schooner, the Susan Allen, under Captain Sturgis on the Connecticut river, faces a dispute with mate Collins over proximity to mud flats. Collins urges course change. Sturgis orders forward duties and containment. The anchor is set with dramatic effect as the vessel holds its position.
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Susan Allen
Sturgis
Connecticut River
Mr. Collins
Crain
Dust particle counts higher in winter than summer in D C
Weather bureau data from Washington shows winter air contains about twice as many dust particles as in summer. The finding highlights seasonal variation in airborne particulates.
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Washington, D.C
Weather Bureau
Treating Cabbage Seed Is Favored
The U S Department of Agriculture endorses two low cost seed treatment methods to prevent black leg and black rot in cabbage. Mercuric chloride treatment is simple but may leave some black leg and hot water treatment fully controls black leg with some germination loss.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Increase Egg Production by Feeding Milk to Fowls
Purdue University experiments show skim milk and dried buttermilk with bran raise egg production by about 100 eggs per hen versus milkless rations. Milk and dairy byproducts prove as effective as meat scraps and fish tankage, with milk feeding yielding $1.82 to $5 per 100 pounds. Milk aids chick raising best, being essential the first two weeks and valuable thereafter due to digestibility and palatability.
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Purdue University
Purdue
Abundance of Moisture Requires for Incubator Location
The text advises placing an incubator in a moisture rich, basement like cellar two thirds underground. It notes steady humidity and temperature stability matter more than ventilation, warns against hot kitchens and cold attics, and suggests a cellar or spare room kept around 60 degrees with good moisture and no direct drafts.
Hot Formaldehyde Treatment for Seed Potatoes
The hot formaldehyde method treats seed potatoes to prevent scab. Two pints of 40 percent formaldehyde are diluted in 36 gallons of water heated to 118 to 122 degrees F. Potatoes dip two minutes, then covered for an hour and dried. Iowa farmers treated over 6500 bushels in six hours with help from 15 growers.
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Iowa
White Pine Blister Rust Threatens U S Timber
The article warns white pine timber is declining from its historic top position due to blister rust. It details native and introduced pines, the rust’s reliance on currant and gooseberry bushes as hosts, and urges uprooting those bushes as the only practical control. The USDA funds campaigns to remove these bushes, with costs cited per acre.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New England
Lake States
Pacific Northwest
United States
Europe
White Pine
Pasture for Swine Will Lessen Cost of Feeding
Experiments show pasture greatly lowers cost per hundred pounds of hog production versus dry-lot feeding. Hogs gain faster, stay healthier, and resist diseases. alfalfa, clover, and bluegrass are best. About 20 hogs per acre, ringed to prevent rooting, with supplemental corn and tankage, plus ample water.
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Sudan
Operation of Incubator Outlined by Purdue
Purdue University outlines incubator operation for successful incubation. Do not hold eggs more than 10 days before setting. Maintain 100 to 103 degrees with uniform moisture and fresh air. Monitor air-cell size or egg weight loss of 10 to 12 percent by day eighteen. Turn eggs twice daily after day two until after day eighteen.
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Purdue University
Farm Facts on Forage Crops and Farm Efficiency
Rape is a valuable forage crop for sheep grazing and good farm leadership matters more than having a good farm. Skim milk supports poultry, a cement walk to the poultry house pleases the household, and grain bins save steps. Spading sawdust or shavings creates insect nests. Wise farming favors legume crops like alfalfa sweet clover and soybeans for profitability and permanence.
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H.l.keefe
Neobraska State Farm Bureau Federation
TP Canford
Farm & Fireside
County General Fund
O. Agricultural Society
Susan Atlen
Cap’n
Kansas City Star
Reser
Haarlem
LEM Oil AZ
Lavater
Baye
Bayer
Yacht Club
N. Clark St Cicago
Citizen Printing Company
N Street
Omaha
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