Saugrain, Pioneering Doctor Shaping St Louis Science
A Missouri Gazette note from May 26 1899 recalls Antoine Francois Saugrain master of electricity and chemistry and St Louis physician. His life threads French Spain and America from Gallipolis to Lewis and Clark aiding science and smallpox inoculation.
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Antoine Saugrain
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Missouri Gazette
Mississippi
Antoine Francois Saugrain
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Gallipolis
Ohio
Louisiana
France
Paris
Lavoisier
Benjamin Franklin
Sangrain
Spain
Mexico
Don Galvez
Pisque
Raauet
Saugrain
America
Gallipollis
Kentucky
Lexington
Portage Des Sioux
Fight Against Grasshoppers Receives Federal Aid Plan
The Federal Government will aid states with grasshopper problems through special appropriations to buy poison and bait materials. A state control committee led by Leonard Haseman will guide material needs and shipments, while county committees handle local mixing and distribution. Sodium arsenite will be the main poison and bait will be prepared at central stations.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Leonard Haseman
Mr. Haseman
J. W. Burch
George Jones
College of Agriculture
J. Carl Dawson
State Board of Agriculture
Oven Meals Outline Quick Dishes For Busy Days
Miss Flora Carl of the Missouri College of Agriculture notes oven meals save time for busy days. Baked dishes need less watching than stovetop foods, offering a palatable nutritious meal of baked meat potatoes scalloped cabbage salad baked apples bread butter and a beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Carl
Missouri College of Agriculture
We Are Losing Poultry Markets to Local Eastern Producers
A letter urges Midwestern poultry raisers to note shifting demand as Boston and other Eastern buyers favor nearby eggs and poultry. The writer cites rail freight losses and widespread local production cutting exports, highlighting the Depression era impact on farm sales.
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Middle West
Fa‘t
Boston
Missouri Station Praised For High Quality Research
J W Wellington of the U S Department of Agriculture reports praise for the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station in Columbia. He commends Dean F B Mumford for departmental harmony and notes the work as among the highest in efficiency and scientific accuracy.
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Missouri
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Columbia
J. W. Wellington
Office of Experiment Stations
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dean F. B. Mumford
Mr. Wellington
Centerstriper Marking Machine Cuts Roadway Hazard
A 30 foot long centerline marking vehicle developed by the Missouri State Highway Commission speeds eight to twelve mph and allows traffic to pass on both sides. It sprays centerline paint automatically and uses a narrow three foot width to reduce roadway obstruction. Over 2,000 miles of existing pavement have been marked to lower the death toll, with a chute dropping warning flags at intervals for safety.
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Missouri State Highway Commission
Carl W. Brown
Chickens and Poultry Raising Across the Nation
The speaker contrasts Midwestern poultry cost advantages with Eastern and New England growth in chicken farming. He notes shifts from Leghorns to heavy breeds like Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks, cites large New England plants dressing up to a hundred thousand pounds weekly, and urges broader chicken consumption to sustain prices.
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Rhode Island
Plymouth Rocks
New England
Middle West
Farming Note On Hens From Frank Priebe
A letter from Frank Priebe discusses keeping and feeding hens. He argues that hens will eat until they stop laying and calls the birds his best hens in a cordial rural tone.
Busy Maidens 4 H Club Meets in Dry Ridge May
The Busy Maidens 4 H Club of Dry Ridge met May 19 at leader Miss Alma Cotter’s home. Seven members attended and planned weekly meetings with varied roll call ideas. Phyllis Mundell led grooming and pasture and patches were judged by Garnelle Falconer and Mundell.
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Maidens
Dry Ridge
Alma Cotter
Purdin
Phyllis Mundell
Garnelle Falconer
Renewal Notice for Leader Record Subscription
A renewal offer states the Leader Record subscription costs $1.50 per year. This brief notice invites current subscribers to continue service at the stated annual rate.
Culling Hens Now Urged as Feed Costs Rise
County Agent Hall advises removing nonlaying hens due to high feed prices and limited return. Hens not laying likely won’t restart soon, so should be sold. Avoid culling laying stock. focus on identifying nonlaying birds by comb size, abdomen depth, and vent characteristics.
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Hall
Promising Wheat Field In Sullivan County Attracts Attention
A fine wheat field on the farm of Mark H. Mairs and Byron McGee in south Liberty Township shows an even vigorous stand waist high with heads near ready. Planted in late September on Medicine Creek bottom, the seed came from Iowa from a new Ames Experiment Station variety praised for hardiness and yield. The field withstood a hard winter, aided by seed selection, and farmers in western Sullivan County await the final combine results.
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Mark H. Mairs
Byron McGee
South Liberty Township
Medicine Creek
Iowa
Ames Agriculture Experiment Station
Combine
Sullivan County
Canker Worms Appear in Linn County
First working canker worms have appeared in Linn County. They spin down from tree limbs when shaken and feed on fruit and shade trees, defoliating them rapidly. Arsenate of lead spray from any drug store is advised for control.
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Linn
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