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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1918

Page

4

Sugar ration comparisons show Allied nations share burden

Article notes U S sugar allotment of two pounds per person per month as a war need. It compares Allied controls in England France Italy and Germany, detailing ration sizes and prices, with France shrinking acreage from 625000 to 18000 acres and widespread saccharine use. Prices abroad range from 10 to 26 cents per pound versus seven and a half cents in America.

America England France Italy Kseh Jast Ula Prince These Germany United States Food Administration Itly

Silos Built in Giles County Tennessee 1917

A Tennessee silo on R B Blackburn’s farm in Giles County measures 28 by 14 feet. Constructed September 24–27, 1917, it cost 110 dollars including two feet of underground work. It was filled October 6 with a corn sorghum mix and used to feed 28 steers from November 15 to June 1, 1918. Also mentions Brooklyn Navy Yard branch bank and American sailors.

Giles County R. B. Blackburn Division of Agricultural Extension University of Tennessee Knoxville

Breeding Sheep Ram Selection and Breeding Schedule

Guidance on selecting an active ram from medium wool breeds Southdown Shropshire Hampshire Dorset for uniform lambing. Instructions cover ram quality, grazing, culling, ewe retention, breeding timing from August to November, and ensuring lambs by April 15.

Southdown Shropshire Hampshire Dorset

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