Modern machinery sheds cut weather wear, survey finds
A university survey shows exposing farm equipment to winter weather halves its life when left outside. Replacing old sheds with modern arched-roof structures, like the Vincent Lilly farm near Rochester, Minnesota, promises better dividends.
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Vincent Lilly
Rochester
Minn
City People With Money Inflate Farm Land Market
The agriculture department reports that city folks with money are inflating the farm land market as investors seek inflation hedges. National farm prices rose 3 percent July to November, 6 percent above March 1920, with gains across all states and strongest 6 percent in the east north central region. Florida led with a 19 percent rise due to citrus and pasture lands.
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Department
East North Central
West North Central
Dressmakers win 12 top prizes in national 4 H clothing contest
Twelve girls captured top prizes in the national 4 H clothing achievement contest at the International Livestock Exposition. Each won a $300 scholarship. Read left to right: Arlene Olson Hartland Minnesota Bonnie Needler Hartford City Indiana Joan Engle Abilene Kansas Evelyn Waugh White Plains New York Mary Dick Yukon Oklahoma Bettye Deen Jena Iowa Patricia Lynch Gaithersburg Maryland Dolores Mombac Las Cruces New Mexico Nancy Boyd Seedy Tennessee Dorthy Straus Johnson Wisconsin Wilma Beale Pomeroy Washington Dorothy Heiderman Sheboygan Falls Wisconsin.
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Arlene Olson
Hartland
Minn
Bonnie Needler
Hartford City
Ind
Joan Engle
Abilene
Kan
Evelyn Waugh
White Plains
N. Y
Mary Dick
Yukon
Okla
Bettye Deen
Jena
Bad Utensils Harm Milk Quality
Dairy marketing specialists warn that milk pails milking machine containers and strainers with open seams rust dents or rough surfaces cannot be cleaned properly. Bacteria thrive where milk or cream lodges in crevices, risking poor quality dairy products.
Clare Mfg Wins From Demolay To Take Top Spot
In a seven inning game Clare Mfg defeated DeMolay 7-4 as Pulcifer and Haggart led offense and Musser and Pitchford pitched well. Earlier Clare Mfg beat Dover 12-5 with Wainman driving in five runs. Shull DePew and Brasington contributed in support. Standings list Clare Mfg atop with 4 wins, DeMolay 3, Dover 3, Farwell 8, McDonald's 0. Upcoming games show Clare Mfg vs Dover and other matchups on the schedule.
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Clare Mfg
Bill Lucy
Wayne
Dover
MacDonald
Shull
DePew
Brasington
Carncross
Wood
Clare
DeMolay
Bullet Bob Wallace
Pulcifer
Haggart
Musser
Pitchford
McDonald’s Rangers
Farwell
Ernie Barber
Ellis Barber
Melvin Wenzel
McDonald's
Skull
Jap . Murphy
Potter
Brown & Budeps
Mt. Pleasant
Brown & Bruckart
McDonald’s
An Improved Livestock Tether Using Tire Casing
Farmers set a tire casing over a stake to hold the tether higher. The tire keeps cattle from winding the rope around the stake and prevents the tether from being pulled off. This simple modification enhances livestock containment.
Old Athenian Poet Snubs Teachers of Children
A fragment notes how a young man unseen for long period drew a harsh label from an ancient Athenian poet implying contempt for teachers of children. The passage reflects a culture that undervalued educators.
Chemical blossom thinning boosts yield in orchards
U S Department of Agriculture researchers and northwest orchardists report fifth straight season with chemical thinning of blossoms in Golden Delicious orchards. Gains average six boxes per tree about 1 percent, applied on about 20 000 acres this past season.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Northwest
FFA Livestock Show Sparks Keen Interest
The FFA livestock show drew strong interest with Norris Bay, Dale Richardson, and Norman Smith posting top tractor driving scores. Walt Wilson sparked excitement as spectators scattered, while tractors were loaned by Leon Dull, Ferguson, Frank Haynak, Minneapolis-Moline, and George Lehr.
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Bill Stough
Norris Bay
Dale Richardson
Norman Smith
Walt Wilson
Leon Dull
Ferguson
Frank Haynak
Minneapolis - Moline
George Lehr
International
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