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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
26
U S Department summaries show milk output falls 5 percent monthly in December and January and 7 percent in July and August when feed quality is low, despite summer heat being a secondary cause. Silage, sudan grass, and lespedeza are urged for Southern dairies to maintain production.
Secretary Hyde announces a Department of Agriculture inquiry into the embargo on certain American apples by Great Britain. Effective July 7 to November 15, the ban targets non top three grades to curb apple fruit fly risk. British demand has boosted Virginia and eastern growers' concerns as US apple exports to Britain neared four million boxes and 1.6 million barrels last year.
The campaign against bovine tuberculosis peaked in May with 1,157,469 cattle tested by federal, state, and county veterinarians. The count marks about 100,000 more tests than the previous monthly high, reflecting cooperative federal state and local efforts under the Bureau of Animal Industry.
A giant mugarsane, reaching about 80 feet in height, is being tested at the Department’s field station in New Guinea. Researchers evaluate its growth, potential uses, and adaptation to local conditions as part of ongoing botanical trials.
South bulb growers may soon cultivate the chin chreichee, a South African bulb yielding cut flowers shipped from Cape Town to London and kept in food condition for two weeks. Department experts see commercial potential here with best results in California and Florida trials ongoing. Forcing is easy in greenhouses but requires a long potting period. November potting yields flowering by Easter. Arlington Farm reports spring blossoms from mid May to mid June.
The Bureau of Dairy Industry aims to help American producers compete with imported cheese. Official estimates show the United States imports about 75,000,000 pounds of cheese annually. If all that cheese were produced domestically, it would require about 150,000 good American dairy cows, says O E Reed, chief of the Dairy Bureau.
The Department of Agriculture and the Federal Farm Board partner to inform winter wheat states about the world wheat outlook. Secretary Hyde and Chairman Legge travel from Washington in early July to meet in Kansas Nebraska Texas and Oklahoma. The talks center on reducing fall wheat acreage as the campaign goal.
The United States plans a long transcontinental route from the U S to South America. A field office has opened in Panama City to study optimal paths with Central American governments. B W James of the Bureau of Public Roads will co lead the office.
The Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower Section offers a free help bureau for fertilizer problems. Contact the information office at 511 Glenn Ridge, Atlanta for assistance.
Dr Andrew M Soule presents the history of the Forestry Division at Georgia State College of Agriculture from its 1906 instruction start to its growth under Barrow Hall and Barrow’s board. It details funding beginning 1908, expansion of facilities, staff, enrollment from near zero to 49, and a rising reputation through graduates and Federal Forest Service ties. It highlights a 100 acre woodlot lab, a Matares summer camp, Walnut Triyl Camp near Cherokee National Forest, and a new forest nursery with one million seedlings projected for distribution.
Dr. Andrew M. Soule president of Georgia State College of Agriculture travels with about 20 American scientists to Chile for the July 21 centenary celebration of nitrate of soda discovery and export. They will participate in receptions, city visits, farm tours, and tours of Antofagasta Tarapaca provinces with nitrate deposits, plus visits to Panama Peru and Bolivia.
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