Army air corps sets 270 mile long range aerial photo record
The United States Army Air Corps reveals Capt. Albert W. Stevens and Lt. John D. Corkille achieved a 270 mile exposure capturing Mount Rainier from Crater Lake Oregon. The feat used a 30 inch focal length camera at 20,000 feet for nearly five hours.
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Elmo Scott Watson
United States Army
Air Corps of
John D. Corkille
Crater Lake
Oregon
Stevens
Mount Rainier
New York City
Washington
New York
Albert W. Stevens
Army Air Corps
Army
Mount Hood
Mount Jefferson
Three Sisters
Diamond Peak
Crescent Lake
Captain Stevens
Corkille
United States Army Air Corps
Lower Manhattan
Statue of Liberty
Fort Wood
Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
Drought Resistant Corn Strains Show Promise for Breeding
United States Department of Agriculture reports that self-fertilized Dark Green Lancaster corn maintains drought resilience under 106 degree heat. Crosses using Lancaster as a parent yielded 63.4 bushels per acre versus 87.5 for Krug crosses, indicating potential hereditary drought resistance for future breeding.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
Sumner
United States
Ment of Agriculture
Bureau Of'plant Industry
Warlong
Lancaster
Ames
Krug
Scatter Manure to Benefit Pastures
Advice from W. Gay of Ohio State University on top dressing pastures with fine manure. Recommend fall or early spring application, avoid using manure from the same species that grazes the pasture, and note disease and parasite transfer risks. Cattle manure should be plowed ground while cattle pastures may use manure from horse, hog, or sheep barns. An old method scatters dry cow dung to prevent pasture damage.
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W. Gay
Animal Husbandman
Ohio State University
Spray Fruit Trees This Year Warned By University Expert
W H Alderman of Minnesota University farm urges spraying fruit trees this year to protect foliage from insects and diseases. He notes frost damage in some plum varieties and low ground orchards and says healthy foliage is vital for next year’s buds. He recommends at least three sprays during the season.
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W. H. Alderman
Minnesota University Farm
Alderman
Orchard Sig
Feeding Beef Calves Corn-Based Rations Emphasized
A historical note highlights feeding beef calves with corn based rations using shelled corn ground corn and cob meal as preferred components. It stresses that calves should eat corn and even broken kernels to maximize intake and growth.
Cows Should Be Dried For Six Weeks At Least
Prof HH Hopper of the New York State College of Agriculture urges a six week dry period for cows and longer rest between lactations. He warns cows use minerals rapidly during milk production and that insufficient rest weakens them, reducing future yields. He recommends legume hay, pasture grazing, and silage for dry cows to restore minerals and body condition.
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HH. .A. ‘Hopper
New York State College of Agriculture
Slopper
Tem
Regulate Separator in Extreme Hot Weather
Advice to dairies on cream separator settings to keep cream quality in heat. Regulate fat content to 38.5 to 44 percent during summer, slow bacterial souring, and improve keeping quality. Emphasizes immediate cooling, preventing mixing with older cream, and delivering cream at least thrice weekly with proper insulation.
Agricultural tips to control onion and bitterweed in pastures
The Tennessee station notes onion flavor and bitterweed in dairy products are removable by processing but advises preventing contamination. Clean onion patches with cultural methods to remove weeds, then use land for temporary pasture. Plow biennially in fall and plant sweet clover lespedeza and other grasses for weed-free cover.
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Tennessee Experiment Station
Dairy Barn Design and Feeding Tips from Practical Notes
The article advises minimum dairy barn width of 32 to 36 feet and suggests insulated wooden or concrete tanks for year round milk quality. It stresses lower losses with separation before cooling and careful cow feeding tied to milk production, noting feed rations must match output.
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