Indiana Hog Growers Favor Production Control
Hog and corn growers meet in Indianapolis on July 7 and vote for production control under the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Delegates are picked to attend a July 18 national conference in Des Moines, with resolutions urging parity pricing for hogs and corn and seeking trade accords with packers. Parity price for hogs cited near 7.50 per cwt, well above market rates. Claude Wickard chaired the meeting with James Moore and Edmon Foust aiding. seven delegates named for Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Town
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Claude Wickard
Camden
Edmone € Foust
Central States Grain Association
Murray Barker
Thorntown
W. H. Settle
Indianapolis
L M. Vogler
Hope
Dean J. H. Skinner
Lafayette
James Moore
Peter J. Lux
Shelbyville
Lee R. Highlen
Liberty Center
Natural Gas Discovery While Drilling for Salt
The piece recounts early natural gas knowledge in Asia and the United States. It notes salt makers in McConnellsville, Ohio drilling for salt struck gas, later used to boil water for salt and later for lighting. It mentions 1826 in Fredonia and Titusville in 1872 as early domestic gas uses. The account cites Rufus Stone and historical turning points.
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Asia
India
China
Persia
Cleveland Plain Dealer
United States
Ohio
West Virginia
Rufus Stone
McConnellsville
Hell
Fredonia
N. Y
Titusville
Indiana Dairymen See Better Times Ahead Under Cooperative Growth
E L Martin of Mid West Producers Creameries predicts improved dairy fortunes in Indiana as a statewide cooperative completes its first year with higher patronage and profits. Over 20 000 Indiana and southern Michigan farmers benefited last year with full market prices. Butterfat prices rose 4 cents, signaling possible further gains before fall amid weather effects. A Rural Adjustment Act code discussion in Chicago aims to stabilize prices and practices. Member units span Orlean s Marion Columbus Middlebury Angola Rushville Portland Indiana Constantine and Mariu s Michigan near the state line.
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Indiana
E. L. Martin
Mid-West Producers’ Creameries, Inc
Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc
Indianapolis
Southern Michigan
Mr. Martin
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Chicago
Orleans
Marion
Columbus
Middlebury
Angola
Rushville
Portland
Constantine
Marius
Michigan
Ini
Modern Dairy Industry Launched in 1860
A Washington Star writer notes the modern dairy industry began in 1860 with the first dairy factory in New York state. The shift from farmer produced butter and cheese to factory produced goods led to uniform quality and rapid growth, followed by preserved milk and related allied industries.
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New York State
Washington Star
Holmes Refuses Stay in Sacco and Vanzetti Case
In August 1927 Justice Holmes explained that the case fell under state law and the U S Supreme Court has no authority to intervene. He noted a state decision may be overturned only if the Constitution is infringed and that certiorari was denied, along with the writ of habeas corpus. The Supreme Court did not review the murder case.
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Supreme Court
Holmes
Sacco
Vanzetti
United States
Supreme Court of the
Woman Who Ruled China A Century Ago Dies
Born in Peking in 1835 she rose from selection to imperial harem at sixteen and became de facto ruler in her twenty sixth year. As wife of Hsien-Feng she co reigned as regent for his son and later secured succession for a minor. Her reforms aided modernization while she failed to stop the Boxer rising. She died November 15, 1908.
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China
Peking
Hsien-Feng
Tung Chih
Value ordering of precious stones and pearls
The passage states that the only stones commercially regarded as precious are the diamond emerald sapphire ruby and pearl. It notes no fixed scale of value because quality varies. A jeweler cites first quality pearls as rarest and most expensive, followed by emeralds, then diamonds, with sapphires and rubies about equal in value.
Finest Horsemanship Cossacks Stand Out Among Riders
Harry de Windt notes Amur Cossacks surpass American cowboys and Argentine gauchos in horsemanship, though Don and Ukrainian riders are often ranked highly as well. The contrast highlights the Cossacks’ long riding tradition and skill.
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Harry de Windt
Don
Ukraine
Controlling Anthracnose and Seasonal Farm Tips
Growers should apply timely sprays to control anthracnose as part of a successful program. Rotation with inoculated sweet clover and Korean Lespedeza seed helps on good land. Monitor July August timber prices for beech elm and poplar basket stock. Grass cuttings mulch shrubs and enrich soil. Collect eggs in heat and store in cool places. Watch for limberneck in chicks in hot weather.
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Carthage
Rush County
Bruce BH. Stephens, Mgt
Schrichte
S. Main
Rushville, Indiana
Howard E. Henley
P. J. Sattler
Carthage, Indiana
Attorneys-At-Law
Henley & Ingle
W. J. Henley, Sr
O. F. Ingle
Atlantic Monthly
America
the Alantic Monthly
Arlington St
Boston
CRAMP
Our
South Polar
Europe
United States Geographic Board
Dublin
Ireland
Baile Atha Cliath
Moscow
Russia
Moskva
U.S S.R
Vienna
Austria
North Main
Henley
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