Control Corn Borer by Plowing Land for Oats
University of Illinois researchers advise plowing cornstalk land to grow oats as a corn borer control method. Oats remain valuable for feeding, require modest labor, and seed rates vary by method with eight pecks per acre by drill or ten by broadcast. Harvest options include binder and thresher, wind rower with pick-up, or direct combine, with care to avoid heating and molding in storage.
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G. H. Dungan
W. L. Burlison
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Honey Bee Helps Nation In War Effort Across Farms
The article explains bees aid the war effort as pollinators boosting crops, wax producers for shells and aircraft coatings, and sources of honey aiding sugar rations. It notes intensive farming has reduced natural pollinators, making bees especially vital for early fruit and forage crops this spring.
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America
Insignia for Specialists in Army Air Forces
A distinctive sleeve patch is authorized for wear by enlisted technical specialists in armament communications engineering photography and weather within the army air forces. The patch features a 2.2 inch equilateral triangle on ultramarine blue with five gold symbols: a downward pointing bomb for armament a pyramid radio tower for communications a gear wheel for engineering a camera for photography and a weather vane for weather.
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Army Air Forces
Beets Do Double Job in War Effort
Sugar beets aid wartime sugar supply by providing a domestic alternative to cane sugar. Beet tops pulp and molasses yield livestock feed, helping meat production. Seed production has shifted to the United States, with beets grown in 19 Western and Midwestern states, highlighting efficiency and minimal waste.
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United States
Europe
Hogs Face Growing Health Challenges For 25 Years
Howard Davison, livestock specialist, says hogs now suffer more diseases due to infestations and more movement of people and animals. Enteritis cholera erylas and influenza are listed as the most destructive ailments. Hogs kept in good condition and protected from parasites remain vulnerable to disease.
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Howard Davison
Central Texas water works meet hosts in Cameron
The Central Texas Water Works and Sewerage Association held a district convention hosted by Community Public Service Company in Cameron. Delegates from 16 cities attended along with 86 registered guests including Camp Hood and Hearne interns, with state health officials and local officials in attendance. The program covered water distribution problems, treatment processes, and sewer disposal, ending with praise for the educational value of the meeting.
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Bob Fix
W. M. Ehlers
State Health Department
Austin
Cecil P. Coston
Community Public Service Company
Clifton
C. M. Covington
Central Texas Health Department
Belton
D. B. Knudson
Norman Avrams
Badger Meter Manufacturing Co
Horstmann
Griffith
N. J. Johnson
Leland Green
Cameron
Dan Tyson
D. W. Robinson
T. W. Gooch
Baylor University
W. M. Ehler
Hester
Ralph Mitchell
Milam County Girls Attend District 8 Home Demonstration Meeting
Three Milam County Home Demonstration Club members and county staff attended the Texas Home Demonstration Association District 8 meeting in Waco May 12 15. Sixty delegates and visitors from 17 counties heard speeches on rural outreach 4-H support and the association purpose. Mrs Bill Adams of Falls County was elected district vice president amid remarks from J Y McDaniel and scholarly guest Evelyn Wieland Travis County.
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Milam County Home Demonstration Club
Nora Kohring
Robert Glenn
George Gilmore
Dorothy Porter
Thelma Reese
Texas Home Demonstration Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Waco
Gus Rogas
Manor
W. H. Mansfield
Methodist Church
A. C. Carlisle
J. Y. McDaniel
Bill Adams
Falls County
McLennan County
J. S. Eaves
Houston County
Adams
Victory Council
Carlisle
Home Demonstration
Eaves
THDA
Home Demonstration Club
J. W. Curry
Evelyn Wieland
Travis County
Texas University
Maggie W. Barry
Delegates Report Strengthens War Effort Focus
County reports praise work for food production and preservation amid wartime. Mrs. W G Kennedy urges continued effort for better homes for returning soldiers. Comments from Helen Swift and Zetha McInnis, with a call for annual public speaking meetings and two minute speeches.
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W. G. Kennedy
THDA
Helen Swift
Zetha D. McInnis
College Station
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