Profitable Southern Dairy Growth Tied to Soil and Demand
A U S Department of Agriculture summary notes strong dairy growth in the South through 1919 20, with 9.5 million pounds of butter from 93 creameries and 481000 pounds of cheddar from 54 cheese factories. It highlights soil fertility, silos, purebred cows, and cooperative work with state colleges to boost home dairy demand and crop rotation. The piece recalls seed funding for dairy extension starting in 1906 and the shift from cottonseed rations to balanced feeds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
South
United States
State Agricultural College
South Carolina
Virginia
Dairy
Department of Agriculture
Department
State Agricultural Colleges
State May Start Work on Desert Highway Soon
Bids opened Tuesday for paving the State Highway from Summit to Victorville with an expected completion within 225 days after let. Surveyors will finalize the National Old Trails Highway surveys from Barstow to Victorville. $420,000 is appropriated for Victorville Barstow and $300,000 for Barstow Needles. Native rock macadam may replace concrete on the latter stretch.
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Summit
Victorville
Barstow
W.W. Patch
F. J. Joyner
State Highway Commission
D. Cortelyou
Bars
Daggett
Hinkley
A P Ring Returns From East Trip To Chicago Wedding
A P Ring manager of the Tour ist Garage returned Sunday from Chicago where he attended the marriage ceremony of his niece Miss Margaret Peterson to Marcus L Daxter of Lancaster Wisconsin. The wedding was at Delavan Lake the summer home of the Petersons. Ring then visited Michigan relatives before returning to duty.
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Pete Ring
Chicago
Margaret Peterson
Marcus L. Daxter
Lancaster
Wis
Delavan Lake
William F. Peterson
Michigan
Mr. Ring
Here
Kelso
Silage Gains Despite Hulls In Mississippi Dairy Battle
A Biloxi, Mississippi dairy farm fed 40 tons of silage instead of cottonseed hulls and saved 250 dollars for winter. A federal dairy division agent notes the Mississippi boll weevil district now shows dairy farming as a major achievement, transforming despair in 1912 into a thriving milk supply for New Orleans and beyond, reflecting the value of improved methods.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi
New Orleans
Desert Ranch Prosperity Noted On Skoble Haimat Visit
Skoble and Haimat Bros plus guests toured Daggett and Lew Pages Cliff House near Newberry. Page reports summer tourists shifting from big cars to Ford drivers seeking work. At Minneola, Skoble Haimat ranch shows 50 acres of alfalfa, a vineyard, and vegetables including $125 worth of tomatoes. A 550 turkey flock, largest in the state, highlights their success. Water is pumped through cement pipes, improving irrigation efficiency.
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L. J. Henderson
Daggett
Lew Page
Newberry
Minneola
Skoble
Haimut Bros
Riverside Fair Opens with Coast's Fastest Horses Racing
The Riverside Fair will host daily horse racing starting October 1. A fine line of entries has been made from the best and speediest horses on the coast, promising exciting competition for fans.
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Riverside Fair
Locomotive Brains Tested for Safer Rail Travel
The Angus automatic system for trains impressed railway experts this week by enabling a light engine to stop automatically upon entering a rail vector with a stationary engine. The device reads ahead via signals on the driver’s platform and promises safer curves, point safety, auto brakes, and potential cross-train communication as pilots test it on sections of subway and main lines.
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New York Herald
Congregational Church Votes Not to Accept Pastor Paterson’s Resignation
At a special meeting after the Communion service, Barstow Congregational Church declined to accept Pastor Paterson’s resignation. He seeks release for personal and family reasons and hopes to decide soon on future pastoral or special service in the Conference. The Patersons may visit Connecticut parents and possibly return East.
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Paterson
Barstow
Connecticut
Parishioners fund new parsonage in Maxwell Tract plans
Rejoicing in the parish as $107 more is raised for a parsonage on Maxwell Tract land known as part of Williams Addition. Paterson delivers funds to the escrow firm in San Bernardino for title transfer to the Southern California Congressional Conference. Groundbreaking hoped this month for a five to six room residence with study. church debt free with 34 members and many nonmembers attending.
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Barstow
Maxwell Tract
Williams
Paterson
San Bernardino
Southern California Congressional Conference
Barstow Scouts Camp Overnight Near Lunglow Ranch
Barstow Barstow Scout troop held a Saturday night camping trip with about half the group attending an overnight hike and camp on a sand dune across the river from Lunglow ranch two miles east of Barstow. Scouts Milo Erwin Clyde Meikle Harry McDougall Donald Leak and Allen Flippen joined Scoutmaster Mr Paterson for a cookout after nightfall. The camp ended at dawn Sunday with a hot meal cooked outdoors and the troop returning for Sunday school and church.
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Barstow
Lunglow Ranch
Milo Erwin
Clyde Meikle
Harry McDougall
Donald Leak
Allen Flippen
Mr. Paterson
Claude Whatley Ad Offers Free Writing Tablet for Purchasers
The Printer reports an advertisement by Claude Whatley promising a free writing tablet to every child who accompanies a parent making a purchase at his store on the specified date. This deal aims to ease school supply costs for families.
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Claude Whatley
I Know Birmingham Contest Encourages Civic Service
The Birmingham Junior Chamber of Commerce offers a knowledge contest titled I Know Birmingham with 100 questions on city history geography population climate industry and more. Scouts who pass exams earn bronze bars and medals as hours of civic service accumulate culminating in gold. The top 16 boys receive a pretrip gathering with 16 JCC men and a spelling-match style meetup on the eve of their journey to southern battlefields and points of interest.
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Birmingham
Ala
Chamber of Commerce
U S C Faces California Clash at Berkeley on November 5
The U S C campus buzzes over the Berkeley game, with Fat Calland at center and Hester Evans Boyle on the line.guards and ends Smith Greene provide depth, while backs Tierman Campbell Dolley and Galloway speed the attack for Coach Henderson. The lineup remains uncertain but promising as all eyes turn to the Bears.
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California
Berkeley
U. S
U.S.C
Fat Calland
Axe
Hester
Evans
Boyle
Smith
Greene
Bears
Henderson
Phil Tierman
Gordon Campbell
Chet Dolley
Amor Galloway
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Louisiana
State
North
Harvey
T. Clelands
A. Kiss
Murphy
Barstow Real Estate Company
John Suchy
Goldstone
Cleland
George Miles
A. P. Ring
Haimat
Page
Congregational Church
Boy Scouts
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
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