Lincoln establishes the United States department of agriculture
Lincoln signed the act creating the U S Department of Agriculture in 1862 during the Civil War. The article traces his farm upbringing, advocacy for land grant colleges and the homestead act, and how these measures spurred agricultural development, extension, and farm ownership across the nation. It notes the department’s growth to support farmers through agents, soil testing, and new farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Knob Creek
Hodgenville
Indiana
Abe
Ohio River
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Lincolns
Thomas Lincoln
Mends
Sangamon River
Macon County
Ahe
New Salem
Illineis
Wisconsin State Agricultural Society
Milwaukee
Tyre
White House
Department of Agriculture of
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Europe
U. S Department of Agriculture
Land Grant College
College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
Middle West
Mississippi
America
Illinois
Abe Lincoln
Coles County
Charleston
Washington Digest on Europe Aid and Nuremberg Trials
Washington writer laments American apathy to Europe’s ruin and argues the Nuremberg trials aim to set a legal precedent against aggressive war. He stresses rebuilding German mindset through patient democracy, critiques US efforts, and notes German press access shortcomings at the trials.
Practical Farming Advice From State Colleges
Practical farming notes emphasize familiar news and guidance from state colleges of agriculture established under the land grant act. Typical pieces discuss machinery upkeep, farm shops, and preparation for winter use to reduce breakdowns and improve efficiency on Kansas farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleges of Agriculture
Ixmi Grant College
Kansas
Farm Equipment Overhaul Aims To Stop Snow Delays
A complete overhaul of all farm equipment each winter is proposed as a practical goal. A serious Alu mina plant breakdown in Salem interrupted ammonium sulfate production for Oregon farmers, with repairs rushed to resume shipments this month. War substitute lining in crystallizing equipment caused the shutdown. In Georgia, Walter Brown urges farm families to sustain gains amid inflation concerns expected to lead to deflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Salem
Art King
Extea
Griculture
Oregon State College
Georgia
Walter Brown
Barbs on Nazism and Home Life Contrast
An American authorities report links anti Nazi sentiments to home life, noting fathers as deceased or controlled by spouses and noting declining fatal home accidents. The Twentieth Century Fund cites 1942 data showing farmers received only 12 percent of all farm income. The Dean of Canterbury, after visiting the U S, says Britain is 100 years behind Europe and hopes to stay behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NY Service
Eye Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Europe
Atlantic
Murmansk
Caps Hern
Paris
Washington Monument
Cain and Abel
Twentieth Century Fund
Canterbury
England
America
A Flared Skirt for Your Dressing Table Pattern
Instructions show how to cut a flared dressing table skirt with no fullness at the top. Describes using white pique with pink bindings, or as an underlining for a full skirt of transparent material. Details include marking points A and C from a sewing diagram and folding at the center front.
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Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Hume
West
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
John Lincoln
Kentucky
Washington Digest
U. S
Old World
Baukhage
Nuernberg
Goering
Keitel
von Papen
Schacht
Ders
Streicher
Germany
Justice Jackson
Reich
Rosm Wyeth
Bedford Hills New
McKesson & Robbins
Seia
Your Cruggist
Tal Els
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