Windbreaks to Cut Farm Fuel Bills in South Dakota
South Dakota farms plan windbreak plantings over the coming years to save coal use. A L Ford extension horticulturist says windbreaks protect homes from cold winds, reducing heating needs beyond the break’s cost. Studies by the U S Forest Service outlined how wind flows interact with trees, diverting wind upward and around, with protected lee areas less exposed to drifting snow and cold air.
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Brookings
South Dakota
United States Forest Service
Ker
Banen
Hog sanitation and pasture rotation boost stocker’s hog herd
The article discusses a farmer using five-acre plots for hogs, stocking nine pigs per plot, and implementing a pasture sanitation plan. It describes moving to clean ground, selecting sows from large litters, and sanitation goals such as clean farrowing pens and dedicated pastures unused for two years.
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Manuel Stocker
White Township
Stocker
Nichols
Bases 5000 Bushels Corn Near Alexandria
Alexandria farmer Tony Decker received almost 3000 dollars for part of his 3928 bushel corn crop. He produced 8000 bushels on 42 acres. W. H. H. Sedell, near Norbau, collected 90 lambs at Chicago market, averaging 90 pounds and selling at 16.90 dollars per hundredweight.
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Alexandria
Tony Decker
Here
Becker
Norbau
W. H H.sdell
Chicago
Outlook For 1929 Shows More Profitable Year For Farmers
South Dakota farmers may see higher incomes in 1929 based on an outlook by the State college farm economics department. With normal growing conditions, crop returns should improve and livestock returns should match 1928. Foreign demand for Dakota products remains favorable and price levels are likely to hold through mid 1929, with labor and credit conditions influencing the year's outcomes.
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Brookings, Fed
South Dakota
A.B. Anderson
Extension “Service
United States
Vetorl
Dacola
Dakota
Souths Gata
Miniature Airport Exhibit Planned at Made in South Dakota
In Sioux Falls from February 14 to 16 a Made in South Dakota exhibition will display a miniature airport plan and arid parking spaces. Prof. R V Newcaml of the University of South Dakota civil engineering department announced the exhibit, noting contributions from mechanical, electrical, and chemical departments.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
R. V. Newcaml
Department of Civil Engineering
University of South
Exhibits Showcase During Convention Demonstrates Working Models
The convention features demonstrations of actual working models within the exhibits. Attendees witness realistic mechanisms and practical designs as presenters explain functions and engineering principles to gauge feasibility and innovation potential.
Crop and live stock shipments rise in 1926 totals
McLaughlin February reports total 390 cars shipped from McLaughlin area amid lower crop totals than 1927 peak. Cattle shipments gain 10 cars and hog shipments increase by 13 as overall transport remains steady.
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Amclaughlin
Laughlie
Java farmers deposit $33,000 from livestock sales
Grain shipments were 28 percent under those of the preceding year. In Tava, on February 9, three farmers in the Java vicinity deposited in a bank a total of $33,000 from hog and cattle sales.
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TAVA
Java
Clark County Livestock Shipping pays members more
Clark County Cooperative Livestock Shipping Association reports pay ments to members rose by 71 389 59 for 1948 28 and totaled 95 406 64 compared with 166 796 13 last year. The association’s headquarters are noted for the fiscal year ending February 8.
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CLARK
Clark Coun
Ty Cooperative Livestock Shipping Association
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