Tobacco’s Central Role in Marshall Plan and American History
Tobacco has long shaped America from colonial Virginia to postwar policy. The cigarette economy helped finance the nation after World War II and underpinned the Marshall Plan, linking farmers from Virginia to Tennessee with global demand.
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Chlordane Trials Clear 100 Percent Ant Control
Dr George M List reports controlled tests under Colorado foundation sponsorship showing 3 percent chlordane sprayed as 250 to 300 cc per nest achieves total mound-building ant kill. Application at nest entrances with soil-penetrating spray proved most effective, highlighting the damage these nests cause to one acre with barren areas and seed loss.
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Colorado Agricultural Research Foundation
George M. List
Department of Entomology
List
European Corn Borer Cuts 1948 Field Corn Output
The European corn borer reduced the 1948 field corn crop by 85 million bushels, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in Washington D C. Surveys by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine with cooperating agencies indicate this loss is more than double 1947.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Bureau of Entomology
Mechanical Cleaner Suggested for Barns
University of Illinois engineer M W Forth advises including a mechanical barn cleaner in new barns or remodels. He says adding provisions now pays off even if not in the initial plans.
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M. W. Forth
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Forth
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