Carroll County Pig Club Spurs Cotton Shift in Mississippi
The Carroll County Red Cross Pig club sent 24 cars of hogs totaling 1 090 head to St. Louis with ten percent of net proceeds to the Red Cross. The program, sparked by county agent O F B Turner in 1916, transformed the county from all cotton to diversified farming, boosting hog production, crops, and credit readiness while aiding the national pig market.
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Carroll County
Mississippi
Red Cross
St. Louis
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Transformation of Carroll County Farm Shipments
Before 1916 Carroll County had no carload shipments of farm goods other than cotton. From September 1917 to October 1, 1918 the county sent 67 cars of hogs 118 cars of cattle 155 cars of corn 50 cars of hay 20 cars of peas 25 cars of Irish potatoes 32 cars of molasses 2 cars of peanuts 2 cars of sweet potatoes and 1 car of sorghum seed totaling 472 cars of livestock and farm products other than cotton.
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Carroll County
Careroll County Red Cross Pig Club
Mississippi
Night migrating birds travel farther than day migrants
Birds migrate by night on longer journeys than by day. The ulghhawk records the longest land bird migration at 7000 tiles from Yukon to Argentina. US agriculture files hold over a million cards on North American bird distribution and migration. The arctic tern holds the overall migration length record, with families leaving the Arctic and later reaching near Antarctica.
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Yukon
Argentina
United States Department of Agriculture
Arctic
Antarctic
Meuse Offensive Details From Pershing Era Battle
The article recalls how American forces under First Army breached three German defenses between the Argonne and the Meuse. It describes Hagenstellung Volker Stellung and Kremhilde Stellung fortifications, the creeping barrage tactic, and assault waves advancing through Montfaucon toward Nanficols and Clerges with patrols entering the town and capturing prisoners from deep dugouts.
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Argonne
Meuse
Champagne
Alre-Meuse
Montfaucon
Bocies
Nanfillols
Clerges
Cully
Europe Seeks US Aid to Rebuild After War
The article argues postwar Europe will rely on the United States for labor and materials to reconstruct vast devastation. It cites 10 million European deaths, collapsed coal mines, destroyed factories, and robbed machinery as the scale of need, with England Italy and Scandinavia also seeking goods and machinery.
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New York
Europe
United States
M. Tardieu
Prof. van den Ven
Louvain
Belgium
Germany
England
Italy
Scandinavian
George BE
Roberts
National City Bank
U S to Feed France As Winter Food Shortage Grows
Paris faces a harsh winter with a depleted harvest and calls from America for help. French officials warn of stricter rationing unless 82 to 110 million bushels of wheat arrive to feed daily bread needs. Senator Gomes says production fell due to drought and poor weather, despite spring hopes. Queen Marie of Romania is noted for beauty and talent.
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Paris
France
America
Mule Driver Claims Essential War Role in Kansas Mine
In Topeka a mule driver testifies before the First district industrial advisory board on his work’s essential role in operating a Kansas mine. This first case before the board centers on whether mule drivers are crucial to war production.
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Topeka
Kan
Dutch bagpipes sweep The Hague and London sides
Doedeiszakspeel, the Dutch bagpipe craze, spreads from The Hague to London as pardoned British prisoners bring bagpipes and kits through Holland. The fad fills cafes in the white light district with Highland flair, echoing Broadway’s tango era.
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London
Hague
Holland
White Light District
School ban book agents warn teachers in Findlay schools
An education bureau warns book agents to stay away from teachers in Findlay public schools. The notice suggests limiting contact as a safeguard amid growing concerns over book access in classrooms.
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Findlay
Focal Hoard of
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Garrell County
Red Cross Pig Club
RED Ross PI Club
Sutton County
Turner
Mississippi Agricultural College
Pig Club
Pershing
Tany Crses
U. S
Marie of
Gehates
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