FSA aids South Dakota farmers via diversified rehab plan
Cal A Ward of the Farm Security Administration says loans totaling nearly 14 million dollars since 1935 helped drought hit farmers diversify into livestock, gardens, and cooperatives. About 6,800 active standard borrowers exist, with debt adjustments surpassing 10 million dollars and tenant purchase loans aiding 20 farms last year with 40 planned this year.
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Farm Security Administration
Old Blasé Rehabilitation Corporation
The
Resettlement Administration
South Dakota
Lincoln
Nebraska
Cal A. Ward
Othr
Great Plains
Ward
Thas
Hirmer
FSA
Joan
South ‘Dakota
J. B. MacMillan
MacMillan
Russell Builds Hereford Herd To Two Hundred Head
Eldon H. Russell of Lake Byron Township nurtures a Hereford herd aiming for 200 head after drought losses. He now has about 140 cattle, plus 125 Hampshire hogs to be marketed next spring and summer, plus 450 acres of unused pasture. Russell rents 480 of his 1,800 acres and grows corn, barley, wheat, oats, and rye while maintaining a small turkey business and a hired man. A nearby county hog program adds 32 brood sows to assist farmers rebound from drought.
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Eldon H. Russell
Lake Byron
Russell
Russel
R. M. Russel
Huron
Nebraska
Hampshire
Milo
Marysville
Kans
Shall County
Lake Byron Township
Real Cash Values In Farm Groves
Brookings reports from the Farm Security Administration and Prairie State Forestry Project detail Northern Great Plains farmers noting tree groves improve yields and reduce costs. Benefits include snow capture, soil protection, wind shielding, heat relief, and livestock protection. some Groves yield $5 to $15 per acre in field and garden value, with fuel wood and fence posts providing about $50 yearly.
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Plains States
Brookings
Great Plains
Farm Security Administration
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
George McLeod
Reg Farm
Mr. McLeod
Paul E. Roberts
Prairie State Forestry Project
U. S. Forest Service
Lincoln
FSA
Benstits
South Dakota
Arens
Security Administration
McLeod
True Eiderdown Pillows Rare in United States
Genuine eiderdown pillows are scarce in the United States as real eiderdown comes from the down of eider ducks found in the crags of Norway.
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United States
Norway
Weather Prophet Bets On Wet 1939 And Grasshopper Plague
Dr. C S Betts foresees a cool spring and wet 1933 season with Jupiter Saturn influences shaping droughts and storms. He warns of a coming grasshopper infestation despite temporary moisture, predicts mid spring snows, July showers, and a normal fall with some snow, plus government payments and agricultural concerns on the horizon.
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C.S. Betts
C. S. Betts
Jupiter
Earth
San
Saturn
Sun
Son
Mercury
Mars
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Cal Ward
S. M. Jensen, Mgr
AAA
Washington
Texas
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
John
J. H. Forsberg
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