Fertilizer Seed Key to 1930 Wheat Yields at Southeastern Farm
Report from Ohio State University selection shows wheat yielded 38.2 bushels per acre with 200 pounds of 4-24-12 fertilizer on the best lot, Fulhio vandy 36.5, season average 23.2 across farm plots, while unlimed plots yielded under 5 bushels. Weather and September sowings affected growth. April rainfall and cool spells influenced harvest, with a high variability among plots.
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IGH
Carpenter
Ohio State University
Fulhio Vandy
Hartman
Srowth
Byaber
Planting pointers and vine growth notes from Furman
The article discusses seeding dates from September 9 to October, seed yields from several dates, and the effects of fertilizer on wheat yields. It also covers vine types suitable for trellises, climbing behavior, and wall protection, noting vines like Boston Ivy and Virginia creeper and their impact on walls.
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Boston
Virginia
Insurance Firms Own Western Ohio Farm Mortgages
In Ohio 17 of 136 insurers authorized to operate hold farm mortgages, mainly in the west. Twenty three insurers own about 10,800 mortgages with average unpaid balances around 85,485 dollars and interest rates of five to seven percent. Mortgages average slightly over ten years, many five years, tied to 1922 to 1940s land values. Insurance firms are making repairs, farming the land, and often renting by crop sharing with cash rent or pasture. under one-fifth of farms use hired labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Jomilesures
Bfo Insurance
F. J. Morison
Rural Economics Department
Ohio State University
Ohio
Ghia
Tventy
Morison
Waortangé
Cannibalism in Poultry Flocks Causes and Remedies
Article by J H Bodwell outlines causes of chick cannibalism including light, overcrowding, and lack of feed. Remedies include better space, consistent feeding, moving birds between coops, providing green feed and minerals, and in extreme cases trimming beaks. Tests cite paper mulch use and increasing acre coverage in lime gardens.
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J. H. Bodwell
U .S. Department of Agriculture
African Legume Gains Citizenship in U. S. Agriculture Crop
NEA Service reports the crotalaria spectabilis legume from Africa has earned U.S. citizenship as a soil improving green manure. Tested at Arlington, Virginia, it grows five to six feet and shows promise for sunny southern soils, with potential rotations in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and beyond.
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NEA Service
Ashington
D. C
Africa
United States
Department of Agriculture
South
Arlington
Florida
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
North Carolina
Texas
Louisiana
A. J. Pieters
Federal Agricultural Department
Farm War Warns Birds Seen As Threat to Crops
Columbus July 26 Farmers nationwide are urged by the U S Department of Agriculture to drive away seed eating birds using traps poisons and baits after a leaflet explains methods. Prices of farm commodities are falling due to world conditions and tariff effects officials say. An irrigation bulletin envisions expanding arid region farming to 23 million acres.
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Columbus
United States Department of Agriculture
Poowrights
Washington, D.C
U.S. Department of Agricuture
Department
Ithe Grande
Colorado River
U. S
Stable Prices Seen As Key To Farm Prosperity
Madison experts H. J. Russell and K. D. Hotet of the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture argue that stable agricultural prices and land values are the best solution to the farm problem. They note recent price rises due to market shifts and demand, plus factors like industrial activity and urban growth boosting domestic consumption, while efficiency and lower production costs press toward steadier profits.
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Madison
Wis
H. J. Russell
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Russell
Hatch
Europe
United States
Buseell and
Hateh
Barnyard Voice Contest to Debut at Ohio State Fair
At the Ohio State Fair August 25 to 36 a daily calling contest will seek the strongest persuasive voice to summon farm animals. Under R B Tom of the Agricultural Extension Service, contestants perform calls for horses, hogs, sheep, cows, chickens and turkeys with a $5 prize.
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Columbus
R. B. Tom
Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio State University
Tom
Agricultura Isxionalon Service
European Gland Expert Arrives in San Francisco Aboard Malolo
Dr Serge Varonoff, renowned European surgeon, arrives in San Francisco from Honolulu aboard the Matson liner Malolo. He plans a United States and Canada tour before returning to Paris to promote rejuvenation techniques.
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Serge Varonoff
San Francisco
Matson
Honolulu
United States
Canada
Paris
Loan to Co operative Pure Milk Association Tops 1.5 Million
The Federal Farm Board made one of its largest loans to the Co operative Pure Milk Association of Cincinnati Ohio amounting to 1 500 000. The national forests acreage is estimated at 160 000 000 acres, largely in western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Farm Board
Co-Operative Association
Co-operative Pure Milk Association
Cincinnati
Ohi
U. S. Department of Ag
United States
Farm Tax Study Reports 900 Million Paid Annually
A U S Department of Agriculture study led by Whitney Coombs finds farmers pay about 900 million dollars yearly in taxes with roughly 84 percent from general property tax. It notes farm tax shares, assessments, and calls for improved local assessment administration and state supervision to curb inequalities.
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Whitney Coombs
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Coombs
Coombe
Make Your Own Warm Weather Frocks Colorful New Models
Fashion notes present several frock patterns for summer wear with shoulder capes elbow length sleeves and graceful flares. Designs feature printed chiff on georgette silk crepe or voile and list patterns 1389 1873 1874 1822 and 1811 with sizes and yardage for each.
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Anne Adams
Vomste
NTSB
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U. Depertment of Agriculture
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Baised
Arthur M. Hyde
Secretary of Agriculture
America
Gavin
Towa
Wisconsin
Gland
U.S
Stata Tax Commission
Jocelsa
Court of Appeal
National Forest
Congress
U. & Department
This
of Agriculture
Federal Govern Laboratory
U. 8 Department of Agriculture
Lake States
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