Columbia A Gem Between Two Oceans
The article traces Colombia and its southern neighbor Peru in a long history linked to Columbus. It notes Leticia and the Amazon corridor dispute under League mediation and highlights Cartagena and Tequendama Falls as emblematic sites. It praises Colombia’s riches in gold coffee and Panama hats, framing the nation as a gem between two oceans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
North America
Columbia
United States
South America
Oceans
New World
Christopher Columbus
Colombia
Peru
Amazon
Andes
Ecuador
Putumayo
Leticia
Iquitos
Legula
Sanchez Cerro
League of Nations
League
lgégQe
Ag Ft
Arthur Brown
Francisco Iglesias
Spain
Armando Mencia
Cuba
Lemos Basto
Brazil
Péri
Oscar Benavides
Alfonso Lopez
England
Enrique Olaya. Herrera
Bay of
Pinarroa
Leudo
Hotel el Salto
Tequendama Falls
Cartagena
Ten Acre Farm Yields Profit Through Tenant Cropping
County Agent details R V Lockhart of Union County North Carolina who farms ten acres himself with two tenants on 65 more acres. He grows corn hay wheat oats with one garden orchard and keeps five Jersey cows and 400 White Leghorn hens. All cow and poultry feed and grain are produced on site. Tenants harvest about 80 bales of cotton annually and supply food and feed. Despite bank closures three years ago he rebuilt finances and profits rose. The farm uses lespedeza and vetch for soil enrichment and has running water electrical refrigeration lights and other conveniences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Broom
Union County
North
Carolina
WNU
R. V. Lockhart
Monroe
Filling Station Saves Time for Apple Growers
Massachusetts apple growers have introduced large concrete supply tanks in orchards to reduce travel time for spraying tasks. State college pomologists report that many growers now cover their orchards with protective sprays in about half the time, cutting costs and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State College
Wisconsin Leads in Silos and Dairy Corn Production
Wisconsin dominates silage use with about half its corn production and 1 054 000 acres dedicated to silage last year generating an estimated 7 905 000 tons. New York and Minnesota follow in tonnage, while Wisconsin counts about 118 000 silos, enabling a vast dairy industry and extending corn growing into shorter seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
New York
Minnesota
United States Departments of Agriculture
Campaign of Cow Testing to Uproot Inefficient Dairy Cows
There are thousands of poor producers in the dairy herds. A campaign of cow testing is needed to identify which cows are profitable and which are not. Removing unprofitable cows would raise market prices and improve farm cash flow.
Larger pigs tougher at birth and survival
University of Idaho researchers find pig survival correlates with birth weight. Larger pigs at birth, about two and a half pounds, show better chances of survival. Key factors are heredity and proper sow feeding, says J. E. Nordby from the agricultural experiment station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess
J. E. Nordby
University of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station
Potatoes Move Toward Cities Amid Farming Shifts
Economists from the Department of Agriculture note a trend of potato shipments increasing as farming concentrates nearer urban areas. The analysis highlights logistics, market access, and potential price effects for consumers.
Word of Mouth in Des Moines Public School Forums
A $120,000 Carnegie grant funds 84 Des Moines school forums to foster broad public conversation. Lectures lead discussion, aiming to educate democratically without evangelizing, emphasizing improvised, noninterventionist guidance and the dangers of heated, ego driven wrangles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Life
Carnegie Foundation
Des Moines
Audienc
Manchuria
Ike
Safe Railway Travel Gains With Fewer Grade Crossing Deaths
The American Railway Association reports last year saw 1,525 deaths at railroad grade crossings, the lowest since 1916. For the third straight year, crossings deaths declined as modern highways and removal of grade crossings contribute to safer travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Railway Association
How She Lost 18 Pounds of Fat
Mrs Harry Robinson of Akron Ohio reports losing 18 pounds after using Kruschen Salts one bottle and plans to lose another 18. She says the daily dose is one half teaspoon in hot water each morning and claims health gains beyond fat loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hroschen
Harry Robinson
Akron
Ohio
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Old World
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Panama
Isthmus
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