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Newspaper

Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1920

Page

13

National Park System Seeks 1.5 Million for Development Plan

The National Park Service requests a 1.5 million dollar boost approved by Congress for a comprehensive development program across major parks. Expenditures total 2,478,501 with costs for facilities, sanitation, camping grounds, and staff housing. Even with projected revenues, the plan runs a substantial gap, and revenues are expected to approach only a fraction of the year’s costs. Fiscal year 1922 park budgets list Mantallo, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier, Mesa Verde, Lassen, Wind Cave, and other parks with specific allocations ranging from 5,500 to 214,400 dollars.

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Thereupon Everybody Took Up Golf In Interstate Threa ts

Fragmented OCR style text discusses prohibition era issues on Sunday mail and interstate commerce with penalties. It references a national prohibition framework, Sabbath observance, and fines for offenses. The garbled content mentions postal service, newspapers, and restrictions on Sunday activities, with monetary penalties cited in vague terms.

Diplomatic Reform Proposal Faces Social Ban Plans

The reform would restrict American diplomats from attending social events at exclusive clubs like St James and bar diplomats from hosting or accepting friendly visas. If enacted, Ambassador John W. Davis could be barred from social gatherings and other diplomats restricted from official functions and club access abroad.

FNS Semster Wesley Lodanes St. James Clu Mfeendiy Diplomatic Corpa Drias Prohibion

See America First Proposal Faces Stricter Prohibition Penalties

A historic draft measure advances beyond earlier limits in a bid to tighten prohibition. The bill would impose prison terms, restrict diplomats and officials from recognizing liquor clubs, and ban serving beverages deemed intoxicating including alcohol and spirits. The measure defines prohibited liquors by specific alcohol content and categories.

United States

Restoration of Senate Bath Facilities Promised

The article reports that former Senate baths, unused for eight years, will reopen with modifications. A private unofficial committee will levy user charges to cover operating costs, making the baths partially self supporting. Access includes marble hot rooms, drying areas, whirlpools, plunge, steam facilities, and novelty treatments, with limited luxury remaining comparable to private clubs.

Jnshana Neam Plunge Ahowor Cue Senate

Clean Cowpeas Market Tension and Marketing Tactics

The report notes a wide price gap due to a commercial shortage and high market prices, with dealers taking profits when growers fail to meet expectations. It cites about 100 million pounds of cowpeas entering commerce annually, 25 percent mixed varieties sold at discounts, and losses from inferior packing and handling. Recommendations urge cleaning, purity, proper weighing, new bags, and selling in large lots to reduce costs and boost value.

Bureau of Minrketa United States Department of Agfeniture Durer Af Bureau of Markets United States

Velvet Beans as Grazing Crop in Cattle Pastures

Velvet beans offer a grazing period of about three months with variation by crop growth and corn harvest. Farmers may allow one third to one half acre per month per cow or steer, harvest timing depends on frost and maturity, and hogs can follow cattle to consume remainder. The crop yields roughly 15 pounds of beef and 100 pounds of pork per acre.

United States Department of Agricullture

Boys In County Pig Club Draw Pigs In June

County Agent G B Lollingsworth and the American Hampshire Breeders Association led eight banks in Joeton County to import ten purebred Hampshire gilts from Illinois. Eighty pigs were drawn by lot by boy club members in Covington, each receiving a pig with a matching number. Each boy vowed to follow approved feeding rules and exhibit his pig at a county contest next fall.

Toton Townty Tennessee Covington G. 8. Llollingsworth American Trampshire Breeders’ Association Joten County Thinois Pio Club Gowington el Bank Hampshire

Quality Is Urgent Factor In Direct Marketing Farm Produce

A Kentucky farmer markets eggs dressed poultry meats and fruit to Nashville buyers. Established over two years ago with initial word of mouth orders the business relies on high quality produce and careful customer selection. Parcels are shipped promptly by post and the farmer avoids letting any subpar stock reach customers.

Kentucky Nashville Tenn Friend Ts United States Department of Agriculture

Pig club lesson ends with bank contract swap

In Tipton county a pig club agreement assigns two mules from the first sow to the bank to settle a note. The sow and all future litters become property of the bar, while the bank gains two pigs for one. Economists question the bargain though the boys gain a purebred sow and future value, plus farm finance education.

Pig Club

Handy band cutting method for field work

A farmer writer notes a simple technique to cut bands while feeding bundles to a shredder or silo filler, eliminating one man’s load. The tip also helps cut shock tires on corn during field loading and suggests using a section tied to the fork handle as shown.

How to Keep Hogs Healthy in Clean Quarters Wallow

A farmers bulletin from the United States Department of Agriculture outlines how to identify external parasites like hog lice and mange mites and describes economical remedies. It emphasizes sanitary quarters and proper food plus dipping or washing facilities, with building directions, and is available from the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D. C.

United States Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Weashington D. C

United States Apple Crop Estimate Increases

The official forecast places the U.S. apple crop at 225,000,000 bushels and the export total at 8,606,000 barrels, marking an increase over July’s estimate. The report notes broader agricultural output values and pricing impacts for the season.

United States

Clean Eggs Bring Premium in Market Trust

A note on egg quality explains spotlessly clean eggs command a premium while any dirt lowers the price. Dirty eggs, regardless of freshness or size, reduce value for the entire dozen.

Skunk Hides Worth Million to New York Farmers Alert

The United States Department of Agriculture releases a circular on the fur industry urging farmers and trappers in New York state to convert skunk hides into a profitable venture. The document cites an estimated value of one million dollars in yearly yields and promotes methods to control the pest.

New York State United States Department of Agriculture

Grain With Blue Grass Plan Seeks Higher Returns

Grain with blue grass discussed as a plan to boost earnings and require less labor, aiming for more dollars in the agricultural feature.

Good Roads And The Nation Wide Highway Drive

The public supports an accelerated highway program despite higher material and labor costs. Transportation bottlenecks hinder production more than labor shortages, yet officials report progress through coordinated effort. Paul Spre gent notes that once communities authorize projects, they expect rapid completion.

What Good Highways Mean for Farmers and Roads

Farmers are business men and to run farms efficiently they must cut operating costs. L B Birdsall urged the Illinois Agricultural association to back good roads running by farms to speed crop delivery with minimum expense. He noted farmers value better roads and called for selecting capable highway officials to ensure quality road building and repair.

L. B. Birdsall Illnois Agricultural Association

Road Drainage and Grading For Lincoln Highway Improvement

Road drainage and grading are urged as the first step in improving dirt roads. The piece stresses better roads for business, farmers, drivers, and travelers, noting an allotment of 12 million dollars for Lincoln Highway upgrades after widespread destruction of highways.

Lincoln Highway

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