Georgia Experiment Station trials rapid fruit freezing methods
The Whitfield Georgia Experiment Station installs a quick freezing system using dry ice for rapid preservation of peaches pears cherries and other fruits. The aim is to study shipping storage and handling of frozen fruit with new containers and methods, aiding growers shippers and transport firms across the South.
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Georgia Experiment Station
York
Central of Georgia
Atlantic
Safa
Goorsia
Hinta
Georgia
Diretor H. P. Stuckey
Six Month Pork Production in Southern Farm Program
U S Department expert Z Runes discusses a six month pork production plan for the South. He notes an acre of soybeans can feed 15 to 18 pigs with proper feed, care, and housing, and that well bred pigs reach about 200 pounds in six months. The article emphasizes economical benefits of quality stock and supplement feeds, urging farmers to prepare feed and support before farrowing.
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Thi
Z. Runes
U. S. Department
Russell
Things Worth Knowing Farm Bulletins and Guides
A historical notice lists several agricultural pamphlets and booklets available from the Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower Information Bureau in Atlanta and Athens. Topics include tick fever prevention, coccidiosis control, side-dressing cotton and corn with nitrate of soda, Holstein breed facts, home canning, liquid spread cancin spreader, and fertilizer use and crop returns.
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U. S
Washington, D.C
U. 8
Glenn
Atlanta
United States
Denver
Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower Information Bureau
Glenn Bldg
Augntz
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy
H. R. Benalley
Georgia
Information Bureau
Atinte
Agricultural Help In Georgia Farm Bulletin Request
A reader is directed to the Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower Information Bureau at 511 Glenn Hidge, Atlanta for agricultural or home problem guidance. The notice invites inquiries and offers possible government or recipe book suggestions.
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Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower Information Bureau
Glenn Hidge
Atlanta
Georgia
Apple Growers Meet in Washington to Plan Cooperation
A 15 member committee representing United States apple growing regions met in Washington D C on May 14 1930 at the call of the Federal Farm Board. The aim is to develop procedures to boost cooperative efforts and enable apple producers to use provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act. The Apps Committee acts as a general body to aid the Farm Board in creating a national cooperative program.
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United States
Washington, D. C
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
State Colleges of Agriculture
Apps
Ford Retort Plant Converts Dearborn Garbage into By-Products
Henry Ford operates a retort plant that has consumed about ten and a half tons of Dearborn garbage daily for a month. The process yields commercial quantities of ethyl alcohol methyl alcohol benzol and, from each two tons of refuse, two gallons of light oil eight gallons of tar gas to heat the retorts and a residue with potential fertilizer value.
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Experimenta
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Georgia Poised to Top Peach Production This Year
Georgia is expected to lead the nation in peach output while apple and peach crops collectively worth ten million dollars are projected according to multiple exchanges.
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Georgia
FOR ALY 4 Sale of varied items in Quitman Georgia
An assorted classified listing offers items including a Stirling stove pressure cooker, a kingfish reel, surf casting rod, cane sugar, and Brooks County smoked hams. Prices range from 20 to 8.40 dollars per item and dealer specials are noted.
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Keapeara
Fat Farm
Grove
Hillsboro
Tam
Brooks County
Lee Patrie
Quitman
Egg Production Heavier This Season with Strong May June Outlook
Egg production has been heavy this season with May and June expected to exceed last year. Storage holdings reached 4,441,000 cases on May 12, the highest for the date except 1927, while prices have fallen 7 to 8 cents from a year ago. Hatcheries closed large scale after a big season and exports to Argentina softened, yet storage prospects suggest profits if prices stay low through winter.
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New York
Chicago
China
Fertilizer Needs for Bright Leaf Tobacco in 1980
U S Department of Agriculture specialists say profitable bright leaf tobacco in 1980 will rely on careful management and fertilizer use. This notice references fertilizer tests conducted over years in Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina and points readers to Technical Bulletin No 12-T for details.
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U. S
Department of Agriculture
Viginia
Rom Carolina
South
Truck marketing puzzle teased by state and college programs
A garbled note hints at solving truck selection and marketing through state experiments, the Agricultural College, and federal effort. It mentions bids and figures obscurely, suggesting a government backed initiative to identify the right freight equipment.
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Atation
Agricultural College
Adlai
Different Methods Of Tobacco Cultivation By J M Purdom
A rural guide discusses ridge versus flat cultivation and deep versus shallow plowing for tobacco. It notes NC and SC extension campaigns favor ridge culture, explains breaking middles, and advises on timing and tools to manage soil, moisture, and weed control for healthier crops.
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J. M. Purdom
North Carolina
South Carolina
Moultrie Cattle Sale At Swift & Co Yard
A pure bred cattle sale to be held May fifteenth at the Moultrie stock yards. Swift & Co and the Moultrie Chamber of Commerce sponsor the event. H Taylor of Noke Missouri furnishes and sells the cattle, aiming to promote farm use of quality stock.
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Moultrie
Swift & On Tinney
Culture, Swift & Co
Mou Chamber of Commerce
H. ©. Taylor
Noke
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Washington
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