Memorial Day plans push poppy tribute and funds
Washington prepares for Memorial Day as the American Legion seeks 100000 dollars to fund flowers for World War graves in Arlington and France. Ex service women crochet poppies in Washington while ceremonies mark Romagne and other memorial sites with the enduring symbol of the poppy.
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American Legion
France
Edward B. Clark
Washington
Arlington
National Cemetery
God’s Acre
Virginia Hill
Bank of the Potomac
Legionnaires
America
Memorial Day Fund
United States
Flanders
Romagne
Faucon
Argonne
Europe
Marne
Moselle
Meuse
Knitted Jacquette Inspires New Afternoon Frocks of Style
A country club setting echoes in fashion as knitted jacquettes and satin frocks dominate. Descriptions highlight oblique gray orange mohair jacquette with blue diamond shapes and long sleeves, sailor collar, and varied finishes. Two plain crepe de chine afternoon frocks offer versatile, seasonable looks with sash accents and bloused bodices.
Two Pretty Afternoon Frocks With Draped Side Sashes
The article describes fashionable afternoon frocks highlighting side draped sashes, beaded look from tinsel-like stitching, and three color blends for a blurred effect. Crepe fabrics in various surfaces dominate, with crepe de chine garments featuring long sleeves, plaiting, covered buttons, and a wide girdle panel as trimming accents.
Shoemaker Uses Door Slot for After Hours Repairs
A Greenwich village shoemaker installs a large door slot to accept shoes for repair when closed. He says the system doubles his work and serves customers who come at off hours, with written instructions and pickup times to ensure ready shoes.
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Greenwich Village
New York Sun
Judge Imposes 30 Day Jail Term For Speeding
A Birmingham judge sentences a speeder to thirty days in jail. The officer warns the man that his car will be kept during confinement, and the judge adds a light remark about the offender wearing a complete outfit of motor toys to console him.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Feeding Methods for Better Livestock Feeding Campaign
The United States Department of Agriculture unveils a nation wide service to spread up to date feeding methods for livestock. It offers individual help through county agents and state colleges, plus a Feeding Problem Sheet to diagnose issues and speed up responses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department
Ivestock
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Increased Potato Food Value From Copper Sprays
The United States Department of Agriculture reports copper sprays such as Bordeaux and Pickering increase potato tuber solids by about 32 percent and raise starch and nitrogen content. Field trials across seven states show non copper sprayed plants averaging 2691 pounds of solids per acre versus 3430 pounds with copper sprays, expanding food and industrial value.
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United States Department of Agriculture
F. CG. Cock
Bureau of Chemistry
Department
Virginia
Maine
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Washington, D. C
Value of Pure Bred Is Taught by County Agent
A Colorado county agent demonstrated the value of pure bred hogs to the USDA showing a pure-bred Duroc Jersey and a scrub red hog. Both hogs weighed similarly live but the pure bred yielded about a percent higher dressing percentage and about $2.10 more in value, with the pure bred half as old and a lighter feed bill. The demonstration, in the county school auditorium, drew over 500 attendees as the carcases were cut to display meat quality.
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Colorado
United States Department of Agriculture
Alfalfa Bloom Timing Affects Hay Yield and Survival
Nebraska station reports alfalfa cut in full bloom yields more hay but is slightly less palatable. Early cuts reduce longevity, while mowing at crown growth improves weed competition and moisture conservation. Late fall cuts risk winter kill. Planting alfalfa in rows with cultivation offers no hay payoff.
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Nebraska
Combination to Provide Pasture for Farm Stock
A pasture mix for sheep calves and colts uses rape as a base. The blend includes three pounds of rape one bushel of oats one half bushel of one or two other small grains and ten to twenty pounds of sorghum. Ten pounds of Sudan grass may replace sorghum with satisfactory results.
Durability of Leather Can Be Much Increased
Specialists in the bureau of chemistry United States Department of Agriculture report leather items used by farmers including machine belts driving belts harness and other leather articles can be greatly increased in durability with careful initial selection and proper care to strengthen and preserve them.
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League of Nations
Lodge
Senate Committee
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Rat Viruses Deemed Unreliable and Costly
The United States Department of Agriculture calls rat viruses generally unreliable and costly. It urges widespread destruction of rats and cooperation with local eradication campaigns. Farmers' Bulletins 8986 and 932 outline methods for destroying rats.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
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