Pacific Airs and Dirigible Disaster Highlight 1920s Flight News
News Review of Current Events recalls PN-9 and PN- Ferms failed nonstop flights from San Francisco to Honolulu and the Shenandoah dirigible crash near Kirksville, with Navy searches, rescues, and inquiries. It notes Colonel Mitchell’s Winged Defense claims,Post hints at labor strikes, tax lists, and railway moves, while global tensions and League of Nations deliberations unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Pickard
Navy
San Francisco
Honolulu
Ita
Maui
Pn-9 No. 1
John Rodgers
A. FP. Snody
Honnlujy
Goones
Make Your Swamp Land Raise Crops
An article explains how drainage transforms swamp land into fertile fields across the Midwest and Southwest, noting vast unimproved areas, the benefits of removing excess water, earlier spring cultivation, and how properly designed tile drainage improves soil warmth, root growth, and drought resilience. Concrete tile advantages and uniform manufacturing standards are highlighted to ensure steady water flow.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Arkansas
Hubam Plowed Under in Fall Is Good Practice
Hubam is an almost sweet clover that matures seed the year it is seeded and grows rapidly to provide ample forage after the nurse crop is harvested. It can be plowed under in fall to ready the ground for corn next spring, preferred by those planning fall plowing. Spring seeding risks weedier cornfields if plowed under then, though deferring may suit some cases. Hubam offers valuable benefits as a legume in such situations.
Plan to reduce seed loss in sweet clover harvest
Report describes seed loss from shattering of sweet clover and proposes attaching pans and rear extensions to grain binders to save at least 95 percent of shattered seed. Extensions can be made from galvanized metal and strap iron. Instructions available by writing Kansas State Agricultural College, ATA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Agriculture College
Ata
Preventing Troubles of Binder in Farm Machinery
Nebraska Agricultural College experts list practical fixes for binder issues. Check drive timing, canvas, knotter hook condition, cord holder, needle alignment, disk travel, and bundle size controls to ensure smooth operation and fewer failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Agricultural College
Hand Made Chicks Top Market Prices for Meat
Poultry expert O N Johnson from the Wisconsin College of Agriculture explains fattening two week-old cockerels to secure higher market value. Birds under two pounds are fattened in crates for ten to fourteen days on a corn and middlings mix with buttermilk, fed briefly then withdrawn to tighten hunger. He notes two-pound birds can go to market but heavier five-pound targets are preferred, and over-fattened bones may break, preventing long shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. N. Johnson
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Johnson
Treat Seed To Halt Wheat Smut Loss In Kangau
Seed treatment with formaldehyde can curb bucking smut in wheat, saving roughly one million dollars annually in Kangau. Use full strength formaldehyde mixed with 40 to 45 gallons of water and apply with a sprinkling can after running seed through a fanning mill to remove chaff and damaged kernels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kangau
L. E. Motehers
Kanesy State Agricultural
Destruction of Volunteer Wheat Reduces Heaslan Fly Risk
The article notes that removing volunteer wheat lowers pest pressure and stresses practical farming, including weaning pigs, branching bran and green matter around root zones, and the value of production records for dairy cows. It emphasizes season and system in profitability and the rise of farmers keeping records as guidance for others.
Why Men Go North Amid Arctic Night Jazz Broadcast
During a harsh Arctic march last year the expedition members briefly heard jazz music from London as they pressed onward toward the polar reaches, a small human note amid the extreme journey.
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London
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Coolidge
New Bedford
Englsh
Philip Murray
Lewis
United Mine Workers
C. J. Golden
James Gleason
Henry P. Maybury
London Traffic Committee
United States
Rye
Middle West
Aya
Onlo
Zachary Lansdowne
William Mitchell
War Department
Mitchell
Congress
Cnver
Minolta State Register
Springfield
Ford Motor Company of
Detroit
Henry Ford
Edsel
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Touriimiionaires
J. P. Morgan
George F. Baker
Otto H. Kahn
Thomas W. Lamont
T. F. Ryan
James B. Duke
Vincent Astor
New York
Chicago
Arthur Catten
Richard T. Crane, Jr
James A. Patten
Edward B. McLean
Washington Post
Boston
Douglas Fairbanks
Gloria Swanson
Mary Pickneae
Jon Bully Sunday
Tom Taggart
Nkrachr Carl
W. MM. Inglis
Tor
Rensom
Inga
Swampsestt
Coolidgze
Federal Coal Commission
Enator Watson
Coanidee
Guamibh
Morogea
Adilrentotul
AlWbel-rim
Titfender
Alam
Turke
Krim
Syria
Suedla
Sarrall
Damascus
Wwe Aristide Briand
Council of the
League of Nations
Geneva
Mosul Vilayet
Great Britain
Irak
Britain
League
Europe
Icannot
Germany
Foreign Office
France
Begium
Italy
Loebe
Reichstag
Vienna
Austria
Grand Rapida
Mich
Grand Army of the Republic
Louis F. Arensberg
ASICS
England
Australia
South Africa
India
Denmark
Saamen
Ert
KE. Haney
Oregon
Shipping Board
Admiral Palmer
United States Fleet Corporation
United States Shipping Board
Commissioner Haney
Yalmer
Fleet Corporation
Haney
Forui
Gar
Maxnuf Lowa
Mono Motor , Oils & Greases
Printer
Mr. Ke, M. Collins
Woodhaven
MW. Y
Cat
Bao
Brivans
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