Good Roads Help to Truck Grower in North Carolina
Growers around New Bern use fast trucks to move early cabbage and garden peas inland to central North Carolina and beyond. Some shipments go to Wilson Raleigh Durham Greensboro while others unload at New Bern for rail transport to eastern markets. County extension agents praise quick marketing while Garry Shriver cites trucking as more profitable than carrot shipments to eastern markets.
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North Carolina
New Bern
New Tern
Wilson
Tocky Mount
Raleigh
Durham
Greensboro
Chadbourn
Richmond
Washington
Balimore
State College Extension Service
Garry Shriver
Forty-Seven States Plan 26841 Miles of Road
Forty seven states outline a 1927 program totaling 26841 miles of road and 239847 miles to maintain. The plan calls for about 408,483,000 dollars under state highway departments with counties adding around 475,000 dollars. Road construction dominates funding at about 421,000,000 dollars, with 96,000,000 more for new bridges and roughly 27,000,000 for reconstruction and 125,000 for maintenance.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
British Columbia Plans Building of New Roads
British Columbia announced a large road-building program with an ultimate cost of 16 million dollars. The plan includes a highway linking British Columbia with Jasper National Park, a motor road from Vancouver to Prince Rupert, a route through the Coast Mountains to Bella Coola, and a road along the Columbia river.
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British Columbia
WH. Sutherland
Mr. Sutherland
Maide
Jasper National Park
Canadian Rockies
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Coast Mountains
Chilcoten Country
Bella Coola
Columbia River
Best-Lighted Rural Road In the United States
Staten Island's Hylan boulevard is named the best lit rural highway in the country. Farmers use it at night to bring products to the city and the road features 105 lumens per running foot. Lights stand on tall roadside posts. former triple 100 candlepower lamps are being replaced with 200 candlepower units for greater efficiency.
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Hylan
Staten
Highway funding boosts Middle West road work
A survey of 14 states shows increased funds from license fees and gasoline taxes. It reports 8,950,000 licensed vehicles generating revenue that enabled paving or improving about 9,000 miles of roads across the states.
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Middle West
Dairy Barn Design For Efficient Milk Production
Building plan by W A Radford outlines a gothic roof dairy barn for 40 cows with 96 foot width, two rows of stanchions, central driveway, rear litter alleys, sunlight gutters, steel stall portions, concrete floors with rear drainage, drinking fountains, ventilation, carrier tracks, and a concrete foundation. The design emphasizes low labor with economical first cost and aims to earn dividends.
Use of Good Mechanics and Materials Urged
The article stresses that sound house construction hinges on both quality materials and skilled workmanship. It warns that even excellent materials fail if applied by unskilled workers, and that plastering demands high material quality and expert application to avoid cracking and costly post construction repairs.
Grain of Wood Helps to Obtain Fine Finish
Handwork notes how grain interaction with colored filler creates varied effects in living room woodwork. After smoothing, apply three coats on new wood, then a thin glaze in contrasting color stippled with a stencil brush. Clean brush often. suggested combos pair light grounds with olive green, mahogany, orange, blue black, and raw sienna glazes.
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Veneton
Inspect Your Fireplace and Flue Construction
The article warns that defective chimney work causes more home fires than any other factor. It cautions buyers to beware dishonest or careless builders who disguise flaws, notes risks from wooden beam ends, near heated bricks, inferior mortar, and missing brick courses, and urges competent contracting and inspection before and after construction.
Striping Adds Subtle Color to One Tone Walls
Striping enhances one tone wall finishes by adding a decorative banding line parallel to woodwork. The narrow color band, stronger and deeper than the side wall, is applied directly to the wall a few inches from the trim, giving a homelike effect valued in selling or renting property.
Linoleum Can Be Painted Like Wood
Linoleum wears easily and often looks worn but painted linoleum can gain life and color. Unoleum accepts paint well except factory waxed types. After paint dries varnish gives a smoother finish and added protection for easier cleaning.
Federal dairy grading certificates to replace inspection aid
The United States Department of Agriculture announced revised rules changing dairy product grading to official grading certificates beginning July 2. The move, to standardize terms with international usage, retains existing inspection certificates until stock is used, and lists required statements for cartons of butter and eggs graded by official graders in the department.
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United
Bureau of Agricultural Ecomonies
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Washington
California
Ml & Large
Boston
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Plymouth
Wis
Minneapolis
Duluth
San Francisco
Petaluma
Calif
Missouri
Minnesota
New York City
Exis
Toston
State Departments of Agriculture
Selecting a Sire Based on Dairy Pedigree and Records
A dairy herd sire should descend from proven dairy stock. Seek production data for the dam, two granddams, and four great granddams. Check if the sire and two grandsires have ten high producing daughters. Review offspring and dam to confirm transmitting ability. Remember inheritance shares: 50 percent from dam line, 25 percent from second generation, 12 percent from third generation, 12 percent from all ancestors. Do not choose a poor individual despite a strong pedigree.
Raising Dairy Calf Breeding Keys to Future Value
The article stresses that good breeding is essential for dairy calves and that poorly raised young stock loses value. It notes dairy calves are typically handled by hand and that the efficiency of methods greatly affects size, strength, and future usefulness of the animal.
Aviator Plan Delivers Patty to Aunt Julia Surprise
Patricia Allen plans a kidnapping flight to New York aided by Ken Barrows. Ken steals her flight, swaps with Aunt Julia, and lands to reveal a double ruse amid a crowded aviation field. Patty learns their scheme ends in a public, affectionate confession.
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Julia
Roger Drake
Pat
Kenneth Barrows
Patricia
Roger
Drake
Ken
Patty
Patricia Allen
New York
Lakeview Inn
Argonne
Warrensville
Aunt Julia
Earth
Julie
Auntie
Kenneth
Minnow Tale by Uncle Wiggles Inspires Morrow Quote
Dwight Morrow spoke of Mexican difficulties to a Washington correspondent and recalled a bedtime minnow story. The minnow escapes a great trout by leaping from rock to rock, prompting the uncle to remark that one must roll up sleeves and press on.
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Dwight M. Morrow
New York Banker
Washington
Mr. Morrow
Wigeleds
George
One Armed Man Confronts Robber in Springfield
A night-time holdup in Springfield Illinois turned comic when Utt, a one armed man, raised his arm and teased the bandit. He asked the robber if it was proper to rob a one armed man. The man quoted Capper's Weekly and claimed business. A housewife admires a Red Cross Ball Blue basket of clothes.
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Springe Field
Utt
Capper
Red Cross
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