200,000,000 Trees Planted by Civilian Conservation Corps
The article highlights a massive plantings effort by the Civilian Conservation Corps, with an aim to reach 200 million trees on 200,000 acres by year’s end. It details CCC projects across forest fire control, erosion prevention, tree nurseries, and trails, stressing long term timber value and watershed protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Civilian Conservation Corps
Congress
Roosevelt
CCC
Robert Fechner
Forestry News Digest
American Tree Association
Purseries
Forest Service
National Park Service
Indian Service
Topsoll
National Parks
F. A. Silcox
Arno B.cammerer
Office of National Parks, “Buildings and Reservations
Silcox
Wilhl
John Collier
Indian Affairs
Fechner
War Department
Continental United States
Office of National Parks, Buildings and Reservations
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Chief of Engineers
Bureau of Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
General Land Office
New York Times
United States
Charles Lathrop Pack
Army
United States Forest Service
Pack
The Mystery of Sex Determination in Animals
Control of sex in animals is currently impossible and the future remains a mystery. The text notes theories about wind or chance guiding sex, but real outcomes still show a near equal 50 50 split in offspring. It compares to random coin toss runs to illustrate probabilities.
Better pruning eyed as aid in codling moth fight
In 1984, C. Chandler reports better dormant season pruning can boost codling moth control by about 20 percent. Surveys in central and southern Illinois show that prune thoroughness and larval carryover from prior seasons drive success, with focus on split branches, punky wood, and old knot holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Chandler
Tilnois
College of Agriculture
University of
Ilinois
Farm House Design For Long-Lasting Family Use
Well-built farm houses last at least 60 years and see family composition change many times. Plan for average families rather than specific households. Include at least three bedrooms or allow easy enlargement. Farm families cannot rely on moving to new houses as city families do.
Goiter in Calves and Preventive Measures
Goiter tendency in calves is hereditary and signals iodine deficiency in newborns. Incomplete feeding of the pregnant cow can induce the condition. Prevention includes iodized salt throughout pregnancy, alfalfa or clover, ground grains, bran, linseed oilmeal, and silage or roots. If iodized salt is unavailable, give two grains of potassium iodide daily during the latter half of pregnancy.
Agricultural Notes on Angora wool and farm sectors
The item notes France as pioneer of Angora wool, Ohio relying on potato imports, English beet sugar expansion, U S hops imports from Czechoslovakia, agriculture as a dominant labor field, a law about debt forcing farmers to sell oxen, and Illinois producing eleven million quarts of small fruits for home use and sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Aviation Experts Earn Rare Dp License Rank
The article profiles pilots like O'Meara and Schempp in America achieving the rare Dp license, requiring extensive soaring hours a 500 kilometer distance and altitude gains above the starting point. It notes only ten pilots worldwide hold this distinction with others including Arthur II and Lawrence among Germans and English peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Meara
Schempp
America
Arthur II
Lawrence
Scientifie Angerlenn
Points Worth Knowing About Small Change
A money column notes coin acceptance limits for small coins and a 1920s paper currency hoard. It explains you may refuse more than 25 cents in nickels and pennies, and up to 810 in subsidiary coins if they'd annoy you. It adds a feature on currency portraits vs fakes and mentions Perry's Pure Bred Vegetable Seeds at 5 cents a package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Tucker
Collier’s
Camel Path to Become Auto Road Resurveyed Route
The ancient silk route from Peiping to Syria will be resurveyed and converted into an automobile road. The project aims to turn the historic camel caravan path into modern transport access, linking Asia to Europe through a revived land corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
Syria
Rome
Why Hospitals Prefer a Liquid Laxative
Hospitals and doctors favor liquid laxatives because doses are easily measured and adjustable to needs. They act smoothly without habit formation or kidney irritation, and a proper dose yields relief without discomfort. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is presented as a safe, approved option for all ages.
Also Mentioned on This Page
CCC Ledger
Review of
Camp F-8
Arapaho National Forest
Wyoming
Cleveland National Forest
California
Caliifornia
Camp F-19
Medicine Bow National Forest
Angora
Ohio
The
State
England
Czechoslovakia
Kansas
Perry
Lord & Ames, Inc
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Lehman
Humboldt
Han
Ernest Lippert
W. Main Sty
Helen
Bast
Dr. Pierce
Parker
Hiscox
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
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