Livestock Industry Urged to Drop Obsolete Methods
Dr. John R. Mohler told the Central States Tuberculosis Conference in Cedar Rapids that the livestock industry clings to outdated practices and equipment. He urged mass production concepts, modern breeding, culling, disease control, and larger scale hatcheries to meet market demands and improve efficiency.
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John R. Mohler
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Doctor Mohler
Bureau of Animal Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mohler
Dwera
Poultry
Peanut Growers Organized and Vote for Prices
The article discusses peanut pricing and competition from other nuts. It compares labor and transport costs, noting Brazil nuts and walnuts retailing cheaper per pound, while peanuts face added costs from cleaning, packaging, and duties.
Congress creates cotton ginning laboratory for research
Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower reports that Congress authorized the Department of Agriculture to establish experimental ginning labs and undertakings to study cotton ginning. A Bureau survey found only about 80,000 peach trees infected with the phony Peach disease out of over 9,000,000 in Georgia, with inspections across multiple counties and orchards.
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Georgia
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department
Jones County
Houston County
W. F. Turner
United States
Peach Disease
We Ns
Fort Valley
Peanut acreage set to fall overall in 1930 season
Peanut producers plan to reduce planted area about 5 percent from 1929 with Texas the sole state showing a possible rise of 3 percent. The trend reflects favorable prices and four years of rising acreage, signaling a cautious outlook for the peanut crop.
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Texas
Sweet potato acreage to rise in 1980 crop
Growers plan an 8.2 percent higher acreage than last year with 6 percent below the wet year's harvest. In the Southern States the crop, grown mainly for local use, is expected to rise about 10 percent over 1929. If this holds, 1980 acreage would be the largest since 1927, with production 6 to 8 percent below the record 1927 crop.
North Carolina and Georgia see slight rise in flué tobacco acreage
Farmers report a about 2 percent rise in flué cured tobacco acreage, mainly in the southeast. With yields near 1929 or the B-year average, total supply could top 1400 million pounds, aided by July stocks around 610 to 620 million pounds, possibly lowering prices below last year if quality does not improve.
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North Carolina
South
Carolina
Georgia
Freezing Study Shows Potential for Georgia Fruits
Georgia Experiment Station reports commercial potential in freezing peaches pears muscadine grapes black berries raspberries and figs. Fruits stored frozen at five to 10 degrees F for about six months were examined for chemical and physical changes to assess preservation quality.
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Georgia Experiment Station
Peanuts Merchanising Lag Causes Low Retail Margin
The article argues peanut marketing is weak compared to walnuts and Brazile nuts. It notes walnuts wholesale 20 to 25 cents and retail 30 to 35 cents, while Brazil nuts are controlled by large importers and a California cooperative drives prices. It urges stronger advertising and aggressive merchandising to lift per capita consumption in the metropolitan district.
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New York
Zar
Amazon Valley
Amazon
N UN
California
Advertising and Container Choice Boost Vegetable Sales
Guy A. Cardwell argues container selection varies by product and market with standard containers aiding uniform grading and steady pricing. He advocates cooperative buying, producer labeling, and specialization to ensure adequate supply, and notes effective advertising requires truthful messaging and market-ready goods.
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Guy A. Cardwell
Encoura
Cotton acreage to fall five percent this year
The Farm Board asks for curtailment, signaling a five percent drop in cotton acreage. Efforts are aimed at offsetting by achieving an equal gain in quality.
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Farm Board
New Ways For Farmers And Households In Georgia
Read about practical changes in farming and home economy in the Things Knowing column from the Information Bureau Atlanta Georgia. Learn new conveniences for the farmer and kitchen tips for the housewife with focused guidance and helpful ideas.
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Georgia
Information Bureau
Glennie
Atlanta
Peaches Preserved by Floxen Pack Method Under Trial
The article notes a new floxen-pack method for preserving peaches showing fruit-like color flavor and aroma similar to original varieties. A large plant unit is being constructed at Montezuma to advance the process.
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Montezuma
New Poultry Methods Aimed at Reducing Chick Mortality
Dr M A Jull of the U S Department of Agriculture urges new poultry production methods to keep chick mortality under 10 percent. He notes 15 to 20 percent losses have been tolerated in some regions, citing three years of under 4 percent mortality at the Beltsville farm in Maryland as proof of improvement.
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M. A. Jull
United States’ Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
White wash formula for weather proofing buildings
The Department of Agriculture offers a weather proof white wash recipe for exteriors. Mix 62 pounds quick lime with 12 gallons hot water, dissolve 2 pounds salt and 1 pound zinc sulfate in 2 gallons boiling water, combine, add 2 gallons skimmed milk and mix thoroughly.
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Department of Agriculture
Peach Harvest Outlook Weighs on Seasonal Prospects
The article assesses peach shipments for the season noting heavy prospects in some regions while Georgia faces potential failure. Illinois Missouri Virginia Tennessee New Jersey Michigan Utah Western New York and Colorado report varying damage and prospects. California plums and cherries are strong, apricots short, and citrus shortages may affect the peach market. Pineapple crop is heavy and early. strawberries are scarce, reducing competition with peaches.
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Illinois
George
Missouri
Virginia
Tennessee
Colorado
Brown rot of potatoes native to the south
The article explains brown rot in potatoes caused by Bacillus solanacearum. It notes infections are worse on virgin soils, that disease presence in new soils is explained by soil cropping history, and that insects can spread brown rot. Control by spraying insects is emphasized.
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Department’ of Agriculture
Spra
Department
United SS Department of Agriculture
Chicago Coliseum Group Forms Poultry Show Organization
A new Chicago Coliseum entity named Chicago Coliseum Poultry Expost Inc forms with officers President Clifford V. Gregory Vice President John J. Ferguson Secretary and GM Hal C. Wood Treasurer Donald B. Laurie Directors include Harold Aloft Dickinson Al Phillips and Dr C Kent. The group plans egg and baby chick shows a flock show and a boy and girls 4 H contest with about 1000 to 1500 youths expected in Chicago for the International Live Stock position.
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Chicago Coliseum
Poultry Expost Inc
Clifford V. Gregory
Ed the
Prairie Farmer
The
Chi Chamber of Commerce
John J. Ferguson
Sound Company
Hal C. Wood
Mad Square Garden
Donald B. Laurie
Quill Oats Company
Harold Aloft Dickinson
Harold Aloft Dickinson and Company; al Phillips
Allied Mills, Inc
Dr. C. Kent
Quaker Oats Company
Guy L. Noble
National Committee On
Iris
Chicago
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