Meat production and consumption in the United States 1928 overview
A USDA Bureau of Animal Industry report notes pork output rose by 242 million pounds in 1927 and 304 million in 1928, while beef slaughter declined. Total dressed meat reached 16.925 billion pounds, with pork near 9.387 billion and beef 6.083 billion, and per capita consumption rose to 138 pounds in 1928 from 129.7. Exports and imports shifted, lamb and mutton remained low, and beef prospects faced price pressures.
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United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Hill
Bureau of Agricultura
United Sates Department of Argiulture
Washington DC
BEF Ams
Argentina
France
Chester High School Boy Is Prize Winner
An editor notes the piece is a prize paper by Virgil Roush of Chester High School. The topic urges dehorning calves to improve safety and market value, describing methods by clipping horns and applying caustic potash or caustic soda, with fall timing for older animals and cautions on animal behavior.
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Chester High School
Virgil Roush
Chester
Horna
Cme
Federal Farm Facts Expands Across Regions and Crops
The article notes enlargements to farm quarantine areas across multiple states and counties, plus new pollen collection methods for hay fever treatment. It mentions windborne pollen demand, experiments in Washington DC area, and a Chinese farming technique involving willow forks yielding marketable wooden tines.
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Department of Agriculture
Jiagy
District of Columbia
Farm program will feature Arthur Hyde
Secretary Arthur Hyde of the U S Department of Agriculture will address the National Broadcasting Company network for the first time since taking office in March. The May 1 talk opens Child Health Week with plans for Farm beat topics and home economics dialogue from Dr Louise Stanis and others on the air.
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Arthur Hyde
Department of Apricultnce
Broadiwting
Herbert Hoover
Hyde
Department of Agriculture
Louise Stanies
Bureu of
Bureau of Home
Ndt
Vo Davin
Catie
EO Woodward
Leltsvilly
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Lam Seans
Briggs
Wednesda Way
Miiss Marian Birdsese
Mra Rowena Schmidt Carpenter
Emer Bureau of Home Economics
M A
Bureau of Animal Industry
Roy Potts
Division of Poultry and Dairy Products
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
National Broadcasting Company
WRC
Washington RD
Pittsburgh
Toursville
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Sir Paul
Minneapolis
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Dallas
Tania
Denver
WSB Atlantis
Wes
Nashville
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Memphis
Rubber plants grown in Washington greenhouse aid domestic supply
Twenty three rubber plants collected in Madagascar by Dr Col Swingie of the UK Department of Agriculture are now thriving in a Washington greenhouse. The project aims to develop a domestic rubber supply for the automobile industry and marks a new step in the department’s efforts.
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Ashington
Madagascar
Col. Swingie
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Lawn care advice for spring and lawn mixtures
The article advises spring lawn care with nitrogen rich dressings and lime as needed. It recommends 10 pounds per 1000 square feet of high nitrogen fertilizer, possible repeat applications in June and August, and from 40 to 50 pounds of hydrated lime per 1000 square feet for sandstone and shale soils. It covers seed mixes for Kentucky bluegrass dominated lawns and shade tolerant blends.
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Wellon
Mt Agronomy
Ohio Experiment Station
Farm Beautification Drives Midwest Home Appeal
MIS Town programs aim to improve rural looks through a six session farmstead planning course led by landscape architects. County leaders train farmers to create livable, functional campuses with proper drives, drainage, and garden spaces.
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Mis
Mid-West
Iowa
Stata
Ecinot J
Pitzsininionst
Sandy Davis
Poundscape Architecture
Chirke
Asominy
Uien
Dattis County
Orans
Moses
Nuies
Jaeu
Treatment of potato seeds to prevent scab spread
Agricultural note by Paul L Titford of Ohio Experiment Station advises treating potato seeds before planting to prevent Rhizoctonia scab. Soak tubers 14-24 hours in a corrosive sublimate solution, then dry. reapply a small portion after each batch, but limit uses to seven or eight cycles.
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Paul L .Titford
Ohbto
Greenhouse Crops Need More Nitrogen
The document notes nitrogen deficiency in greenhouses as daylight increases and sunshine grows, slowing growth and delaying ripening. It suggests frequent nitrogen fertilizer applications as a remedy and mentions experiments at a horticultural station addressing this issue.
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Jersey
Tamra
Loredding
Fiofisnan Assistait Horticularlat
Vyapelale
Green House
da Olio
Roger
Congested Baltic roads limit Japanese motorist travel
Fragmentary notice reports heavy traffic in Japan with two main concrete roads drawing both motorists and cyclists. It notes speeds around 16 or 26 miles per hour and depicts a scene of congestion and limited routes amid urban travel pressures.
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Japan
Feeding lambs reveal feed story on livestock day
Clinton Weber reports on 4 H clubs in Hockins County preparing for Livestock Days at the Experiment Station. The piece notes predicted lamb headcounts, club leaders, and feeding trials using varied rations and local group preparations for the spring tests.
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Robert Wo Lang
Nai
Ibden
Webbine
Hockins County
Cmio
Weins
Kent
Lang
Cinei
Moun County
Nic Carbon Hiats
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Los Mies
Blanche Smith
Rocbridge
Mrsroutrun
Lnionsihe Shed
Delphines
Howsse Krinn
Haydenville Cloth Land
Alice Allen
Lmeon Furnace
Bert Ingmore
Niche Plate
Eva Hyseil
Scotts
Mass
Uy Harsh
Jeadar Haynes
Mass Vira Davis
Umion
Haroldja
Talis
Washsa
Ington Township
Waller Nort
Mount Pail
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