Farmers Alter Grasshopper War Practices In 1940 South Dakota
South Dakota farmers adapt to grasshoppers as a persistent problem in the James River valley. Extension editor John M. Bryan details year-round tillage, resistant crops, early bait spreading, and mechanical bait spreaders as key controls, with case examples from Beadle and Miner counties showing reduced losses and economic impact.
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Huron
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John M. Bryan
State College Extension
South Dakota
James River Valley
Jim River
CCC War Veterans' Camp
State Fair Grounds
Gilbertson
WPA
Extension Service
Foster Haskins
Miner County
Haskins
Martin Suelflow
Letcher
Suelfilow
Aurora County
Grasshoppers Threaten Return To South Dakota Spring
South Dakota's grasshopper scourge may recur this spring and summer as indicated by a map marking likely infestation. Entomologists from South Dakota State College designate the James River Valley as a high risk area for heavy grasshopper activity. Bait caused the difference in these fields.
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South Dakota
South Dakota State College
James River
Classification Of Land Important Enables Farmer To Get
Community farmer groups and the U S Department of Agriculture sponsor land classification by use capability to map erosion, fertility, and cropping potential. The effort aims to coordinate with planning bodies, produce clear problem statements, and set firm recommendations for erosion control and soil fertility across classes.
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Bert Kidman
U. S. Scil Conservation Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Public Service To Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Huron
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Farm Security Administration
Extension Service
Forest Service
Planes Plant Other Things Besides Bombs
Tucson arizona February 27 planes now sweep the wide open spaces of the southwest dropping seeds to promote growth of feed grasses on the range improving grazing conditions
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Tucson
Ariz
Permanent Pastures Not Impossible In South Dakota
State College Experiment Station agronomy report says South Dakota farmers can restore permanent pastures while meeting livestock feed needs. Sorghum crops rise in use as drought and grasshoppers bite, with emphasis on low prussic acid strains and manure use to reduce toxin levels.
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South Dakota
South
South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
State College
Farmer finds 1818 fifty cent coin in field
Scottsville Kentucky February 27 Farmer Kinley Horn reported his plow turned up a meat fragment then uncovered an 1818 fifty cent coin. The note adds guidance on preserving potato nutrients by cooking with the jacket intact.
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Scottsville
Kinley
Horn
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George S. Gilvertson
En Beadle
Sansstern
Vitor
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Clifford Franzke
State College Experiment Station Agronomy
Thomas Cooper
College of Agriculture
University of Kentucky
Iowa
Tus Bank
the National Bank of
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Sioux Falls
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John Bhauch
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