Everglades Swamp District Under New Man’s Control
The Everglades region in Florida shifts from dangerous waste to productive land as farmers clear roads drain swamps and cultivate crops. Major highway and rail investments accompany a 20.55 million state appropriations to finish drainage, with Palm Beach county rural development boosting sugar cane corn peanuts tomatoes peppers and beans, yielding multi million returns.
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Everglades
Florida
Palm Beach
West Point Beach
Miami
Conners H
Buffalo Publilist Therglades Counhies
Palm Beach County
Private Car Will Carry 25 Pigs in Tour Over State
A private car and free arrangements in southwest Ohio will transport 25 pigs for two weeks after June 6. The pigs travel as guests of the Baltimore Ohio Railroad under Ohio State livestock extension specialists. The three pig families illustrate parasite control and disease prevention.
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Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio R Railroad
Ohio Sate
William Taylor
Butler County
Taylor
State Agricultural Extension Service
Jes
Floriculturists Name 10 Superior Perennial Plants
Floriculturists identify ten top perennials for home gardens led by German iris and phlox varieties. Villages note long bloom periods, border appeal, and repeat flowering with careful division and reseeding every three years. Memorial daisy and Shasta varieties provide sustained color through summer and into fall, with early spring color from phlox divaricata and wild sweet William.
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Ring
Cole
Les Fernike Tollage
Government Farm Facts and Crop Damage Across Regions
The report outlines flood and weather impacts on wheat and cotton crops, fruit and grain damage, delayed spring work, and rising farming costs. It notes poultry stock concerns, dairy industry surveys, and growing pest threats. Data on farms, ownership, and potato production appear amid broader agrarian statistics and regional notes.
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Inreau Addas
Middle West
Seed quality and soil care boost Ohio potato yields
Good seed planted in well prepared soil with thorough fertilization and proper insect and disease control yields large crops. Assistant John Gush inell of the Ohio Experiment Station notes Rural varieties suit northern Ohio and Early Ohio and Irish Cobbler for the south. Seed should be free of disease and sprouting issues to maximize early, large yields as demand rises.
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Ohio
John Gushinell
Oaio Experiment Station
Fertilize Peach Trees Withstand Winter Weather
Observations in Ghio peach orchards show well cared for trees receiving nitrate of soda or sulfate of ammonia survive winter better than unfertilized trees. Fertilized trees show stronger growth, darker foliage, and higher yields, suggesting fertilization aids tree health beyond frost resistance. Mr. Gourley warns against skipping fertilizer to save costs, especially on poorer soils.
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Ghio
J. H. Gourley
Alberta
Gourley
Lightning protection rules for tall structures
Excerpt explains lightning protection requires the rod or mast to be taller than the building and positioned so a line drawn from the top at 30 degrees clears the outer limits of the structure. Describes geometric guidance for placement relative to a house, tree, or windmill.
One Room Schools Vanish as Consolidation Expands
An observed shift in education shows one room schools with a single teacher for many grades disappearing nationwide. In 1923 about 1,000 closed, and by 1924 consolidation grew leaving roughly 15,000 consolidated schools nationwide.
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Little Red
Congressmen see farms develop as chemical plants in Iowa
A fragmented narrative from Ames and Iowa suggests Congress and federal agencies push farm regions toward chemical plant development. References to corn, tobacco, cotton and shell byproducts appear with mentions of appropriations and standards bureaus shaping industrial use of agricultural resources.
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Mia
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Stars University
Ames
Congress
Wal Bureau
Standar Poton
Livestock Day Set For Wooster May 27
Sixth annual livestock day will be held at Wooster on May 27. All land swine that have been in the past winter may be shown, and the event aims to showcase the most effective improvements.
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Wooster
Prohibition Boosts Milk Industry in Factories
A National Dairy council survey across states finds prohibition raising factory milk consumption as a healthier work drink. The council says higher milk sales benefit farmers financially and growers gain more demand for industrial products.
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National Dairy Council
Hens Again Over Normal Standard In Athens County
In Athens County the fourth consecutive month shows hens laying more eggs than the standard. Reports note multiple flocks with an average around twenty eggs per hen. Records list breed and owner names, including a single comb breed with prominent individuals and weights.
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Athens County
Arms Company
C. G
Cattle Feed Mix Declared Rich in Protein in New Jersey
A published note from New Jersey authorities states cattle should receive grain with cent protein supplementation for milk herds. The guidance emphasizes pasture alone is insufficient for dairy cows and stresses balanced rations for productivity.
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New Jersey
Farm accounting aids farmer profits in Harper county
E. H. Amher, agent for Harper county, Kansas, has produced farm accounts for 41 farmers. The system shows exact percentages of income from various interests and highlights which farming phases are most profitable.
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E. H. Amher
Barper County
Cheesecloth Screens Guard Radish Crops From Insects
A traditional method to protect radishes from aggots involves cheesecloth screens laid over beds. The screens stop the adult fly from laying eggs near plant bases. Eggs hatch in four to ten days into maggots that damage roots, reducing crop value. The nets use 24 to 26 thread cheesecloth to exclude the fly.
Apple Scab Control Study Highlights Yields in Ohio Orchard Trials
The Ohio Experiment Station horticultural department reports apple production free of scab at 3.8 percent in a sprayed plot and 7.5 percent in the best dusted plot. A 49-10 sulfite arsenate of lead dust treatment yielded lower sound fruit, while untreated fruit suffered from sooty blotch and disease. The results emphasize peppering disease and insect control across sprayed and dusted plots.
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Horticultural Department
Ohio
Thoreueh
New York Opens Up New Field in County Forester Role
In Chautauqua County New York the first county forester in state extension service begins work. James E. Daig is a Cornell forestry graduate leading this pioneering venture, following John Barron appointed in 1911 as county agricultural agent, the first such post in the United States.
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N. Y
Chautauqua County
New York
James E. D
Forestry
Cornell University
New York State
John Barron
Cornell
United States
Farmers Paid For Extra Borer Cleanup Work In Ohio
Ohio farmers may receive up to 89 cents per extra acre for voluntary cleanup of cornfields after the European corn borer outbreak. J H Worthles urges reporting extra labor to qualify for compensation, while work done by the government on the acres reduces or negates pay. The directive covers cleanup beyond May 1 and aims to prevent rumors of unpaid effort.
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Ohio
J. H. Worthles
Experiments Question Electrical Growth of Plants
Experiments show electricity fails to boost plant growth as even tiny currents yield negligible effects. Bureau of Plant Industry notes electricity used to fertilize crops has produced only vegetation damage and not improved fertility.
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Ashington
France
Germany
America
Bureau of Plant Industry
U. & Department of Agriculture
Christofleau
Lewis F. Flint
Doctor Flint
Berlin
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